Bahnzo's Box Mods - Hardwood Box Mods and More

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Part 11 (or whatever it is at this point)

Been under the weather a bit, and combined with the hot weather, I just relaxed yesterday. Today's a nicer/better day....

Time to polish. I do this in a 4 steps. I first use 0000 steel wool with some furniture wax and give each mod a once over. This helps to smooth the mod's finish overall and get any dust mites that have settled out. Then the wheels come out. I use them in a drill locked in a vice. I use two different buffing compounds, a red tripoli buffing compound, and a white jeweler's rouge. The tripoli is courser, and the rouge is fine. Then I finish them with some pure carnuba wax.


And then they are polished and ready to be drilled and have guts installed.


Not sure if I'm going to drill them out tonight. I have time, but still a little sick and the drilling part has to be precise or it ruins the whole thing. Better to wait until tomorrow I guess. :(
 

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Final Part!

First we start off with my most hated part. I know I said it was sanding...but really, it's drilling the holes. How do you ruin hours of work in 10secs? Drilling a hole completely wrong is how.

I first drill the hole for the button with a 16mm bit, then a hole for the battery connector. They are never quite perfect (drill bits never seem to be exact) so I have to break out some sandpaper and smooth the holes so the parts fit just right.


Once the holes are drilled, then I can start putting in the guts. First I start with the battery connections...a little bit of epoxy and a small clamp and let it sit for a bit. Then do the same with the positive connection.


Once those are set and hardened, it's time to break out the soldering gun and melt some wires together. Lots of time, lots of patience...working with tiny wires in a tiny space not my cup of tea.


And then I put a small magnet in the lid. It connects with the battery and holds it firm.


And then finally they are done!!


You'll notice I built these with drip cups on them. I've been going round and round with myself on these. I don't necessarily like them, I think they break up the beauty of the wood somewhat. But over time, even being careful with juice and drips and atty leaks the wood starts to stain. So I decided it's something that needs to be added. I tried looking and asking around about getting something custom from delrin or stainless steel made, but it was much too cost prohibitive. So I went with what everyone else uses and visited the hardware store. In the end I don't think they look bad, and will certainly help with protecting the wood from ejuice and atty leaks.
 

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Oh they are lovely .. I don't think the drip cup takes away from the beauty at all. I'm glad you added those, as I tend to be a little clumsy when it comes to juice/attys/dripping. Grace is not my middle name.

It's amazing that you have the patience to work within such a tiny space. I surely wouldn't. And thanks again for sharing this whole process with us .. it's been incredible to watch step by step!

Can't wait ... so excited.
 
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I know, you almost want to put it up in a display case and just admire it! I've already paid for mine, so I'll say this ... he should charge a lot more than he does!

Now that is a LOT of manual work! I'll bet it is hard to part with them! I'm not sure I could vape from it after seeing all that work....
 

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Now that is a LOT of manual work! I'll bet it is hard to part with them! I'm not sure I could vape from it after seeing all that work....

mj...fancy seeing you here...I'm going to admire it...take pics of it....vape it...admire it..
show it off..vape with it some more... but most
of all I'm going to love it...:)

you need one...
 

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mj...fancy seeing you here...I'm going to admire it...take pics of it....vape it...admire it..
show it off..vape with it some more... but most
of all I'm going to love it...:)

you need one...

Howdy vv. I do want one but I'm conflicted about pretty mods lately. If i bang 'em up i get upset. I'm going to have to separate them into workhorses and collectibles if i keep buying these things.
 

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Howdy vv. I do want one but I'm conflicted about pretty mods lately. If i bang 'em up i get upset. I'm going to have to separate them into workhorses and collectibles if i keep buying these things.

I totally understand that!....leave the banging up to less beautiful mods!...I love my wood...lol...:laugh:
 

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The last of the mods was shipped today...as always, thank you to all who purchase them, I hope you enjoy them for a long time to come.

I'm planning a move at the end of this month, so I won't be starting any new ones until after then.

I did however stop by one of my wood suppliers today and found a couple of interesting boards, so look for a couple of interesting mods come Aug.
 
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