Blocky Boy

[Groundhog66]

Fred,
Please remove me from the list. I believe Groundhog66 is looking to get one so if he was next he can have my spot.

Thanks.

Thank you, good lookin' out.

:twothumbs

 

[Illumination]

Can anyone define the differences between a NG750 & GD750, is it just personal preference?

I asked a similar question - see response below.

The NexGen is boost converter and was designed primarily for primary CR123s. The GD is a buck/boost converter designed for use with rechargeable or primary CR123s.

 

[Groundhog66]

I asked a similar question - see response below.

That is exactly the answer I was looking for, not sure how I missed it. I don't use primary cells much, thank you for the post.


:thumbsup:

Tim

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Update on Blocky Boy

Been doing a lot of work to prepare the lights for the plater. I have found a quicker method, well, actually just an improvement on previous techniques, that allows me to take the bodies directly from the vibratory tumbler to the buffing/polishing machine. That eliminates the hand sanding that I was doing.

Here are some of the polished bodies:

Close-up

And the complete line-up:

As you can see, there are a lot more to be done. :mecry:

 

[Cuso]

Sweet. keep the pictures coming...:twothumbs

 

[65535]

Very nice, I hope you have a soft wheel on a buffer with red rouge polish on it, anything less would be polishing suicide.

 

[indycrucible]

EN Plated complete light
Driver: GD750
Reflector: Stippled
Polished: Yes

Thanks Fred!

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Very nice, I hope you have a soft wheel on a buffer with red rouge polish on it, anything less would be polishing suicide.

Actually, while red rouge does a nice job, it is messy as hell. I prefer chromium oxide better, and, yes, I do have some soft wheels, but I prefer to use a felt wheel for the final polish--it doesn't seem to leave any thread marks at all.

Of course, I also like the softened edges, so I do over polish a tad.

 

[65535]

Chromium oxide is a good choice, I feel that I get better results with a soft wheel, but that may be because I am using a dremel. For HA it's a good idea to have soft edges, I find that hard edges feel like a razor when coated. Keep up the good work.

 

[starburst]

Hey Fred,

Please change my interest to

pre polish EN plated complete light
GD 750 drive
smooth reflector


starburst

 

[marcspar]

Hi Fred!

Please make mine:

EN Plated complete light
Driver: GD750
Reflector: Stippled
Polished: No

Thank you,

Marc

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Blocky Boy Update

I have decided that all Blocky Boys will be polished before plating. It was just too much of a hassle to segregate the polished ones from the unpolished; and the confusion would have only gotten worse when I got to the plater.

So, except for those who are taking just the plain body only, all Blocky Boy prices have been adjusted. Most of you had opted for the $15 polishing, but since I've streamlined the process (letting the tumbler do a lot of the grunt work), it takes less time to complete the polishing that I had thought. Consequently, I've only bumped the price up by $10 to cover the polishing.

Yeah, I realize that there are a couple who didn't want their lights polished and I apologize for not having that option any more. If the extra $10 is too much, please let me know that you are dropping out.

And, now, the obligatory photo update:

 

[Groundhog66]

They look awesome, can't wait.

:thumbsup:

EDIT - Can I get the VOH emitter please, thank you.

 

[Cuso]

Photon, I dont know if this has been answered before, what material is the module going to be made of ?? And is the ring going to be seen between the bodies , a la Knurley?? I love that look..

 

[65535]

Photon, switch me to a orange peel/stippled reflector, thanks for the update.

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Photon, I dont know if this has been answered before, what material is the module going to be made of ?? And is the ring going to be seen between the bodies , a la Knurley?? I love that look..

Cuso,

The converter module is made of 6061AL and is not visible when the light is assembled. In fact, the polished bodies at the bottom of the first post in this thread are pretty much as the lights will look when completed--although the internals and the split ring are still to be added.

 

[acourvil]

They look awesome, can't wait.

:thumbsup:

EDIT - Can I get the VOH emitter please, thank you.

I like the warmer VOH as well.

 

[nitnapz]

i was looking through some leds and saw that the basics for the BB would be a p4 emitter. i saw that luxV cost alot, is that for a reason (advantages/disadvantages), are they brighter and can they be incorporated into the BB electricals/physicals

zman

 

[PhotonFanatic]

i was looking through some leds and saw that the basics for the BB would be a p4 emitter. i saw that luxV cost alot, is that for a reason (advantages/disadvantages), are they brighter and can they be incorporated into the BB electricals/physicals

zman

Man, you guys are unrelenting.

Of course, the drivers will work with just about any LED, so a Lux V could be an option, but, but I ain't offering that option. :devil:

Seriously, if you've got to have the Lux V in the Blocky Boy, you can buy an extra converter and build your own module. How's that for an option? I had 50 extra converters built for those who want to do something like that, or upgrade later when something better comes along. I haven't decided on the price for the converter module alone yet, since I'm going to talk with the plater about having them anodized, with the threads masked off, of course. That would allow us to not have to use thermal epoxy on the P4.

 

[kenster]

Man, you guys are unrelenting.

Seriously, if you've got to have the Lux V in the Blocky Boy, you can buy an extra converter and build your own module.

Unrelenting??? :shakehead JUST HURRY UP ALREADY!!!!! HEHE! :duck:

Extra module?!?! oo: I DO, I DO, PLEASE! :rock:

Thank you Fred!