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Hogokansatsukan said:
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.
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I Can’t wait! Gonna order one to complement my 18500, keeping my NLT as backup.
 
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.
 
Hogokansatsukan said:
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).
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Would the Zirc price start with a 1 or 2?
 
redryder said:
Would the Zirc price start with a 1 or 2?
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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.
 
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.
 
WarriorOfLight said:
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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.
 
kerneldrop said:
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.
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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.
 
kerneldrop said:
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.
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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.
 
Hey old timers who was it that sold ti clips on here for old school HDS lights? U60’s U42’s. Like 15 years ago. cant think of his name and it’s driving me nuts.
 
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