A Detailed Video on how to make a Copper Fitment/Trim ring (with a belt clip loop), for a Flashlight Tailcap.
Hey, I would love to have the bucks to do a giveaway, but that's not reality, so I thought I might give out a video on how I make a Trim ring, with a belt clip loop, for a flashlight. Hopefully after watching it, you will know how to make one yourselves. Here's a shot of the finished piece and the video is below.
It's just my meager way of saying Merry Christmas.
By request: How to Solder Copper parts for Flashlights (Two parts cause it's so long).
The ring looks really good. Soldering is my problem, too. If you do another one, could you please make a little video, how do you solder the second part (the part for the lanyard) - to watch your technic?
Thank you Old-Lumens, that you give us some of your spare time on Christmus and made the two new videos.
I use only a normal solder iron (with temp. control of dealextreme) and have never used a butane version. For bigger soldering work this would be a great thing.
Saw all 3 of them. Very informative, mate, thanks a bunch for those tips ;) It will really help me, I'm quite a noob in soldering :shy: And that ring looks amazing, great job :p
Where did you find those clamps that you use to hold the small rings together?
Always wanted something like those, but have never found them. The only ones I have found were made of plastic and those are not suited for this kind of work.
Hemostats, my wife was an RN for many years, before her stroke. When we married a few years ago, I found a treasure trove of medical tools. They work really well for holding small parts, as they lock in place.
There are many sytles and a Google search should provide plenty of links. One thing they do not do is thick parts. I only use them for thin stuff, like the copper that I solder.
