3rd annual BLF Contest- Machine made triple nichia ( flashlight is FINISHED ) beamshot added

I like that partly triangular head shape. It is more compact than leaving it round and it won’t roll off the table. It is also looking very neat.
Am I right that you used a mill, rather than the lathe with a four jaw chuck to make the offset round cuts for the reflectors?

Is the retainer milled as a separate piece or cut from the milled head?

hi, i am actually using home made CNC milling machine…

hi, the retainer is milled from separate piece because it has to have more material than walls of the body because it has to hold the glass, here are pics

i don’t know why the picturesare not always visible :frowning:

what a beautiful light

Simply orsm. Unique and built on a home made nc machine to boot.

Pictures are all working now for me as well.

I get it now, looks great. Amazing you two have done machining those small reflectors.

Absolutely amazing craftsmanship! :slight_smile:

the real challenge in this project was the combination of 3 reflectors and triple noctigon: it was harder to make this combination to work without short circuiting than the machining of the entire flashlight body… the 4 jumpers that are soldered in order to make the noctigon to be parallel current are simply too thick and the position of the soldering points of + and - cables are very close to LED’s…i solved the jumpers by simply milling them to reduce the height but the cables position was much harder resolve…pics are coming up…

Super nice clean build. Stunning Work!!! TL

Wow, I would’ve had to sand those down or clip sheet jumpers and they’re very small. More tool envy. :wink:

I’m in awe.

Some of the other builds in the contest are more elaborate, but I think this is the one i would most like to have myself. I love the shape of the head especially.

Great work.

I really love the shape of that head!! So clean looking too. Going with reflectors vs optics was an awesome move too. I could carry that on a short ( less that 5 mile ) hike in a heart beet.

Is there a lens in that?

I miss too much when I don't ever come around any more. This is absolutely wonderful! I really love the way you did the head and reflectors. Just great!

it feels good to hear the nice words :smiley:

yup, there is a lens…and seals at both ends…pictures are coming…

Nice, very nice!

Awesome, great work!

And you used nichias, nice! :wink: