Mag SW01

[cmacclel]

Great work, Mac.

You did the tailcap all on the lathe? Mind sharing how you rounded the corner so nicely?

I rounded the corner off with a 1/4 radius tool for a mill.

Like this one

http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/product_id/31250/nm/Corner_Rounding_End_Mills


Mac

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Since you are doing you work on a lathe, are you keeping the tool stationary and rotating the workpiece, or the opposite?

Thanks for the link, and for sharing. :thumbsup:

 

[Neg2LED]

Holy cr*p that is awesome! i'm lost for describing words!

--neg

 

[easilyled]

Very impressive - great design.

 

[missionaryman]

that is indeed the best looking mag I have ever seen

 

[modamag]

Nice labor of love there Mac. :twothumbs

 

[cmacclel]

Since you are doing you work on a lathe, are you keeping the tool stationary and rotating the workpiece, or the opposite?

Thanks for the link, and for sharing. :thumbsup:

For what operation Fred?

I turned the tailcap shape using a live center.

While still in the centers I cut the bevel with the compound then cut the radius with the radius tool. The I moved the piece to my rotary table and cut the flutes with a 1/2 ball mill. Next I cut the threads and finally parted the tailcap off.

I have a 3 in 1 machine with a R8 Mill.

Mac

 

[GhostReaction]

Tell us that now you accept order for the Mac01 tailcap please.

 

[DaFABRICATA]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
That is one insanely perfect looking light!!!!
I just lost control of my bodily functions!
First time I've ever involentarily had and orgasm and pooped at the same time...........weird.

Time to save some money!.......just to hand over to you!

 

[mvyrmnd]

I realise this is a 5 year necro-bump, but someone mentioned the "Mag SW01" tailcap at a recent meetup, and I was promted to search for it.

A beauty of a light, indeed, that I've unknowingly replicated while pimping out my (heavily used and scratched!) 3300L

I'm now even prouder of it

 

[whateatsrabbits]

That is one sexy tail..