Closed: The 4th Annual BLF / Old Lumens Scratch Made Light Contest - Winners announced!

[CRX]

Link added for hand made CRX Magnetic Brass Art - 2016 4th BLF Scratch Made Light Contest Winner

[Rufusbduck]

Here’s the link to my contest build thread.

[DavidEF]

My build thread is (will be) here. I’m entering for the HandMade category.

[Old-Lumens]

I am so glad to see the contest take shape and I hope there will be many more members that try to make something this year.

There is no pass or fail here.

Each idea is unique and each person has different methods of working with the materials they have on hand.

I cannot tell you how many times I learn new ideas here and this is what it's all about. It's not the competition. It's not the prizes. It's all about the individual's learning curve and the development and thought processes that go into making something from scratch. It's about the path you take and what you learn and share, not the prize at the end. The prize should be the fulfillment of making something by hand that you thought you might not really be able to do and proving it to yourself that you can, or learning your missed steps even f you can't.

I wish all of you good luck and good fortune with your builds and I will be watching here, in spirit, as you make them the one of a kind masterpieces that you will create.

[fritz15]

My build thread in the machine made category is here: fritz15 - Machine Made - Last UPDATE 10/31
Good luck to all contestants!

[pinkpanda3310 (Pinky)]

@Old-Lumens

There is no pass or fail here.

The only way to fail is to not enter this challenge. Yes I have failed before :weary: but no longer! I AM A WINNER!! :laughing:

[lampyris]

Hi folks, I would like to join the contest, but it will be a month or more before I can devote any time to the project (which may take many months to complete!) Should I start a thread now, or wait until I can actually start the project?

[CRX]

Just start a thread now and add to it when you can.

[lampyris]

Thread for unknown project will be created shortly!

Cheers CRX

[CRX]

Remember to post it in this category

[Rufusbduck]

Pages can get real slow to load when they get pic heavy. It might be a good idea to spread sections of the build thread to posts on later pages and just link them in the op to relieve this.

[MRsDNF]

I resize all my pictures before uploading to PhotoBucket to stop the slow page opening happening.

[tekwyzrd]

@Old-Lumens

I am so glad to see the contest take shape and I hope there will be many more members that try to make something this year.

There is no pass or fail here.

Each idea is unique and each person has different methods of working with the materials they have on hand.

I cannot tell you how many times I learn new ideas here and this is what it’s all about. It’s not the competition. It’s not the prizes. It’s all about the individual’s learning curve and the development and thought processes that go into making something from scratch. It’s about the path you take and what you learn and share, not the prize at the end. The prize should be the fulfillment of making something by hand that you thought you might not really be able to do and proving it to yourself that you can, or learning your missed steps even f you can’t.

I wish all of you good luck and good fortune with your builds and I will be watching here, in spirit, as you make them the one of a kind masterpieces that you will create.

Well said! Though the idea of a prize is nice, more significant to me is pushing past perceived limitations to achieve something no one thought of or thought possible.

[lostheplot]

ok I will give it a try in the machine, made category.

Lostheplot's machine made entry complete 1/10/16

Thought i’d have a go (machine made) plan is to build a dual emitter ,4 x 26350 cell light, it will be a basic aluminum jobby with 2 xhp35’s mtn max 4amp driver reflectors 36 x28 http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S021791.36mm-D-x-28_6mm-H-SMO-Aluminum-Reflector-1-pc 26.7 a bit of prep cleaned the lathe.its a Chinese job I think they retail as grizzly in the states… assembled the quality control committee ordered the components from mtn so I got a little time today and bought this little chunk …

[Solar]

I’m in- handmade category. :sunglasses:

[Scout]

I am in for the handmade category. Scout's Entry: 4th Annual BLF/Old-Lumens Scratch Made Light Contest: Handmade

[MRsDNF]

@Solar

I’m in- handmade category. :sunglasses:

Solar's 4th Annual BLF / Old Lumens Scratch Made Light Contest entry

Well, I have decided to throw my hat into the ring, handmade class. I budgeted 30 dollars for my build until I read Old Lumens blog. He and his bride needs the money more than a flashlight does. So I donated my light money for his well being. http://dyingintylertxofcancer.mydagsite.com/the_story I have some spare parts and stuff laying around to build some kind of handmade light. I have a few ideas to make something BLF hasn't seen yet. So stay tuned! Lets show our support to OL and his wife!

[MtnDon (Don Miller)]

Here’s my hand made build thread… The 4th Annual BLF / O-L Contest; MtnDon's Entry, Hand Made Class

[kralyevski]

again there is not enough time right now but at the end of september “фењерче” will be on the machine (“сијалица” will have to wait for next year) stay tuned…

[fritz15]

Your build last year was amazing, so I am looking forwards to you joining in.

Another question regarding the contest. Somehow always the same people reply to the build threads. Those people also happen to be the contestants Does the rest of the forum actually know that there is a contest? Maybe if there’d be another sticky in the modding area that would motivate some more people to join in. And the more people there are making lights the more fun it is, isn’t it?