My New DIY Light! Suggestions Please!

[tomatocanlite]

Copy of Dinotte

I can't really help it but the Dinotte is such a well designed light and I want a flood to compliment it

Part Lists

1 X Q5 on Star
1 X 25 degree optic for Lux III
1 X Taskled Nflex
1 X Short Cable
1 X 6mm Gromet
6060 T6 Aluminum Rod
Delrin Rod Black
10 X M2 Screws
Artic Silver Thermal Paste

I decided to cut slot onto the body for better heat dissipation. Optic and star sit onto the "bore" I made on the front. Black Delrin Brezel hole optoc in place and Star LED is further secure against the body by 2 X M2 Screw and with Thermal Paste.

Nflex slot nicely into the black via 2 slots I milled on the inside diameter.
Cable thru gromet provide some protection during wet weather.

I cut a little curve at the bottom for the handlebar but I got no idea how it was done so it end up "straight". Can any kind machinist give me some pointer?

Notice the "gap" on the front brezel?? It is meant for a silicon gasket (in the making) for shielding against wet weather.

Some stuffs I picked up at an electronic store. The SMD switch, I intended to make a touch switch with it. The rubber tube thingly is meant to slide over the DC connector for weather shielding.

Some beam shots.

200L Spot. Distance of light to wall is 2m.
Camera setting is 1/20sec, F4, ISO 400.

My "tomato can" light - Flood. Same camera settings.

Suggestions anyone??

 

[Nos]

outstanding ^^ nice first post

 

[DaFABRICATA]

I like it!!!

Welcome to CPF!!!:welcome:


I too will be biulding a bike light soon. The weather is getting nicer and I really like night riding a lot!

Nice Job:thumbsup:

 

[msxtr]

Wowwwwww, very, very pro desing

Greetings - Saludos

msxtr

 

[Krit]

Good job. I wait to see hand bar mount version.

 

[K_Labs]

I see in the first picture 3 lights and Hyd. brakes NICE. but what is that thing on the far right side of the pic? What bike is that?

 

[NovaNath]

I cut a little curve at the bottom for the handlebar but I got no idea how it was done so it end up "straight". Can any kind machinist give me some pointer?

I'm some kind of machinist
To cut the radius, you need to use somthing like a boring bar, where the cutting edge protrudes out past the diameter of the shaft.

To shop-make a simple boring bar; take a piece of steel rod, then perpendicular to it's axis at one end drill (and ream if you can) a suitible hole to take the shaft of an old broken tap (you keep them right?) this might be 1/4". Drill and tap the end (along the axis of the bar), breaking into the first hole you drilled, and use a set screw to secure the broken tap shaft in place. Grind the end of the tap shaft into a cutter profile, loosen the set screw, slide the cutter till it stickes out the right amount to make the rad you want, tighten set screw, put up in collet and away you go.. Happy boring!

HTH
Nathan

did a quick sketch of the bar for you, made it about 5/8" dia, 3 or 4" long
(the text reads from top to bottom: Steel shaft, Ground cutter, Set screw hole)

By NovaNath
By NovaNath