COMPLETED: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

[PhotonFanatic]

The Second Run of Luci Are Completed (or nearly so)

BTW, 'Luci' is the plural, in Italian, for 'Luce'.

And a few close-ups:

New tailcap design that I thought might be interesting:

Please review your order and double check the pricing that I've come up with below:

Please send payment through PayPal to one of these accounts:

Cash-only to: paycashpal (at) photonfanatic.com
or
Credit card to: fanatic (at) photonfanatic.com

BTW, the Luci are shipped via First Class Mail with Delivery Confirmation, and are uninsured. If you want insurance, please add $2.50. Insurance is available only on domestic shipments.

Thanks!

As an aside: These will be the last run of Luci for me. I've enjoyed making them, and will continue to make them when specifically requested, i.e., a custom order. I will occasionally design and build a Luce, if I can think of something new. :devil:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

ORIGINAL POST:

All available Trit spheres have been segregated for specific builds--I have no more available for building a Luce.

If you have your own Trit sphere, then I can build a Luce for you--please e-mail me. Thanks.

For more info on previously built Luci, please read the original sales thread.

Luce de Notte Second Run Prices--with standard 11mm Tritium sphere
Note: The cost of the Trit spheres has increased by $5 for the 11mm and $10 for the 18mm, so the prices below have been increased accordingly, as of 9/23/08:

6061 Bare Aluminum -- $160 grooved, $170 knurled
Large Bare Aluminum -- $170 grooved, $180 knurled; Add $55 if you opt for an 18mm H3 sphere.
Brass -- $170 grooved, $180 knurled;
Large Brass -- $180 grooved, $190 knurled; Add $55 if you opt for an 18mm H3 sphere.
Stainless Steel -- $240--only offered with grooves
Titianium -- $300--only offered with grooves
Large Titanium (with 18mm sphere)--$355--only offered with grooves

If you are supplying the Trit sphere, deduct $45 for the 11mm sphere, or $100 for the 18mm sphere.

As before, you have the option of flat-top or domed-top tail caps.

So, if you'd like one, with delivery some time in 2008 devil, please post your interest now. Thanks.

Please do not send any payment until I have notified you that your Luce is ready to ship. Thanks.

The Sign-Up List

Rocketman223, large grooved Brass, Ice Blue 18mm Trit, flat-top tailcap
HoopleHead, large grooved two-tone 6061AL, Green 18mm Trit, domed tailcap
PhantomPhoton, grooved Brass, 11mm Green Trit, flat-top tailcap
Chief-Yeah, grooved Ti, flat-top tail, 11mm Green Trit, flat-top tailcap
Rudi, large knurled Brass, 18mm Green Trit, ?? tailcap
StrayLight, grooved two-tone Brass, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap
StrayLight, grooved two-tone 6061AL, 11mm Green Trit, domed tailcap
Groundhog66, grooved 316 Stainless Steel, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tailcap
BugOutGear_USA, large knurled Brass, 18mm Orange Trit, domed tailcap
BugOutGear_USA, knurled 6061AL, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tailcap
StanTeate, large knurled Brass, 18mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tailcap
StanTeate, large knurled Brass, 18mm Green Trit, flat-top tailcap
jefft, grooved 6061AL, 11mm Green Trit, flat-top tailcap
FlashInThePan, grooved 6061AL, 11mm Green Trit, domed tailcap
liam_995, large 6061AL, two-tone, 15mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap
foxracer72, large Ti, 18mm Green Trit, domed tailcap
mcmc, grooved 6061AL, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tail
Ironwood, knurled Brass, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tailcap
Drywolf, grooved Brass, 11mm Green Trit, flat-top tailcap
Arcoholic, grooved 6061AL 11mm Ice Blue Trit, flat-top tailcap
Arcoholic, large grooved 6061AL, 18mm Orange Trit, domed tailcap
UnderTheWeepingMoon, knurled Brass, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap
NickC, Titanium, 11mm Ice Blue, flat-top tailcap
DM51, large Brass, 18mm Orange, flat-top tailcap
UKSFighter, large grooved Brass, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap
GerogeMaggos, grooved 6061AL,11mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap
PFSpecBuild, brass knurled, grooved and dimpled, 11mm Ice Blue Trit, domed tailcap

Some pics of various previous builds:

Aluminum Luce with grooves and domed polycarbonate tailcap.

Knurled brass Luce with 11mm Ice Blue Trit and domed tailcap.

Stainless steel Luce.

Group photo from first build.

 

[Rocketman223]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Count me in for at least 1, maybe 2. Large grooved brass for 1.
Maybe magnesium for the other, just trying to figure out how to ship the block to you.

Do these have a cover so they can be "turned off"?
Thanks
Ed

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

. . .

Do these have a cover so they can be "turned off"?
Thanks
Ed

I can make a tailcap out of metal, so with the front of the light sitting on a table, there would be no light coming out. Or, I can send you a bag to keep it in. :devil:

 

[j2coe]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

you could probably make a kydex sheath it would snap into that could cover both ends and block the light. could even put a clip for belt carry if you want to get crazy :huh:.

 

[Rocketman223]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

I am obviously missing something here, I guess I really am unenlightened... Does the light come out of both ends??

Ed

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Ed,

Yes, but from the front end, it is as bright as possible--the Tritium sphere is located inside the reflector, just resting there, so all the light is directed forward.

However, all reflectors have holes at their base, where the LED normally enters; in the case of the Luce, I've enlarged the hole a tad and the little teat that sticks out from the Tritium sphere comes out of that enlarged opening and sticks into the polycarbonate piece, which has been bored to allow room for the teat.

So, if the Luce is sitting front down on your nightstand, there is a faint glow that emanates from the polycarbonate hemispherical tailcap. It isn't bright, you wouldn't see it in daylight, but once your eyes become adjusted to total darkness, then it is quite visible. It allows you to quickly locate the Luce on your nightstand. Or, if you didn't bother to carry it to the bathroom, then it shows you the location of your nightstand at least.

[edit 4/22]
Ed,

Here's a shot which shows the light exiting both ends of the Luce, but, as you can see, it is much dimmer at the domed end.

 

[JohnTz]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

These things are so cool. Can anyone make any statement or comparisons to how bright they are from the front. Can anyone compare it to a low setting on a light? I am saving up for one of these.

 

[GG8778]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

What a bettery type for Luce de notte CR2 or CR123./ Thanks.

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

What a bettery type for Luce de notte CR2 or CR123./ Thanks.

The Luce's light comes from a Tritium sphere, not from a battery. The halflife of the sphere is about 12 years.

The spheres are clearly visible in the reflector in this pic:

 

[HoopleHead]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

definitely in for one of the Al ones (maybe a brass/ss too) with a domed tail, preferrably in green but blue is fine too.

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

I'm interested. Missed the first run. As of right now I'm thinking brass, green, flat tail. But I'm not too sure about the tail yet. I'll have to ponder a bit and search out more info.

 

[smokelaw1]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

retracted

 

[Rudi]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Will you be offering 18mm spheres as well?

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Will you be offering 18mm spheres as well?

Rudi,

While I normally use the 11mm sphere, I have installed many 18mm spheres that folks have sent to me. For this run, if you want an 18mm sphere, then I will order it from B@rt for your build. Just need to know the color you'd like.

Also, the 18mm fits best in one of the larger sized Luce's, i.e., the 27mm reflector, so you can choose between AL, brass or Ti.

BTW, you have to add $55 to the prices shown in the first thread since the 18mm sphere is $110, versus $55 for the 11mm sphere.

 

[Chief-Yeah]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

I'd be interested in a flat top Ti version with green trit.

 

[HoopleHead]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

definitely in for one of the Al ones (maybe a brass/ss too) with a domed tail, preferrably in green but blue is fine too.

update again, large grooved 6061AL, green 18mm (only) Trit, flat-top tail (not "sealed"). paypal standing by!

 

[Rudi]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Yes Fred, please order a green 18mm sphere for me. Large Luce, knurled brass. I'll let you know whether domed end, flat end, or blocked end after evaluating the 11mm small one that is in the works.
Thanks,
Rudi

 

[StrayLight]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Why am I a sucker for custom lights with limited uses? Of course I want one... large grooved (two toned, brushed ribs, if possible) Ti with domed poly and probably ice blue tritium.

Do the tritium spheres come in other colors, such as yellow, orange or red?

 

[StrayLight]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

Is there a major difference in perceived brightness between the 11mm and 18mm spheres?

Nuts, now I can't decide. Pending an answer to my question about other colors, I think I may want two "affordable" Luci instead of a Ti one. One brass with blue domed, one Al with green domed, both grooved. Yeah.

 

[Groundhog66]

Re: Second CPF Run: Luce de Notte

I am thinking SS with flat, ice blue.