Carto Extender?

[PaulB]

I'm fairly new at this tank thing, but liking it a lot. I'm wondering if there's a way to extend my regular length Volt cartos (which I really like and have a lot of...) to fit an XL tank instead of cutting down the tank to fit the carto, as I've been doing. I tried cutting a length from a used-up carto and filing (using a drill as a crude lathe) to thin a quarter inch of so on the end in hopes of a tight fit into the carto end, but the stainless steel proved too tough for that technique.

Anybody doing anything like this? Anybody selling something like this?

 

[notsmoking]

you could slide a condom on it to help hold it together

 

[mondotoker760]

I've think a 306 driptip will fit inside of thos cartos. The 306 driptip is a smaller diameter then the volt cartos and should fit snug inside the carto tube. I'm not for sure cuz I don't use the volt cartos or have a 306 dt but its worth a try

 

[brewsterfrank]

get a syringe that is about the same diameter as your tank. pull out the rubber plunger and use an old carto to punch a hole in the center of it. take off the top cap of you tank and slide the plunger down in till it seals over the carto and then put you top cap over that and you will have a length reducer for your take and wont have to cut it down.

if you dont get any better options ill take some pics to show exactly what i mean (if need be) after work tomorrow im headed to bed now and dont have time atm.

 

[Nails]

Yep, a syringe extender. This is how I did it some time ago: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...yringe-tank-mod-looks-easy-7.html#post4141561
Problem with tank top cap may serious for you though, if using store bought tanks.

 

[PaulB]

get a syringe that is about the same diameter as your tank. pull out the rubber plunger and use an old carto to punch a hole in the center of it. take off the top cap of you tank and slide the plunger down in till it seals over the carto and then put you top cap over that and you will have a length reducer for your take and wont have to cut it down.

if you dont get any better options ill take some pics to show exactly what i mean (if need be) after work tomorrow im headed to bed now and dont have time atm.

Thank you. If I'm understanding this, the plunger creates sort of a "false bottom" for the full length tank, limiting the juice area to just the length of the carto. For me, if it comes down to that, I'm OK with cutting the tank to size with a pipe cutter (plus the proper diameter wrench socket inside to keep the tank from flexing), as my interest was in having the full liquid capacity of the tank. But a few weeks in, I'm finding that the amount of liquid the cut-down tank holds (I guess about 3ml) is not bad. Not quite the all-day supply a full-length tank would provide, but definitely worth the while.

 

[vanjo]

how about the Drip Tips | Universal |306 | 510 | Cherry Vape? Never tried it but it looks like it would work.

 

[brewsterfrank]

yeah paul a false bottom (or top in this case) was what i was getting at.

 

[WillyB]

Pretty simple (and cheap). Starts with a hunk of atty or carto tube.

In action, in my Para inspired tank.

Just slide it up or down to accommodate any length carto.

The bottom mating piece was cut from one of these drip tips.

But almost any should work.

 

[PaulB]

Pretty simple (and cheap). Starts with a hunk of atty or carto tube.

...

Indeed! Why didn't *I* think of that?

Thanks

 

[kingofswords]

could use a 510 to 510 adapter but make carto hole lower than normal. plus add an o ring from a drip tip to the threading