Closed: 3rd Annual BLF Scratch Made Light Contest

Go ahead and bend them the judges will just knock off points. :slight_smile: Give the other people a better chance.

I believe there have been guys that learned to thread on a lathe that didn’t do automatic threads. I am pretty sure it has been done.

Bet you could do it too.

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=making+threads+on+a+lathe+without+automatic+threading&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=cutting+threads+on+an+old+manual+lathe&tbm=vid

Good to see new members signing up. I hope more members will take the plunge, new or old. The more contestants, the better the contest. We want you.

More build threads listed in post #1. More prizes added in post #0. Are we having more fun already? At least I am! :)

ATTN: Contestants! Would you please:

  • Make the competition easier to follow by adding the following info to your build thread subject:
    • Your name: "MyName's entry to ..."
    • Category: "Hand Made" or "Machine Made"
  • PM me when you create the build thread so that I won't miss it when adding links to post #1

Go for it Henry. Just make the pieces fit snug, then D&T them and screw them together to secure. This is a make the coolest light contest, not the most user friendly lost in the woods light contest. Regardless, I’d have a screwdriver with me in the woods. Hell, there is nothing going to be user friendly with my light.

The way I’m reading the rules I don’t actually have to own the machines I use in the build, just be the one to program and operate them while they’re running my parts. A whole universe opens up for me if that’s right, I have A LOT of machines open to me at work and the local community college.

You are interpreting the rules correctly. Go for it! :)

J)

It’s on like Donkey Kong.

Oh hell, I'm in for the Hand-Made Category.

oh man this is going to be exciting…

Especially since you are entering too, right?

All right!! Thanks a ton to _the_ for helping organize this. Best wishes to all the participants. Have fun!

Sticky’d.

OL i will be participating in some ways. :smiley:

Yes, thank you again for running this _the_.

Have another question. Please don't take my questions as attempts to get the rules bent. I will comply with what ever your rulings are. Not pushing for yes' to my questions. Just need an answer so I can plan accordingly.

Are screws allowed for Hand Made?

EDIT: Store bought screws, that is.

Nut screws washers and bolts? Yes, that's definitely allowed in this weird contest.

In for the Hand Made category :beer:

Some of us less intelligent people still do it that way.

And some of us even less intelligent people bought a lathe without working feed gears. Threading isn’t possible with my lathe except with taps and dies.

Fortunately as I found out, I’m not limited to using my lathe.

Are CNC lasers and benders frowned upon? If I used them I’d do all the programming and operating, and it’s in a machine shop, so it fits in your description of acceptable tools. No pressure, just checking.

my Scratch Build category build topic has begun: 3rd Annual BLF Contest - DBSAR's "End Of The World Light" -UPDATES-5 /09/09/2015

In Machine Made almost anything goes, so they are allowed.