Well, we have another Makita mod to show!

Sorry that's it's taken so long for update. My heart condition has been kicking my butt, and the fatigue has been awful. But finally am feeling better and able to get out to the shop.

I'm a big fan of the Makita 9.6v flashlights. Just fit the hand nice, solidly made, and constructed of ABS so it's easy to fix and mad. I snagged this beater some time ago before I had gotten back into the line serious like. Didn't have any stick batteries or chargers at that time, so modified this light to run off on 9 volt transistor batteries. Worked well.
I have since picked up a handful of flashlights, most missing parts. That makes them obtainable for a bad song. When deciding to do a light mod I decided to make my old transistor battery the "donor" for OEM parts, and swapped out all the substandard pieces and/or made replacements. The newer lights got all the OEM parts, and this one became a "mutt" tool.

I wanted to add a carry handle to the flashlight to replace the cheapy plastic OEM strap. One of the few design concepts Makita did which I don't like. Anyway I wanted to add a wire handle that would look like it went with the light and not alter the base tool in any way so I could always put it back.

Here's the mutt light before handle mod.

The old MG site has recently been replaced.  For now, we are still in business,  but are in a sense operating on borrowed time. To keep members in the loop, we are having discussions behind the scenes regarding the path forward. Short of Rusty
reappearing, replacement of this site is realistically the only viable option. Fortunately,  we belive that we can assemble a site to replace this one, and preserve our active member email addresses with the idea of no one being lost in the shuffle. I just wanted to put this out there so the members know we are making plans to take measures so we don't get caught with our pants down waiting for the place to go dark. I will share more about this as I can. UB

I would love having him back and involved, but minus two dudes kissing. 

A very cozy room, am surprised by the abscence of artwork.  Bare walls begging for prints of brass era cars, or art deco advertizing posters.  The chairs and couch with their diamond pleated upholstery very reminiscent of the type used in the brass era.

I`d expect to see a pipe cradle on that desk.