Please make sure that the head is NOT glued. Iām fine with having no host option available, but would like the option to upgrade the LEDs myself in the future.
Alsoā¦ is the clip removable? For those of us who donāt use clips, itās just extra weight in the pocket.
Please put me down for 2 of these.
Great work, thanks.
Larry
Probably not. Every part of this light, including the button, is thinned down enough that a trit slot would likely go all the way through the metal. The only place I know trits could fit is under the optic. Itās also possible that some might fit in the thick part of the tapered body tube.
Most lights have a lot of extra material to drill into, but this one does not. It opts to be smaller rather than unnecessarily thick.
TBD.
The first prototypeās tail end was glued, so no. Not sure if later units will be glued too.
The quoted text is a measurement, not a theory. And yes, the parts are pretty precise.
Thatās too bad because itās very practical all things considered and similar lights with a focus on machining tend to have them.
Where thereās a will thereās a way. Just glue a magnet onto the tailswitch with a trit slot in that and get 3 mods in 1: proud tailswitch, magnetic tail, trit. Iām sure a few people will find space somewhere to carve out a slot if thatās what they really want.
Actually, a very neat idea! 
:+1:
Given a choice between no trits or making the entire light larger and heavier, Iād rather go for no trits. Thatās a matter of personal preference though. I have other lights with a focus on machining, and they feel like bricks in comparison.
I donāt have any lights which are truly similar to the FW3A. The Emisar D4 is closest, but itās significantly heavier. Otherwise, the only lights I can compare it to are designed for AA/14500 or 16340/18350. For example, a Convoy S2+ with 18350 tube is only a few millimeters shorter, and about the same weight when both lights have a battery installed. My Rey Ti has trit slots, but itās heavier even in 18350 form. The FW3A is pretty close to the same size and weight as a SK-68, but it uses an 18650 cell instead of AA.
The BLF X5 and X6 are excellent for this. Factory lighted tail switches.
Yeah, definitely prefer this to be as minimalist as possible. Comparable to a ZL SC64 without the triple?
FWIW, Fritz successfully replaced the button with a rubber one. This makes it stick out, but it can also allow light through if itās a clear rubber boot. Iām not sure if that really helps though.
Fritz made a new render showing the latest model with a tapered tube.
This is what Lumintop is working on right now, if I understand correctly.
As for the comparison to a ZL SC64, thatās probably pretty accurate. Here are some measurements:
Wow , I love it.
FW3A Team:
You can disable PMs for this team account. People wonāt even have the option of PMing the account and wondering why no one responds.
Mr.Scott
This render looks to have a grain type finish to it. Like it was spun and someone held some fine sand paper or scotchbrite to it. I think it is nicer than the bead blasted finish.
I agree. And it looks AWESOME!!!
When can we buy this again?
It is a render.
But, lets face it, this has become too big a run to have a very fine machined finish, that would require frequent re-sharpening of even the best carbide cutters, the best free-cutting alloys, slow cuts, and even then there might be moans about it not being quite perfect.
If it was made of e.g. SS it could be electro-polished, but that would defeat the whole point of this very fine minimalist torch, cut down to the minimum. It seems like a āSwiss Watchā construction, definitely not ordinary.
It looks good to me, preferably tumbled in ceramic media rather than crude bead-blast.
Please keep the anodisation top-quality.
Looking good.
Thatās a very cool UI which would be very popular with light painters (as well as Jedi Knights).
Please add me for 1. It looks great.
I was going to pull the plug on this light due to how long it is taking to develop, but that pic looks awesome, so Iāll continue to stick it out with everyone!
