Because Old Lumens is a god on this forum and he built one from scratch by hand with his genius use of old tools in his garage, and it looked beautiful.
Everybody dreams of being able to build a light like that, but few have the skills.
But everybody can buy one and have the vicarious thrill of the master. just my 2¢
I only like copper for it’s thermal properties.
I tend to use them exclusively in the house, mostly these two hand made fellas.
I don’t really care for varying patina which happens when handling so a solid copper light with a little cf covering works for me. Keeps the light from feeling scalding hot on max while also conducting enough heat to the hand.
Bare Cu.
Now that is just showing off 
Good one! I CU, you see me?
I’ve been eyeing up the Copper S2+ for quite awhile, but I just can’t justify the price or the weight. But it looks so good - must resist, must resist.
I like the hand worn look of shiny highspots, dark spaces between the knurling, of uncoated copper
I like having an alternative to black aluminium, that are so commonplace, even though aluminium is lighter and cheaper. One part of my interest in lights is as pocket jewelry. I imagine showing someone my copper light, and they say wow… that seldom actually happens, but I like the bling factor of copper
I like that copper kills germs, even though that is not relevant to my flashlight. I also have a copper water bottle, copper teacup, and kettle.
I have childhood nostalgia for copper and brass objects, that I inherited from my European father, where such things were traditionally valued, in the past.
the smell is a chemical reaction with oils on our skin, I disliked it until I reprogrammed my reaction to it as the smell of dead germs (not rational, the smell is on my hand, not on the light)
I agree copper lights are heavy, I only use Cu hosts in AAA
In a twisty copper has the benefit of very buttery threads, the exact opposite of titanium.
I sold my 16340 Cu S Mini partly because of the excessive weight in my pocket, though moreso I did not enjoy the LED, and it could not be modified easily.
If anyone needs a good home for a drop.com CuTool, please keep me in mind, I have a good friend in Europe seeking to adopt one. It will be well loved by someone with a traditional appreciation of the Noble Metals.
resistance is futile
you deserve it
Its a cheap thrill, I paid more than that for my Cu Maratac
and as my father once said
first youre going to agonize about doing it, then you will go ahead, and be glad you did
the agonizing part is optional
They all look completely chintzy and tacky to me. Kind of like an extension of the ‘tacticool’ or ‘mall ninja’ aesthetic - just a bit more expensive and heavier. I don’t get the appeal at all, but hey, it’s your disposable income. Do with it what you want.
nuff said!
don’t know iffn it would have turned out that way if left alone.
I instead massaged and rubbed it daily or more often with my grubby hands, unwashed before the current scare, possibly 1000 times.
BTW, any of you know what “Cu” means in Portuguese?
Seeing the question “Why Cu?” is somehow funny 
I looked up what Cu means in Portuguese...
Now I know why my Portuguese girlfriend always says, "Why Cu?" 
Yeah, but what a show!!
At first i did not get it too. More expensive, very heavy, reported as heating much faster, prone to oxidation, odd smell, no tail cap lock…
Then i saw the Kronos BLF X5/X6 special edition box:
Since then i bought quite a few ones, but mainly for show. Full Cu body or just the head. I only really use the AAA ones.
This describes how I feel about it as well. The sort of “faux-vintage” look that so much EDC gear has been going for lately, with the brass, copper, distressed leather, etc.
This is gorgeous. A custom power bank housing with built-in quad emitter flashlight. Love it. Did you make just one or have you made a few? Any build topic on it? :sunglasses:
I made a little set for my 2017 Old Lumens contest entry. Just rechargeable, no powerbank functions but it has a UV array too as well as the quad & red emitters.
Full instructions here:
Beautiful!
so copper works great for all these flashlights that get handed back and forth all day to and from ill strangers…
just saying
why is that so important?
i mean it also is killed by cardboard but i wouldn;t want a flashlight from cardboard
wle
Shh, you are letting the next FW3 variant out of the bag…
It almost gets to full turbo before “Poof” - conflagration. (Yes even the Nichia 50% version)
FW3cb-cv10-poof
The “stink” from copper is the bacteria dying. Your skin is absolutely COVERED in bacteria. Hell, 35% of your body mass is bacteria- i.e. not you.