Hey all,
While it's not a particularly mind blowing workaround, I figured out a way to make a maglite dive host without the use of a lathe (well, without buying one that is)
You'll still need some atypical tools, so it might be 6 one way, half a dozen the other.
The heatsink, maglite lens, and o-ring upgrade were all purchased through 350xfire at tlslights.com
I chopped the maglite as described here: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/378066
The one task that eluded me was the maglite head shave mod to accommodate for the larger lens.
Enter solution:
Because I didn't want my hand too close to the spinning wheel of death, I used a quick clamp to hold it.
So, all I needed was a drill press (which I bought used off of Craigslist for $75) and a $6 sanding pad.
Now, I'm moving on to see how many drivers and LEDs I can fry!
Thank you all for the help, thoughts, and ideas that have been posted here.
While it's not a particularly mind blowing workaround, I figured out a way to make a maglite dive host without the use of a lathe (well, without buying one that is)
You'll still need some atypical tools, so it might be 6 one way, half a dozen the other.
The heatsink, maglite lens, and o-ring upgrade were all purchased through 350xfire at tlslights.com
I chopped the maglite as described here: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/378066
The one task that eluded me was the maglite head shave mod to accommodate for the larger lens.
Enter solution:
Because I didn't want my hand too close to the spinning wheel of death, I used a quick clamp to hold it.
So, all I needed was a drill press (which I bought used off of Craigslist for $75) and a $6 sanding pad.
Now, I'm moving on to see how many drivers and LEDs I can fry!
Thank you all for the help, thoughts, and ideas that have been posted here.
