Old-Lumens was too busy to run the contest this year, so he (together with Mr. Admin) asked if I would like to arrange this. That was a great honor - of course I'd like to do it! So here we go..
Summer time is good for modding and building lights, so I decided to change the timing a bit this year: The contest begins 1st of July and ends 30th of September, just in time before the darkness falls on the northern side of the globe (Sorry for the mates at opposite side. Hope you can bear it.. ;))
Now it's time for us all to start preparing:
1. You start innovating and wondering what kind of a special light to build [Note: You don't need to wonder if you should join.. Of course you will!] 2. You start thinking whether to join in Hand made or Machine made category 3. Just like the previous years, the prizes will be awesome! And for that we need premium sponsors: PM me if you are interested in being a sponsor for this great contest.
There will be a separate registration thread, but please keep up discussing in this thread: Announce that you are participating, keep up the spirit, share inspiring ideas, do whatever is needed to make this a great event!
I’m tentatively planning on participating this year. I’m still a newbie and so much of this stuff is beyond what I’m able to do, so I’m NOT planning on winning. But, I think it would be fun to give it a try. I would just have to figure out what to do with both a limited tool-set AND a limited skill-set! I have a couple of ideas, if I can make it happen… 8)
@_the_ - thank you for taking on this contest project. For the rest of you, real life is just too crazy for me, to take this project on this year. I hope all of you will help keep this great contest going and the only way to do that is with participation.
Sign up and try your hand at making a light and for those who don't, participate by posting encouragement in the build threads, for those who do take on the challenge.
Awesome to hear its on again.
Since i wont 1st last year, i’m not sure if i should enter again with a new build, or build a light to offer as a prize, or both?
To me the metric of success is the number of entries. If we could get an ever larger contest each year I would call that a success.
So what am I getting to? Well as one who has only tinkered and is not really up to a build from scratch (no drill press, no bench vice, no lathe) I would like to see classes. I am afraid that if us noobs had to go up against “world class talent” and experience it (might) affect the number of entries, but if I was going up against (the prize is irrelevant) thoes of similure ilke (we) might see more entries!!!
So some proposed classes:
machine build (does this mean lathe? surly it does not mean no power tools)
noob (first light built, or some such low bar)
expereinced (has built less then 10 lights from scratch, (premade PCB’s)
World Class (has built more then 10 lights from scratch including the PCB’s)
Hand made build (does this no power tools? surly it does not mean no power tools) Or just no lathe?
noob (first light built, or some such low bar)
expereinced (has built less then 10 lights from scratch, (premade PCB’s)
World Class (has built more then 10 lights from scratch including the PCB’s)
But, I think it would be fun to give it a try. I would just have to figure out what to do with both a limited tool-set AND a limited skill-set! I have a couple of ideas, if I can make it happen… 8)