Pocket LED Light (like a lightsaber a bit.. kinda usefull)

This Instructable hopefully shows u how to make a useful, handy, and probably fun pocket lamp.

1st off sorry for the image quality. the camera sux at close range even with macro on.
Also i had to draw the instructions as i have had this made for some time and don't have the bits to remake it (and I am not taking it apart :D)

Although i have made this thing a long time ago (long before the LED challenge) I still want to try and share how to make your own.

Step 1 Materials.

Ok you will need:

1 Bright LED (i had a Blue one that was in the lighter i used to make mine, along with the battery case)

3 button cell battery's (3x AG3 i think)

1 plastic tube (wide enough to fit the button cells with room for wire and tape around them)

Tracing/transparent paper 8nice and frosted :3

clear tape (invisible scotch tape is best as it it is just like the tracing paper used)

black electrical tape.

thing to use as button (i got mine from an old laser pen it was the external nob used to press the momentary switch inside)

wire / paper clip (anything that can be used to make contacts and be used to make a switch too)

Tools:

sharp knife (aways useful)

drill (for button hole)

soldering iron / solder (just in case ;)

Comments

[airbourned]

these would make cool bikelights to attach directly to the frame using velcro

[Bongmaster]

probably, as a visibility thing, they wont illuminate much around u tho X3

[The nerdling]

cool

[superMacaroni]

Hai! Subarashii instructable, Haruhi-chan!

[nerd12]

i have some multi colour leds if i put them in a sword it would look crazy.

[thartaros]

very nice!! im gonna make a larger version of this, but im going to add a piece of black paper to the tube so when i use it, i wont be blinded (i intend to use this if i have car troubles at night)

also a little tip: red light does not impair your night vision.

the void!! it beckons me...like a cold hand, it guides me through a sea of darkness and despair into its dark abyss...

[Bongmaster]

kool u might wanna add a LED at both ends then :)

also using RGB leds might be kool too :P i might just give that a try :3

[ATG]

this is awesome mate.....looks lik a blue neon saber....m gonna make a longer version of this....ty...:)

[Bongmaster]

thnx :) good luck

[apr1694]

to make this I can just use an LED light and a glue gun refill

[Bongmaster]

you could :) lets see how it looks :)

[bassclarinet23]

I actually made something just like this before I even saw your instructable. Pretty cool. ;P

[Bongmaster]

hehe kool

[metal-matt]

kool but dude...
"a void of nothing that drags the very soul from you as you despair at its empty endless nothingness!!"
lol ^-

[Bongmaster]

well i gotta cater for all types even emos :3 jk :P

[Brother_D]

dude i'm totally gonna make a bigger version of this. can i get a "lightsaber"?

[drummonkey92]

hey this is awsum but i think i missed something. what keeps the guts in the bottom? so that is doesnt fall into the main (diffused) part

[Bongmaster]

paper wedge ;) i did mention it somewhere :D maybe in a image note..

[drummonkey92]

cheers, i saw that but wasnt sure if it would hold the whole thing in place

[GorillazMiko]

Very easy to do. You would most likely want to add in a resistor though, but 3 1.5v batteries is probably okay, but I would add one in anyways. :P Nice job, I just got a TON of blue LEDs that I salvaged from this thing.. might try this out, looks great (yours) in the end. Nice job once again!

[Bongmaster]

thnx :) the bits in mine are actually the guts from a lighter that had an led torch built in. i kept the same assembly and inserted it.. this instructable sets it out so you can make the assembly easy from scratch. I remember an instructable somewhere that used the exact same lighter, but i dunno what one now.

[GorillazMiko]

The "Cool LED Light" one? With the broken glass?

[Bongmaster]

dunno :S it just had cheap lighters and the guy salvaged the LED and batterys from them.

[acaz93]

i' sure you made the drawings in word or powerpoint , They're too cool to be made in paint!

[Bongmaster]

Word? powerpoint? don't swear :S ewww nah seriously ;) i done them quick in photoshop :) real quick as i was making the instructable :D

[theRIAA]

photoshop has that lame brown/blue gradient built in? shame on photoshop...

[gmjhowe]

Photoshop is a powerful weapon, in one mans hand it can create beauty, in another mans hand it can create terror, chaos and pain.

[Bongmaster]

and a man that can do both is a formidable foe >:D

http://the-bongmaster.deviantart.com/

(just to show i can use photoshop ;) )

[gmjhowe]

very nice, some good work there, you obviously have a great talent for illustration. i prefer to create stuff more like digital art, i also like to create things, im waiting for my recently made plasma rifle to get listed, u must check it out.

[chuckr44]

Ooh! A cheese slicer light saber!