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Here are a few stands I made based on a design another member on the forum was making. You know what they say "Imitation is the best form of flattery."Most of these pictures were provided by my buddies, who now own the stands..
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You and I have a very similar woodworking style. I made some stands for friends that look almost exactly like yours.
I have to ask though, what are you using for the 510 threaded ports? I've not taken the time to figure out what threading that is, though when I do I'm probably going to add ports like you did on the darker stand.
Sorry for the poor image quality--cell phone pic
Here it is with the ebony veneer and about 6 coats of polyurethane. This is right after a sanding. I'm trying to build up the poly to where the surface is smooth before I put on a finishing coat and wet sand it. And then the felt and gold 510 connectors
I've been making some vape stands for friends (they don't like me showing off stuff I custom make for them), and had time and wood enough left over to make this - It's solid Lyptus and Purple Heart.
4 coats of Generals Arm R Seal - hand rubbed. Hand brushed the insides of the cutouts to make sure everything was well protected from juice.
I love the two-tone, very nice!
I've been making some vape stands for friends (they don't like me showing off stuff I custom make for them), and had time and wood enough left over to make this - It's solid Lyptus and Purple Heart.
4 coats of Generals Arm R Seal - hand rubbed. Hand brushed the insides of the cutouts to make sure everything was well protected from juice.
I really like the keyhole groove you added to the holder. Very clever way to store small atomizer heads!
Thanks for your comments my fellow woodworker! I looked everywhere for threaded nuts that would fit a 510 connection and couldn't find anything in the hardware stores around me. That's when I found 510 sealed battery connectors on Madvapes.com. They are meant for DIY mods, but like most things, I used them for something they were not intended for..
They sell them in both gold and silver colors as well.Thanks for that! I was wondering how people did their own wood mods. I may have to try that next now that I know where those sealed battery connections come from!
This looks awesome! The top looks like a throwing star, which is great if your a ninja who vapes! But honestly, nice cut and edge work.
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Wow i love all the hard wood. I have been wanting to make a nice stand myself but dont realy have the time. I wouod have to save the program running on my bridgeport miller and pull the current vice setup off and put the regular aluminum jaw vice on and free hand mill some hardwood. Pita to set everything back up for the current parts i am running. I will have to give it a go when this parts run is done and the milling machine is free for a day. Mabey i will make one from polished aluminum? Or brass and wood? Even aluminum with wood inlay. Ok the sketches are coming into my mind now lol
Man, I really like all of these solid wood stands. I'm using veneer because I bought hole drills--they kinda chewed up the area around the holes a bit I wish I would have known about forstner bits sooner...
I wish I would have known about forstner bits sooner...Man, I really like all of these solid wood stands. I'm using veneer because I bought hole drills--they kinda chewed up the area around the holes a bit
Personally I find veneer harder to work with! I'm more impressed with that! Besides, you can get some amazing looking burls and flames and whatnot and make something 10X better looking than I could afford with solid wood. I have piles of veneer that I'm afraid to use since I suck at veneering.
I would agree that veneering is an art. Getting the veneer grain to match all around the work piece and cutting the edges exactly right is not easy. I want to try inlays as well. It looks simpler than veneering and can add a classy touch to the stands.
Wow, this thread really grew legs. Great to see all the awesome things everyone has come up with! 
I was hoping to see more of other peoples projects.
I need to design a new storage rack for myself. I want to include a drawer on the bottom of my vape rack, but I'm still teaching myself to do dovetails and the like.
I need to design a new storage rack for myself. I want to include a drawer on the bottom of my vape rack, but I'm still teaching myself to do dovetails and the like.
I don't really have the tools to make a wooden one.
(Why do attachments never seem to work for me?)
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(Why do attachments never seem to work for me?)
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I've done some of my woodwork by hand. Whatcha need all those power tools for, anyway? Those things are dangerous, I tell you.
I was going to put this on eBay. But after finishing it with beeswax and letting that soak into the fibers, the tactile feel of it is just too much. I can't part with it...
I have some seasoned red oak that I salvaged from a house destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. I think I'm gonna do either a herringbone or parquet pattern with it. Seasoned wood is as satisfying to work with as being loved by a mature woman.
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