Proof of concept

[Nitroz]

One day I was thinking about a para-cord flashlight attachment that would glow in the dark and make for retrieving a flashlight from your pocket or bag easier.

Well this is the first of many to be made. While this one is not perfect, and I still have to machine it down to a specific shape this is the idea. I call this one the snakes tail because of the separate disk that glow. I use the best powder available from glow.inc on everything I make.

The one other improvement will to buy a pressure pot so that the resin will have zero bubbles in the finished product. Enjoy the photos.

 

[Thom2022]

Nice idea although you can get small tritium lanyards for just that purpose with the advantage of them not needing to be 'charged' so to speak.

 

[Str8stroke]

I like it. I made something almost the same. What are those disks on the rope?

Thom trits are nice and all, but they can also be fragile. So it is nice to have options based on your usage.

 

[Need a Light?]

I like it. I made something almost the same. What are those disks on the rope?

Thom trits are nice and all, but they can also be fragile. So it is nice to have options based on your usage.

Looks like they may be attached to the paracord so it doesn't pull out?

 

[Nitroz]

Nice idea although you can get small tritium lanyards for just that purpose with the advantage of them not needing to be 'charged' so to speak.

True no need to charge them but much more cost. This will glow all night especially when your eyes are adjusted to the darkness.

 

[Nitroz]

I like it. I made something almost the same. What are those disks on the rope?

Thom trits are nice and all, but they can also be fragile. So it is nice to have options based on your usage.

Thanks! The disk I made with resin and v10 glow powder and then cut and drilled them.

This will glow all night and is very nice. Once I finish machining this it will be attached to a first run Arc LS and going up for sale.

 

[Nitroz]

Looks like they may be attached to the paracord so it doesn't pull out?

They are strung on the paracord and then I pour another round of resin that the paracord soaks up and I doubt that this will come apart.