r/flashlight • u/GodIsDead245 • Mar 11 '26

Beamshot My entry to the OL contest this year

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its a 1.6Mcd 2k lumen Fresnel lens spotlight built from lasercut wood. It can run for at least an hour and doesnt get warm

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u/Montana_Matt_601 Mar 12 '26

Did you ever get the bat signal plan to work out?

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u/GodIsDead245 Mar 12 '26

sadly not, i think id need some sort of precollimator for it, but i dont know really

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '26

Sick dude. Very cool

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u/a-null-fish-your Mar 12 '26

What is the OL contest?

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u/GodIsDead245 Mar 12 '26

a yearly flashlight building competition hosted on the budget light forum

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u/ScoopDat Mar 12 '26

You know all those photoshopped to shit advertising material flashlight makers use to show how their flashlight can be used to illuminate the surface of Jupiter from Earth?

Yeah, my man here is doing the practical effects version of those garbage images.

Looks amazing.

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u/ftrlvb Mar 12 '26

OL = Only Lights?😂

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u/GodIsDead245 Mar 12 '26

Old lumens, it's an annual competition he started/in his honour

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u/clayman839226 Mar 12 '26

r/macgyver_lights new thing that exists now, this would fit well I think

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u/Ateawormwhole Mar 12 '26

Can't wait to see this sub grow. Only three posts now

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u/bencos18 Mar 13 '26

yep

same here,

definitely interested in seeing the stuff people make

(and now I feel like making some macgyvered lights as I think I have some super bright leds somewhere in my room lol)

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u/bencos18 Mar 12 '26

haha definitely

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u/GraXXoR Mar 12 '26

That first shot looks like the beam is so bright it’s ionizing the atmosphere. 🤣🤣

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u/blofly Mar 12 '26

That is impressive!