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It's definitely not for everybody ... but it was a fun experiment inspired by some beautifully machined 1911 grips I saw on Instagram. Still need to machine the brass trim rings/adjustment button and cerakote the front cover.

Finished up the milling on the main body and covers for this one today. It's kind of funky ... did a herringbone or tire tread type pattern on the front and rear covers. It will have brass trim rings and buttons. Front cover and probably the 510 connector will be cerakoted blue.

I appreciate everyone's kind words. It has been a real challenge and taken over 15 months to get to this point on the M4. There has been more scrap produced in my garage than mods. Finally starting to turn the corner now but it wasn't easy! Thought about writing a whole long essay about my...

Have all of the machining done on my red, white and blue M4 DNA200 mod. Just need to sand and polish the body and trim rings and then it will be ready for final assembly. Might just have it done in time for a 4th of July vape! Few other completed and in-progress bodies in the background.

Lol ... it's the curse of the DNA200! Hard to do something small unless you're really willing to sacrifice on battery size/life. I'll be doing something smaller for the DNA75. Maybe even a side by side! :D

Getting real close now. Final dry fit after cerakote ... just soldering and final assembly left!

It measures out at about 4" x 2" x 1.2". Definitely not small but feels great in the hand with the contoured front and rear covers.

Either the MaxAmps or Turnigy 1300 mAh.

I hear ya ... that copper looks so dang good!

I wanted metal between the resin or wood main bodies so there would be something to hold good threads. Didn't want to use inserts or helicoils.

One more image because I really like the look of the copper. Alumilite resin block for the main body with copper and gold pearl powdered pigment added. Copper is C110 half hard or H02 temper. These spacer/trim rings still need one more milling operation on them to cut a groove in their front...

Wouldn't that be something ... sounds like a sure fire way to prevent me from buying any more tools for the garage! Ones perspective determines if that is a good or bad thing. I still really want to get a lathe so I can make my own RDA. Vaping my own liquid on my own device in my own RDA would...

Maybe with a co-signer? ;) I'm not here selling anything. Have never sold a mod. Just showing off what I've been building in the garage!

This will soon be home to a DNA200 from the man, the myth, the co-op legend ... Mr. Mike Petro. Parts are just laying on the counter so the gaps look a bit off, it will be perfect when it's all assembled. The machining is about complete, just need to face off the excess material on the back of...

Very true! I should be able to come up with something pretty quickly once I finish up my current DNA200 project. My goal, even after getting the CNC machine, was to make all of the designs machinable as well as 3D printable. I've been through 4 design iterations learning the mill and general...

Something in that general style is at the top of my list when I get my hands on some DNA75 boards. Good things to come in the hopefully not too distant future!

We shall see what the future holds! I've got another 2 week eastern european trip coming up at the end of May so I'll be pushing hard for the next couple of weeks on the M4. Once I get the final operations on those finished there will be a little bit of room to explore ideas for the 75. I can do...

Some of the 3D printed designs are a bit difficult to translate to 3 or even 4 axis CNC machining. You can get away with design "murder" using the SLS 3D printers since the material is self supporting due to the printing process. All that said, I want to revisit some of the previous designs and...

Not yet ... hopefully soon ... I have my eyes intently focused on the Tormach Slant Bed lathe. It will be in the garage at some point. Still have the goal to make my own RDA and it would be great to make my own 510 connectors too.

I think you're seen everything about the Tormach haven't you? I still think of it as "new" even though I've had it for about a year now. It has proven far more challenging than I ever imagined and there is a LOT to learn ... especially for a guy no one ever considered very "handy" and who's...