archer6817j
Enlightened
Hi folks,
Just thinking, I believe nickel plating is just about the best solution out there...especially in terms of a durable, functional coating. For me, this is a big part of the lifetime warranty since a raw light will be prone to oxidation and thread wear, not to mention that raw aluminum threads will wear and produce a messy black film on the threads. These raw lights would be exclusive to CPF since cleaning/maintenance will be more critical to their proper function.
However, it occurred to me that some CPF folks still might prefer raw aluminum lights. These could be stone washed or brushed...but polished and/or sand blasted starts to look terrible pretty fast. Another option would be "as machined" but since I'm doing combined mill/lathe work on these lights the appearance won't be uniform. Price would be $210 instead of $225 for stone washed or brushed. $200 flat for "as machined."
Anyway, just a feeler. As always, please comment!
Just thinking, I believe nickel plating is just about the best solution out there...especially in terms of a durable, functional coating. For me, this is a big part of the lifetime warranty since a raw light will be prone to oxidation and thread wear, not to mention that raw aluminum threads will wear and produce a messy black film on the threads. These raw lights would be exclusive to CPF since cleaning/maintenance will be more critical to their proper function.
However, it occurred to me that some CPF folks still might prefer raw aluminum lights. These could be stone washed or brushed...but polished and/or sand blasted starts to look terrible pretty fast. Another option would be "as machined" but since I'm doing combined mill/lathe work on these lights the appearance won't be uniform. Price would be $210 instead of $225 for stone washed or brushed. $200 flat for "as machined."
Anyway, just a feeler. As always, please comment!