DIY mechanical switch

[kosliev]

ah, so i probably dont need a sex screw at all, its basically the switch i posted last page, except intstead of raw nuts you used fancy knurled ones, and instead of the spring, drilled magnets?

thats pretty damn cool gotta admit, not a fan of springs

 

[asdaq]

Yes, but ring magnets. The sex screw is nice as you can take advantage of the smooth OD of the female end for making good contact with the hole or tube the pin passes through. I press a tube over the screw to do this.

 

[kosliev]

oh yeah I got all the parts I need

except I forgot half the parts

I wonder if sandpapering down the washer and the top of the inox tube, then soldering the 2 together (filling the thin hole), is a strong enough bond

I sure hope it is

 

[asdaq]

You know it is not easy to solder stainless, you need to use a special acid flux as it forms an oxidation layer almost instantaneously that prevents solder from adhering. There are going to be leverage issues between the atty and the mod too, and you want this to be a solid connection.


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[kosliev]

Yeah, I can probably solder it together with an arc solderer, at least solder 2 or 4 points so it holds, then fill the gap with solder.
Its a possibility.

It wont look pretty though, thats for sure

edit.
could this work?

I dont trust my arc soldering skills

 

[kosliev]

nvm i'll start a new thread for this question

 

[kosliev]

Alright, I've arc soldered the inox tubing to the steel washer with normal steel electrodes (yay), now I'm starting to think I've oxidized the 510-ego connector in the process, damn that thing got hot

 

[classwife]

maybe i should've put this on the modding forum rather than in the battery mod subforum?

Yep


When stuff like this happens, report the post and it can get moved


Moved down to the Modding Forum from Battery Mods

 

[GMayberry]

Ok, sorry to revive a dead thread, but this is what I am needing help with. Venturing into my first DIY tube mod, and I dont want bottom fire. I want a pushbutton on the side, that can make contact inside a piece of the tube above the battery. I was thinking it was better (and more sleek) to have the contact being made with the positive. Looking at the first pictures posted, it looks like the positive is a solid connection, and the ground is where the switch connection was made.

1. Am I wrong for thinking I can make the positive lead where the momentary connection happens?
2. Does anyone have a drawing of how I could build the connection inside of the tube? Basically having a spring loaded button on the side, similar to the button that a GG has, but near the top of the mod, not the bottom.