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https://intl-outdoor.com/images/p1010519bmlqv.jpg I'm still real tempted to bake my M43 to get this look

damn

I tested it on a Sofirn SF36 to confirm, but black anodizing breaks down to brown with heat.

Maybe just get a heat gun?

I think if I do it I'll chuck it up in a lathe and hit it with a torch

Get it nice and even, find something with a wider flame, maybe one of those weed burner cane things.

a propane torch could work, always a risk with such a project

My problem is I don't know how hot it needs to be. I've got a heat gun.

for anodizing coating to burn?

Just to start to break down the dye, yeah

get some black anodized aluminum and trial & Error

Eh, that's more effort than I care to do. Worst case if the heat gun doesn't work, I'll step up to propane, then to Map-Pro

ok

just don't go overboard

The worst-case I'd realistically get is it gets too light

I'd say run the laythe slowly, get a nice even heat

Yeah, I'll drop it to 500RPM

good deal

I'll probably half-ass chucking it up, because I don't have anything good to keep from marring it, so I don't want it fucking off on me anyways.

Gf got chink'd on her 30 dollar smartwatch

She feels it'd be morally wrong to demand at least a partial refund for how shit it is

how is it wrong to demand recompense for being chinked?

http://s.aliexpress.com/jiMR7BZv

At least she'd likely get her money back, and they won't ask for it back

The screen is literally worse than a gameboy's

that seems a bit of an embelishment

fuck man, gotta go to work and wait 10 hours to go home

I can discern individual pixels from an arm's length

What do you guys do with these flashlights

Do you blind wild animals or someshit

The North American Urban Ape

use them as toys

Do they last long? Would it be a good idea to strap one as a bike light?

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@ChairmanKaga I honestly don't have a good answer for you on the bigger ones. They're just a silly thing that I enjoy. The small ones are great day to day for seeing stuff in comparatively low light.

@Millwood Depends on the light and how high you run it. If you leave the D4 in ice-water you can drain one of the best batteries on the market in under half an hour.

@timsandtoms Is there one that's not amazingly bright and will thus last long? My bike rides are ranging from 15 to 30-40 minutes sometimes. Usually it's just 15 minutes to work.

There's a bunch of great ones. If I had to pick just a single light+accessories for under $100, I'd get a BLF Q8 on coupon for $45ish, $25 worth of Samsung 30Q batteries, and a decent cheap charger.