Surefire anodized knurling?

[tkl]

i remember that post too. somebody from surefire said they were planning on releasing tamer knurling. give them a call.

 

[Sean]

Not exactly, they said they were going to release a smoother E2e. Meaning no hex nut bezel, not smoother knurling. It's an E2e with an E2 bezel in SG, not HA III.

You can see this light here.

 

[binky]

Regardless of the potential mixup of which light has what, ain't it great to see how there are no absolutes in taste -- I happen to like the more agressive knurling such as on the E2e, and I wish Arc hadn't gone with the smoother either.

 

[tkl]

Originally posted by Sean:
Not exactly, they said they were going to release a smoother E2e. Meaning no hex nut bezel, not smoother knurling. It's an E2e with an E2 bezel in SG, not HA III.

You can see this light here.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that light was already out and well known here when the person from sf made the post. i wish someone would find the post but i recall they were referring to the knurling cause the post was about it eating pockets.

 

[tkl]

here ya go.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002896#000013

the reference was indeed vague.

 

[jtivat]

Originally posted by tkl:
here ya go.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002896#00 0013

the reference was indeed vague.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes it is but it sure sounds like he is referencing the knurling to me.

 

[Sean]

Not long after that post on the Surfire website it said something like "Just in time for Christmas". Now it says "For a limited time, SureFire is offering its popular E2e Executive Elite flashlight in a new finish and at a special price. The E2e-SG features an attractive Satin Grey anodized finish and an elegant teardrop-design bezel."

Either way, this is the special smoother E2e. Not what many expected but I remember it being mentioned on the Surefire main page right before Christmas as if they just made these.

 

[Rothrandir]

not smoother!

i remember when i got my e2e, i said "i love this knurling!"

while it still isn't sharp enough

, i really, really like it.

 

[FC.]

Good thing is, you can use E2e as a saw. Say to cut a Maglite in two

 

[Karl in NY]

I thought I had read here that Surefire was going to modify the knurling on its hard anodized lights to be somewhat less abrasive. I searched and couldn't locate the posting, so maybe I heard about it somewhere else...

The question is has the E2 series come out with the softer knurling yet? I'm holding off my purchase until they're available that way...

 

[FC.]

No. As far as I know, SF does not have any plans on changing it any time soon.

 

[tkl]

yes, i think he was referring to the satin grey christmas special.

after carrying my E2E for awhile and realizing the lack of knurling where the clip pinches the light i fail to see the problem with the knurling. it seems about right.