Per Jeff Liebermann:
When the site comes back up, you might want to dig through:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com
Most of the users in that forum make their own flashlights (and
bicycle lights) because the commercial stuff is either overpriced or
not very reliable.

It's back up and looks promising except that somebody's gone
overboard with image verification. It's required for every post,
every search, and every preview - even when the user is logged
in.
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PeteCresswell