FWIW, Fritz successfully replaced the button with a rubber one. This makes it stick out, but it can also allow light through if it’s a clear rubber boot. I’m not sure if that really helps though.
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.
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 “Swiss Watch” construction, definitely not ordinary.
It looks good to me, preferably tumbled in ceramic media rather than crude bead-blast.
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 I’ll continue to stick it out with everyone!
When I sent the PM was to check on the possibility to make a GAW with this light! After TK’s answer, I decided to go along with it and started the GAW. I will deal with the process when it’s on the move Thanks for the info on this!!
BTW: the more I see this light, the more I love it :heart_eyes:
I’ll wait for the things yet to be deciced, but this is growing and growing on me
I have’t been buying many lights lately because I’m waiting for this which is better than all the other ones I keep considering for purchase which are currently available.