Hello World...

Well, this makes it official. I'm building flashlights, really awesome flashlights. I'm doing all of the production work (design, machining, assembly) in my fabrication shop in Mountain View. In the short to mid-term lights will be produced in limited quantities; batches of 20-30 lights. They'll be available on a first come first serve basis.

Prototype V1

There will never really be a "production" light. A typical product gets fully engineered and then released out into the wild. Not here. Every batch will represent a constant evolution of learning and customer feedback. Because I'm doing small runs, my development cycle will be month-to-month, not year-to-year like larger companies.

That said, every light will be of the highest quality and have full functionality. In fact, they will be better than any light you will ever find in a store, especially in terms of build quality and craftsmanship.This means that if you want to "wait till everything is sorted out," you'll be waiting forever. It's kind of like buying a computer or a car, the design and technology is constantly on the move.

The light pictured in these photos is the second flashlight I've ever made. Right now I'm up to about number nine and ready to start some low volume production. It's 1.2 inches wide at the head and 5.5 inches long overall. For comparison it's about 1/4 the size of a standard 2D Maglite and about 20 times brighter. It packs a punch.

The LED is a Cree MCE capable of producing nearly 750 lumens.
20X more than a Maglite.