BOTTOM FEEDERS= a place for everything modified and/or custom made

[Steamer861]

I would like to be second inline for a Alu Gdna shell

If you ever decide to make a business out of this hobby put me down as your first customer for a media blasted Alu.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

 

[custom-classic]

Thanks guys! Things are in the works, so to speak........

Capt., that's high praise, coming from a man of your talent and skill. High praise, indeed.

Steamer, the thing I'm running into on the gdna/peko deal is, it looks to me like the sides are not flat. More of a curved, oval type shape.... That, without a cnc, would be hard to do without a lot of hand shaping....

I can only imagine how many hours it would take to get that right with metal...


Mundy, that sig of yours is awesome.

 

[Quigsworth]

That brass bad boy is incredible (ya brass is my 2nd fav. metal, if that was any mystery )...I can handle the lure of the aluminum's but I think you've found my breaking point. That must have some serious nice heft to it though.

I'd love to make one of those out of solid copper but the machining would be an absolute nightmare...you could probably do it out of tellurium copper but $$$?

Crazy nice work CC, what really kills me is I have the basically the same toys as you and...whatever, brass has lead in it you know?

 

[Quigsworth]

You can't use reason to talk someone out of a position they didn't use reason to arrive at. Classic......pretty much describes every conversation I've had with my wife.

 

[TheTurk]

Gotta pick up some brass rod to make the button... Other than that, it's basically done. Pics are not doing this one justice. It is super bright and shiny in person...

What do you guys think of the bead blasted finish on the 6061?

I like the bead blasted alu. Would be my first choice
Did you change the dimensions with the brass one or same specs? You said you were gonna give them some weight loss treatment [emoji106]

Also capt. Steve love and admire your work but you need to get in line i saw it first [emoji39]

 

[custom-classic]

That brass bad boy is incredible (ya brass is my 2nd fav. metal, if that was any mystery )...I can handle the lure of the aluminum's but I think you've found my breaking point. That must have some serious nice heft to it though. She's all there for sure...

I'd love to make one of those out of solid copper but the machining would be an absolute nightmare...you could probably do it out of tellurium copper but $$$? I definitely wanna do one in copper. Super fast speeds and feeds, right???

Crazy nice work CC, what really kills me is I have the basically the same toys as you and...whatever, brass has lead in it you know? Mill? Basically the same. Lathe? Arguably, yours is a bit better than mine. Get to it!!! Oh, and my brass??? It has no lead..... I use only the finest, lead free brass, mined from the mountains of .......... ok,.......you got me, my brass may or may not have lead in it. But it is conflict free, free range, totally organic brass.....

I like the bead blasted alu. Would be my first choice
Did you change the dimensions with the brass one or same specs? You said you were gonna give them some weight loss treatment [emoji106] Same specs.... I have promised Asdaq that the next brass one will be a slimmer, trimmer, more lightweight version.

Also capt. Steve love and admire your work but you need to get in line i saw it first [emoji39]

 

[Quigsworth]

...nothing says "I love my planet" like that sustainable, fair trade brass...I had no idea you were such a child of the earth CC, the hemp clad hippy chicks must dig you

 

[penguiness]

Very, very nice CC! I agree that aluminum is attractive. I would like to get in line behind the other guys on one of those should you decide to make and sell them.

 

[ayopassthat]

custom-classic, I love the bead blasted aluminum. I think a polished/plated atty would look great on there

Here's something I have been working on. The box was originally going to be for a dual 18650. I used a router and jig for the pocket. The wood is curly maple finished with boiled linseed oil and dewaxed shellac. My next will be more compact and hand friendly

 

[studiovap]

Gotta pick up some brass rod to make the button... Other than that, it's basically done. Pics are not doing this one justice. It is super bright and shiny in person...

What do you guys think of the bead blasted finish on the 6061?

Great work CC, now you wouldn't want to drop that on your foot coming out of the bathroom first thing in the morning

 

[custom-classic]

Thanks, you guys are awesome!

Penguiness, I'll be sure and keep y'all in the loop.

Ayo, that's a killer squonk box you got there.

Studio, your mods are amazing. I can't even imagine what it took to do some of the things you've done...

I am humbled.... And yes, that sucker is all there, for sure...

 

[Genosmate]

Gotta pick up some brass rod to make the button... Other than that, it's basically done. Pics are not doing this one justice. It is super bright and shiny in person...

What do you guys think of the bead blasted finish on the 6061?

CC.The first time I became interested in making a mod was when I saw a pic of a Pdib and wanted to make one in metal,I had no machines at the time.
I've got the machines now,but the ability of the machines far outweigh my own,these mods are just great.
Brilliant job.

 

[custom-classic]

Thanks, G!!!

Love your work, BTW...

 

[opensec]

just going to leave that here

 

[turbocad6]

wow cc that brass looks sick, that could def qualify as a weapon man

I just finished up a set of buttons on a woody, figured I'd post a few pics of how I do my flush buttons

 

[CaptSteve]

Thanks for that Turbo, nice work. BTW what's that white stuff around the tacts, looks like filler???

 

[studiovap]

wow cc that brass looks sick, that could def qualify as a weapon man

I just finished up a set of buttons on a woody, figured I'd post a few pics of how I do my flush buttons

Thanks for the pics turbo, I especially like your use of toothpaste to affix the tactiles, gotta love that minty fresh smell vs epoxy

 

[CaptSteve]

I must say after using the DNA-40 for a while now I've come to realize two things.

A) it burns through batteries like there's no tomorrow
B) I do see a few benefits over the mech mods in that you have the ability to "fine tune" your vape and find the sweet spot of your liquid. With duals metered at 0.35 I get a great vape at 29W but if I bump it up to 31.5W I get a stellar vape. I guess this ability to find the sweet spot is an arguable benefit. However you sacrifice battery life because at that wattage my batteries drain 20-30% faster at least

 

[CaptSteve]

Turbo nice brass DT btw on the nuppin, is that your creation?