Judges have been working very hard and the results are finally in. Please accept my sincere apologies for the elongated delay!
People’s Choice Award voting has started! Please show your appreciation and vote here: The 6th Annual BLF / Old Lumens Scratch Made Light Contest - People's Choice Award - Please vote!
Again, the competition was very tight and all finished lights were simply awesome! This made judging very difficult, and we had to make tough decisions when arranging the contestants to correct order.
While judging we not only concentrated on what we think was the best light in the competition, but went through all the build threads and systematically gave points based on the following criteria:
- Uniqueness/Innovativeness of the build: Is it a one of a kind? Different? Using New methods?
- Skill level of the finished build: Does it look like a hack job? Or were the finished parts/assemblies done with skill and care?
- Thoroughness of the build thread: Did the builder do a good job of showing and explaining to the forum, how he did the steps in the build?
- Documenting also the failures & obstacles: How did the builder solve the inevitable problems? Documenting the obstacles and using the power of the BLF community to solve them is seen as a big plus!
- Possible new driver design or custom firmware is seen as a plus (especially when shared and open source in a true BLF spirit)
- Following the guidelines: Did the builder follow the rules and guidelines written in the contest thread?
All finished lights were great, so the small details like thoroughness of the build thread and documenting the obstacles were important factors when defining the final order. AND EVEN THEN, THE RESULT IN HAND MADE CATEGORY WAS A TIE!
Before going to the results, I’d like to thank once more all competitors for their hard work building the lights and documenting their builds for us readers to admire and learn from. Thank You very much!
…and then to results, with a selected comment from judges for each.
Hand made:
- “FmC never fails to impress! Original as always, and incredible fun build thread.”
1. CRX: CRX Rotary - 6th Annual BLF/ Old Lumens Contest Winner
- “Exceptional craftsmanship.Your ability to layer multiple finer details one upon another in your build makes it a joy to watch unfold. Crazy attention to detail .Beautiful work !”
3. MtnDon: The 6th Annual BLF / Old Lumens - Handmade - MtnDon's Entry (fini)
- “Wow!!! Incredible craftsmanship and originality. Old Lumens would be proud.”
4. gchart: 6th Annual BLF Handmade Entry (Finished!) - gchart
- “A nicely laid out, easy to read and understand thread. The light is Simple, Smart and Beautiful.”
5. everydaysurvivalgear: EDSG-6th Annual BLF / Old Lumens HandMade Light Entry (finished)
- “Unique light and fabulous photo documentation”
Machine made:
- “Wow, what a surpise! Incredibly innovative and well designed. Driver and Android app from scratch!!!”
2. MRsDNF: MRsDNF's 2018 Old Lumens comp build. Finished.
- “Always a master, always successful, always MRsDNF
Too beautiful for words.”
3. pinkpanda3310: The 6th Annual BLF Old Lumens - machine made - Pinkpanda's Entry
- “First reaction is this is just a pipe and parts. Then I realize I’m standing in a field with a hoe watching a master craftsman at work. Oh my!”
4. kaybi: The 6th Annual BLF / Old Lumens - Machine Made - Kaybi's Entry
- “Cool, another 3D printer success”
