I tried making a lanyard by putting a constrictor knot around the barrel and it works awhile but it slides off the end after putting the light in and out of my pocket a bunch of times.
So I looked at the tail cap and it looks to me like I could drill a small hole right in the center and put a small parachute cord through it. Then tie a small knot inside to keep the cord from pulling out through the hole. A knot big enough not to pull through but small enough to not interfere with the tail cap spring when it is compressed. Maybe a small dot of epoxy on the tiny knot?
On the outside make a small loop to put a key ring through.
Then when I want a lanyard on it just clip it on with a small carabiner or I could just tie a lanyard onto the key ring and leave it there.
Or whatever. I'd have a metal ring hanging off the tail cap.
I can't be the first or even the 100th guy to think of this.
But is there something I'm not considering that I should? Will even the smallest knot inside take up too much room under the spring?
Suggestions?
Thanks!
So I looked at the tail cap and it looks to me like I could drill a small hole right in the center and put a small parachute cord through it. Then tie a small knot inside to keep the cord from pulling out through the hole. A knot big enough not to pull through but small enough to not interfere with the tail cap spring when it is compressed. Maybe a small dot of epoxy on the tiny knot?
On the outside make a small loop to put a key ring through.
Then when I want a lanyard on it just clip it on with a small carabiner or I could just tie a lanyard onto the key ring and leave it there.
Or whatever. I'd have a metal ring hanging off the tail cap.
I can't be the first or even the 100th guy to think of this.
But is there something I'm not considering that I should? Will even the smallest knot inside take up too much room under the spring?
Suggestions?
Thanks!
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