Well, the moment is upon us!
Here is the list of Winners:
HAND MADE
1 DenBarrettSAR
2 Ervin Anastasi
3 Rufusbduck
4 FmC
5 southland
6 Alpg88
7 nickelflipper
8 mhemling33
9 firehopper
10 HBomb
MACHINE MADE
1 Bucket
2 MRsDNF
3 RaceR86
I will be contacting all of you over the course of the next several days, to let you know how to redeem your prizes. With the holiday, I think it will be sometime next week, before I hear back from all of the dealers involved, so please be patient.
I just want to thank all of you who took the plunge and made build threads here. They have been the highlight of my days for quite some time and I appreciate all of the labor and thought put into them. You are ALL WINNERS in my book!!
Thanks also, to the judges and to all of the sponsors. Last, but not least is the members here who helped support the contestants during their builds.
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Photos of finished builds now shown in Post #1
2nd. Annual BLF Scratch Made Light Contest
IS Now Officially Open
Hello everyone,
First things first, I need to do a little advertising. As you already know, all of the prizes this year are coming from Dealers who are well known in this forum. Here they are:
I cannot express my feelings well enough about the sellers that have responded so quickly and completely, when they were approached to sponsor this contest. I’m humbled at their generosity. I sincerely thank them and I hope you all will look to them when purchasing quality lights and accessories.
The contest officially starts as of this posting and it runs until June 30th. at Mignight. No matter what the stupid countdown shows.
Here are the Contest Rules:
Hand Made Category:
- Must be made from scratch. Cannot use a pre-existing light.
- Must be a hand held light loosely classed as a flashlight.
- All hand tools are acceptable, as well as these power tools: Soldering gun/station, Electric Drill, Drill Press, Dremel style Rotary tool, Cutoff saw including band saw, Disc or belt sander. No lathes, End Mills, or automated machines.
- Single or multiple emitter, driver and battery configurations are allowed.
- You may use manufactured components such as; reflectors, P60 drop-ins, drivers, LEDs, “O”-Rings, switches or lenses.
- You may not use manufactured flashlight parts such as: a bezel, body, tail cap or head.
Machine Made Category:
- Must be made from scratch.
- Must be a hand held light loosely classed as a flashlight.
- Can be made using machines such as a Lathe or End Mill, or what I would consider machines found in a machine shop, or any other tools listed in the hand made category.
- Single or multiple emitter, driver and battery configurations are allowed.
- You may use manufactured components, such as: reflectors, P60 drop-ins, drivers, LEDs, “O”-Rings, switches or lenses.
- You may not use manufactured flashlight parts such as: a bezel, body, tail cap or head.
Rules for All Contestants:
- You must make a build thread and you must be able to show clearly legible photos of the progress of the build. The better your thread, the better your chances, since we can only judge on what you show us in your thread.
- No outside services allowed. You cannot send your parts or light out for someone else to work on it, or to Anodize it or plate it. All work must be done by you.
- You may enter in only One Category, Machine made OR Hand Made.
A panel of judges composed of current members of BLF, from all walks of life and from different countries, will judge the winners of the competition. I will be one of the judges as well.
What do we judge the contestants on?
- Uniqueness/Inventiveness of the build. - Is it a one of a kind? Different? Using New methods?
- Skill level of the finished build. - Does it look like one of my hack jobs
? Or were the finished parts/assemblies done with skill and care?
- Thoroughness of the build thread. - Did the builder do a good job of showing and explaining to the forum, how he did the steps in the build?
- Follow the guidelines. - Did the builder follow the rules and guidelines written in the contest thread?
Contestants: Please remember to PM me with a link to your Build Thread.
POST your Build Threads HERE PLEASE
I will keep all of the links in Post #1, so people can easily find all the builds.
Thank you.
PRIZES:
“Hand Made” category Prizes:
(Changes made on 6/4/14)
1st. Place Prize – Solarstorm SP03 provided by Wallbuys
AND it has been Modded by O-L.
2nd. Place Prize – Thrunite TN35vn provided by Illumination Supply
AND it has been Modded by vinh.
3rd. Place Prize –BTU Shocker provided by CN Quality Goods
AND it has been Modded by Tom E.
4th. Place Prize – $50 gift certificate provided by Tmart
5th. Place Prize - $40 gift certificate provided by Lightscastle
6th. Place Prize - $20 gift certificate provided by Mountain Electronics
7th. – 10th Place Prize - $20 gift certificate provided by E2 Field Gear
“Machine Made” Category Prizes:
1st. Place Prize - $100 gift certificate provided by Illumination Supply
2nd. – 3rd. Place Prizes - $50 gift certificates provided by Tmart
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
List of Contestants
Also it's a List of links to their builds
Hand Made
bushwhacked
ImA4Wheelr
dave_
djozz
JaredM
driveX
Nightbird95
Jalben
FmC
Adam706
PH_Oton
18sixfifty
nofearek9
DenBarrettSAR
CyrusAM
mhemling33
alpg88
relic38
Rufusbduck
furythings
sandalian
Helios-
Serifus
nickelflipper
Firelight2
NightCrawl
DBCstm
texaspyro
onetrickpony
southland
HBomb
blfdemigod
Jerommel
Major
firehopper
ruffles
Machine Made
RaceR86
wight
PCC
vestureofblood
MRsDNF
mattthemuppet
Bucket
TexasLumens
kralyevski
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
Contestants, Please post your build threads in the Giveaways and Contests forum and PM me with a link to your thread.
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
I’m not on the list of hand
bodgersbuilders yet?My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
This is the place to see all of the builds linked to one thread. See Post #1 for links to the builds. Updated as I get time and as members PM me with their build links.
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
Here we go!! Best wishes to all the contestants. And special thanks to Old Lumens for organizing this, it’s going to be a ton of fun.
Budget Light Forum ...where Frugal meets with Flashlight!
1st month gone and time for a bump. Where are the rest of the builds? I’ve seen just a handful so far.
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
Is not a hand full enough for some people? Mine is slowly happening. Hopefully I will have leds and a switch soon. I have a busy weekend so not much is going to happen. Its times like these the long build period is appreciated.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
Old-Lumens. Highly admired and cherished member of Budget Light Forum. 11.5.2011 - 20.12.16. RIP.
Boy, I sure hope everyone is able to get their builds done! I sure want to see them!
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
I’m still bustin’ my knuckles and dirtying up my finger nails on the Brass Steam multiLight. I have the Glow-Tube night-light section completed, and working on the main Light head and lantern side-light over the weekend after i pick up a couple new hacksaw blades.
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
And I love all your builds. Keep it up and thanks.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
Old-Lumens. Highly admired and cherished member of Budget Light Forum. 11.5.2011 - 20.12.16. RIP.
i have to many builds going at once.
- The 2nd annual Contest Hand-built Steam-Pipe Multi-Light
- The 4-head DST/SRK, 8-20R 18650 SuperThrower
- SmallSun ZY-T08 / MT-G2 with 4 modes including Moonlight mode.
- Olight S20 / Nichia219 mod
- Fandyfire Warrior N/W XM-L2 mod with switch-off 2 emitter option.
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
Made a start on my build & updated the build thread today – not too much to see at the moment…
I posted Update # 3 on my Steam-Pipe Light build entry early this morning: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/30643
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
Another update # 4 on the Steam-Pipe Light build for the contest is added, along with first impressions & first photos of the Light. > http://budgetlightforum.com/node/30643
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
Have I missed anyone who has started a thread? Look in Post#1 for the links. I'm not here enough these days and I feel like I am missing some links.
I hope the rest of the contestants start soon. Time is going to be a problem soon, for those who wait.
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
Well, I have to say, I am seeing some very interesting builds this year. The kinds of things that just make you say WOW.
I also see many who haven't started yet, or haven't gotten very far, but there's still time. It's just getting shorter every day!
For those of you who can't do or finish your builds, we all know life gets in the way when you least expect it, so my best wishes that life calms down for you and maybe next year, if not this year...
Thanks to all the contestants so far, for some wonderful photos and awesome work. I can't hardly wait to see the finish line!
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
OK, it's June now. Less than a month to go and I see a few awesome mods, but I see a bunch of names with no links to their mods!
Contestants, have I missed your thread?
Let me know if you don't see yours linked in Post #1 here.
Not much time to go...
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
List of Contestants that I DO NOT have a link to their thread
Hand Made
djozz
JaredM
driveX
Nightbird95
Adam706
PH_Oton
18sixfifty
nofearek9
CyrusAM
relic38
furythings
sandalian
Helios-
Serifus
Firelight2
NightCrawl
texaspyro
onetrickpony
HBomb
Major
Machine Made
wight
vestureofblood
mattthemuppet
TexasLumens
kralyevski
My PayPal address: oldlumens (insert the @ sign here) gmail.com
My YouTube Flashlight Video Channel
The BLF Modding Links Thread
I have it on very good authority that TexasLumens has been burning the midnight oil working.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
Old-Lumens. Highly admired and cherished member of Budget Light Forum. 11.5.2011 - 20.12.16. RIP.
Only one month left?
wow, wild mod Vinh !:) MT-G2 flood monster.
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
I wanted to make this light a bit more unique than the typical TN35vn as it bear the Fiat Lux name
The extra engraving on the head of the light adds a very nice touch too. great work
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
nice work on that tn35vn…now we all know your secrets into modding a light hahah jp
If 99.9% of us here tried this the light would never, I repeat never work again.
Nice work vihn and thanks for joining in on the fun and for some agony of the OL comp.
Two greats in the one sentence, sentences dont get any better than that.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
Old-Lumens. Highly admired and cherished member of Budget Light Forum. 11.5.2011 - 20.12.16. RIP.
Thanks!
Your welcome. Many of us as modders and Builders here are envious of the stuff you can do.
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
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