Really incredible batch!! Really like the variety of woods used by all!
Still a ways out but already excited for a Lil Pinch
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Yes it does!
I believe I'd picked it up off the floor three times before I "fixed" it using a sliver of 7-mil thick vinyl tape. You probably have something like that floating around around somewhere. Try covering 40-50% of the contact's circumference. It should still "float" under pressure (although I'm not sure why it actually has to) but won't fall out under its own weight.2) Pay attention to Peter when he says to hold it sideways when changing the battery or get used to picking the silver contact off the floor.
I also installed a "buffer" under the negative contact to keep it from being deformed past its elastic limits in case of a drop. No, I haven't dropped it, but based on an experience with another mod, I think it's a good idea.
Yeppers. good stuff guys. thanks!
Rossum put a little rubber baby bumper in the opening of the "C" shape in the bottom of the long contact.
Those of you who have a mod already can see this (the following) when looking it over: → I've tried to set this up so that you don't have to send in your mod if replacement parts are required. Pretty much everything, you can just say, "send me another yada", and put it in yourself, no problem. [crosses fingers, looks to sky]
Rossum put a little rubber baby bumper in the opening of the "C" shape in the bottom of the long contact.
Those of you who have a mod already can see this (the following) when looking it over: → I've tried to set this up so that you don't have to send in your mod if replacement parts are required. Pretty much everything, you can just say, "send me another yada", and put it in yourself, no problem. [crosses fingers, looks to sky]
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Granted the dibi in the background is my own creation and not from the master but you get the drift here I hope. The Li'l Pinch leaves the dibi behind
I made a Li'l Pinch style mod last month after Peter very kindly privately shared with me his design so I could do some testing. This mod despite being somewhat bigger than the actual Li'l Pinch was purely intended for testing and now that it's served it's purpose I decided to do the ultimate test. The DROP TEST
I started by dropping the mod to a hard surface (tiled floor) with no atty and it was fine. So I realized that realistically if it falls it will have an atty (adding extra mass). So I put on a heavier atty on it and started from hand hight. No dice.
I eventually managed to break it when I dropped it from about mouth height and obviously the point of failure was under the Squonk hole.
I want to make a few things clear here.
1) It very much depends on the type of wood the mod is made of. Burls won't stand up as well as hardwoods such as Rosewood lets say and stabilized hardwood should be better still.
2) The wood this mod is made of is relatively weak and I had to drop it about 10-12 times before it broke from about head hight (I'm 6 feet tall)
Had I done this same test with an Oliver dibi it would probably brake after the first or second fall.
If you're prone to dropping your mod the Li'l Pinch will hold up to much abuse
EDIT: Drop test were done with an 18650 VTC5 installed
I started by dropping the mod to a hard surface (tiled floor) with no atty and it was fine. So I realized that realistically if it falls it will have an atty (adding extra mass). So I put on a heavier atty on it and started from hand hight. No dice.
I eventually managed to break it when I dropped it from about mouth height and obviously the point of failure was under the Squonk hole.
I want to make a few things clear here.
1) It very much depends on the type of wood the mod is made of. Burls won't stand up as well as hardwoods such as Rosewood lets say and stabilized hardwood should be better still.
2) The wood this mod is made of is relatively weak and I had to drop it about 10-12 times before it broke from about head hight (I'm 6 feet tall)
Had I done this same test with an Oliver dibi it would probably brake after the first or second fall.
If you're prone to dropping your mod the Li'l Pinch will hold up to much abuse
EDIT: Drop test were done with an 18650 VTC5 installed
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I also want to add here that comparing the mod I made to Peter's actual Li'l Pinch, the real Li'l Pinch is beefier still under the squonk hole so it should be even stronger. Also the fact that it's smaller (less mass) should add to it's strength.
I think I would have built and uglier mod, if I was going to use it as a crash test dummy.
Wood that pretty doesn't just grow on trees, ya know.
Oh wait, nevermind!
Wood that pretty doesn't just grow on trees, ya know.
Oh wait, nevermind!
Your lil pinch is stunning Capt.
Hey..I just remembered that feel good flying video you posted. I think I am going to go watch it again.
Hope all are well and you know what to do..
keep smiling
Hey..I just remembered that feel good flying video you posted. I think I am going to go watch it again.
Hope all are well and you know what to do..
keep smiling
I only made that mod as a testbed so it was never intended to be a keeper guys. Besides this isn't about me and my feeble attempts to make a dibi. We have the master wood whisperer here who's got the magic touch
Inspired by CaptSteve, I decided to do a drop test on my spalted maple baby...
I began by stacking 2 king size pillows in the middle of my bed and (holding my breath) dropped her from the dizzying height of 1 inch. I'm pleased to report she survived with nary a scratch
On a serious note, she has not left my side since I got her. I have pocketed her(in a velvet bag) through the last several 12-14 hour days at work. She has ended up in all kinds of positions from sideways to upside down in my pocket and as Peter observed in his testing, not a single pocket fire. How a switch can have such a light touch and be so smooth yet not pocket fire is beyond me.
I've also been very impressed as there hasn't been a single drop of eliquid leaking even though I tend to oversquonk. This 510 set up seems to evacuate the deck faster and more thoroughly than my other devices (using a V2 Nuppin), and the threaded feed tube connection has remained dry as a bone.
As Mr Mundy mentioned, you definitely want to hold the Pinch sideways when changing the battery, or at least over a towel on the counter, or be chasing the firing pin (it's amazing how far a little pin can travel on a tile floor)
One of my concerns that I shared with Peter during discussions was that I have large hands and was worried that it would be too small to be comfortable/familiar to me. I had asked about maybe expanding the dimensions a little to something closer to the Sumpin'. I'm happy that P discouraged this (for several reasons) as the Pinch has quickly made my other mods less appealing to hold.
The most important thing about any mod is how does it work, and as expected she has exceeded my expectations.
Just can't thank you enough Good Sir Bee!
I began by stacking 2 king size pillows in the middle of my bed and (holding my breath) dropped her from the dizzying height of 1 inch. I'm pleased to report she survived with nary a scratch
On a serious note, she has not left my side since I got her. I have pocketed her(in a velvet bag) through the last several 12-14 hour days at work. She has ended up in all kinds of positions from sideways to upside down in my pocket and as Peter observed in his testing, not a single pocket fire. How a switch can have such a light touch and be so smooth yet not pocket fire is beyond me.
I've also been very impressed as there hasn't been a single drop of eliquid leaking even though I tend to oversquonk. This 510 set up seems to evacuate the deck faster and more thoroughly than my other devices (using a V2 Nuppin), and the threaded feed tube connection has remained dry as a bone.
As Mr Mundy mentioned, you definitely want to hold the Pinch sideways when changing the battery, or at least over a towel on the counter, or be chasing the firing pin (it's amazing how far a little pin can travel on a tile floor)
One of my concerns that I shared with Peter during discussions was that I have large hands and was worried that it would be too small to be comfortable/familiar to me. I had asked about maybe expanding the dimensions a little to something closer to the Sumpin'. I'm happy that P discouraged this (for several reasons) as the Pinch has quickly made my other mods less appealing to hold.
The most important thing about any mod is how does it work, and as expected she has exceeded my expectations.
Just can't thank you enough Good Sir Bee!
Ahhh ... . the pin thing.
With the prototype, I had the switch seated high enough, and the pin length in relation to it, that there was ample room on the pin (length, above the top of the cap) to seat a 1x3mm o-ring around the pin and press the o-ring down onto the cap. The tiny back o-ring didn't really show under the shroud of the "button" and held the pin in the cap perfectly (still allowing the pin to depress and find the battery).
I redid the specs on the switch to make it as low-profile as possible (as per request) and devised a custom matching "cap"/"hat"/button/"cover"/"lid" (as requested. . . . .. the added height of which drove me to really smallerize heights as much as possible). The silver pin is so short now that the o-ring can roll/pop off the end of it. So, now we don't have that option/solution ("element of design") at our disposal anymore.
Rossum's way of handling it works great (a little tab of tape on the waist of the pin to create a bit of girth and friction). Me personally, I like my toys to be something that may be quirky; but when my habits adapt to their quirks, the result is a graceful little dance. (I used to love spending a few hours cutting out cabinet parts on the big table saw with the sliding crosscut table/extension. Once I got the motions down for how the saw liked to be swung around, it was like a waltz. . ... . . Same thing . . . ... . no really . . .. . . . . no really.)
Were I more inclined to have the pin fixed in place (which I'm sorry I'm not . . .. I know I'm being nutty), my solution would be to place a tiny drop of thick superglue on the waist of the pin and let it cure out (I usually dip the tip of a toothpick in the superglue and let the first drop fall back into the bottle, resulting in a "1 drop loaded" toothpick). That should create about the right amount of friction. If too much, a quick swipe with a file (on the cured glue) will hone it to desired friction. I would be pleased, nay honored, to create such a friction fit on the pins before they leave the workshop, if requested.
. . .. or you can just hold the cap-internals on a sideways bias when changing batteries.
(I'm surprised your socks don't fall off when you change your shoes . . . .
)
With the prototype, I had the switch seated high enough, and the pin length in relation to it, that there was ample room on the pin (length, above the top of the cap) to seat a 1x3mm o-ring around the pin and press the o-ring down onto the cap. The tiny back o-ring didn't really show under the shroud of the "button" and held the pin in the cap perfectly (still allowing the pin to depress and find the battery).
I redid the specs on the switch to make it as low-profile as possible (as per request) and devised a custom matching "cap"/"hat"/button/"cover"/"lid" (as requested. . . . .. the added height of which drove me to really smallerize heights as much as possible). The silver pin is so short now that the o-ring can roll/pop off the end of it. So, now we don't have that option/solution ("element of design") at our disposal anymore.
Rossum's way of handling it works great (a little tab of tape on the waist of the pin to create a bit of girth and friction). Me personally, I like my toys to be something that may be quirky; but when my habits adapt to their quirks, the result is a graceful little dance. (I used to love spending a few hours cutting out cabinet parts on the big table saw with the sliding crosscut table/extension. Once I got the motions down for how the saw liked to be swung around, it was like a waltz. . ... . . Same thing . . . ... . no really . . .. . . . . no really.)
Were I more inclined to have the pin fixed in place (which I'm sorry I'm not . . .. I know I'm being nutty), my solution would be to place a tiny drop of thick superglue on the waist of the pin and let it cure out (I usually dip the tip of a toothpick in the superglue and let the first drop fall back into the bottle, resulting in a "1 drop loaded" toothpick). That should create about the right amount of friction. If too much, a quick swipe with a file (on the cured glue) will hone it to desired friction. I would be pleased, nay honored, to create such a friction fit on the pins before they leave the workshop, if requested.
. . .. or you can just hold the cap-internals on a sideways bias when changing batteries.
(I'm surprised your socks don't fall off when you change your shoes . . . .
)
Yes please.Ahhh ... . the pin thing.
With the prototype, I had the switch seated high enough, and the pin length in relation to it, that there was ample room on the pin (length, above the top of the cap) to seat a 1x3mm o-ring around the pin and press the o-ring down onto the cap. The tiny back o-ring didn't really show under the shroud of the "button" and held the pin in the cap perfectly (still allowing the pin to depress and find the battery).
I redid the specs on the switch to make it as low-profile as possible (as per request) and devised a custom matching "cap"/"hat"/button/"cover"/"lid" (as requested. . . . .. the added height of which drove me to really smallerize heights as much as possible). The silver pin is so short now that the o-ring can roll/pop off the end of it. So, now we don't have that option/solution ("element of design") at our disposal anymore.
Rossum's way of handling it works great (a little tab of tape on the waist of the pin to create a bit of girth and friction). Me personally, I like my toys to be something that may be quirky; but when my habits adapt to their quirks, the result is a graceful little dance. (I used to love spending a few hours cutting out cabinet parts on the big table saw with the sliding crosscut table/extension. Once I got the motions down for how the saw liked to be swung around, it was like a waltz. . ... . . Same thing . . . ... . no really . . .. . . . . no really.)
Were I more inclined to have the pin fixed in place (which I'm sorry I'm not . . .. I know I'm being nutty), my solution would be to place a tiny drop of thick superglue on the waist of the pin and let it cure out (I usually dip the tip of a toothpick in the superglue and let the first drop fall back into the bottle, resulting in a "1 drop loaded" toothpick). That should create about the right amount of friction. If too much, a quick swipe with a file (on the cured glue) will hone it to desired friction. I would be pleased, nay honored, to create such a friction fit on the pins before they leave the workshop, if requested.
. . .. or you can just hold the cap-internals on a sideways bias when changing batteries.
(I'm surprised your socks don't fall off when you change your shoes . . . .
(I'm surprised your socks don't fall off when you change your shoes . . . .
My leg is horizontal over my other knee when I change my shoes. (One at a time of course, I'm not nearly flexible enough to get into the lotus position)
BTW, just in case anyone had any doubts....as the numbness wears off from getting your teeth pulled for dentures it feels like Mohamad Ali used your face for practice.
Yes indeed it does, take those nice little pills they gave you.My leg is horizontal over my other knee when I change my shoes. (One at a time of course, I'm not nearly flexible enough to get into the lotus position)
BTW, just in case anyone had any doubts....as the numbness wears off from getting your teeth pulled for dentures it feels like Mohamad Ali used your face for practice.
My leg is horizontal over my other knee when I change my shoes. (One at a time of course, I'm not nearly flexible enough to get into the lotus position)
BTW, just in case anyone had any doubts....as the numbness wears off from getting your teeth pulled for dentures it feels like Mohamad Ali used your face for practice.
that sounds very, very unpleasant (←understatement). sorry you have to experience it. [frowny-sad]
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