R86`s contest build - WWII Flashgrenade (Finished light in post #1 - Underground pictures and video)

Cool! Thanks for sharing. Now im jealous.

There are several differences between our replicas. Especially the tailcap. How to do the battery tube and tail will be my main issue. Its work in progress. But it wont be anywhere as nice as the machine made stuff done on that laser build.

I dont have the right drill size (only have one 20mm drill) or tools to make an insert tube like he have. And if I had, I probably would not dare. The middle section of my handle is only 28,5mm. I consider inner tube diameter to fit the fat protected 18650 to be 18,6-19mm). If the wall size if the insert tube is about 2,5mm. that would be 19+2,5+2,5=24mm. With the outer wood diameter of 28,5mm that would mean the wood wall on my light would only be 2,25mm thick in the middle section. I would not have been comfortable making it that thin or making a super thin aluminium tube. Im way to good at breaking stuff and not used to working with wood. Not much used to working on a lathe either. 0:)

Hopefully ill compensate with some uniqueness not seen in other flashlights.

very cool build :slight_smile:

Nice work sofar, and an original idea! Hope you get it done :-)

Thanks guys!

UPDATE IN OP.

Added chapter 5-9. A good amount of failing. Highlighted the "fail" word in previous chapters too.

Bonus pic: SRK vs flashgrenade head

The fails make it more rewarding when you finally get it right. Keep up the great work!

I hope so. Hopefully ill end up finishing in time. And hopefully the final chapter will not just be "epic fail". :P

The word fail will be an ongoing theme in my build. :D (I know, because I have still done some stuff now shown yet. And I have more to do).

The amount of fails just shows how far im outside my usual comfort/modding zone.

There are many good quotes on failing. Here are several that I liked and came across.


If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

Woody Allen

There's no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.


Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.


The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.


Success is not in never failing, but rising everytime you fall!


I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.


Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.



Ill end with one of my favorites:


All good quotes. I'm partial to Jordan's.

Way to push through. What you are doing is great and it looks like you’re stubborn enough to finish.

:)

How you guys and gals liking the emitter setup?

Ingenious use of the blank reflector space.

I like it.

Cool idea. I don’t know how you managed to fit those tiny stars on.

Lots of time, testing and failing. :p

Luckily a learn a little bit too. I think...


Added two new chapters to OP.

9 and 10

Where?

Just joshin with ya. Looks good. You have kept me amused with all the woops going on. I'm glad I was not there when this was going on. Progress is looking good though.

Im glad my lack of skills are good for something. :D

Chapter 11 and 12 added to OP!

Bonus picture: Dirty AR lens and parts floating loose in the head.

I dub the the “FLŰGGÅƏNK∂€ČHIŒβØL∫ÊN” :smiley:

caution…this clip might be a bit ~ NSFW ~ (but you will understand the above)

Thats damn funny

Can’t be too far of being finished, da?

The back-to-back switches are great :slight_smile: