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fritz15
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October 31, 2016, 10:18pm
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Getting started
First parts arriving
My lathe setup
Machining the tailcap
Shaping the outside
Machining the inside
Making the body
Cutting the thread for the tailcap and shaping the body
Cutting the square thread for the head
Boring the body and grooving it
Slotting body and tailcap on the outside
Creating the head
Machining the outside
Boring out the head
Cutting the square threads (fail included)
Cutting the threads for the bezel
Making the bezel
Shaping the outside and cutting the thread for the head
Adding indents to the bezel
Finishing the mechanical parts
Deepening the groove through the body
Making a POM isolator and a brass ring
Designing the PCBs
Switchboard-fail
A first driver design
The final Switchboard layout
Finishing the Light
Soldering the driver
Installing the LED
The finished flashlight
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