DIY 35W Canister Light

[Tienuts]

I had thought about making something from scratch but the cost of a maglite verses the raw material is much cheaper. It's still a thought though, where did you see those plans?

What exactly do you think the cost of the raw materials would be?

If you've got a machine shop, why not put it to good use? There are some nice CAD plans lying around....machine us some nice AL heads!!

Count me in if you start machining them.

Also, does anyone have any thoughts on making the light head out of pvc?

 

[MilitantMedic]

No no JP's got the machine shop...I have some basic tools and zero knowledge of machine.

 

[MilitantMedic]

I would think PVC wouldn't hold up to high heat.

I saw some CAD drawing and more over at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hiddivelights/

 

[Tienuts]

I would think PVC wouldn't hold up to high heat.

Oh yeah, duh!

I guess I cant be brilliant all the time

 

[dsater]

When you guys are ready to make your handle to secure your light to your arm/hand, I created a goodman-ish handle out of PVC that works great. Pretty easy to make, took me like 20 minutes.

Here's the link:
http://www.brethrenofthecoast.net/piratescove/viewtopic.php?t=24