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I just finished reading the thread and I don't think anyone makes one. You may be able to adapt something else to work.
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There are lots of charts... and half of them disagree with one another, because most of them don't bother to differentiate between steel types. From my (albeit limited) experience with Chinese 304 ss, the chart I've used for 40 years was off too... and lower than your chart. I've been hitting tubes with a Fluke digital temp gauge and recording temps as the colors shift, so in that regard, I've got a pretty good handle on it. YMMV
You can fit a hybrid tube set, made from a sigelei Silver Dragon center tube, one SD end tube and one 19 end tube... and you can use a 18650 and a kick. Fat Daddy Vapes.... 11th item down.
You might also want to consider just the standard SD tube set... see what you can make with the 8W tubes you have.
Why does it seem that I've already posted this exact same info?
Must be losin' it.
Vapemail!
Not a bad mod at all for the price. Some minor stuff that I'm going to fix up here and there. All previously mentioned by everyone.
I am planning on making a new button With much tighter tolerances. Mine is quite sloppy. I am planning on attempting to make it magnetic at the same time. The spring is actually pretty soft on this one.
Overall I'm pleased.
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Not a bad mod at all for the price. Some minor stuff that I'm going to fix up here and there. All previously mentioned by everyone.
I am planning on making a new button With much tighter tolerances. Mine is quite sloppy. I am planning on attempting to make it magnetic at the same time. The spring is actually pretty soft on this one.
Overall I'm pleased.
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Vapemail!
Not a bad mod at all for the price. Some minor stuff that I'm going to fix up here and there. All previously mentioned by everyone.
I am planning on making a new button With much tighter tolerances. Mine is quite sloppy. I am planning on attempting to make it magnetic at the same time. The spring is actually pretty soft on this one.
Overall I'm pleased.
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Make sure the fire button pin is screwed tight sometime it works loose.
Yep, and running through grades of ultra fine sandpaper on the parts of the switch that touch each other really smoothes it out. I go all the way up to 2500 grit, and then polish afterwards.
Krizzel:
I put a tiny dab of loctite on it.
Scope:
The button action is smooth just sloppy. I may just try some shim stock to try and get the slop out between the thumb screw and end cap.
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I put a tiny dab of loctite on it.
Scope:
The button action is smooth just sloppy. I may just try some shim stock to try and get the slop out between the thumb screw and end cap.
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Yes, you're absolutely right ... they did design it with way too much clearance in my opinion. One of the guys mentioned using this super thin (they make different thicknesses) Teflon tape to take up the difference.
The button action has smoothed out over time for me. It's still a bit wobbly when I sit it down without locking it, but it's never fired or tipped over by itself.
I've had mine for....nearly two months....? Somethin' like that.
I've had mine for....nearly two months....? Somethin' like that.
I have some copper shim stock in a variety of sizes. I will report back Monday. Its in my tool box at work.
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I found some shim stock finally. I measured the button parts, they had about 0.01" of slop between them. i added two pieces of 0.004" shim to both the thumb screw and the outside of the button. its slightly stiff but should wear together after some use. at least it stands up straight without the lock ring now.
The Giraffe.
The Giraffe.
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In my efforts to make a smoother button/magnetic i made a cnc program to mill the design of the top onto the button face. i am waiting on machine time to run it. by the time a machine is open i will more than likely have a whole design for a new button assembly. should have something going on by the end of the week
I need to find a CNC lathe or someone who has one. I will not be able to use the one I thought. I have full access to mills pretty much whenever though.
The Giraffe.
The Giraffe.
I just wanted to thank you guys for this thread. I popped for an 8w from vapor tek and have been enjoying it for about a week.
I got both tubes and the switch without the glue.
M only complaint is that some of my batteries are slightly different lengths so I have to adjust the screw to take out battery wobble, but that's not the mods fault.
I did disassemble and grease the switch. The locking ring was actually rubbing against the brass button so the switch felt a little chunky.
Also..I think it might just be me getting used to a bottom button, but in the beginning some of the hits didn't feel as powerful as others. This seemed to go away after greasing the switch... And with some use.
I'd love to be able to have a magnetic switch that would feel a bit more "clicky" but I might just be expecting too much here.
As it is, I already like it much more than my Sigelei 20
Thanks
Geo
I got both tubes and the switch without the glue.
M only complaint is that some of my batteries are slightly different lengths so I have to adjust the screw to take out battery wobble, but that's not the mods fault.
I did disassemble and grease the switch. The locking ring was actually rubbing against the brass button so the switch felt a little chunky.
Also..I think it might just be me getting used to a bottom button, but in the beginning some of the hits didn't feel as powerful as others. This seemed to go away after greasing the switch... And with some use.
I'd love to be able to have a magnetic switch that would feel a bit more "clicky" but I might just be expecting too much here.
As it is, I already like it much more than my Sigelei 20
Thanks
Geo
I've just got mine today, it came with both tubes which was a bonus but battery sizes and rattles are a dilemma as a flat top is just too loose in the 18650 with the pin virtually out all the way or protected button tops I can't do it up properly getting only one or two engaged threads on each end with the top pin screwed in all the way
I was looking at trimming the delrin ring at the bottom as it sits above the switch a fair bit but open to some ideas as I tried my kick fuse with the flat top and its the same issue again...
I was looking at trimming the delrin ring at the bottom as it sits above the switch a fair bit but open to some ideas as I tried my kick fuse with the flat top and its the same issue again...
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