wosser
Newly Enlightened
Added a bit of bling to my XT2CR...
The white thing is a 3D printed prototype that I used to fine-tune final dimensions for the metal version. I decided against putting a lanyard hole in the final design because it was awkward to use in that location, so I put my logo there instead .
I took a sheet of 3mm brass plate, and used a drill press to roughly outline the part with a series of holes. Then I used a small hacksaw to connect the holes up and remove all excess material. Then it was a matter of slowly filing the inner diameter to closely match the barrel diameter of the flashlight. The thickness was reduced to 2.1mm using my milling machine (you can still see the machining stripes on the surface) and I applied the maker's mark with my "W" stamp and auto centrepunch.
Once that was all good I sanded it off and installed it.
Looks and feels a lot better than the crappy $3 one that Klarus sell IMHO. Stops it rolling away too
The white thing is a 3D printed prototype that I used to fine-tune final dimensions for the metal version. I decided against putting a lanyard hole in the final design because it was awkward to use in that location, so I put my logo there instead .
I took a sheet of 3mm brass plate, and used a drill press to roughly outline the part with a series of holes. Then I used a small hacksaw to connect the holes up and remove all excess material. Then it was a matter of slowly filing the inner diameter to closely match the barrel diameter of the flashlight. The thickness was reduced to 2.1mm using my milling machine (you can still see the machining stripes on the surface) and I applied the maker's mark with my "W" stamp and auto centrepunch.
Once that was all good I sanded it off and installed it.
Looks and feels a lot better than the crappy $3 one that Klarus sell IMHO. Stops it rolling away too
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