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    You will love this NASA penlight

    I'm crushed that I missed the kickstarter campaign. :mecry: I'll be first in line to purchase from the next batch. PLEASE LET THERE BE A NEXT BATCH!
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    Maratac AAA Cu tarnish progression

    Truly drool-worthy, my friend.
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    NEW Maratac AA cu (Copper)

    Drooling over the AA!
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    Brass / Copper: Before and After

    WHOA! Where do you get one of those things!?
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    For those who are curious about forced patinas, this site has a ton of "recipes". http://www.sciencecompany.com/patinas/patinaformulas.htm
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    IIRC (from the depths of my fuzzy mind), bronze seems to patina more consistently than brass (disregarding enameled brass). It also seems deeper, but it's a deeper looking metal anyway, so I doubt the patina is any darker. I mean, give anything with a fair amount of copper long enough and it'll...
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    +1 I'm a huge all-around fan of copper and its alloys. I'd have to say that, of the big three, brass is my least favorite. Aside from copper, bronze is one handsome metal, and the history behind the alloy only adds to its allure for me. Copper would still top my list, though.
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    I've been carrying my Mini AA for the past few months, so the copper AA has been on a shelf since. Odd thing is, before I left it be, I polished it throughly, and it hasn't tarnished all that much. I try to keep myself from touching and ogling at it too much, but sometimes the temptation is...
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    Brass / Copper: Before and After

    Gorgeous pen! I'm a sucker for copper and its alloys. I rarely polish the patina off my solid copper Embassy Pen but when I do it has a beautiful pink luster that's to die for. I've got a brass Render K on order and I'm really trying not to get matching copper and brass Hinderer pens…
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    what is your most solid, or quality feeling light?

    Probably my Maelstrom X10.
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    If you could get the pill and lens out, you could coat the copper in zinc and then heat it to force the zinc and copper into a layer of brass. It would be the same procedure that science teachers use to turn pennies into "silver" (coated with zinc) and then turning them to "gold" (brass).
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    Anodizing Titanium

    Sorry to bring a zombie thread back to life, but WOW! I'm thinking about flame anodizing a titanium pen, and I'm curious about the design. The thin spiral looks like raw titanium is some places. Did you just anodize around the "path", or did you anodize the entire thing to the bluish/purple...
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    Quark high CRI lights available, at long last!

    Both of mine did too, but after a good thread cleaning and re-lube they're working much better.
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    Quark high CRI lights available, at long last!

    Glad my pics helped so many people get their hands on these fantastic lights. :) I'm still absolutely loving mine.
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    Is Olight a good brand?

    I only have one Olight, but I know of three other people who have them and have never had a problem. My old T20-M feels solid as a rock and never fails to light.
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