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Sold/Expired SOLD: MC-E Breech-loading Floodlight
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wquiles
Flashaholic
Re: Reduced: MC-E Breech-loading Room-sweeper
Very nice work :thumbsup:
Very nice work :thumbsup:
Aircraft800
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: Reduced: MC-E Breech-loading Room-sweeper
One hell of a deal for a custom one-off light! You will not find a better quality custom light for less, can you imagine the hours that were put into this! I'd guess no less than 15.
Nice Job!!
One hell of a deal for a custom one-off light! You will not find a better quality custom light for less, can you imagine the hours that were put into this! I'd guess no less than 15.
Nice Job!!
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Re: Reduced: MC-E Breech-loading Room-sweeper
Fair enough!
And yes, I understand what it takes to build something like that as I am a hobby machinist myself and can appreciate the time, attention to detail and quality of that build. It really is a great light!
Good luck with the sale. I know it will make someone a great light.
Fair enough!
And yes, I understand what it takes to build something like that as I am a hobby machinist myself and can appreciate the time, attention to detail and quality of that build. It really is a great light!
Good luck with the sale. I know it will make someone a great light.
proline
Enlightened
Re: Reduced: MC-E Breech-loading Room-sweeper
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Thanks, Mac.
The outer ring on the driver board is soldered to the pill, so it needs to be brass at least at that point. There are certainly other ways to do it, such as pressing a brass ring into an aluminum pill to provide a solder point, or retaining the board with a threaded retaining ring. I've done it in all these ways and they all work. The knock on using brass would be that it's not as good as aluminum in conducting heat. Here, there is lots of mass and plenty of snug contact surface between the pill and the body wall so the heat gets drawn out just fine. The body surface heats up quickly, which is a good sign.
Thanks, Mac.
The outer ring on the driver board is soldered to the pill, so it needs to be brass at least at that point. There are certainly other ways to do it, such as pressing a brass ring into an aluminum pill to provide a solder point, or retaining the board with a threaded retaining ring. I've done it in all these ways and they all work. The knock on using brass would be that it's not as good as aluminum in conducting heat. Here, there is lots of mass and plenty of snug contact surface between the pill and the body wall so the heat gets drawn out just fine. The body surface heats up quickly, which is a good sign.
proline
Enlightened
A few words about the light.
It works real well. Nice white tint, real decent smooth flood with a bit of punch because it's so bright. A real useful light. Simple twist one speed, on or off.
It's a little pudgy for an EDC but it has to be for the pudgy 26650 battery it uses. Worked out real good as I was just getting into the 26650's.
Nicely machined and handsomely coated. Feels good in the hand. I found a black nylon with Velcro pepper spray belt pouch for it. It was a little long as I acquired it for a different light but a little piece of foam in the bottom adjusted the length to fit.
Saltytri's work is outstanding. The two samples I have from him show a quality of workmanship that makes his pieces well worth having….
It works real well. Nice white tint, real decent smooth flood with a bit of punch because it's so bright. A real useful light. Simple twist one speed, on or off.
It's a little pudgy for an EDC but it has to be for the pudgy 26650 battery it uses. Worked out real good as I was just getting into the 26650's.
Nicely machined and handsomely coated. Feels good in the hand. I found a black nylon with Velcro pepper spray belt pouch for it. It was a little long as I acquired it for a different light but a little piece of foam in the bottom adjusted the length to fit.
Saltytri's work is outstanding. The two samples I have from him show a quality of workmanship that makes his pieces well worth having….
