Block of Wood + Drill = Vape-Station (Updated)

[mrcoolbp]

So I picked up a 'spade bit' set for my drill and a block of wood at a home depot, went to town and made a little vape station:

In case anyone is interested here's what I used:

• Spade bit set
• 1.5 inch sq. block of wood (pine?) (they cut a yard into three pieces)
• random piece of what I'm calling 'molding' to beautify the thing a touch
• A drill

Just line up the spade bits with your devices to see which bits to use. Roughly measure how deep you will need to go into the wood so as not to go through the other side. Spade bits have a long pointy tip that protrudes beyond the cylinder they create, so using a different bit set would probably be ideal, this is a cheap/easy way to do it. With this setup you will have little indents in the center of each hole, but it doesn't bother me.

I still need to sand it, glue on the 'molding', and stain it. Should look nice after. Also, for the eleaf istick (50W) on the right, I had to drill 3 times with the same bit. The hole isn't perfect but some sanding should help. Mark your wood with pencil before drilling (measure twice cut once!), and/or do what I did and get 3 pieces in case you make a mistake (or want to expand later!).

Of course you could buy something like this, but this way you can have it be custom to whatever devices you happen to own. Cheap, efficient, space saving, easy to do (seriously, took me like 5 min to measure and 15 min to drill the holes).

Here's the spade bit set:

It rolls up nicely.

Here's the 'molding' with one of the un-drilled blocks:

I'll also note I have no experience doing anything like this, just kinda had a thought at the hardware store = )

Update

I sanded, stained, and poly-ed. It's not perfect but I'm happy:

He she is all loaded up:

 

[Thrasher]

Isnt creativity and using your hands fun though?

Good job

 

[mrcoolbp]

Yes it is, highly satisfied with my no-longer cluttered desk! Thanks!

 

[WonderDude32]

Looks great. Maybe a touch of light sanding and a coat of stain and it would look like a pro job. The decorative piece is for crown molding and it looks great. Maybe a new hobby?

 

[Thespis]

Nice! I'm impressed that you were able to keep the holes so vertical without a drill press.

 

[Bunnykiller]

this is mine...

 

[GinnyTx]

ok y'all can send those to GinnyTx, 1234 Takes Freebie Lane, Houston, tx ..thanks!!

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

Wow, there is a Freebie lane in Texas?

 

[TFL!]

I drill the holes with a larger bit and line the holes with a cut up mouse pad to protect the finish.

 

[jseah]

This is mine. I took a wooden base which I got from Michael's (cost under $2), drilled 5 holes into it, sanded it, stained it and then coated it with about 10 coats of satin polyurethane. Glued 5 510/eGo connectors (ordered for just over $6 from Fasttech) to it and now I have a tank holder. While waiting for the connectors to arrive, I used the time to finish the wood (4 coats of stain with sanding in between coats and then 10 coats of the poly with wet sanding in between every two coats with 400 grit sandpaper and a final wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper and buffing with rubbing compound). It's supposed to be an Espresso color (dark brown) but I think I put so many coats on it it looks black.

 

[mrcoolbp]

Nice, I'm getting inspired. Anyone else?

 

[OlderNDirt]

Not sure if I'm doing this right, but if it works and we are sharing out homemade stations, here is my first attempt:

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• OlderNDirt
• May 15, 2015
• 1

 

[mrcoolbp]

I updated the first post but here's the finished product:

 

[thatrandy]

What if I'm dumb?

 

[Libbydude]

What if I'm dumb?

I've asked myself that same question. I finally decided that I'm not dumb, I just do dumb things sometimes. My wife still thinks I'm dumb though. I let her think that too. I'm just not smart enough to paint the damn kitchen every 6 months and I'm not smart enough to see that the lawn needs to be mowed before she does it.

 

[thatrandy]

I've asked myself that same question. I finally decided that I'm not dumb, I just do dumb things sometimes. My wife still thinks I'm dumb though. I let her think that too. I'm just not smart enough to paint the damn kitchen every 6 months and I'm not smart enough to see that the lawn needs to be mowed before she does it.

This ^

 

[petrotech]

I'm boring and just bought an open toolbox....lol.

 

[Vaping in NYC]

Nice!! I got a nice Vape Station on Ebay for $6 . It had a nice Varnish and the little felt feet on the bottom. But nothing like Making ur own thing, and Customize it to ur Desires... will be looking into getting attachments for my Drill as my Collection grows...

I want to make a wooden Box with a Vape Station on top!!

How much did everything run u if u dont mind me asking???

 

[Alien Traveler]

It is such a pleasure to make things with your own hands...
It was just two weeks as I have finished to make new raised beds for my vegetable garden. All these nicely smelling 12`*6*1, freshly charged drill, and my wife, full of advises...
I would like to make a vape station, I really would! But I have very little to put in it... Aesthetically speaking it will be a desert with a few saguaros here and there...

 

[Ryedan]

I updated the first post but here's the finished product:

Very nice work mrcoolbp, specially as this is the first project like this you've done. I love working with wood, it's a really great material to work with and to look at for many years to come