But, lets face it, this has become too big a run to have a very fine machined finish, that would require frequent re-sharpening of even the best carbide cutters, the best free-cutting alloys, slow cuts, and even then there might be moans about it not being quite perfect.
If it was made of e.g. SS it could be electro-polished, but that would defeat the whole point of this very fine minimalist torch, cut down to the minimum. It seems like a “Swiss Watch” construction, definitely not ordinary.
It looks good to me, preferably tumbled in ceramic media rather than crude bead-blast.
I was going to pull the plug on this light due to how long it is taking to develop, but that pic looks awesome, so I’ll continue to stick it out with everyone!
When I sent the PM was to check on the possibility to make a GAW with this light! After TK’s answer, I decided to go along with it and started the GAW. I will deal with the process when it’s on the move Thanks for the info on this!!
BTW: the more I see this light, the more I love it :heart_eyes:
I’ll wait for the things yet to be deciced, but this is growing and growing on me
I have’t been buying many lights lately because I’m waiting for this which is better than all the other ones I keep considering for purchase which are currently available.
Thanks! I didn’t see that one earlier. It helps a lot having more than one person looking for requests.
Oh, that one is not an error. The list has the correct number (1) for kahvitahra. To check this, look in the right column of the list, which shows requests per person).
I just for the first time ever carried a side-switch EDC light in my pocket for a week (Utorch UT-01 with 4000K R9080 E21A) and although the size, output, beam, tint, and everything else is wonderful, the switch on the side is a royal pain in multiple everyday use, even though in the UT-01 it sticks out well enough to feel it. I swapped back to a tail clicky EDC (E2L shorty with BLF-A6 driver and 4000K R9050 SM407e, lighted tail) this morning and thankfully everything is back to normal: draw and click-on, instead of draw, fumble, click-on.
Morale: the design decision of the FW3A to move the e-switch to the tail is a very good one, and for me essential to make it EDC-worthy.
Morale II: please sign me up for a second FW3A, preferrably in desert tan ano :innocent: