Frankenskull clone

[WickedGene]

Got my Franken fakes in a few weeks ago and just got around to fiddling with them, the bottle that came with them sucks!! Replaced with the little square bottles I ordered and that worked pretty good [emoji106] I like the atty that came with it, just not on the mod... Looks too big to me, so I used my Wraith atty and thought it was just right [emoji108] swapped doors on the two and a little sanding for aesthetic purposes and here is the finished product!

Going to change the 510 to a fdv v4 and throw in some copper contacts in the other mod and I'll post some pics of that one soon.



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[ericbnc]

I think it's too small so there you go.

 

[Robbert]

Is the 510 pin adjustable on frankenskull?
What about fdv?
Is there any videos on tearing down the 510 deck and assembly?
It looks like it might take a set of needle nose vise grips to remove the round nut.

 

[ThaFuzz]

Is the 510 pin adjustable on frankenskull?
What about fdv?
Is there any videos on tearing down the 510 deck and assembly?
It looks like it might take a set of needle nose vise grips to remove the round nut.

Its sort of adjustable but there is not that much play in it.fdv and varitube are adjustable The round nut has little holes in it, i used a 1mm or 2mm punch or allen wrench to stick in the holes and turn it. The contact nut (that the switch touches ) isnt on tight nough to need vise grips (ymmv ) ill put up a vid for you later.

 

[Robbert]

Thanks for the directions.
I was able to get everything off.Things were looser than expected.
I can't see anyway to adjust 510 pin since it's just held into place.

 

[J_B_86]

You can raise the pin by putting an o-ring under the head but thats about it.

 

[WickedGene]

Ok, finished the second Franky fake.... lol, I installed
a fdv v4 and put in copper contacts. Swapped out bottle for the little square one and my Lp Goon looks nice sitting there [emoji106]

All in all not a total waste...lol, I like tinkering and I like squonkers so there you go!

Nice little outdoor squonker that if it gets dropped, broken or what ever, no big loss[emoji109]

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[EddieAdams]

Out of curiosity what was everyone's issue with the 510? Other than not being adjustable it seems solid......

The SIB clone bottle is garbage. I may leave the 510.

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[WickedGene]

Out of curiosity what was everyone's issue with the 510? Other than not being adjustable it seems solid......

The SIB clone bottle is garbage. I may leave the 510.

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I have several BF attys that would not make contact with the 510 because they have very short 510 pins, that's why I changed mine. And I like to tear stuff apart and rebuild it... Lol


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[Robbert]

Same issue the 510 pin is too short so many of my other RDA won't work.
Also,tanks,tubing or feed tube need upgrading.

No name RDA has a long 510 pin so it works.
One good thing about no name RDA is it only requires a small short squonk so it's a good match for frankenclone.

 

[EddieAdams]

Not reverse threaded but, it'll do....I liked the 510 design. Adjustable 510 now

Installed a tiny o-ring for leaking.

Didn't want to waste a VT on it as I'm not in love with the box itself but, hey $18. Tad smaller than my orca.

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[Robbert]

Not reverse threaded but, it'll do....I liked the 510 design. Adjustable 510 now
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Installed a tiny o-ring for leaking.

Didn't want to waste a VT on it as I'm not in love with the box itself but, hey $18. Tad smaller than my orca.

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I like that fix.
Is that a drilled out set screw?

 

[EddieAdams]

They're grub screws I got awhile ago from FDV. 3mm and 2.5mm I think. Partially drill out the 510 pin and used a 3mm tap by hand.

Then drilled out the grub screw itself. Used a 1/16 bit on the bottom side to avoid the Allen threads.

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[EddieAdams]

Solid silver, adjustable 510...DONE. The finished contacts are swappable between this and the Orcas so I can use the silver contacts in my next orca....just need more bottles now.

Keeps posting pictures sideways. Annoying....

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[Robbert]

I understand.
I see the little orgin on it.
If you like origin you might like no toy RDA.
My little Origen won't work on my skull because of 510 pin but I'll soon modify after recovering from Christmas shopping.

 

[faeriekitsune]

Mine arrived! Cute little red one.

Presentation was nice in the box, but now that I threw some coils and juice in it, I see what you guys are talking about with the needed upgrades.

The stock bottle is almost impossible to squeeze! This is my first bottom feeder, but dang! I almost have to shove my whole thumb through the hole. Even if I do that, I'm barely getting 3-4 drops of juice out the pin. Gotta be an easier way... (need to go check my stash of empty bottles... think I got some baby 5mls that might work.) Noticed some play in the tube on the pin as well. I squeeze, it slides down. Don't like that. It's like the tube is plain old too short.

Need to find some ribbon too, I put the battery in without it and had to do the monkey clap to get it back out. Got a strip of plastic in there now, but there's so little play by the door, it won't close completely like that.

Don't like the fact that the airflow can't be closed off on one side, so ended up throwing a pair of claptons in there ohming @ .32 and at least it hits nice. I find the full airflow to be a bit too open for personal preference, it killed the flavor. Probably going to change the coils anyways, I'm thinking these might be a bit too much mass for good cloud production. I'm not a chaser by any means, but I like a decent puff at least.

The whole mod is so light weight I kinda forget I'm holding it. Not really a fan of the top heavy thing though.

I'm not in love with it yet, but I don't flat out hate it. I think the upgrades will be the key.

 

[Sickbabies]

Got mine in the other day! Great little lightweight squonker. I also got an SXK Shift-BF in the same package and the 510 length is perfect. The SXK Hadaly also sits flush with no meddling. Stock plates work fine imo, I'll replace if I feel the need. I did however throw in a legit Supersoft and a little ribbon to help with battery removal.

 

[crunchie812]

I've had the FakeSkull for about a week. Had to put a nylon washer under the head of the feeder screw to get it to make contact with my Stumpy. Couldn't get it to feed worth a crap, and the tube came off the feeder screw when I took the bottle out to fill it. I put a little cable tie on it, and it not only keeps the tube on but it squonks OK. Seems it was leaking air out the connection instead of pushing liquid up. Definitely could use a softer bottle though.

 

[Mostly_Harmless]

Here is an update regarding the black pain chipping/flaking off the door. Other than that, its holding up as well as can be expected. I've cleaned the contact with rubbing alcohol a couple of times, and it still hits pretty good. I did get a 6 pack of the replacement bottles from FastTech, but they are just as hard as the one that came with it.

 

[Train2]

That is a surprise - I would have bet that the color was solid-through...seems like it'd be cheaper to just make it from grey stuff, instead of painting it!

Here is an update regarding the black pain chipping/flaking off the door. Other than that, its holding up as well as can be expected. I've cleaned the contact with rubbing alcohol a couple of times, and it still hits pretty good. I did get a 6 pack of the replacement bottles from FastTech, but they are just as hard as the one that came with it.