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Sold/Expired Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

milkyspit

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[size=+1]This is Part 4 of the Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy thread. Part 1 is over here... Part 2 is over here... Part 3 is over here.[/size]



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Quote from first post in original thread:

The Reason.

Recently I've gotten some inquiries about what sorts of mods I do... and it's difficult to answer because the range is pretty broad! I'm hoping this thread will serve a little bit as a notebook of sorts, logging some new builds and ideas, showing some of the more interesting photos, and generally letting folks get a taste of my work.


Some Introductory Photos!

Here is a small collection of some of the more interesting things I've built, along with annotations... I'll keep the descriptions very terse for now but welcome inquiries. BTW, if you want ANYTHING built, give me a shout! As good friend Knight Lights is fond of saying, anything is possible... the impossible just takes longer! ;)

On to the show! Hee hee. :p

Project-M Runtimes
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M180-Mag 2C Closeup
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3 Versions of the M180
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Kiessling's M180 "Jewelbox"
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M180-KL2 Runtimes by Cell Type



M180-KL2 Performance vs. Above Average SureFire L6
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KL3 TIROS Optic Replaced with McR38cut Reflector
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Milky L1
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Optimator on 2 Cell Dual Stage Body
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Optimator on 3 Cell Dual Stage Body
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Optimator (a.k.a. Longinus) on Single Stage C3 Body
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M180-KL2 Crenelated Bezel... A Rarity!
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Mini-e Collaboration with Wasabe64
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PK L6 Porcupine Converted to X300-KL6
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M360 "Silver Guardian YS" Two-Tiered Reflector Array
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M420-KT4 Bezel Closeup
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M90-M1 Illuminator (LuxV WXOS, runtime 90m on 1x123 Primary)
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L2 Shorty! Soul of the L2 Transplanted Into an L1 Body
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Milky Redbird Dorcy 1AAA Mod
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MSaxatilus' Makita Work Light LED Conversion
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Prototype Project-M Body (Mockup)
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X700-M6 In Action
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X700-M6 vs. Some Well-Known Friends
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Milky Candle v1 (current version is MC2, digitally controlled)
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Milky Candle "Shorty" Edition
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3 Different Fenix Mods
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Pimped-Out Q3 (PQ3)
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Arc-Aleph Hybrid Dual Stage EDC
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Milkbone 2AA/1AA/1x123
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KrollGard for Arc LS Tail
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Classic Single-Lux Mag Mod
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Last but not least...

Milky Labs in full production mode!
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:)

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Unforgiven, thanks for the continuation! Hope I didn't cause you any grief in posting the new thread.

If I can help a bit by posting the continuation thread myself next time one of mine is in such a position, please let me know, I'd be glad to handle that if it might make your work a bit easier. You guys do a lot to keep CPF a nice place for all to visit! :bow:

Thanks again, much appreciated.

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[size=+2]How To Contact Milkyspit![/size]

In general, a PM on CPF is a good way to reach me, though there are occasions when this won't work... perhaps PM Inbox is full, perhaps CPF is having a hiccup...

If you can't get a PM sent on CPF, you might want to send one to me on CPF Marketplace. I monitor both.

Or you could send me an email... I suggest you put the word 'CPF' somewhere in the subject line to make it easier for me to separate your email from all the spam...

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Regarding phone calls: I don't provide my phone number publicly but if you're unable to reach me by the above means, you might want to get my phone number from a fellow CPFer, there are several who know how to reach me. Or have them call me, give them a way I can get back to you (phone number and/or email address), and I'll get in touch as soon as I can. Sometimes a call is the best approach, though in many cases I would encourage you to try PM and/or email first.

If all else fails, post in this thread that you're trying to reach me. No need for details posted here, but at least I'll know I need to reach out to you!

Note: I do use Skype, which is potentially a useful way of doing a text chat... and I can call from Skype on my computer to a phone number pretty much anywhere in the world, so providing me with YOUR phone number would enable me to call YOU. Again, the above means of contact are probably preferable, but if it comes to it, this might be yet another way!

Hope this helps a bit.
 

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Been keeping quiet lately! The thought was to go underground and spend more time on builds. Not my best idea... all that happened is folks wondered where I had gone, sent more email asking where I was at, and of course nobody got any eye candy. :banghead: :(

...but I have been keeping busy, and accumulating a number of photos to post. Here are some to get us started.

The closeup below is from a custom MR Bulk Ti Chammy done for ChipWillis. The Ti Chammy is a particularly exotic light so I wanted to do something special: the heatsink is a solid piece of tellurium copper to maximize heatsinking, all the more so because the emitter (Seoul P7) can generate quite a bit of heat and the titanium skin of the flashlight does not transfer heat as well as it could... that chunk of tellurium copper acts as a thermal reservoir of sorts to allow for some use at full power before the heat becomes much of an issue.

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The quad-emitter build was for ExZeRoEx with 4x CreeXRE-R2WC emitters in McR16xr reflectors, running with multiple brightness capabilities by virtue of my Acorn 1.0 driver running 'Califon' firmware. The firmware supports miser capability as well as memory, tactical, and theater user interfaces... both 2x rechargeables and 3x primaries are acceptable power sources. The host head is an M3 with shallow scallops. Max output is deliberately held back somewhat, topping out around 660 lumens and running correspondingly more efficient, with good runtime and relatively low heat... for this reason it is fully Project-M "M" compliant: M660.4-M3.

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The light below is a Room Sweeper build for an unknown customer (sorry, I forgot to make a note on the photo)... it's essentially the same light as documented by Hogokansatsukan over here and a close cousin to the Shotgun Sweeper (also built for Hogo) posted over here... in this case the host was an E2D, featuring that light's deeply scalloped bezel. The scallops do impede some of the sidespill but also make an interesting pattern around the beam periphery. Running on a freshly-charged 17670 rechargeable this light will generate perhaps 700-800 lumens overall output.

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The 3-emitter build is an X837.4... note the "X" (for eXtreme) designation, basically a Project-M build but not compliant for efficiency reasons. On the other hand, the beam is particularly clean, with a nice balance of throw and spill, and plenty bright! :D This build also features multiple brightness via the Acorn driver, and due to the customer's battery preference it's configured to run on 3x rechargeables or 4x primaries.

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As usual - looking good! I can't wait for mine to be finished. Can you use the clear label on mine instead of the white?
 

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:thumbsup: Nice work, you've been busy!

Have you cracked into an A2L yet? The blue P4's should give you several emitter swap orders.
 

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:thumbsup: Nice work, you've been busy!

Have you cracked into an A2L yet? The blue P4's should give you several emitter swap orders.

Haven't had one to break into as of yet... always interested in a little scientific research, though! :naughty: If somebody wants to offer theirs for exploratory purposes, the first person to do so gets the emitter swap at cost of parts and shipping alone.
 

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1wrx7, email replied.

Peterthomson, PM replied, sort of.

Sgt, no XP-G have arrived yet, though I do have some on order. :whistle:


[size=+1]TX101 KL3rev1 Build[/size]

TX101 posted photos of his latest build, an old-school Optimator featuring Luxeon K2-TFFC emitter and shortened McR27 reflector, in the 'Show Your Milky Mods' thread of the Flashlight Collecting subforum. Here's some eye candy...

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TX101: "KL3 Gen 1 Optimator LuxK2 TFFC-UW0E 276 lumens @ 1.3 :cool:"

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TX101: "Now my Optimator SSCP4 has a playmate :D"

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[SIZE=+1]Build for Chago[/SIZE]


Scott, what is the white ceramic looking disk where the driver board would normally rest?




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milkyspit

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[SIZE=+1]Build for Chago[/SIZE]


Scott, what is the white ceramic looking disk where the driver board would normally rest?




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That's a layer of Acrtic Alumina finished on the lathe. I was experimenting with a nice way of putting a finishing touch on the underside of the can, so once the board had been wired and mounted I applied a layer of AA, let that set, then sculpted it into shape using the lathe, and finally recreated the center solder contact. It turned out great! Though it did take a surprising amount of time for such a minor touch.
 

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After our convos and looking at your m-project chart, you got me might might tempted my friend... better break out the shamwow's to sop up the drool
 

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After our convos and looking at your m-project chart, you got me might might tempted my friend... better break out the shamwow's to sop up the drool

Linty, hope you didn't make too much of a mess! :laughing: ;)


[size=+1]MSaxatilus U2se[/size]

MSaxatilus said:
SNAKE EYES!!!!

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:grin2::twothumbs:grin2:

Writeup to follow.

To be continued........

MSax, Beautiful photos! How has the U2se been treating you so far?


[size=+1]Tx101 U2by2 with Cree XP-E[/size]

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[size=+1]Gossamer (Cree MC-E pocket-sized light... forgot the photo above)[/size]

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[size=+1]The New M3 Build I Never Told Anyone About![/size] :ohgeez:

Kiwi_sg has a light for sale over here on MP (for a good price, incidentally) that I built him expressly for use on a trip to the mountains in New Zealand this summer... it's an M3 for which I rethought my previous way of going about the upgrade, engineered it for longer throw and better heatsinking while retaining the good things from my other M3 upgrades, like multiple brightness, power source flexibility, and highly efficient regulation circuitry.

I really ought to do a full writeup on this build, but as it's late in the evening at the moment, I'll toss y'all a little eye candy, compliments of Kiwi_sg, and leave the additional details for later.

Outwardly the light looks exactly like a stock M3 (except for the Project-M clear label, that is)...

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A look at the business end hints that this isn't your older brother's M3! Note the big, scary optic... too big, as it turns out, to fit in the M3 head... took some doing to stuff it plus a nice Cree MC-E plus the necessary circuitry plus sufficient heatsinking into that package! :sweat:

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Some vital statistics...

Max output: estimated 727 lumens
Min output: estimated 0.23 lumen
Number of levels: 4
Firmware revision: 'Califon'
Miser capability: Yes
Heatsink material: Brass
Runtime on 3x123 primaries, max brightness: estimated 45m
Runtime on 2x18500, max brightness: estimated 1h9m
Runtime at min brightness: 3000h = 4+ months continuous

Pending my full writeup, I'd suggest folks peruse PoliceScannerMan's Gossamer Review Thread for a nice discussion of the functionality wrapped into the 'Califon' firmware.

Hope a few people like this M3 build! I certainly do... would have made myself one already if only I had an extra M3 head sitting around. (oops.) :ohgeez:
 
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