Sofirn SD01 + Orcatorch WS02 DIY primary light...
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I think I found a winner with the DIY delrin and bungee "handle." Used it for a week of no-gloves diving in Roatan last month and loved it. Came home, swapped the bungee to make it large enough for dry gloves, and have done two deco dives in cold water sidemount with it. It's light, sturdy, and barely there. Here are my plans in case anyone's interested in making their own:
I cut that from a piece of 6mm delrin. Bungee and screw holes are countersunk. Screw is a 1/4"-20x3/8". I'm using 6mm bungee.
I cut that from a piece of 6mm delrin. Bungee and screw holes are countersunk. Screw is a 1/4"-20x3/8". I'm using 6mm bungee.
On page 3 of this thread I have some out of water shots. I'll try to get one on a dry glove this weekend.
Nice! Let us know how that works for you.
Here's some video of using the DIY delrin+bungee mount with dry gloves (featuring a curious sheephead): Sofirn SD01 DIY delrin+bungee mount
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A friend 3d printed the handle for me. I won't get a chance to test it out for another couple of weeks but I'm excited. The only complaint is that the light is ******* heavy. I might only run it with 2 batteries and hope for the best.
This is what I'm working on tonight, 2nd iteration after a rough print, still doing some fine tuning. Final print I'm thinking ABS filament at 100% fill with some solvent smoothing. The concept is to put center mass of the SD01 right above the goodman handle and back of the hand. Bolted in front using the stock screw, bungied in back for redundancy. The holes for the hardware are sized to use a 5/16" highland delrin speed nut for height adjustment with a stainless bolt and nut. Any thoughts to share while I'm still in the early design phase? Its a cool light, very heavy, wierd shape and oddly balanced, hard to beat for the $ though.
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Cool
looks something like this
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looks something like this
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Finished, posted a thread here:
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Probably won't get a chance to get it wet 'til April
Goodman for Sofirn SD01 - How about this?
Lots of great ideas on this board guys! Here's my small contribution. A Sofirn SD01 torch is a pretty good buy for $85, with excellent brightness and a really long run time. Its also fairly heavy for a handheld and its balance is a little awkward. Mounting it to an off-the-shelf goodman...
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