finally some work is done, this is going to be triple nichia on noctigon build with proper reflectors and with one piece body for better heat sinking, and it will be anodized in either red or olive green…here are the pics…(update september 24: the light is functional now, i hope tomorrow i will have time for some beamshots…stay tuned 
(update september 29 : flashlight is FINISHED…
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0ZxG3zyNx0bhziju4AkqMotwfKgvdflvkBuQ0Y...
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That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
I see the photos now. looks like its going to be an awesome build.
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
Last minute build, get it on!!
No pictures?
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"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
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Te pics are gone! NOOOOOOOOoooooooo
Words can be broken,
so can bones.
Looking good. That one piece design seems like it will pose lots of challenges. Best wishes on your build.
Looks like you and Steve are taking it out on some reflectors. Quad vs triple.
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
looks like a very robust light! awesome work.
Very nice. They look like 20mm reflectors. How did you cut the angles on them.
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".
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the cutting of reflectors will be tomorrow (the one in the picture was just a trial to get the “feel” for it) and it will be in machine vice with parallel prisms for height adjustment and 60 degree angle holding piece (i will post pics of it) and the rest of the body will be finished on CNC milling machine…
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
Aargh! I hate those little blue ?‘s
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
Yep.
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.
What software are you using for design?
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
I wish I was there to watch this being made. I love the styling so far.
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.
Anti roll, me like!
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
it is an old autocad…
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
actually there was a change of plans…i cut the reflectors on CNC… J)
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
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?
Flashlight designers should look at lighthouses and pottery.
这些谁设计的手电筒应该看灯塔，以及在陶器。
Is the retainer milled as a separate piece or cut from the milled head?
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
hi, i am actually using home made CNC milling machine…
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
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
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i don’t know why the picturesare not always visible
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
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.
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 get it now, looks great. Amazing you two have done machining those small reflectors.
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
“the easiest way to become a MILLIONAIRE is: first you become a BILLIONAIRE than you start to be flashaholic”
Absolutely amazing craftsmanship!
That Canadian flashlight guy & Lantern Guru -Den / DBSARlight
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…
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Super nice clean build. Stunning Work!!! TL
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