Pocket friendly and SK68 can actually be used positively in the same sentence. Of course, "DenBarrettSAR's modded", has to be included to make it truthful. Looks great.
i have knurled the tailcap on this rebuild to fix that.
( and i agree that the smooth stock SK68 tailcaps can be a pain to remove after eating french-fries or with wet hands.
wow… you’re definitely fit the bill as a flasholic.
spending a lot of time and effort to convert a $3 light
nevertheless, it’s beautiful looking light
To me (and many of us here in the Budget Light Community )
it’s the satisfaction & challenge of improving a $3 light to a light that is worth more to us, and more functional to us to perform & look like a higher costing light.
That is what makes the sk68 much better! And nicer than the c78 I think. Lumatic had a go on something like this a year ago, but you did it more thoroughly.
The knurled middle part is actually slightly narrower now that the original SK68. i machined the SK body down to a smooth tube, then re-knurled the body area.