I wish I could put pics of the whole thing up by now. I should have had it weeks ago, but I'm told early next week will be the delivery date.
Teaser #7
Flood beam with clear lens.
Flood beam with frosted lens.
Both of the above use a tight 10mm optic, so they can be made much floodier, but after lots of experimenting, I like the tight optic with frosted lens. When I'm outside, I can't sense a hotspot because everything looks evenly lit up. Of course the things in front of me are maybe 10m+ away while my feet are only 1.5m away. So the centre of the beam does need to be brighter. The overall effect is a very smooth transition. I can't see any edge to the beam in my peripheral vision and that makes me happy.
Some plastic parts. These are the back brackets to which the battery pack attaches. 40mm slots for nice wide elastic. You can just see the 100mm radius curve in the photo. It's not a big curve, just enough for comfort. They have a bit of flex in them too.
I expected to just make solid colours (like black, red, blue, white, purple etc) but here you can see my first attempt at a black/white marble. I'm thrilled with how it came out.
These parts aren't as perfectly uniform as you'd get from a commercial injection moulder, but I'm very happy with them. I can make 1 set per day with my setup and that's all I need.