So I finally started making something useful on my lathe. Making a bunch of bits of aluminum that stick together is great, but there is limited utility in useless bits of practice junk. I’m making housings to fit two asymmetric lenses I got from SuperNova a while back to replace

Got some work done this weekend. I’m taking a trip coming up here in the beginning of April that will last a month and a half or so. Corey needed a couple little chain-stay mount taillights for some rando frames he’s building, so I took care of those. These are ebay housin

I got the light system installed on Callie’s bicycle last week. Very pleased with how it all came together, especially the taillight. For next time I need to make the electronics compartment larger to I can use larger smoothing capacitors, it flickers more at low speeds that I w

I recently got Millison’s running lights up and operational. I’m very pleased how they turned out, bright enough for visibility, but not blinding. The silicon caulking I used for a lens/diffuser/sealant/glue was more opaque than I expected but very effective in its multi-purposefulnes

It’s been pretty silent ’round these parts lately. That is for many reasons, not the least of which is that I’ve been playing outside a lot this summer. Rock climbing, cycling, and general merry making. Working full time and playing on weekends doesn’t leave mu

Long ago it seems, I got this pair of lights from Andy to do some LED modifications. They are a Luxor headlight, the lens reads Luxor 50, and a taillight. I’m unsure of it’s make, but its the second one I’ve had in my hands. They’re pretty neat. The taillight i

The headlight for Steve is done. I got it all gooped up and stuffed in on Wednesday. What remains is a quick and dirty little housing for the taillight which is going to be dead simple and quick. That’s on the list for Saturday. Below are some Beamshots and other assembly photos

Photos of the start of a light system for Steven. The housing will have three emitters in the headlight; one 20 deg X 80 deg lens (with a standlight) and two 5 deg spot’s. This should give an optimal beam shape with throw and spread. The driving circuitry is the pilom driver cir

Gerardo is a regular at the bike shop where I work. He came in one night with a some lighting woes. He has a Supernova headlight and a B+M Taillight is acting strange. You can reference my long rant about the history of bicycle lighting to find out in detail why this is a bad idea. Th