Hey, thats the smallsun zyt08? Did you mod it with that lighted side switch?
My EDC’s never live scratch-less lives, loose in my pocket with a pen-knife and work-keys. This one has been in my pocket for only two months now :innocent:
(Jaxman E2L shorty with BLF-A6 driver, N.219B V1 sm403 R9080, lighted switch with 6 slow colour-changing leds)
That’s right. It’s modded with side switch, MT-G2 LED and series cell conversion. Some info and link to original build thread can be found here: What did you mod today? - #3884 by Mike_C
Thanks for the link…missed it somehow.
CLASSY light !
The legend of the Eagle Eye X6, what a finish! 
Dale, I remember that test! LOL..you waitin on road side and the missus at the wheel... modern day Bonnie & Clyde...LOL
thanks for the memory
Hey, we wasn’t shootin up nuthin! (that time)
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Now she say’s I can’t be standing in the road in front of flying flashlights no more…
So I hadda make sure my fire was biggern hers…
She’s still da boss though, don’t ya know? 
Probably not exactly in the spirit of this thread, but you said forced patinas were welcome, and this is about my favorite patina I own. This is a Relic, by Sigma Customs. Its made of MnBronze and given a forced patina, which has then ‘worn in’ where my hands touch it most. Love this light so much…
Dang emarkd! You ever wanna see that one enjoy a life somewhere else just give me a holler!
Coming up this Spring, the Texas Poker has been around my neck for 5 years! As you can see, I don’t often bother to clean the green from the fins very often anymore…
For those that don’t know, this is the light in my Avatar… a custom made 10440 light by Photon Fanatic styled after a Leupold rifle scope. I got it making 135 lumens, have since built several different drivers for it, in present form it sports a Nichia 219C in 5000K and makes about 730 lumens.
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My wife has been carrying this little Brass Beauty from DQG in her purse for several years now. It’s got an XP-G2 and FET driver, uses a Sanyo 18650FJ lap pull (it’s quirky about what cell fits) and she loves it. Obviously the tarnish stays worn off but the years of purse carry show in all the tiny scratches…
Cool thread and great pics, awesome stuff Dale. Love that light emarkd
Most of my older pics of beat up lights are gone , no thanks to photobucket beeps
Here are a few random work pics, pretty much all nichia 219b and 219c from 4000k to 5700k. Only the sc62d(luxeon T) and D4(xpl HI) are not.
Only the 6p and lumapower show wear, but pics dont really show it well. Random work/light pics
E1e singLED 219b 5000k
G2 with OR 219b mule 4500k
6p with 219b triple
Random work lights.some of
New lease of life thanks to CRX, 219c 4000k
Also thanks o CRX, little lumapower with 219c 4000k
D4 219c
sc62d 5000k 85 cri
Also have a D1 for work, 5000k flavour
The Emisars are certainly some of my fav lights of 2017(no doubt 2018 to), so i have one of each for work
Here are some with a little patina, been cleaned up several times in the past. Either ketchup or brasso……………been left for a while now though
My T10 EDC, about 6 months old.
I can’t find a better light for my every day use
LOVE that copper head on the Surefire GP! :heart_eyes:
My lights usually hold up pretty well since I keep them separate from other objects, in a holster or dedicated pocket. But they still get occasionally dropped or beaten against stuff during use so here are the two uglier scars on my M2 quad and X6 triple.
The hit on the M2 bent the bezel and the body close to it, I haven’t tried to unscrew it yet but I fear it may be stuck there forever.
Then there’s the baked M8 which has gotten some artificial weathering, I love this lights in-hand feel, both shape and texture, and I think as soon as I get my desert tan S2+ I’ll try the same method on it.
Great posts! Thank you all for sharing. Please keep the photos coming!
I’m especially looking forward to more from Mike C with his Small Sun happily shining in a puddle of muck. :laughing:
Here’s my copper ReyLight Tool AAA sporting a natural patina.
Did you say workhorse? Worn and hard used lights? Well, this is about the epitome of your title… a friends old 5 cell D Maglite that’s seen over 2 decades of law enforcement use.
He wants me to get it working again, make it “good as new”. I don’t know about all that, but I hope to make it shine again… output wise anyway. The leather collar was made for it by an inmate, hand carved and applied with a glue I guess, my friend says it’s been on there “forever” and I believe him. 13 years as a prison guard, another decade in law enforcement, it’s seen a bit of use.
Wow! I can only imagine the variety of scenes it has illuminated.
Very interested in what you do to get it running again.
I have a feeling it will be brighter than your friend remembers…
LED LENSER T2 (3x Eneloop AAA)
This was my first “proper” flashlight used for work. Before i got into modding. The weathering on this light is 100% genuine. Used it for about a year during my work as a fiber optic technician, working on building a hospital. So it saw ALOT of dust and hard environments. The battery/runtime was a drawback. But none the less, it never let me down, even after all the use/abuse.
UltraFire - WF-501B - XP-L 1A - 6500K - 7135x8 2800mA Convoy New Firmware
Old host that recently got a new emitter + driver. A but too cold for my liking, so this is usually “the loaner”. As the firmware is easily configured to the users needs
UltraFire - U-S2 - XP-E2 R2 - 620nm Red - 7135x4 1400mA Convoy New Firmware
18650 tail light i made for my bike. Insane amounts of red light
Emisar - D4 - XP-G2 - S4-5D - 4000K
Emisar - D4 - Nichia 219CT - 5000K
The latest and greatest. Love these lights so much
This Fenix E12 has been an auto mechanic’s primary work light for over 3 years.
It’s been dropped onto concrete from head height countless times and just keeps working.
Gaffer tape around the tail provides a soft surface for biting. It also allows a pocket clip from a Nebo to fit snugly.
