I'm experimenting with a new flashlight design. Drawn up some ideas in AutoCAD, but I need to feel how they fit.
One of the issues I have with my torches is that the OAL of the pill has to be exact. However its position in the head can be modified by o-rings squishing at different rates over time, or different thicknesses of mineral glass. So function of the torch can be spotty sometimes. My idea is to have the pill screw into the battery tube, firmly fixing the ID so it won't change over time.
With any luck, I can get over to the lathe tonight to finish this pill. From there, I've got to modify the body design to accept a fatter section at the head end, without it looking weird. Sometimes it's better for me to just play with the metal, rather than designing it to the Nth degree.
One of the issues I have with my torches is that the OAL of the pill has to be exact. However its position in the head can be modified by o-rings squishing at different rates over time, or different thicknesses of mineral glass. So function of the torch can be spotty sometimes. My idea is to have the pill screw into the battery tube, firmly fixing the ID so it won't change over time.
With any luck, I can get over to the lathe tonight to finish this pill. From there, I've got to modify the body design to accept a fatter section at the head end, without it looking weird. Sometimes it's better for me to just play with the metal, rather than designing it to the Nth degree.