Doesn’t have to be, but it’s easier if there is the same model due to the coating procedure.

So it will be cheaper to do x10 S2+ As opposed to x5 S2+ and x5 SK68

Price depends on how many will be made, and size of the light, the powder is £30 for 1kg which should do a lot.

If there’s enough interest I could probably do S2+ hosts in fluorescent yellow for around £16-20

Jerommel wrote:

Okay, I understand. Selling fluo yellow S2+ hosts would probably be best then. When shipping costs (to NL) are fair i’m interested. Maybe start an interested list.

Shipping will be as cheap as possible

UK shipping is £3.95 for an S2+ sized package
International shipping is £6-8 ish

I will start an interest list

djozz wrote:

That sounds good, I’m sure there will be many interested (and maybe me)

Does powdercoating act as a thermal insulator much? A bit does not matter me, but if it totally spoils the heatpath, that does matter.

There has been a lot of talk about this, to me, it’s not noticible in a standard single emitter (2-3A) light
There’s just not enough heat to make much difference (in my opinion)

You may lose some heat dissipation but you gain a lot of protection (vs anodising)

Maybe in a XHP50 S2+ it might be a problem

Jerommel wrote:

I don’t think the threads will be coated too. Or in other words: Are all parts totally coated or just the visible outside?

Tail threads are coated, head threads are bare.

Coated head threads had some issues with ground connection

emarkd wrote:

This may sound petty, but I’d be interested if you’re starting with one of the metal-button hosts. If you’re building on the basic black, with the rubber tail switch, I’m a lot less interested.

<—— see my avatar

I can probably do both versions

keltex78 wrote:

I’m not in but just throwing in my 2¢ worth: When doing some of my flashlight builds here, the most commonly requested color is a Safety-Orange, for visibility. That particular option seems to be pretty desirable, but under-represented in the flashlight market.

(Now, off to go troll the Desert-Tan thread for a while…)
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I do have safety orange and have sold a few, but it’s not fluorescent, just ‘bright/vivid’

This fluorescent yellow would be more like a hi-viz safety jacket

djozz wrote:

Having been in the UK regularly, they seem to like Safety Yellow a lot over there, so perhaps this particular choice of colour is a European thing?

I think the flourescent yellow is more of a European colour yes, orange tends tends to be more for ‘specialist’ roles.

I haven’t found a source for the fluorescent orange powder yet. Only the yellow.

But I’m more than happy to offer orange once I find the powder

lionheart_2281 wrote:

What about GITD?

I think it’s possible, you can get GITD pigments for the powder

djozz wrote:

I guess you could mix glow powder with the clearcoat, but will that stand the heat of bakung the coating?

There is specific GITD pigment for powder coating that you mix with the colour coat.

There is no need for a clear coat with standard colours (only Chrome, Candy and Hydrographics need clear coats)

You can also get additives that sparkle and shimmer e.g. Black colour coat with orange sparkle additive

Jerommel wrote:

I think i would prefer fluorescent yellow with a slight greenish hue to it. It’s just the ‘loudest’ fluo colour.

That’s what I think will work best!