Surefire® Modification Service: Bore + Bezel + Tailcap Options (P, C, Z and M Series)

[LEDAdd1ct]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Let's get this show on the road!

CPF: LEDAdd1ct

Borebatch A4 - C2 HA - $19
1st Class w/confirmation, $4 per order for local 48
USPS Money Order
TOTAL: $23

Thank you!

(To everyone else who has been lurking here, thinking, "Would my life be better if my Surefire was bored for 18650 cells? The answer is "yes, in thousands of ways!")

 

[openbolt1]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

$14 - Surefire 6P body
$17 - Surefire Z3 body

Need the above bored. Are the prices correct?

Thanks,

openbolt1

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Are the prices correct?

The 6P is right but we don't offer bore services on Z's, Z2 or Z3.

Sorry,
Dan

 

[openbolt1]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

The 6P is right but we don't offer bore services on Z's, Z2 or Z3.

Sorry,
Dan

Hi Dan,

Just checking but you can bore the 9P correct? You probably already know but the Z3 is basically a 9P in disguise :twothumbs

Let me know if that makes a difference.

Thank you,

Gary

ETA: Too thin right? No problem, still want the above 6P

 

[Moddoo]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Hi Dan,

Just checking but you can bore the 9P correct? You probably already know but the Z3 is basically a 9P in disguise :twothumbs

Let me know if that makes a difference.

Thank you,

Gary

ETA: Too thin right? No problem, still want the above 6P

Yes, too thin in the middle,
There is enough to bore out, but the material left would be too thin to guarantee the structure of it.

Also, I have found that some of the SF bodies bores are not quite perfectly concentric with the outside surface from the factory. This greatly increases the chance of a very thin wall and/or a breakthrough while boring.

 

[Jimed315]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

borebatch A6-C3-$21
Thanks.

 

[Raoul_Duke]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

No Z2's and Z3's, but what about the 9Z's etc?

 

[jamesavery22]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Tubes of the G series are lined with an inner shell of metal, providing electrical conductivity naturally available in metal tubed bodies. Enlarging one would mean removing the metal, boring the plastic, then either altering the metal or replacing it outright. The final cost would be much more than buying an entire metal bodied light.

The 2nd best option is replacing the G2 body with a bored 6P body, as available here.

Are there any plastic bodies that fit 18650's?

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

No Z2's and Z3's, but what about the 9Z's etc?

It appears to have the same taper as the Z3, but perhaps thicker like the M3.

The key issue here is less about the possibility of doing something than our willingness to undertake the job and then guarantee the work (a much tougher standard). What we've seen so far tells us not to try. But we'll keep your request in mind.

Are there any plastic bodies that fit 18650's?

I don't believe so. The issue here is one of economics.

Plastic is either carved (really expensive) or molded (really cheap, but only in volume). The only groups besides SF willing to invest in such tooling are in Asia. But these guys already produce aluminum hosts for $20. There's not much room below that and few people are willing to pay more for what would essentially be a plastic clone when they can get a metal one for the same price or not much more.

 

[openbolt1]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

bump to get more folks on the list in post #1!

 

[Winx]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

I'll add one C2-HA later. I'm still waiting it from Germany.

 

[xcel730]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Hello,

I'm interested in getting my SF C2 Bored. Please let me know when it's ready.

C2 - $19
+ First Class Shipping - $4

Total: $23 + 4% PP CC = $23.92

Thanks! :twothumbs

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series

Should be later this month, so I hope to close this batch and send out invitations soon.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (last call for batch A)

Last call, batch A is closing this weekend

Invitations to send in bodies will go out soon after

 

[Saranic]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (last call for batch A)

6pd - $14
+ Shipping - $7

Total: $21

 

[xcel730]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (last call for batch A)

I want to add another C2 to my existing order (See thread #32), so my new current order is:

borebatch - A7 - C2-BLK - $19
borebatch - A9 - C2-HA - $19
+ First Class Shipping - $4

Total: $42 + 4% PP CC = $43.68

Thanks!

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (batch in process)

Invitations are out for batch A

Future reservations will be assigned to batch B

 

[ptolemy]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (batch in process)

I'd like to reserve for boring. Going to br several SF 6P bodies, How many I dont know right now (haven't decided yet!)

Could you provide an approximate date for the batch B to be ready?

 

[ElectronGuru]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (batch in process)

Quick update.

All the bodies arrived last week. Boring was scheduled for today but was pushed down the priority list by another urgent project. We are now scheduled for Oct 5th and I expect to ship finished bodies out later that week.

Sorry for the delay,
Dan


Batch B could be as early as later next month!

 

[frankarooney]

Re: 18mm Bore Services: Surefire P and C series (batch in process)

Hi there. I'm very new to this site and all this in general, so forgive a potentially stupid question - Can you bore the M3?

Thanks,
Andy.