I don’t think people are interested in paying at lot of money for a flashlight, especially in this forum.
The aim for the GT was sub $100 which would be pretty much impossible for a 6”+ reflector and possibly even HID instead of LED.
A reflector from them would cost more than the entire light is planned to cost.
The aim is sub $100.
Allright, i see.
The 4.75” AQ reflector I got from Phoenix was less than $100 shipped.
Anyways, large reflectors are manufactured differently than small ones, if cost is a factor. Machining big reflectors from solid billet is expensive.
Oh wow, that’s really good…
Optiforms is several hundred.
What model # did you get?
It would still be too expensive for the GT since $100 is for the entire flashlight, but I’m interested for personal projects.
Non standard. Yes, PE offers a good value when compared to optiforms.
But, I would look to employ the “spinning” technique in the manufacture of a large budget reflector. This is the method used to manufacture pots and pans and large stainless steel bowls and… high bay reflectors. 
A custom reflector for under $100??
No, it was not custom, but it is not a “standard” offering of theirs. Something that was on the shelf in the size I needed.
Hmmmm. I just knocked up a true to size mock up of the GT using a 12v car plug-in light head, and a cardboard tube.
The head is freakin’ close in size to 5ars rendering and the tube is 52mm wide - all I can say is - this will be huge. We knew this of course but seeing it in the ‘flesh’ true to scale, it’s mighty.
What do you mean on the shelf?
How is something on a shelf if it is an online store…?
Joined this forum to buy this flashlight. Lol add me to the list.
Welcome to BLF!
Will update list later!
Hmm please I do not decide anything and am just another BLFer here and part of the team that is working on this with all from BLF who want to contribute.
Only thing I decided was doing a poll on the outside design since the topic lost a bit of friendliness (and that is back so nice ) and it is just plain cool to see all the beautiful designs.
I think that the closer to something we want we can get before finding a manufacturer the better
If a 120 top ID of the reflector means the ideal depth is 93 I think we should go with that, the input seems very good
Welcome to BLF!
Will update list later!
Hmm please I do not decide anything and am just another BLFer here and part of the team that is working on this with all from BLF who want to contribute.
Only thing I decided was doing a poll on the outside design since the topic lost a bit of friendliness (and that is back so nice ) and it is just plain cool to see all the beautiful designs.
I think that the closer to something we want we can get before finding a manufacturer the better
If a 120 top ID of the reflector means the ideal depth is 93 I think we should go with that, the input seems very good
Was just an ide to see different sizes/shapes of their reflectors…
Some could even contact them “under cover” and hear wich kind of preference they have for best throw?
To give everyone an idea of the size we are dealing here with I added some items to the renderings.
Beer bottle for scale:
Beer bottle as well as this light and this one:
Banana for scale:
Credits to the creators of the beer bottle and banana: https://grabcad.com/library
So it’s going to be a really huge light!
Edit: I am aware of the fact that we haven’t settled on a design yet. But not matter which design, the overall dimensions are similar. So this post is meant as a demonstration of the size in general rather than the size of my design.
IF that one is chosen. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself.
The other lights/ designs will be just as big. It’s not meant to show the size of my design, but rather the scale of the overall dimensions If I’d replace my design with any other one we have it’d be the same size.
Maybe we can even add all designs in one render. That would be great!
NICELY done Frits!
OP updated
design post updated, please let me know if I missed a design (and yes 5ars new render is not in yet )
post 5 reflector updated added:
Here’s the difference between 93 and 112mm deep reflector:
Scale: 10 pixels = 1 mm (first choose ‘view image’ for actual size)
Nice work jerommel! Because I’ve seen this to, but I have been searching the web for a nice diagram to just show what you just have posted.
And for that part, if the reflector is deeper than 112mm we will catch even more light rays…but then we are going (maybe) beyond a outside design that will be “good looking”?
But nice work mr.J!! :+1: :student:
Can you put in a depth measure of 120mm?
The same as the diameter…
Or for that part: put in an extreme “depth” of 140mm in that diagram…
Can you do that?
