Surefire mini G2

[PCC]

I'm going to guess that he cut down a G2/G3, bored out the tail side and cut down the end that threads onto the head. Some glue and, wa-la, G1. I suppose that someone wanting to make a few of these could mix up a few colors as well.

 

[Cuso]

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT DETAILS...:twothumbs

 

[Bullzeyebill]

Looks like peite stopped posting on the 10th. I'll PM him.

Bill

 

[LiteFan]

I would be in for one of these 3g's.

 

[Blindasabat]

Surefire G1

No need to wait for one. Get a G2 extender tube from SureFire,
http://www.surefire.com/ConversionKits
for all of $11. Cut the inner and outer tubes down, press back together and wa-laaa. Actually a cheap mod.

 

[GarageBoy]

Re: Surefire G1

The details is how to mate the head flange

 

[Blindasabat]

Looks like the body tube is just pressed onto the head flange.

 

[LiteFan]

I checked my G2 it does not seem any way to remove the head flange, it seems molded to the body tube in one piece.

 

[maxspeeds]

Looks like the body tube is just pressed onto the head flange.

It must be secured somehow, possibly with epoxy. The force of the springs from the tailcap and lamp will push the body apart.

 

[alantch]

I still don't see how the circled part is put together. I can see that the OP logs in every now and then but stays silent on this great mod.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

A few days ago I PM'd peite to please post in this thread. No results, so I just now requested him to do so in his other thread. I do not understand why he has left this hanging.

Bill

 

[rolling]

Maybe he is more a Photoshop guy Why are in the first picture 2 rows of blocks and in the second one you see the beginning of a third row?

 

[PCC]

I believe that the beginning of the third row is shown in the first picture but you cannot really see it because there isn't a shadow cast on it to highlight it.

The shoulder that alantch circled is, I believe, part of the Nitrolon body that was cut down using a lathe. If you look at a G2 or G3 body you see that it is quite thick at that point on the body, about 3mm or more. If you chuck a G2 or G3 into lathe you should be able to easily turn it down to that diameter. You then need to do the same to an extension or even the remainder of the body. I'm starting to think that he glued the cut-down steel sleeve into the Nitrolon body to hold it all together. If I were to do this what I described above is pretty much what I would do.

 

[bigchelis]

Phottoshop........At least we can dream now.

 

[peite]

my dear friend....

I am very sorry lets you be angry
my english is not good
so...I can't tell you how to do
I hoped you can understand my meaning

if you can read Chinese .I can tell you how to do a lot
http://www.knifeedgeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6231

Thank you very much
peite wu

 

[bigchelis]

my dear friend....

I am very sorry lets you be angry
my english is not good
so...I can't tell you how to do
I hoped you can understand my meaning

if you can read Chinese .I can tell you how to do a lot
http://www.knifeedgeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6231

Thank you very much
peite wu

Where did you get the Adaptor that allows to attach the G2 bezel to the battery adaptor. I can cut the adaptor shorter untill the threads are within reach, but I have no idea where you got the adaptor. It looks just like the LU60 (adaptor collar).


From looking this over if he cut the battery adaptor and the top of the tube, then just epoxy them together. It looks quite simple of a Modification, now please confirm that is what you did. No english needed; just say yes or no.

 

[Illum]

if the link wasn't membership content protected...like bladeforums I can at least help to translate Chinese sites as I have done in the past

 

[NetKidz]

As I know, the mini G2 is made as follow:

Cut the original G2 tube and leave a short body section as 1. in the above picture. Trim the body by lathe to make the outer diameter smaller.

Cut an AN14 Battery adapter. It's longer than needed to keep the rectangle shape intact. Using lathe again to bore out the inner diameter indicated by 2. above. (only the begining, not entire adapter)

3. Test/fit 1 and 2, then use epoxy to glue them.

4. The inner sleeve is cutted gradually. Cut a little, then try to fit. If not good, cut a little more. Do it several times to find the correct length.

 

[Flashlike]

I'm not so sure that one would have to bore out the AN14 battery adapter (which is used for the flashlight body in this mod).
I think that you just need to come up with the metal sleeve to reduce the diameter.
The AN14 adapter is designed for the Surefire NiCad battery which is a slightly larger diameter than CR123 batteries need.
Does this make sense?

BTW, thanks for everyone's input on this! It looks like a nifty mod, once completed. I'm contemplating which color to go with.

 

[peite]

yes.yes.yes.yes.yes.....
Thanks for NetKidz Detailed Explanation

:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs

As I know, the mini G2 is made as follow:

Cut the original G2 tube and leave a short body section as 1. in the above picture. Trim the body by lathe to make the outer diameter smaller.

Cut an AN14 Battery adapter. It's longer than needed to keep the rectangle shape intact. Using lathe again to bore out the inner diameter indicated by 2. above. (only the begining, not entire adapter)

3. Test/fit 1 and 2, then use epoxy to glue them.

4. The inner sleeve is cutted gradually. Cut a little, then try to fit. If not good, cut a little more. Do it several times to find the correct length.