So yea... today I had the itch to build something and decided on having a stab at making my own flashlight. I had some 3/4" type L and M copper pipe, some 3/4" caps, and assorted parts from dead drop-ins, and a clicky switch... and after a couple hours of cutting, grinding, filing, sanding, and polishing... everything seems to be coming together nicely. The 3/4" pipe is perfect for 18650 batteries and by press fitting a piece of the thin type M pipe that I had cut down one side from end to end, it narrowed the tube just enough for the switch and pill a place to sit. I decided to order a 20mm TIR lens from Carclo Technical Plastics that's made to work well with the Cree XM-L i'll be installing, and that should arrive either late this week or early next week. So i'll post up some more photos once I get those parts installed. So far, here it is.
And if anyone asks, that TIR is not the one i'm using. It belongs in my Surefire E2DL Defender.
And if anyone asks, that TIR is not the one i'm using. It belongs in my Surefire E2DL Defender.