Yeah, I wanted a bare one so I got them to make a bare one.
Itâs not anodized at all; itâs just the bare machined aluminum. The texture is pretty grippy due to the machining grooves:
Some people have polished theirs to give it a smooth shine.
Yeah, I wanted a bare one so I got them to make a bare one.
Itâs not anodized at all; itâs just the bare machined aluminum. The texture is pretty grippy due to the machining grooves:
Some people have polished theirs to give it a smooth shine.
Thats how I think the finish on this should be, just bare aluminum. Clear anno doesnt seem really worth it
Thatâs cool. How does the bare aluminium hold up? Does it scratch very easily?
How does the bare aluminium hold up? Does it scratch very easily?
Yes, bare aluminum is pretty soft / scratchable. However, itâs not usually very noticeable⌠and itâs not difficult to polish if desired.
Clear anodizing would make it much harder to scratch, and would still not look bad after scratches form since itâs at least the same color. However, it wouldnât be polish-able, and clear ano is difficult to get right since itâs so thin.
I am interested, put me down for 1
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Iâm in for at least one.
2 for me please!
Um, sorry TK, but clear anodization is merely regular anodization without dye added before the sealing process. Not thin, not any more so than any black anodized light. Take the ZebraLight or DQG Tiny III 7xXP-G2 for example, they are anodized without dye but hold up very well.
In the case of the DQG, itâs also a direct from machining ano process, showing the lines from the tooling. And by the way, these lines are really not necessary, a final pass can be made at slower feed rates for a near polished look straight off the lathe.
I sort of like the idea of clear anodizing if the threads are anodized to provide a lockout by a slight twist.
Please and me for 1, thanks
Um, sorry TK, but clear anodization is merely regular anodization without dye added before the sealing process. Not thin, not any more so than any black anodized light. Take the ZebraLight or DQG Tiny III 7xXP-G2 for example, they are anodized without dye but hold up very well.
I donât mind natural / no-dye anodizing, like what Zebralight and DQG do. Itâs strong and it gives the light sort of a darkened grey or brown color depending on how thick the anodizing is.
Clear / silver anodizing like the Convoy lights is pretty thin though, enough that some areas can conduct electricity on some units, because thicker coatings darken the surface. From what I hear, Simon had some trouble getting the right balance on those because a little too far one way makes it too dark and a little too far the other way makes it too thin.
Originally I thought it was anodized to a normal thickness with silver dye, but apparently thatâs not how he did it. Itâs just thin enough that it doesnât change the color.
I wouldnât complain if the FW3A used natural type-III anodizing, even if that makes the surface a darker color. But I also wouldnât complain about a thinner âclearâ anodizing or even none at all. I like all of them. Bonus points for purple though, or rainbow, or candy colors. Would be pretty awesome to get candy-grape purple (chromed with translucent purple over it).
In for one please
Candy-grape purple just doesnât do it for me. :confounded:
Iâm good with clear or natural type-III though. :sunglasses:
Iâd take candy-grape purple if it included a lightning strobe.
Oh geez. Put me down for 1.
Yes will update list later.
Inger stuff about the anodization.
It seems a bit tricky to give it a look without the ano changing it.
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Too pretty to pass up. Please add me for 1.
Thanks
Candy-grape purple just doesnât do it for me. :confounded:
You sure??
Iâm in for one please, Thanks.