[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Thanks for posting, hope the reflector complaining goes down after seeing this. Have to blow up this picture to see good.

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I use medical hemostats to remove button retention rings. If the ring needs more force, I use mini needle nose pliers.

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I’ll complain. LOL. I don’t see any OP in my reflector. I do see turning marks, kind of, barely. Programming and equipment… which is fine for the application. I’ve been spoiled with nothing but Okuma lathes. The old LC20 (mid 1980s) could keep that profile or better. The newish LB3000 EXII with live tooling is amazing.

Does anyone know how the reflector is finished? Is it plated or electro polished? If it’s electro polishing the OP effect is the result of cooking it a little too long.

You could also get thicker neoprene foam insulation and glue it in. I’ve seen it up to 1” thick. What I saw was used for pipe insulation. I would think hard substances would just transmit any shock directly to the lens where something cushioning would prevent it from getting to the lens. Heck, a piece of the packing would do the job, but I don’t know if it could be glued in place. Loose would also work I should think.
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FWIW, I don’t know if there were complaints. Maybe one, but I didn’t take it as a complaint (I didn’t see the above post). I know my comment regarding the small OP effect wasn’t a complaint; it was merely an observation.

TBC, you could sell your light if you’re unhappy with it and the price paid for it. There would be plenty of folks who missed the cutoff who would be happy to take it off of your hands. That would free you up to but the light of your choice made with the lathe of your choice.

I assumed it was physical vapor deposition (PVD) as most modern reflectors are. Maybe one of the Team members knows for sure and can clarify it.

Thanks DEL.

Is there any statistics how many people have already received their lights, I number 149 in the list of 555 and silence :weary:

Got my 2x BLF GT`s today,
Thank you very much !

:+1: …… Done & reply sent. :wink: … I concur……

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Thanks for the update TA!

There were 362 shipped from the first 2 shipnents. Those were both USA shipments.

There seems to be a lot of international lights shipping now. See post #1 for details.

I also just posted a list a names on post #15426 that shows the paid list numbers of these most recent shipments. You are #101 on that paid list and people all around you have gotten shipping notices so there is a good chance yours has shipped as well. I suggest calling DHL and asking if you have a package on the way.

The cutting tool is expensive. The flashlight is cheap. For this reason, the tool can not be changed frequently. A worn tool makes worse the surface. It’s a compromise. Just my opinion. I am also a metalworker.

That wasn’t Texas_Ace, it’s me.

In our “village” dhl do not provide information without track numbers :person_facepalming:
Thank you, I hope to get it soon, it’s painful not to wait, it’s painful not to know when it will come :wink:

I finally found all 3 on post 5 !
Thank you very much JasonWW and all the other guys with helpfull comments for your support !
What an amazing service all for FREE !!!
Now I can go to bed and sleep in peace ! ( 6am here now in Ireland ).
Thankfull Regards to all the nice guys that helped, from ammofox.

My first two GT`s arrived yesterday in Munich, Germany. No batteries with DHL.
Thanks to all.

Robert

My switch cover looks exactly the same. Green leds do not light up.

I am not new to flashlights. So I could remove the driver and see if there are any issues. But it would void the warranty.