Another Genisis is born

[Calypso]

I had a little time off over the holidays so I built a new genisis based mod. It has a 6ml capacity and runs on a 18650 battery. The bottom is made from a pieces of maple and walnut firewood I thought were cool and the top is formed from acrylic. I turned the mouthpiece and the power switch from acrylic also. I used 400 SS mesh for the wick and 32 gauge kanthral for the element. The top and bottom are held together with magnets.

 

[johnpencraig]

More pictures please !!

 

[eyebrook]

a bit nice

 

[asdaq]

Looks great! If you don't mind, what differences in speed or tooling does acrylic require for turning, as opposed to alu, brass or SS?

 

[Boxcar]

Looks crazy. Can I see the guts?

 

[Calypso]

Looks great! If you don't mind, what differences in speed or tooling does acrylic require for turning, as opposed to alu, brass or SS?

Acrylic can be turned on a wood lathe with standard woos lathe tools and much easier than alu, brass, or SS. Some notes on turning acrylic: Acrylic can chip during turning so turn to approximate shape and finish with sand paper. Also watch the heat gererated by the tools or sand paper as the acrylic can deform. These were turned and finished at 980rpm sanded with progressive papers to 600 grit then polished with Hut Ultra Gloss plastic polish.

 

[Calypso]

Looks crazy. Can I see the guts?

"Guts" will be posted in the morning. It is a very simple design.

 

[nicotime]

Very nice Calypso....is the blue part two turned pieces bonded together or is it machined from one piece?

@asdaq....machining plastic is about the same as for aluminum...plastics tend to want to push the chips instead of cut them...so you need very sharp tooling with a positive rake and large reliefs so there is no drag. Run speed and feed fast so the tooling doesnt stay in one place too long to cause heat. If you can keep plastic as cold as possible to keep it more rigid...just make sure to do your final cuts at room temperature to allow for thermal expansion affecting the dimensions.

 

[Calypso]

As promised here are the pics of the guts. Currently the only part that is epoxied together is the atomizer assembly. The rest is press fit for now. I will be making some adjustments to the mod. The first adjustment will be to make the atomizer assembly a plug in and not hrad wired.This way I can switch out flavors by simply unplugging one assembly and plugging in the next.
I used recovered female D-sub pins to hold the posts for the coil. The next version will have two female pins cut down and soldered back to back for quick change out. Also in my haste to put this together I forgot to use heat shrink on the pins which greatly extends the life in a mod.
The center of the atty assy has a 3/8" dia section of alu to hold the SS wick. I also cut the top off of a 6ml drip bottle cap and epoxied it into the assy for easy refilling.

 

[Calypso]

Very nice Calypso....is the blue part two turned pieces bonded together or is it machined from one piece?

The blue part is actually 4 pieces bonded together then shaped with bandsaw, drillpress, various sanding machines and polishing wheels up to 6000 grit.

 

[nicotime]

I see now....well done...plastics can be a pain to get a glassy finish like that!! I'll have to try that polish out...never heard of it...thanks!

 

[Calypso]

nicotime it is available from Woodcrafters if you have one in your area.

 

[dogpound9219]

B-E-A-U-tiful

 

[P1NkY]

I LOVE IT!
Looks like it's made out of candy!
Beautiful work!

 

[asdaq]

Now that I get a chance to sit down and look closer, I can really appreciate this, very nice indeed. The wood body looks familiar somehow Does the battery change happen through the top or bottom removal?

 

[Calypso]

Now that I get a chance to sit down and look closer, I can really appreciate this, very nice indeed. The wood body looks familiar somehow Does the battery change happen through the top or bottom removal?

Hi asdaq,
The battery change is done by removing the top. The bottom is sealed. I have become attached to the double barrel style for my box mods. The last 3 were of this type. When I find a piece of wood with a great grain pattern I like to keep it intact as much as possible to enjoy the flow of mother natures design. The battery lasts about 3 days.

 

[asdaq]

Ahh OK, I misread what "the top and bottom are held together with magnets" meant. Thanks for clarifying, and certainly for sharing this.

 

[Calypso]

That's why we are here to share information.