I would guess I have done my part to pave the “path to hell”…what with all my good intentions regarding my garage/DIY projects. I hit a bit of a wall with the Mini-Mill, the Z axis needs re-engineered as it has a lot of movement when the Y axis moves. Given this distraction, and the arrival of the parts to build the 3W LED headlight…I started on that project.
My neighbor has a shark fishing hobby. When possible he spends a weekend at the gulf. Much of the fishing is done in the dark, which is not a nice time to be low on light…especially when you are waist deep in the water. We had discussed multiple options, and I recalled some LED DIY headlights I had seen. I ordered the various bits to make 2 copies.
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Powering the lights is the real struggle…balancing between portable and long life. I opted for the initial build to use an 18V NiMH drill battery…$10 from Harbor Freight and $5 for a charger. This was by far the cheapest option, and is still very portable….just somewhat heavy. Christian took the prototype to a fishing get-together…I am looking forward to the feedback he obtained. I don’t have a lot of desire to built them to sell, but I agreed to do a few for him and his friends that would want them. There is still some tweaking needed on the headlight straps etc….more to come (with pictures too!)