Yet Another Bicycle Flashlight Holder

cults3d

Over the summer, I bought a bike light for my ride. It cost around $15 and turned out to be a total waste of money. Since it was such a piece of junk, I decided to build a better one myself. I searched online forums for existing designs that others had made but couldn't find anything that fit my personal style. One key requirement is that the light needs to be incredibly strong. I ride aggressively and do plenty of wheelies and bunny hops on my bike, so the light has to stay securely in place under all conditions. After testing this design, it seems to work well and looks pretty cool too. These small LED flashlights are cheap, extremely durable, bright, and widely available. The design allows you to easily swap batteries by unscrewing the battery cover without removing the unit itself. This is my first-ever project created using OpenSCAD software. I'm still learning it, so don't be surprised if my scad file looks messy. I tried to make it parameterized but it's probably easy to break with weird parameters. Additionally, compiling and rendering takes a long time at $fn = 24, around 20 minutes or so.