sween1911
Flashlight Enthusiast
Did it last night. A lot of aluminum dust and oil everywhere, but I did it.
- Used an old OLD Milwaukee drill sitting upside down in my vise as a lathe.
- Piece of 1/2" aluminum bar cut to length
- Heavy vinyl tape on the bar to increase the radius, and also to secure the sandpaper
- A lot of sandpaper and luck
Moddin' ain't easy. Got a nice paper cut on my right palm from spinning sandpaper....
Current module and my favorite is a Nichia from Nailbender. Perfect bright white tint and a nice centered spot. Back when I ordered it, I wanted a unit so I could also use primaries in a pinch, so this has a buck driver and I ran it on two 17500's. I broke out my old 1500mah AW Li-Ion 18500's I used to use in my Olight M30 and they fit perfectly in the M3 now. Most of my 18650's slide in perfectly, though the couple higher capacity ones stick in the middle. I'm planning on putting together a single li-ion version that I can run with an 18650 and a spacer, but for now I'm good to go.
- Used an old OLD Milwaukee drill sitting upside down in my vise as a lathe.
- Piece of 1/2" aluminum bar cut to length
- Heavy vinyl tape on the bar to increase the radius, and also to secure the sandpaper
- A lot of sandpaper and luck
Moddin' ain't easy. Got a nice paper cut on my right palm from spinning sandpaper....
Current module and my favorite is a Nichia from Nailbender. Perfect bright white tint and a nice centered spot. Back when I ordered it, I wanted a unit so I could also use primaries in a pinch, so this has a buck driver and I ran it on two 17500's. I broke out my old 1500mah AW Li-Ion 18500's I used to use in my Olight M30 and they fit perfectly in the M3 now. Most of my 18650's slide in perfectly, though the couple higher capacity ones stick in the middle. I'm planning on putting together a single li-ion version that I can run with an 18650 and a spacer, but for now I'm good to go.
