Nah, I have trying my best to avoid using it, I initially started off entirely by hand just some stuff was proving impossible by hand, like drilling out the 1/4” nipples to 10.5mm to allow an aaa through, to say there was a hair width left between doing it and ruining the threads is an understatement - so it had to go on the lathe as any run out was catastrophic……. :person_facepalming:
I will do a couple of reducing bits on the lathe, but the finish I think will be by hand.
As son as my ammonia arrives I’ll be testing further on patina’s.
A drill press is listed as one of the accepted electrical tools in hand made category. . It doesn't specify how you use the tool(s) . So if you rig up a part and use it as a lathe of sorts ( Old-Lumens style ;) ) then that's fine.
Well, this is my entry…for a bump in this thread 
Unfortunately my ideas so far a pretty much as my materials to do something worth of an entry, so…I leave you this inspiration 
Now that’s a cool light ! Wish I understood the circuitry like that .
Dang, he made that look way too easy
I hereby present my entry for this year’s Old Lumens Contest in the Hand Made Category:
Let’s see how this goes
Woohoo another entry to the OL-comp. I will update OP when I’m a little more sober
I have an inconsistency in my project: I was going to use an aluminium pill, which is not permitted according to the rules.
Therefore, my entry will not be valid for the hand made category!
Please, do no’t add it there. Actually, given that it is a “central” part of my build, please do not consider my entry as I don’t have a different way to do it :zipper_mouth_face:
Sorry for the “false alarm” entry :zipper_mouth_face:
Oh no, I was excited to see your build take shape, MascaratumB! I hope another idea strikes you.
Dam! That’s just disappointing and I haven’t even sobered up yet 
Can I put it in another category?
If nothing else, it could go in the Mod category, right? Certainly better than not entering at all.
Well, thanks for your words, and I may continue the project, though I am using one of you drivers, so I’ll see what I can do!
Ahah, sorry for ruinin the sobering process
I’ll reply below!
I don’t think it is fair as I am not using an already made flashlight to be modded.
This was supposed to be a from scratch build but I didn’t notice the pill was not allowed.
Therefore, I guess It wouldn’t be fair to be put in the modded category. Unless it could be seen as “I’ll mod these pieces of wood to become a flashlight”, or “I’ll mod this pill from the inside out” eheheh
Thanks for your words folks! I’m still continuing the project, but I feel like it is not suitable for the contest !
I’ll be back next year
That’s pretty close to what djozz did. Pretty much an entirely scratch build except he reused a battery tube from a flashlight so it went into the Modified category.
You’re in a similar boat to me - I haven’t actually made mine on the lathe, just stolen threads really and drilled 1 nipple. Mine isn’t going to look machine made, because it isn’t.
Mine kinda swims between all 3 categories since I used a penlight for the donor parts lol!
Maybe there can be a ” Frankenstein light category ” at some point. A mix of more that one category that would allow flexibility for the competition. I do feel that we still need to have as many competitors as possible in each category and only add a category if demand is present.
It may be necessary to have a poll or vote to gather interest. Just a suggestion……
So, I’ve been working on my project all the afternoon/night, and it is almost done. It is a fully functional “flashlight”, that uses a pill.
Given what was said above, in particular gchart (about djozz) and G0OSE, could my “build” be considered as a modified light then?
If so, I documented all the process and can put it one thread in the “Modified Light Category”!
If not, no problem at all, the fault was mine for misreading!
I will be looking to hear from the organization, please 
At CNCman, I guess my build could be a “frankenlight” indeed
Thanks again for all the words here 
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Great to see you competing MascaratumB
You guys contribute so much here at BLF , keep carrying that Old Lumens Torch :+1:
Hello, sorry for the delayed response. I’ve slept on it and sobered up ….err… I mean thought about it some more 
I’ve had a couple of questions along similar lines ” can i just use this one part / do this one thing without jumping categories? It’ll make it sooo much easier for the rest of the build ” The rules seem pretty clear cut to me so I’ll continue to take the hard line to make it fair to all the persons who have previous asked (and might’ve altered their build to suit).
@MascaratumB I can still add your build to the mod category if you wish but it looks like you’ve removed the build specs in your thread. Alternatively if you come up with another idea before the end of the comp you are still welcome join.
What i will do is open a discussion thread regarding the rules for next year. I was going to do it after this years comp was finished but I guess we should open discussion while it’s a hot topic. I will not change this year’s rules so the contest is consistent and fair.
Thank you for your words and explanation!
Well, as my thread isn’t locked, I will probably use it to make the thread under the Modified Light Category! I saved the information I had there, and now I can add it again with the due changes
During the day I was working on the build and finished it so the thread will be “complete”… Sorry, no excitement to see what’s next :person_facepalming:
I will do it when I wake up and I will refer it here on this thread to make it official :+1:
Once again, thank you !!!