Caution: Ground up maglights inside..

[turkdc]

I played with my machinist friend today. We ground up some 3D Maglights on the lathe. Any comments? Thoughts? Suggestions?

turk

 

[jimjones3630]

Looks good to me. I like the body work. The head looks too "flashy" for me.

Did you bored out the inside?

Jim

 

[turkdc]

No, the inside is just as the good people at Mag made it. I am thinking about getting some new "guts" to make this a brighter, funner light, but I am kind of new to the modding thing. I was hoping to find someone that sells a plug and play kit with aluminum reflector, bulb, lens etc.

As for the flashy head, they don't call it a "dull light" you know!

 

[9volt]

But will it blend?

http://www.willitblend.com/

Anonymously suggest that they should blend a Maglite here:

http://www.willitblend.com/suggestions.aspx

 

[mossyoak]

i like the body, the head looks very art deco to me.
hmm, maybe someone should turndown a mag to get the art deco look and make it a beast n the inside sort of a vintage sleeper that never was.

 

[Gadget Guy]

I think they look great! Any chance of doing any AA's?

 

[KingGlamis]

Looks great! If you have a mill you could also machine reliefs in the lens ring just a bit (not much room) for that "tactical" look.

One of these days I'm going to spend some time on the mill and lathe at work and do something similar.

 

[will]

Looks great! If you have a mill you could also machine reliefs in the lens ring just a bit (not much room) for that "tactical" look.

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There really is not enough material on the bezel to any kind of reliefs.

 

[yellow]

fins on the head,
as much as possible (means: thin fins)
but the "knive" to cut this seems to be the problem

 

[LuxLuthor]

But will it blend?

http://www.willitblend.com/

Anonymously suggest that they should blend a Maglite here:

http://www.willitblend.com/suggestions.aspx

OMG....I really cannot believe this dude. We should ask him to blend an RC Car with LiPo 8C pack.

 

[turkdc]

The heads do have an art deco look. I didn't notice it until OP mentioned it. My friend and I sort of came up with a design as we went along. Very little planning was done ahead of time save for coming up with a vague idea of what I wanted it to look like.

I think if I did another one I would probably just machine grooves in the head and leave the anodizing alone.

As for plans for AA's, I suppose anything is possible.

 

[HarryN]

Willitblend - what a riot. That is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.

 

[Casual Flashlight User]

Willitblend - what a riot. That is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.

Check out the glow-sticks! :rock:

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=glowsticks

Awesome site!


CFU

 

[LuxLuthor]

Posting a link to that site has to be single best thread hijack I have ever seen. I ended up looking at over half of his videos.

 

[9volt]

Posting a link to that site has to be single best thread hijack I have ever seen. I ended up looking at over half of his videos.

Not a hijack, it was relevant to the title

 

[LuxLuthor]

Well I meant it in a good way.

 

[Draz]

willitblend hijack FTW

I suggested a Maglite on behalf of cpf.com...lets see if it happens

 

[UncleFester]

Hmm the willitblend site reminds me of the bassomatic that Saturday Night Live had many years ago. I cn't find a link to the skit but this appears to be a transcript .. you get the idea

EDIT: YYYUUUCCCKK

 

[Dung Beetle]

I played with my machinist friend today. We ground up some 3D Maglights on the lathe. Any comments? Thoughts? Suggestions? turk

Just my opinon, if you quad bored the inside and left the outside in the original condition you might get some offers, if the price was right.

 

[turkdc]

Just my opinon, if you quad bored the inside and left the outside in the original condition you might get some offers, if the price was right.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is "quad boring"? A small diagram would be helpful.

Thanks!