beachnik
Contributor
Yet another solution...
I really liked bbcg59's idea with the spacers. I was doing some home improvement projects - so every-time I went to a new hardware store I'd check for these. No one has them - including my local Ace.
These things are called 'Arbor Shims without keyway' and / or 'Arbor Spacers without keyway'. You can find them online, but by the time you do the minimum order and pay the shipping, you'll start to wonder why you don't just buy a new light.
For those who are considering doing this light, you've already read about the use of a bicycle headset spacer. Generally, you'll need to do a little grinding of the I.D. with a dremel to make these fit.
Another problem is that the spacers that I've seen, and those mentioned above, have an O.D. that causes them to drift around inside the light. As a result, the electrical connection is not reliable.
What I did was to drill three holes around the perimeter of the spacer. I ran a self threading screw in and out of the hole to put a little thread into the smooth hole. I slide the spacer onto a large wood dowel and dripped solder into each of the three holes. It adds just enough material to cause the reflector / spacer to stay centered and maintain electrical contact.
If you can't find Arbor Shims, this might be the way to go.
I really liked bbcg59's idea with the spacers. I was doing some home improvement projects - so every-time I went to a new hardware store I'd check for these. No one has them - including my local Ace.
These things are called 'Arbor Shims without keyway' and / or 'Arbor Spacers without keyway'. You can find them online, but by the time you do the minimum order and pay the shipping, you'll start to wonder why you don't just buy a new light.
For those who are considering doing this light, you've already read about the use of a bicycle headset spacer. Generally, you'll need to do a little grinding of the I.D. with a dremel to make these fit.
Another problem is that the spacers that I've seen, and those mentioned above, have an O.D. that causes them to drift around inside the light. As a result, the electrical connection is not reliable.
What I did was to drill three holes around the perimeter of the spacer. I ran a self threading screw in and out of the hole to put a little thread into the smooth hole. I slide the spacer onto a large wood dowel and dripped solder into each of the three holes. It adds just enough material to cause the reflector / spacer to stay centered and maintain electrical contact.
If you can't find Arbor Shims, this might be the way to go.
