DaFABRICATA
Flashlight Enthusiast
Earlier tonight a new member sent me a PM with regards to converting an X200 to be able to take P60 type drop-ins.
After explaining what is involved and discusing the finer details, we agreed to go ahead with the project. Luckily I have my own personal X200 that I have been messing around with now and again, so I was able to use it for test fitting the adaptor.
I cut up a new 6P body and a used E-series incan head and tig welded them together to make the adaptor...wish I had a lathe..
I spent a lot of time very carefully filing down the high spots from the weld and then went over it with 220 grit sandpaper followed by wet-sanding with 1500 in the kitchen sink. It will be bead blasted tomorrow.
We decided since I can't anodize myself that it will be painted with krylon BBQ flat black spraypaint and baked to match the body.
I wish I could airbrush to match the amazing artwork done on it..
This is still a work in progress, as I still need to get his light, disassemble, make contacts and put it all together.
Figuring out the contact was the most difficult part and took me WAAAAY too many hours, but I had to be sure it was going to work the way I wanted it to. A brass contact was made and polished before being soldered and inserted into the rubber and plastic isolation post. The contacts had to work when screwing on the adaptor without breaking lead wires and such...finally I came up with a design that works well!!:thumbsup:
I'll update the thread with more pictures later this week or next when it is done.
The parts that were sacrificed to make the adaptor:
Adaptor almost done
M2 Shock-Isolated Head
Old School Round Bezel..:naughty:
After explaining what is involved and discusing the finer details, we agreed to go ahead with the project. Luckily I have my own personal X200 that I have been messing around with now and again, so I was able to use it for test fitting the adaptor.
I cut up a new 6P body and a used E-series incan head and tig welded them together to make the adaptor...wish I had a lathe..
I spent a lot of time very carefully filing down the high spots from the weld and then went over it with 220 grit sandpaper followed by wet-sanding with 1500 in the kitchen sink. It will be bead blasted tomorrow.
We decided since I can't anodize myself that it will be painted with krylon BBQ flat black spraypaint and baked to match the body.
I wish I could airbrush to match the amazing artwork done on it..
This is still a work in progress, as I still need to get his light, disassemble, make contacts and put it all together.
Figuring out the contact was the most difficult part and took me WAAAAY too many hours, but I had to be sure it was going to work the way I wanted it to. A brass contact was made and polished before being soldered and inserted into the rubber and plastic isolation post. The contacts had to work when screwing on the adaptor without breaking lead wires and such...finally I came up with a design that works well!!:thumbsup:
I'll update the thread with more pictures later this week or next when it is done.
The parts that were sacrificed to make the adaptor:
Adaptor almost done
M2 Shock-Isolated Head
Old School Round Bezel..:naughty:
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