Tech #10 – Putting my Flashlight Together

I didn’t write Charlotte there. It just came with the pipe.

This is the hole that the LED light will shine through.

After I have drew my sketch, I started making the outside of my flashlight. The materials I needed to make the outside of my flashlight are a straight pipe, two round caps, a saw, and a drill press. A drill press is a tool that can make holes through tough materials. The drill is similar to a drill, but you don’t have to hold the tool in your hand.

First, I made my straight pipe. I did that by getting a straight pipe, and cutting it to the measurement I wanted it to be cut. I used a saw to cut the straight pipe until the pipe was 6 1/2 inches. Then, I got two round caps. I got one round cap and drilled a hole in it with the drill press. The round cap with the hole is where the LED light will shine through. The other round cap without the hole will be put on the other side of the straight pipe. After I assembled my flashlight, I colored both round caps silver. I colored the two round caps with a silver paint marker. The next step is to solder the three wires, battery, and LED light.

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