The Glowworm (aka a new Tritium-Lantern)

[FGYT]

If a polycarb vial had a threaded cap... (still wouldn't be titanium cool)... but to be honest, who wants to inhale Tritium?

would be easy enough to thread the hole and put a Grub screw in but the potting compound also helps seal and protect the vial



ATB

Duncan

[toby_pra]

I'm pretty sure my one by Farid is a 5mm x 40mm tritium cell... but it has such large holes in the Ti shell I don't use it on my keys.

That was one reason for smaller holes, but many holes.

Thanks for your comment mate. I really hope to have made the
right decision with this design.

[Nice65]

i think the main difference on this design is that the tritium vial is removable and so changeable either for a new colour or in 30 odd years when the light has dimmed
plus the Titanium is a sales point we get people turning into packs off rabid dogs to get something in titanium

Like the Tec Accessories ones with the big windows and trit protected by an acrylic tube. Stainless not Ti, but who'd know, or care.

[toby_pra]

As i had some opionions about the concern of breaking a vial in this lantern.

The vial will fit perfectly without and gambling, there is no need
of an extra tube in it. It would not make a sense, since the design
was planned to proteect the vial of keys or something similar.

If you have less but bigger holes, you would need an extra tube
that would make sense.

[toby_pra]

And even if the tube should break, for whatever reason, then you can change it easily.

[Ether]

Any idea on when these will be available, I missed the last ones and dont want to miss these as well

[toby_pra]

Will be produced till the end of February

[Ether]

cool, time to put some cash aside

[duck-down]

I've found an American Tritium lantern here;

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/sho...d-Brass)/page3

this one shows slots, only i can't find the price.

For all the guys wanting one of toby_pra's lantern surely it doesn't matter what the housing is as long as its functional, robust and cheap it's the unit inside you'll see in the darkness, not the housing.

It's what i would term 'Bushcraft bling'.

[Nice65]

Very cool indeed, excellent steampunk, bushcraft bling.

[toby_pra]

Very cool design...but once you have it on your keyring, the vial will break.

Perhaps better for a backpack or so.

[burntrice]

In those krypto-lite pictures you can see the rubber tubes the vials are put in, preventing them from breaking.

[toby_pra]

Ahhh ok, that was what you are talking about...

[burntrice]

love these little things, cant wait to see your finished piece.
Here's a couple of pics of my one..

[duck-down]

can you explain, why youz post a link to another lantern????

please delete that!

this is a thrady regarding my lantern and not others



Thank you for the PM above.

As this is an open board to discuss the pros and cons i included a link to another lantern,

so that a comparison could be made and an example of an earlier suggestion could be viewed.

Delete my first post........I don't think so.