December 13th, 2008 Maglite
project:
A small brass adapter for converting a penlight into a spot worklight. I got this idea thumbing through the March edition of Machinist Workshop, there the fellow used parts from a camera stand, here I'm using a Starret Dial indicator stand.
Starting with brass round stock, (love the Jacobs Rubber-Flex collet) first drill then true the outside:
I use carbide insert tooling for almost everything, here the part has been cut off.
The second component, the stem, I made earlier, (1/4 inch brass rod would work fine, but I didn't have any on hand)
To join the pieces I'll first mill a flat with a 1/4 inch end mill:
The two pieces are soldered together:
I used a slitter on the mill to cut an expansion slot. Here's the upclose after polishing with a wire brush:
The adapter is test fitted to the stand:
The Maglite will slide on with firm hand pressure. Here, the assembly is complete:
A small brass adapter for converting a penlight into a spot worklight. I got this idea thumbing through the March edition of Machinist Workshop, there the fellow used parts from a camera stand, here I'm using a Starret Dial indicator stand.
Starting with brass round stock, (love the Jacobs Rubber-Flex collet) first drill then true the outside:
I use carbide insert tooling for almost everything, here the part has been cut off.
The second component, the stem, I made earlier, (1/4 inch brass rod would work fine, but I didn't have any on hand)
To join the pieces I'll first mill a flat with a 1/4 inch end mill:
The two pieces are soldered together:
I used a slitter on the mill to cut an expansion slot. Here's the upclose after polishing with a wire brush:
The adapter is test fitted to the stand:
The Maglite will slide on with firm hand pressure. Here, the assembly is complete: