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rastus
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Sep 8, 2017
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Titanium is your best bet, very bio-compatible, non-staining unless you really work it and only a bit expensive. Other bio-compatible materials such as Niobium get even more $$ and never saw a flashlight made of it, just jewelry. Beyond this in 'true' bio-compatible you are moving into the Platinum-group metals; Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, and Platinum - and now you are $$$ or Gold of course... The image is a Ruthenium ring, a nice soft grey luster, just searched for grins and giggles, we use Ru in manufacturing but never saw jewelry made of it before, nice, and the cost might be "if you have to ask, you can't afford"...
Varholiaglimp
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Sep 8, 2017
rastusTitanium I know, but niobium is new to me, so thanks for that. At this point, I have a titanium chain, so I might wear a steel peanut light with black T-Shirts and shirts. I'd prefer titanium, though.
rastus
1391
Sep 8, 2017
VarholiaglimpIf by "steel" you mean stainless steel, you are back into a Iron-Chrome-Nickel alloy, predominately, and the Nickel will very much remain an issue. If the stainless comes from China, you have no idea of the other elements in it... not a good permanent-body-contact concept. I would go here if a nice pendant lumen is the goal, sometimes worth the wait: https://www.matchboxinstruments.com/collections/coreti/products/mbi-coreti
Varholiaglimp
939
Sep 8, 2017
rastusI'm aware of the issue with steel, believe me -- other alternatives hurt! That's why I'd wear a steel pendant light over a black shirt or T-shirt and allow only the titanium chain to touch my skin. The shirt would have to be black because of the possibility of staining it. That's not my favorite compromise, but steel appears to be the cheapest iteration of any microlight and Maratek doesn't make a titanium Peanut LED.
Thanks for the link to MBI. The CoreTi looks perfect, if exorbitant (https://www.matchboxinstruments.com/collections/all/products/mbi-coreti), and the HF-R TiUTT looks interesting (https://www.matchboxinstruments.com/collections/hf-r-holy-flashlight-round/products/mbi-hf-r-ti-utt). Both are out of stock. Strange that MBI includes a steel (rather than titanium) chain with a titanium pendant flashlight that costs $95.
Varholiaglimp
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Sep 8, 2017
rastusIt looks as though the pendant light is partly handmade and the brushed steel effect is something the gentleman who confects the CoreTi applies himself. Have you had any experience buying from MBI?
rastus
1391
Sep 8, 2017
Varholiaglimp No experience, just did a quick search thinking someone must make them. Yes, they look to be craft-made in small batches in Japan. I would go for whichever one fits you best, but your Titanium chain, just make sure it can loop through. Japanese craft quality or Chinese mass junk, easy choice, but your money.
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