attempting to make my own battery tube

[jacobmckeone]

Hey there.
Looking for a cheap way to replace my current 650 tube. Literally just smashed mine and I'd love to make it myself. I know the threading is 20/1mm but I cannot afford a tap for it. Am I out of luck?

 

[Burnie]

Really, the "Cheapest" way is to just buy another, EGO I am assuming. With building you have to have the parts. A broken this, a broken that, a few parts from here and there, some kind of battery, etc. Then you figure out what and how you want to put it all together.

Fair warning, Modding will take you down the dark path and cost you lots of money and time.

vape On
Burnie

 

[jacobmckeone]

I currently have a jm22, I am looking to makw another 18650 tube for it. I cannot find them for sale anywhere. I'm sorry I did not make that clearer!

 

[Burnie]

I currently have a jm22, I am looking to makw another 18650 tube for it. I cannot find them for sale anywhere. I'm sorry I did not make that clearer!

Sorry can't help you there, but it sounds like you are wanting to do something you don't have the equipment to do. The JM22 is rather pricy, might just look at a different MOD until you get the proper equipment to recreate the tube or someone gets a replacement tube in stock. You could always use the parts from it to attach to a box mod or something, but that would be one expensive box mod. Good Luck.

Vape On
Burnie

 

[jacobmckeone]

Do you happen to know what the average machine shop would charge to bore out a 3/4" thick wall 316ss tube to 19mm and add my threading? I may be able to swing that.

 

[desk1%]

Do you happen to know what the average machine shop would charge to bore out a 3/4" thick wall 316ss tube to 19mm and add my threading? I may be able to swing that.

More than a new name brand mech would cost. Seriously, I've worked in machine shops and contracted them for parts in fabrication. The low end for tooling setup is $65, most cuts are priced at about $0.09 per 0.001" deep per inch and were not even talking surcharges for working some soft gummy stailess like 3-1-6. Look at a plumbing supply. I know some of the smaller water inlet pipes for urinals valves are nice brass that will house an 18650 then you've just got to figure how to mod your connectors. Yeah man, if you can't afford a die you sure as heck can't afford to contract a machinist unless you happen to have a buddy with a lathe. If I were out at Center Hill Lake right now I'd meet you in Murfreesboro at some old cranky bikers shop and cut you a tube. I'd send you over there but chances are he'd greet you with a rifle and tell you to go away.

 

[been there]

You might try looking athttps://www.fasttech.com/ they got a lot of e-cig stuff cheep but a long wait

 

[desk1%]

You might try looking athttps://www.fasttech.com/ they got a lot of e-cig stuff cheep but a long wait

FT wont be shipping until February 8th and the back log will probably take another 2 weeks to sort.

 

[Thepinfamily]

Lots of mods out there use 20/1 threading. Find a clone that uses the same threading and buy it. Should be able to find one for $25.

 

[jacobmckeone]

I've since ordered a tap/die for m20x1. I'll be cutting tubes on my works laser bay Monday and threading them when this comes in. Then on to ordering m7x.5 taps and dies to get started doing something really weird. Hahahah thank you all for the posts.