Has anybody tried cutting a clearo's glass tube, to shorten it?
I'm looking at the mini Protank II, and it occurs to me that it would be rather simple to slash its length in half and create a 1 1/2" miniature clearo. Together with a mini eGo, that would create a 3 5/16" stealth vaping baby mod
Here's what I'm thinking of:
1/ Remove the drip tip (-3/4")
2/ Turn away the drip tip well (-3/16")
3/ Shorten the main tank (-1/2")
1/ and 2/ are easy.
3/ is easy too, in theory: it only involves extending the thread by 1/2" on the main post (the threading is semi-standard 5.5 x 0.5) and cutting off the excess thread, and of course shortening the tank's glass tube.
Only, I've never tried to cut a glass tube. I read about scoring it with a diamond file and splitting it, but I don't think it would work here, as the bit to cut off is short and I have so little leverage. So now I'm thinking of mounting it lightly in the lathe, turning it slowly and cutting it with a Dremel diamond cutter held stationary on the side.
Anybody knows if that'd work? Or am I just gonna ruin the tube?
I'm looking at the mini Protank II, and it occurs to me that it would be rather simple to slash its length in half and create a 1 1/2" miniature clearo. Together with a mini eGo, that would create a 3 5/16" stealth vaping baby mod
Here's what I'm thinking of:
1/ Remove the drip tip (-3/4")
2/ Turn away the drip tip well (-3/16")
3/ Shorten the main tank (-1/2")
1/ and 2/ are easy.
3/ is easy too, in theory: it only involves extending the thread by 1/2" on the main post (the threading is semi-standard 5.5 x 0.5) and cutting off the excess thread, and of course shortening the tank's glass tube.
Only, I've never tried to cut a glass tube. I read about scoring it with a diamond file and splitting it, but I don't think it would work here, as the bit to cut off is short and I have so little leverage. So now I'm thinking of mounting it lightly in the lathe, turning it slowly and cutting it with a Dremel diamond cutter held stationary on the side.
Anybody knows if that'd work? Or am I just gonna ruin the tube?