HDS Systems #23

[klackey]

Ti Clicky with modern guts.... that sounds great.... Thanks for thinking of the stepchild light.

 

[kerneldrop]

HDS Clicky is my favorite UI.

What emitter offerings are we thinking? I imagine a Zirc or Ti hard-user won't pick the Samsung 351.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

HDS Clicky is my favorite UI.

What emitter offerings are we thinking? I imagine a Zirc or Ti hard-user won't pick the Samsung 351.

There would be about 17 different emitters offered for this, but I'm not going to disclose those now. There are currently 9 on the HDS website, so another 8 on top of that... Some have been seen before, and some not.

 

[PoliceScannerMan]

HDS Clicky is my favorite UI.

What emitter offerings are we thinking? I imagine a Zirc or Ti hard-user won't pick the Samsung 351.

Zirc's are going to be the users of users.

With that said, I would love to see a 4500K 519A in my Ti Clicky. I won't ask Henry to de-dome, that would be a waste of breath. The Prometheus clip is fine, don't need clip holes!

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Machining zirconium...

 

[desert.snake]

Machining zirconium...

looks like they forgot to add coolant

 

[Hoosier Light]

2-3 weeks... Hogo weeks, not Henry weeks.

Thank you. I just ordered.

 

[kerneldrop]

I'm such a hard-user that I better stay away from flammable metals

 

[tech25]

There would be about 17 different emitters offered for this, but I'm not going to disclose those now. There are currently 9 on the HDS website, so another 8 on top of that... Some have been seen before, and some not.

I Can't wait! Gonna order one to complement my 18500, keeping my NLT as backup.

 

[p73rs]

Ti clicky sounds good. I sent two lights to HDS for the repair more than one year ago. Hopefully, those two lights will come back before those new metals.

 

[thermal guy]

A year ago? Ouch.

 

[redryder]

I am contemplating a Zirconium run of Rotaries as you may know.
I was thinking about trying to add some Clickies to that as I generally snub that particular red-headed ******* step child... but then I was thinking, and got some feedback from some other internet corners and thought... what if HDS did a run of titanium Clickies at the same time and didn't do Zirconium Clickies...
So, Zirc Rotaries and Titanium Clickies... at least that is my thought.
Of course, it would greatly depend on demand.

And just to put it out there, no, the knurling on a current batch of titanium Clickies would not be the same as the knurling on the original run of titanium Clickies but would be the standard knurling found on the current lights. (I knew someone would ask for that sharper stuff).

Would the Zirc price start with a 1 or 2?

 

[WarriorOfLight]

Would the Zirc price start with a 1 or 2?

Guess at the moment it is quite difficult to find a large number of interested people.

There are still BeCu rotaries left. @$1250 base price. And I think Zironium is not available at a preorder price ~1050$ and regular price @1250$. I guess, the interest for a $1500-$2500 light will be not that high like it was i.e. for the Stainless Steel version or even the Titanium Rotary a few years ago.

Also a smaller batch of Titanium clickies will be > ~1000$ preorder price...

But at all it is a nice idea. Maybe HDS should think about bringing the 8 new LED options to the aluminium lights. I am quite sure there will be high interest. That is fast earned money for HDS having a larger bunch of this new LEDs for regular HDS lights.

 

[thermal guy]

Would the Zirc price start with a 1 or 2?

I'm betting it will be more like 3-4.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

At this point I don't know and anything is pure speculation… until I get quotes back from the machinist. I would bet a titanium Clicky is going to be as much or more than the rotary was in Titanium due to inflation and our base cost… But again, that is pure speculation.
Also, CPF is no longer a good judge of what will be popular. It hasn't been for a few years now. The FB groups are currently a better judge.
The beryllium copper are still selling actually… One sold just the other week, and we don't have too many left. Considering the delays over the last year and a half, that isn't surprising.
After the 18 350 and 18 500 tubes go out, I am resigning Henry to get all the repairs out the door which has been absolutely unacceptable for how long that has taken.
After this, I should know the actual costs of a titanium Clicky, and a zirconium rotary.

 

[badtziscool]

After the 18 350 and 18 500 tubes go out, ...

I think this should wait until October to happen just so that we can show how devoted we are to HDS. I mean what other fan base would wait two years for something and not get upset?

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

It may take that long. As we all know, HDS does not move very fast and neither do our vendors.

 

[kerneldrop]

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If I had a 100 guesses as to how you would post i wouldn't get it right this time. haha
I fully agree with you, but I'm an aluminum guy.

This isn't a knock on Zirc flashlights....I'm curious how Zirc became a precious metal for custom flashlights. It's more of an industrial alloy.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

If I had a 100 guesses as to how you would post i wouldn't get it right this time. haha
I fully agree with you, but I'm an aluminum guy.

This isn't a knock on Zirc flashlights....I'm curious how Zirc became a precious metal for custom flashlights. It's more of an industrial alloy.

I don't know how zirc became a flashlight material, but we have had several requests for them over the years. I personally would like depleted uranium so it would weigh about 8 pounds and could be fired out of a Warthog.

 

[badtziscool]

If I had a 100 guesses as to how you would post i wouldn't get it right this time. haha
I fully agree with you, but I'm an aluminum guy.

This isn't a knock on Zirc flashlights....I'm curious how Zirc became a precious metal for custom flashlights. It's more of an industrial alloy.

I think Zirconium became an exotic metal for flashlights because of it's similar properties to Titanium but with the added beauty of developing a deep black oxide layer when it's heated. On a matte surface, it looks similar to black HA aluminum but richer. On a polished surface, it looks like a piece of obsidian. It could also develop a mix of green, purple, and pink in what everyone calls an "oil slick" finish. I have to admit, it is very pleasing to look at. It's just hard to justify the additional cost in practical applications. But for the collectors, I see a place for it.