MascaratumB’s entry – Old Lumens Contest 2019 - Modified Light Category [FINISHED on 8th February 2020]

MascaratumB · 2020-01-21T01:51:53.000Z

MtnDon:

Great! The important thing about the led’s on the mcpcb is that they all work. Pretty is not as necessary as function.

Eheh, I guess so My skills on reflowing are not the best, but as long as they work, I won’t mind!

Thanks for checking in

pinkpanda3310 · 2020-01-21T02:13:54.000Z

If the led’s work first time after reflow i’m usually ecstatic This has been a pretty good mod overall. Any beamshots yet?

MascaratumB · 2020-01-21T02:18:20.000Z

pinkpanda3310:

If the led’s work first time after reflow i’m usually ecstatic :partying_face: This has been a pretty good mod overall. Any beamshots yet?

That’s my reaction too
Nop, no beamshots yet as I will wait for the Luxeon Vs to arrive! Just noticed they arrived to Portugal today! So maybe I receive them next week
I am anxious to receive them

Thanks for checking

Skylight · 2020-01-21T05:35:19.000Z

The mounted quad looks like this host was made for it.

With this copper spacer the flashlight should get quite a bit heavier and able to take up some heat.

MascaratumB · 2020-01-21T18:08:03.000Z

Skylight:

The mounted quad looks like this host was made for it.

With this copper spacer the flashlight should get quite a bit heavier and able to take up some heat.

Yup, this light is quite heavy with the pill inside (+ ring and the rest…), so it will probably handle heat very well, transfering it onto the self and even the head’s walls.
I am very curious to weight it in the final to see how much it has increased

I am also thinking about any way to make it more balanced, i.e. making the tail “heavier” Maybe I will make some hand made copper beads meanwhile :smiling_imp:

MascaratumB · 2020-01-22T18:07:25.000Z

Well, yesterday another thing arrived: the Luxeon V 4000K 70CRI on a quad mosX from led4power!!
And I put my hands at work

I mounted soldered the driver wires to MCPCB.
Here’s how it looks before soldering. Please note that with everything on the right place in with the mosX MCPCB, the gap when the bezel is screwed is smaller, although it still exists. However, I will not file the pill more than I already did.

The soldering process was a bit hard, I guess I need a new soldering iron tip :zipper_mouth_face: Or maybe it was due to my lack of technique to solder them perfectly
I used 3 pieces of cork to lift the MCPCB a little bit to make ir easier to solder the wires! This can be my registered technique from now on
Below the MCPCB I applicate thermal paste.

When mounted…it worked

After soldering everything I also drilled 2 “holes” in the pill through the back, using the shelf’s holes, in order to fix the pill with the 2 original screws that were holding the original Led MCPCB. This made it easier to fix the driver with UV glue (thanks for the tip Skylight!)

Last photo before assembling Only glowing gasket, the pocket clip and the screws for it are missing!
Then I will also make the leather “wrap”, but this is the core of the flashlight if nothing else is possible
I may do some extras (beads) if I have the tools and time

MRsDNF · 2020-01-22T18:17:39.000Z

Close. Coming along nicely MascaratumB.

MascaratumB · 2020-01-22T18:25:01.000Z

MRsDNF:

Close. Coming along nicely MascaratumB. :+1:

Thanks MRsDNF
Yes, slowly but comfortably becoming a “moded” flashlight

From now I will only have to practice sewing

MtnDon · 2020-01-22T19:18:30.000Z

Looking good.

MascaratumB · 2020-01-22T22:24:09.000Z

MtnDon:

:+1: Looking good.

Thanks
BTW, the “wood” part will be nothing like your creations :heart_eyes:

Skylight · 2020-01-23T07:55:18.000Z

This is a powerful upgrade for sure.

You are welcome for the small tip about the glue. I’m glad if it works out and I could help you a little bit.

MascaratumB · 2020-01-23T10:42:49.000Z

Skylight:

This is a powerful upgrade for sure. :smiling_imp:

You are welcome for the small tip about the glue. I’m glad if it works out and I could help you a little bit.

It surely is
I was first trying it with a protected Odepro 3000mAh (that is not that bad), and on Turbo….it simply shut off :o
Then I used a Sony VTC6, not even fully charged and….booomm, blast of light :smiling_imp:

About gluing the driver, that was an easy thing, just dropping some UV glue drops between the driver’s edges and the head wall and cured a bit with UV light! Simple and effective. Lets see how it will work when It use the light at full power

Thanks again!!!

MascaratumB · 2020-01-27T12:44:16.000Z

Did some more work during the weekend!

1) made a bead for the lanyard (and started to make the lanyard)
2) made a leather cover for the tube and part of the head
3) put some varnish on the wood support

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1) After a post last week, I remembered I had a copper rod and decided to do a small bead for the lanyard I will use in this flashlight.
I was going to use my small battery powered drill but I realized it would take forever, so I asked my father some help with his Black&Decker and the metal bits! Took only some seconds to drill a hole :o I would take a week with mine and my files
I used the files you see in the image to “carve” those 4 grooves along the bead! It took a while but looked nice, IMO!

Here’s the result!
I also started to make a lanyard that will only be completed after putting the pocket clip on it
The lanyard uses black 7 inner string paracord, and has a diamond knot in the end and snake knots along lanyard.

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2) I also used some time to make the handle/cover for the battery tube and the head. I used some leather and waxed thread I bought in a cobbler nearby.
Used a kitchen fork to make the spaced marks and used some regular needles to stitch it.
It is not the best stitching ever, but it will survive! It is hard to use this material without experience

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3) Last but not least, I applicated some spray varnish on the wood support! It looks shiny now

MtnDon · 2020-01-27T19:27:12.000Z

Wow! Stitchery, if that is a word.

I have not done much stitching/sewing in decades, other than a shirt button or two. I did stitch up a canvas folding cot like affair years and years ago in my old Bedford Dormobile. (Who’s ever had one of those?)

MascaratumB · 2020-01-28T18:18:05.000Z

MtnDon:

Wow! Stitchery, if that is a word. :+1:

I have not done much stitching/sewing in decades, other than a shirt button or two. I did stitch up a canvas folding cot like affair years and years ago in my old Bedford Dormobile. (Who’s ever had one of those?)

Ahah, stitchery it is
I guess I never did something like this, but I do wanna try more things in this leather or in a thicker one!
Other than this, I’m like you, just some buttons now and then and that’s all

Well, If I have the time…I may still make a holster for this light Then I would have the full package

MascaratumB · 2020-01-29T19:05:48.000Z

This week arrived another piece for this flashlight!
The clip

Things are coming together and the mod is almost done!
The thing that needs to arrive to “close” it is the GITD gasket that I want to put in place before putting the optic on this light!

pinkpanda3310 · 2020-01-30T02:21:26.000Z

Nice. I’m curious to know how it feels with the leather sleeve

MRsDNF · 2020-01-30T09:20:45.000Z

I’m sure Justin would love your work here. Reminds me of the things he did.

MascaratumB · 2020-01-30T11:33:52.000Z

pinkpanda3310:

Nice. I’m curious to know how it feels with the leather sleeve :nerd_face:

Well, it feels nice and smooth, even in the part of the stitches, which are - naturally - more rough!
The sleeve gives a sense of continuity between the tailcap and the head, as it covers the battery tube and its grooves!

So far, even if hadn’t use it for a long period, I’m liking it!

BTW, that small part in the head, it will probably go out when I start using the flashlight clipped to a pocket. As it doesn’t have “walls” to stop it from sliding and as it is not super tight, it will probably go out in that situation!

Thanks for reading

MRsDNF:

I’m sure Justin would love your work here. Reminds me of the things he did.

Wow, that is very kind compliment
Even if I never met Justin here and only had the possibility to see his work in threads and videos, I feel that he lives through this forum’s works and members and in a certain I wanted to honour his memory with this mod. Even if it is not the most complex one, I feel happy for those words

Thank you!!!

MascaratumB · 2020-02-04T20:33:43.000Z

So, Sunday I was bored and decided I wanted to do something for this modded light, that is almost finished!
I decided I could do a holster!

I picked some of the leather used to the host “sleeve”, a damaged leather belt, double face tape, orange paracord, a carabiner and a “stopper”.To make the holes I used a belt hole puncher.

I also attached the lanyard to the clip
I’ll let the photos speak by themselves!