[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Don’t quote the link for him!

I know I know, I shouldn’t have done that. But have you seen the benefits of cucumber in a flashlight

I always wonder about the shapes some plastic things have.
Why the shape of a cucumber?
Where they left with some free plastic molds that they used and turned into a flashlight?
Or did someone seriously say “Yes thats it we’ll put a flashlight into the shape of a cucumber”
“you know what throw on a life hammer”
“Roight jobs done well done lads”

edit: looks like a handcrank vibrator

hmm cucumber light. First active cooling flashlight?

I posted a link to this in the comments under the BLF GT unboxing video by VOB as well.

does any one in the UK know any modders dealers that could do the same job of altering the coolness… dont yet have the GT but I much prefer a bluer look

You could try James from 3tronics.co.uk

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You could try James from 3tronics.co.uk
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Looks like he has shut down

You forgot the silver cost. :slight_smile:

What tint light would best highlight my cucumber and spam sandwiches? 4000k, 5000k or 5700k?

Pretty sure it needs the be a rosy tint.

5700k , my favourite.

I posted this earlier but didn’t receive any responses. Not sure what forum protocol is in those cases so I’m just reposting here:

Forgive me if somebody asked this already, but is there any plan to make different types of heads for the GT? I feel like I just want to screw a laser on there and have this massive light saber. Or a head that is pure flood? I imagine with power like that you could make a light that would let the sun retire. And I guess it would be cheaper for anyone who has a GT, because no need to buy the handle. Maybe I’m just living in a fantasy world. I know nothing about what goes in to making one of these things. All I know is I love ’em.

There are no plans, that I’m aware of, to make different heads. There has been some (unofficial) discussion of spare parts (MCPCBs), but even spare parts are not on the table right now. All the focus is on producing enough BLF GT’s to meet the current signup list.

(I suspect the tube is much cheaper than the head anyway, so there would not be that much savings. If you had two GT heads, why not get the second tube so you could use / compare them side by side, assuming most of the cost is in the head.)

What, cucumbers?

Pickles would make sense in a flashlight forum:
How To Make Pickles Glow

Lumintop is not even making the reflectors my friend.

This is strictly a thrower. The power is within the batteries. The LED gives off the light. The head on this thing is where your money is well spent! I was a machinist for 3 years, I can only imagine how huch aluminium is being scrapped just to make this thing. I’m just curious what the tolerance is on that head. Nevertheless, you you bought yourself a light saber… Did you see some of the videos? That beam looks like its straight and goes on forever… I can’t wait to get mine! However,
If you want the sun in your hands get the DX80! It’s the most unbelievable impressive light I have, and have ever seen…! The amount of power this light draws has to be unreal… You can cook eggs with this thing or warm up your hands REAL quick! :sunglasses:

He hasn’t. He still does them just at a smaller scale and turnover time will take awhile as its not his primary focus anymore. I honestly wouldnt mind the wait. Great lad btw!

Edit: You can always sens a PM his way and see if he is ok with it :slight_smile: goodluck!

Just looked back at pag 426, 29th dec when the first GT’s arrived. The reflectors on the photos have the same marks as the latest. So the quality hasn’t changed since the first entered the market. More than 2 weeks since the first GT Arrived. Enthusiastic reactions so far. Let’s hope all 555 (and others who have paid) will get the GT soon. Have a great weekend!

So after thinking about my own comment it had me thinking (was that much aluminium being wasted machining this reflector…?) … I was curious to see how reflectors of this size were done. “The shop i worked at never made flashlight reflectors. Nor had the equipment to do what I have just seen.

What I found out is that most of these reflectors are “Spun” (“Reflector Spinning”) It was interesting to see how some of this size were made.
That being said, and for those of you with lower quality reflectors (reflectors finish), over worked or dull tooling is NOT the case; that is however, if these reflectors are being spun?