Anna-40-6 glow gasket

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This gasket is designed to be printed in glow-in-the-dark (GID) filament and to sit behind a LEDiL Anna-40-6 lens/optic. I've used this in a custom build Convoy C8 flashlight, other hosts may need modification. It’s a simple design with little thought put into it. There are 4 versions, a thick and thin version for both Anna-40-6 and Anna-40-7. Some filaments work better if they are printed thicker. After buying a Turbo Glow gasket for one of my triple 20mm optic flashlights, I looked for one for my Convoy C8 conversion (parts bought from LED4Power). I couldn't find one. Most of the Turbo Glow sellers stipulated not 3D printed, so I thought why not. Glow-in-the-dark (GID) 3D filaments are not that great. The first sample batch I bought off Amazon by AngeliteCare was poor, glowed under black light, so probably OK in a nightclub. The second I bought was from Amazon again by SunTop. This was much better. However, GID filament is abrasive, it will wear out your nozzle. I've ordered a hybrid brass/stainless nozzle, so will see how long that lasts. Other options are to print in normal filament and use GID tape over the gasket, carefully cutting out the holes. The best I have made was using the 3D printed gasket to make a mould and casting clear UV epoxy resin with Strontium Aluminate. The SunTop filament was good, but the Strontium Aluminate is on another level.