The Alpha (dog) of Flashlights by Jason Hui, Feeds and Speeds by G-Wizard

It’s always a kick to see what kinds of parts machinists are making with the aid of our G-Wizard Machinist’s Calculator. We’ve got customers making all sorts of interesting products from household brands for things like shotguns and big yellow tractors to the much more exotic I-could-tell-you-but-then-I’d-have-to-kill-you sorts of things. The other day I received a very nice note from Jason Hui telling me he really loved G-Wizard and had written a review of it as a result to share his experiences. Jason was modest and didn’t even mention what he was doing with G-Wizard, but I soon discovered while prowling his blog that he makes some very cutting edge flashlights. Forget old school maglites, these things have the very latest optics and LED heads married to a gorgeous body made via CNC in Jason’s shop:

Jason’s Alpha Series Flashlights…

These are very limited edition runs, serial numbered, and they look just gorgeous. They also have lots of unique touches you just won’t see in the average light. You can see the glowing green ring around the LED in the photo. It’s a particular kind of O-ring chosen just because it looks cool. The pocket clip is titanium. The attention to detail on these lights is exquisite. They’re not cheap, but neither is a custom pocket folding knife or a Colt 1911 that’s had a lot of custom touches added.

If you like beautiful mechanical things, check out Jason’s lights–they’re very cool.

If you use G-Wizard and are making something cool, drop me a line. I love to feature what folks are working on.

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