In the "just because it's cool" category. The FW3A is a handy little torch. I've only had it for a few days, but wanted to personalize it a bit. So with some caliper action, decided that the stock SS tailcap is way too thin to house a 1.5mm vial. Some tweaks to the design allows me to make it thicker, so I can put in two or three vials.
Here's the first attempt. It feels just like the stock button, and activates really closely to the stock configuration. Had to shorten the little post (by .001") on the underside, because it was clicking on too easily, but feels fine now. Since I forgot that I used my last trits on the previous project, I've got a fiber optic stand-in. I superglued this one in place, because it was just a tester piece. New vials should be here in a couple weeks. I'd like to do a three vial triangle shape.
You can see the stock on the left, with the thicker aluminum on the right.
Once I had the buttons, I needed a fixture to hold them securely for the milling operation. It took me longer to make this than the handful of buttons!
It ended up being a nice holder for me to finalize the thickness dimensions. It's important to me for this to still tail stand, even with the vials in place.
Plus, it makes it easy to do the final polish with 1,000 grit and some white 3M scratchy pads.
Here's the first attempt. It feels just like the stock button, and activates really closely to the stock configuration. Had to shorten the little post (by .001") on the underside, because it was clicking on too easily, but feels fine now. Since I forgot that I used my last trits on the previous project, I've got a fiber optic stand-in. I superglued this one in place, because it was just a tester piece. New vials should be here in a couple weeks. I'd like to do a three vial triangle shape.
You can see the stock on the left, with the thicker aluminum on the right.
Once I had the buttons, I needed a fixture to hold them securely for the milling operation. It took me longer to make this than the handful of buttons!
It ended up being a nice holder for me to finalize the thickness dimensions. It's important to me for this to still tail stand, even with the vials in place.
Plus, it makes it easy to do the final polish with 1,000 grit and some white 3M scratchy pads.
