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« Last post by bonneyman on May 08, 2024, 04:05:31 PM »
Adding a folding handle wasn't too hard - I thought. Not wanting to cut or damage the light in any way I had to disassemble it and figure out how to add the handle to the existing structure. Finally settled on making some stainless steel straps that would interface with the carrying strap mounts, then attach the wire handle to it. Figured I'd then add a belt clip attachment like I'd already done.
....But then I thought, "What if I could incorporate a hanger into the wire handle? Kill two birds with one stone". That took some doing. Finally settled on a loop end in the wire handle to hook onto a belt clip. Will work right or left hand, when folded out of the way it gives plenty of hand clearance, with a rubber grip ta boot. Made from a 5-gallon paint bucket handle it will surely handle the weight with a stick cell. I might still add a coiled wire stiffener near the end loop and paint it. We'll see how it goes. And if the belt clip thingy doesn't pan out I have another wire handle prepped with no added loop. So, I think I'm covered. Worst comes to worst it doesn't hold up or the ABS mounts break. Then I'm back to a mutt light that works anyway. So no prob!
Here is the result: