Google is an amazing wealth of information.
Only if you look and some things it’s better not to know. Ever hear the phrase “too much information”?
Mr Duck. As much as I like you as a mate and as talented as you are as a master craftsman of miniaturisation I must warn you that you have not a hope of winning this comp without outside assistance. Being the nice guy I am I've just snuck into the OL cave of destruction and stolen all his files. No need to pay me this time as I'm doing this out of the goodness of my heart. For those that don't know OL is nothing without his bastards. As a special treat to all reading this I took a picture while I was there of the OL cave where artistic performances are carried out daily with his dancing files with flute music playing in the background. I believe the sound track playing while I was there was from David Carradines Kung Fu series.
To keep the peace can you please not tell OL that I was there as he does know where I live. If theres anything else you need doing RBD to assist in you winning by fair means let me know.
Just tell me wth to do with this roll of rice paper and tell him to keep the frigging pebble. As far as winning goes, I haven’t a chance of beating him but thankfully I’m only going against the imagination of a duck.
You'll be right. Ducks are very clever creatures. They fly north for the winter.
OL can read. He just PM'd me threatening me with great pain if I don't return his files. Looks like its back to all the best to both of you and the winner will be the guys or girls that end up with these lights. I honestly love what you guys are doing and we'll all learn from what you both do and create.
You should see my launch controllers… they are wicked-ass cool… if I say so myself. GPS/IMU/compass/range mapping / LCD touch screen / several mile range / multi-channel/multi-pad / no-single-point-of-failure / continuous fault mointoring / military-grade crypto / slices / dices / makes Julienne fries
I picked up a file this morning, looked at it and said "you dirty bastard", well, I had forgotten to clean it after using it last night. It was a half round coarse bastard file. Hey, why do they call them by that name? Steve, when you tour the US, your bus will have several minor breakdowns. Just keep to the back of the bus and you will be safe.
To be perfectly honest I’ve seriously enjoyed both your own launch videos and those you’ve linked. Memorable, to say the least. Just wish there were more ways to combine efforts to make more kodak moments. Salad bowl satellite launch?
New pic in op.
More pics, 7/11.
Looks great. How will you secure the brass tube to the aluminium body?
Right now it’s a tight press fit so it has good electrical conductivity but final assembly will include epoxy. Maybe some wood on top with brass rings. The tube was cut on a combo kit drill press/wood lathe. I’ve done a few other simple projects on it but nothing requiring great accuracy due to inherent slop. A chunk of wood bored and turned to fit the hand might be possible.
Only need maybe 1/4” (6-7mm) to get a good bond.
A couple new pics in the op.
After work I cut some of the cherry stock to ~62mm. Next I drill a 3/4” hole down the center and ream it out to slip over the brass tube and epoxy it on.
I am glad to see you working on this. I have been looking at my mess and waiting till you're almost done, so I can come and steal it away.
I figured to just keep plugging away. This will be my only real build for the season but I’m in the other boat, lots of work and little spare time. I hope you can find a way to continue both in the hobby/career(?) in general and in this build in particular. Your imagination and skills are unmatched.
A few more pics.
I like the way this is heading. 
What make/type of cut-off wheel are you using here:?
I have a load of Dremel 409s but they are a pain to use - far too brittle and take an age to cut through copper pipe.
By the way, your introduction of wood into the build gave me a ‘light bulb’ moment
……which eventually led to….
So thanks very much for the inspiration! 
I use the thin cut blades with the quick change holder. They remove less material and both the disc and center hole are reinforced. For copper it’s faster to use a pipe cutter.