Tofty
Enlightened
When i saw the PEU Pineapple E-seiries compatible bodies available at Illumination Supply i just had to get one.
At the time i had no particular use for such a thing but it looked like such a fascinating oddity i snapped up two.
Since then i discovered the maker's website which explained a bit more about it's origin and fruition, helped by this forum many years ago:
http://peu.net/neoca/index.php?page=The_Pineapple_Body
On the same site i found a photo gallery of CPF member's builds using the pineapple body:
http://peu.net/neoca/index.php?page=The_Pineapple_Gallery
This is where i eventually got the inspiration for the build i am attempting using my pineapple.
I also learned that, in my opinion at least, the pineapple body doesn't go well with very much at all; a lot of the pictures in the gallery are of surefire, arc and mcgizmo legos that don't complement the pineapple bodies tapering shape.
Do please have a look at the gallery and see if you agree with me or not.
There were however a few lights that i thought looked pretty good, they are from a forum member called Wave_particle, there are his photos from the gallery that i thought were close to what i was after:
The shape of this head and tail, unlike most of the other ones. complements the body well with the continuation of the fins along the head and the subtle taper increasing to 1 1/4" as the fins run out.
The tail's milled grip slots match the body's mill work well and the wide yet spacious flared end adds the right amount of presence.
I think the body in red looks even better.
Although the head and tail are very different on this one, the colour scheme really catches my eye.
I therefore thought about combining what's great about these lights; something close to the first two pictures with the parts coloured like the third picture.
This would mean working in aluminium rather than stainless or titanium as i suspect the heads and tails are in the first two pictures.
I am planning to install a 3A triple nichia engine into the head so aluminium's superior thermal properties are what i need anyway.
Luckily member Kenom is offering a type II anodising service so i can get the parts coated when they're done.
This is what i've done so far:
I think it's turned out pretty well.
I'm not so sure the 'TOFTY' text was such a great idea now, but it was the first cutting operation i had to do so i didn't get an opportunity to look at an otherwise finished head and decide then.
Hopefully being anodised black should help it look less conspicuous and awkward.
The thickness of the cut was supposed to match that of the bodies mill work but that doesn't really come across.
The head is hollow to allow a custom drop-in to be installed, due to the finning at the base of the head the drop-in needs to be installed into the top.
There is a second thread in the top of the head under the thread for the bezel ring that will allow a retaining ring to secure the drop-in in place, similar to the system used in Fivemega's 26650 Cooly Hosts.
I hope this has been of interest, please feel free to comment constructively about the build, be it positively or negatively.
I shall be updating this thread as things develop.
PS. Despite everything i've said previously i rather like my surefire pineapple lego (although it's not going to stay like it, custom 18350 body in the works):
At the time i had no particular use for such a thing but it looked like such a fascinating oddity i snapped up two.
Since then i discovered the maker's website which explained a bit more about it's origin and fruition, helped by this forum many years ago:
http://peu.net/neoca/index.php?page=The_Pineapple_Body
On the same site i found a photo gallery of CPF member's builds using the pineapple body:
http://peu.net/neoca/index.php?page=The_Pineapple_Gallery
This is where i eventually got the inspiration for the build i am attempting using my pineapple.
I also learned that, in my opinion at least, the pineapple body doesn't go well with very much at all; a lot of the pictures in the gallery are of surefire, arc and mcgizmo legos that don't complement the pineapple bodies tapering shape.
Do please have a look at the gallery and see if you agree with me or not.
There were however a few lights that i thought looked pretty good, they are from a forum member called Wave_particle, there are his photos from the gallery that i thought were close to what i was after:
The shape of this head and tail, unlike most of the other ones. complements the body well with the continuation of the fins along the head and the subtle taper increasing to 1 1/4" as the fins run out.
The tail's milled grip slots match the body's mill work well and the wide yet spacious flared end adds the right amount of presence.
I think the body in red looks even better.
Although the head and tail are very different on this one, the colour scheme really catches my eye.
I therefore thought about combining what's great about these lights; something close to the first two pictures with the parts coloured like the third picture.
This would mean working in aluminium rather than stainless or titanium as i suspect the heads and tails are in the first two pictures.
I am planning to install a 3A triple nichia engine into the head so aluminium's superior thermal properties are what i need anyway.
Luckily member Kenom is offering a type II anodising service so i can get the parts coated when they're done.
This is what i've done so far:
I think it's turned out pretty well.
I'm not so sure the 'TOFTY' text was such a great idea now, but it was the first cutting operation i had to do so i didn't get an opportunity to look at an otherwise finished head and decide then.
Hopefully being anodised black should help it look less conspicuous and awkward.
The thickness of the cut was supposed to match that of the bodies mill work but that doesn't really come across.
The head is hollow to allow a custom drop-in to be installed, due to the finning at the base of the head the drop-in needs to be installed into the top.
There is a second thread in the top of the head under the thread for the bezel ring that will allow a retaining ring to secure the drop-in in place, similar to the system used in Fivemega's 26650 Cooly Hosts.
I hope this has been of interest, please feel free to comment constructively about the build, be it positively or negatively.
I shall be updating this thread as things develop.
PS. Despite everything i've said previously i rather like my surefire pineapple lego (although it's not going to stay like it, custom 18350 body in the works):
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