Hello from the Silicon Valley

Introduce Yourself
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I never got around to making an account here but I since I have some free time today.. :)

Hello, I'm Craig, flashlight nut(case) and student(SJSU). I also run a webshop of flashlights and various parts(unfortunately they're not very budget-ey) but I'm not going to spam that URL. none of that from me.

Craig

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Hmm I might know you from somewhere.........

Welcome Craig!!!!!!!! Good to have you here!!

unsolicited plug- http://www.illuminationsupply.com/

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Welcome to BLF, Craig!

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Welcome to BLF

Spam away we can take it as long as you let us know ahead of time I don't think anyone will mind a simple link in this thread or add it to your sig line.

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thank you guys!

hehe, CD520 already posted a link to my website for me :)

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Welcome to BLF

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Welcome .

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Welcome to BLF!

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I have a B.S. in Business Admin. M.I.S. from San Jose State. Great university, and San Jose is an awesome city.

Welcome to BLF, Craig! I hope you enjoy your stay.

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I'm also studying business administration - it's my second year here. I've considered MIS but at this point I just want to complete my education, get my shiney certificate and see where my own business takes me.

Then again my sentiments could change ;)

Craig

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Hi Craig. Great to have you over here at BLF!

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Craig, I think you will be spending a lot of time in the Boccardo Business Building. By the way my two favorite places to eat (in the neighborhood) were Super Taqueria and Top Dog, but I left San Jose in 2005 and I'm sure things have changed. Good luck in your studies.

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Always nice to have a fellow egghead join, welcome.

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Craig, I didn't notice this thread until now, but I wanted to thank you for stocking more DIY items! This will probably be my one-stop-shop for all modding needs :)

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Craig is my main source for all of my Teflon wire, my drivers and my XM-Ls.


He's an awesome guy to do business with. I've never had a single issue with an order and he always ships next day (sometimes same day). He always answers any questions I have and even sends me pictures with arrows when I'm having a hard time understanding which traces to solder to :)

I rate his shop FIVE of FIVE spam URLs hahahahah:

http://www.illuminationsupply.com/

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P.S. - If you guys aren't doing your flashlight builds with Teflon wire... you should be ;)

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Hi Craig.

Really good to have you here.

Have fun here!

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Well, I never saw this thread either! I miss so much...

Craig, welcome to BLF. I have bought a few things from you and pestered you way too much, as well.

Craig is great to deal with and I highly recommend buying what you can from him. You won't be sorry at all!

Justin

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Whats the advantage of teflon wires? I am using silicone-insulated copper wires (from Hobbyking) and they seem to work very well (esp. in terms of wire's flexibility)

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The wire that Craig sells is amazing for projects. It's silver (coated?) wire inside of a Teflon jacket. No matter how hot you get your iron, how long you hold it on the wire, or even if you touch the insulation with it, the jacketing will not melt. I like it mostly because it doesn't "shrink-back" when you put the heat to it.

You should order a foot or two and give it a try. Some people don't like it because it's hard to strip. If you have a good pair of strippers, it's not a problem. I LOVE it.

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Sounds quite good, I'll give it a try sometime - thanks!