FW3S (Stainless Steel) now available, use code: blffw3a , 20%OFF

:laughing: :smiley: :laughing: :person_facepalming: Well said

Yep. :smiley:

You will need some gloves with this bad boy.

Why? What’s the benefit? :question:

Let’s be real here, this is the FW3ASS.

Weight is better than any metal I’ve seen used for flashlights except magnesium.
Thermal conductivity is better than aluminium, worse than copper.
Thermal capacity is better than any material I’ve seen used for flashlights, even copper which weighs almost 5 times as much.
Strength is similar to aluminium. Should be better than 6061 but worse than 7075.

This is the dream material. Extremely expensive and from practical point of view definitely not worth it. But I’m sure the uniqness coupled with the fact that FW3* is simply a very good light would yield some sales even at extreme prices.

Why not also plutonium? Beryllium is as toxic as hell. It causes Berylliosis

:nerd_face: [nerd mode] The finished product should be relatively ok, you will not inhale your flashlight. You can maybe get sensitised via skin. The main problem would be the manufacturing, where machining scraps and dust will make it into the air, I would not like to be responsable for an increase of ill chinese workers because we like our beryllium flashlight. [/nerd mode]

I kind of like a SS version of the FW3A, luckily Anduril allows setting a max-ramp level to stick to, repeatedly using turbo will eventually kill your flashlight (like it killed my Reylight Ti with FET-driver, still have to rebuild that one sometime)

I’d love a tungsten one, the FW3A is built so thin that you get away with the weight increase.

As long as you’re not a weight weenie. :stuck_out_tongue:

This one should be bead blasted

FW3S SS version available to order.

Coupon: BLFFW3A 20% off

Pretty. But yeah, at least some parts of it ought to be bead-blasted, methinks.

What are the weight comparison for the various FW3A materials?

FW3A (alum) = ? grams
FW3C (copper) = ? grams
FW3T (titanium) = ? grams
FW3S (stainless) = ? grams

That's what is quoted on Neal's site but don't believe the FW3T or FW3C weight listed.

not even close

Care to post the correct info then?

FW3A Aluminum CREE XPL HI 3D 52,41 gram

FW3T Ti / Cu CREE XPL HI 1A 84,39 gram

FW3C Cu Polished Nichia 219C 4000K 122,50 gram

FW3T Ti Polished CREE XPL HI 3D 74,46 gram

FW3C Cu Sandblasted Nichia 219C 4000K 123,41 gram

FW3T Stonewashed Luminus SST20 4000K 74,46 gram

FW3S (stainless) I have no idea…

We know what the books on high-school say, but the specific mass of the actual metals used may vary.
Given the different properties of the metals it is not sure the lights have perfect identical dimensions.
But I am as curious as the next guy, so I dusted off my old abacus and got a (ball park) weight of 109 gram.

I love my abacus. It is the best abacus. A fine abacus. A hard working true abacus.
The other day it body slammed a calculator. That will teach them to say bleep.

BTW, when they start making a stainless steel FW3A, I sure am interested in buying an SS bezel.
Not for the looks of it, but for protecting the lens and optics of the light…

Thanks for the information.

I will ask about the Ss’ weight.

Edit:. The FW3S is 120 grams.

I’ll skip this one because of the no knurling design

I hope they stop modifying the light (knurling, trit holes, etc) and follow the original FW3A design