Knurly Nellie Project

I asked Fred to build me first one Knurly Nellie but it turned into two. A CR123 and an Pila A150 Knurly Nellie. I'd like to share with you the progress and pic's of the project. I have bought quite a few lights from CPF members and nothing taken away from other light builders, these may be the finest lights I own. Warning, this thread has many graphics and pictures so it may take a while to get the hang of posting pictures in a thread.
StanTeate

First some draft pic's and build pics.






































































Some build pic's. Fred knows his stuff!
[

Stan,

Much better with a few pics. :devil:

That is absolutely fantastic work. Great photos, showing machining of the very highest precision and quality. Truly knock-out stuff!

very nice. PF's knurling is probably my fave out there, i loved the knurling on the brass luce i had. those look beautiful!

Bump.

I'm all in ! I like the (R)CR123 version, would like an (R)CR2 if possible, great design !!
Much has already been said in the previous posts...
:bow:

Are these Ti??

They are 7075 AL that was EN plated.

Could you make something similar that would use a CR2 primary battery?

cnw4002 said:

Could you make something similar that would use a CR2 primary battery?

Click to expand...

Well, I've made something very similar to what you are asking for--the Tasklight Two is a CR2 powered flashight, 3-levels, that can run on either primaries or rechargeables.

Or, sure I can custom make one like this, too.

Could there be a two level CR2 primary? I have a lummi raw CR2 two level that I really like and would like another with updated led but he is not making them any more. What would be the approximate price range? Just plain aluminum nothing too expensive. The great economic meltdown destroyed my 401 K that was to be my retirement toy money, and at 62 I will never get it back.

As I recall Rob's two-level lights were resistored. I'm not going that route.

And, I don't know of any two-level drivers. The simplest that I have available is a three-stage driver.

If you were looking for a custom light, I'm afraid it would not be cheap, sorry. Better to leave your funds in the 401K then and hope for the best.

PhotonFanatic said:

Better to leave your funds in the 401K then and hope for the best.

Click to expand...

Or, just bury it out back in a coffee can!

Love the craftsmanship. How much does a lathe like that cost?

deusexaethera said:

Love the craftsmanship. How much does a lathe like that cost?

Click to expand...

More than $1,000, but less than $20,000. :devil:

You can always ask the manufacturer. I'm sure that I could not afford a new one.

Wow, those look great! Very clean looking.
ben