FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public

It very well could have not involved any overt decision. Keep in mind that although it is easily noticeable in the picture, and I’m sure will be easy to feel, the growth Toykeeper measured is only 0.3mm (0.012”) per side - equivalent to the thickness of 6 sheets of paper.

If they’re sending out a CAD pattern to a vendor without tightly controlling the tolerance, the vendor may err on the side of providing too much material, especially with as thin as I expect the ring is. Or the supplier may have just ignored a specified tolerance.

Even in the US I’ve had suppliers miss or ignore tolerances they didn’t think were important.

Sofirn had trouble with the clip supplier for the C01, by the way.

TK, any pics to share with the class?

Looks and sounds good. I’m ready to order.

Me too!

Where’s the order page? :stuck_out_tongue:

Bluzie posted photos at TLF!

You got a link??

TLF post

Bluzie posted here.

Thank you both.

So in his photo, left is proto5 and right is proto4?

Yes. I believe that’s correct, though I think this is more production sample than prototype.

Well for me that makes the new clip look like something they found in the junk drawer.

Those are some very good & detailed pictures.

It looks very good too.

Thanks to all who put forth the endless hours to get the project this far!!

Thanks TK for your endless effort here on BLF to keep this on track. :beer:

Yeah, much prefer proto4’s clip, but ah well. It’s not a sufficient enough reason to deter me.

its been so long a journey…
will clips be available separately ?

Sorry, but the clip in black just still looks very bad to me. And if it’s not paint, I might not even be able to remove the color(?). Big meh for me.

And it’s not all about the color - a good portion also is about Lumintop’s attitude. This light is all about the design. And Lumintop seems to be like “yeah, let’s just slap whatever clip we have lying around onto that thing”. If that change really was an informed decision and they had the clips just produced for this specific light, the changes are just beyond me.

I am not a fan of the pimple extractor hole at the tip of the clip either, but at least that was already present in the initial 3D renderings.

I am glad to hear the rest works fine though. I just really wish the communication efforts by Lumintop were better and other than “it is fit”.

The only good reason to chose that clip is if they got them for free - I can’t believe they paid to have them made that way on purpose

Sorry, but this had me ROLLING! :rofl:

Didn’t TK say the tailcap isn’t glued?
Whoever doesn’t like the clip can remove and/or replace it.

How about for warts?