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- Shining bright – the LED torches put out an amazing amount of light.
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- Brass, stainless and brass – three torches ready for their new owners.
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- Extra bling was added for teenage relative and her friend.
Stainless steel version of the LED torch. The hexagon barrel and jump ring in the tail make it easier to twist the torch on and off.
A good deal of interest was created following the report on Ralph’s brass torch project and as I was looking for a relatively easy project to get me back into the workshop after the long drawn out winter I decided to give it a go.
After a trial run making the first torch I then set about making a batch of six – three in brass and three in stainless steel. Even free cutting stainless steel is more difficult to machine than brass so I shall be sticking to brass in future.
I can add very little to Ralph’s (AKA ‘Divided Head’) excellent build notes except to say this is a fun project – oh and if you do run into difficulties do read through to the end of Ralph’s notes where there are helpful solutions to most problems that you may encounter. You’ll find plenty of inexpensive LEDs and CR927 button cell batteries on ebay.
I would like to have shown more photographs but each torch seemed to disappear amongst family and friends as soon as it was completed.
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- Start of production run of little brass torches with my prototype in the foreground.
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- Six torch bodies bored out and tapped, three in brass and three in stainless.
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- Six tops and tails ready for detailing and the fitting of batteries.
Now I’m going to have to buy some stainless hex! That looks too good :-)
You are too kind Ralph. The trickiest part I found with using stainless was the machining of the recess to take the larger O ring. The lightest of skims with an end mill puts a decent finish on the exterior.