Looking for a more budget minded 18650 light with form factor like the Emisar D4V2. Doesn’t need to be multi-led, I just like the side clicky mounted on the squarish face as it is easy to quickly reach in my pocket and my fingers orient on the clicky. Let’s call it $30 or under. Suggestions? Ramping or modes fine.
Wowtac A6 maybe.
The head isn’t as square as the D4V2, but the charging port cover on the bottom is flat. It’s easy to find the button. $20 at Amazon.
Any side switch light can be modified to draw your finger to the switch. Make a ring of wire the proper diameter and glue it around the button. Washers can also be used if you can find the proper size. Just about every side button light I own has been modified like this including the Wowtac
A6.
Nickel-plated brass finishing washers work great for this.
They look elegant like the light was manufactured with it. And you can file them down to the correct height before installing.
How do you enlarge the hole?
Nickel-plated brass Finishing washers slope down on each side. Just file down the bottom and the hole in the center gets bigger.
Ok. The only ones I have used were for smaller screws. I used them for installing my kitchen cabinets. Never saw large ones. Do you hold them against a grinding wheel?
Bigger ones are available. Large enough for even a D4V2 switch.
I grind them by hand. I use 3M indoor safetway walk tape. Basically sticky grey rubber grip tape. Cut a square of it and stick it on the top of the washer. Then I just grind it back and forth across a large file sitting on a desk.
The brass is pretty soft, so it doesn’t take too long to grind down. And doing it by hand allows very precise grinding while minimizing the chance the nickel plating chips off.
I’ve seen the EDC18 for close to $30 with a discount coupon. Not squarish but the head design makes the switch easily found.
Thanks for the tips. My next trip to HD I will pick some up and give them a try. They definitely will give a more refined appearance. More lights should come through stock this way. It makes the switch so much easier to find by feel and no pocket activations, win-win.
Thanks all. Checking those out. Any other suggestions?
Check out the On The Road selections.
https://aliexpress.ru/wholesale?catId=&SearchText=on%20the%20road%20u18