Hmm... changing course during a build is not so strange but doing a major redesign after the build is finished is a little unusual. Off the top of my head I don't recall seeing that before. But that doesn't mean it cannot be done. Providing you use at least some small parts (or one large part...?) then effectively its just a very late change to a handmade light. Have at it :-)
Now Iām feeling like a slacker !
You're a slacker no more, Rdubya18 :-) Welcome to the comp
Between deer season and the holidays, I know the end of November and December will disappear fast. So Iām trying to crank through mine quickly. Hopefully I can get this near completion in the next few days.
- Sat Nov 14: conceptual design established
- Sun Nov 15: materials assembled and rough testing
- Mon Nov 16 (so far): firmware tweaks
Alsoā¦ bump! The more the merrier in this. Letās keep the tradition going. It doesnāt have to be overly complicated. Heck, make a portable potato light or something (a potato counts as a battery, right?). You guys (and gals) can do this!
I have been working so many hours havent had time to even mow my lawn. Another week or 2 the hours should drop back a bit and I will have some time.
Boogered mine up ā fixing it ā As soon as new driver arrives , Iāll be back on it .
gchart , congrats ! Your build came out nice .
Ok, Iām gonna join as a last minute one, and itās kinda part made now - I just need some advice as to what cat to put it in lol.
It was an old broken penlight. I have harvested a reflector, switch and driver from it. the rest is binned.
I have (not going to lie) used my lathe a tiny bit, but it isnāt machining - more harvesting threads from plumbing fitting as i canāt turn threads.
Most of it is hand made though lol!
Which cat to put it in ? 
(I presume machine made as I lightly used the lathe?) Iāll leave it to PP lol!
Great to have you aboard G0OSE. Iāve put your build in the Machined category as you suspected. The bright side of that is if you need to touch up the lathe again ā¦ā¦ 
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 1/4ā 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 catastrophicā¦ā¦. :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 Iāll be testing further on patinaās.
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 entryā¦for a bump in this thread 
Unfortunately my ideas so far a pretty much as my materials to do something worth of an entry, soā¦I leave you this inspiration 
Now thatās 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 yearās Old Lumens Contest in the Hand Made Category:
Letās see how this goes
Woohoo another entry to the OL-comp. I will update OP when Iām 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 noāt add it there. Actually, given that it is a ācentralā part of my build, please do not consider my entry as I donāt have a different way to do it :zipper_mouth_face:
Sorry for the āfalse alarmā entry :zipper_mouth_face:
Oh no, I was excited to see your build take shape, MascaratumB! I hope another idea strikes you.
Dam! Thatās just disappointing and I havenāt 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.