Thanks! Hopefully I don’t miss the next one.
Personally, if I could choose a Convoy light in copper and get heavy anyway, it would not be the rather boring looking S2+ but it would be the S8 :sunglasses:
Simon?…
We need to make sure that Simon makes some 18350 tubes for it.
I messaged him a while back, even before i got mine and asked if hes planning to do some short tubes. His answer was no.
But i think with some persuasion from this community we can convince Simon to make some, i think most of us would want one.
YES!
In the FB group Flashlight Fanatics someone has 3 copper hosts for sale:
He says they are original, which I think is a bit strange…
I think you miss understood. They are Convoy S2+ CU not just hosts lol.
Even if it’s the complete light, I think there are BLF members that still want it 
I would buy the light and use it as a host 
: )
I’ve got two myself. EDC at work.
Sold the sinner (apples to orange I know)
Copper Convoy available again
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/copper-convoy-S2-pls-note-LED-and-driver-in-the-comment/330416_32884358055.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.7cf073941xp83J
Thanks for the heads up…
Which led do I pick for maximum brightness…?
I have these in XML…would XPL be brighter or punchier?
XPL is a bit stronger. One of the orientation tests.
Was there any reason for the knurling to change from diamond to square? The knurling on the head has changed to 6 fins also.
From personal experience, the Traditional Crush (pressure) knurling is very tough to do on very soft alloy’s like real copper, the soft material starts to build up on the roller blades. Turning and side broaching to produce the square knurling is a tad bit easier…
That graph comparing the XM-L2 to the XP-L is misleading, it uses an old outdated XM-L2 against the highest binned XP-L. If a newer high binned XM-L2 U4 were shown against it the graph wouldn’t show like it does. Just saying.
I don’t know anything about machining so I can’t speak to the reasoning, but I really like the new look. That “grenade grip” is very popular for good reason, and I really dig the cooling fins on the head. Gotta have a new one too I guess…
Of course, you are right. That’s why I wrote to treat it roughly. The author of the question does not give specific diodes. In fact, the author of the question referred to XML and XPL which have successors. Maybe it’s better to ignore this chart.
I have a limited experience crafting with copper, and I can say it definitively started to build up around my cutting bits when chopping a 1mm copper sheet carefully under my vise attached Dremel style multitool. This for sure has to do with its malleability/plasticity with its super high thermal conductivity. I ended up managing fine results, but took careful filing:
Originally posted on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 02:41. Edited for orthography fix.
I missed the first batch, went ahead and purchased one of these from the second batch, XM-L2 T4-7A
Nice work Barkuti, looks very well done.