I have the RoughStack from madvapes. Rugged and reliable, it is a great, simple mod. The only problem I had with it was a slight leak caused by my reckless dripping. I am a maniac, and I tend to flood the atomizer when I go into a frenzy. This resulted in leakage around the RoughStack's switch and into the housing. I realized that the switch, which is simply bolted on by a nut on the outside and a steel locking washer on the inside, was not sealed. I set about to find a way to fix this annoyance.
Above you see the disassembled RoughStack and the supplies needed to make it e-liquidproof. You need:
1. Very sharp, new razor (I prefer Lennox Gold)
2. Adjustable crescent wrench (the only tool needed to disassemble the RoughStack)
3. #36 o-rings (you may want to get a few of these... they are cheap... found in the plumbing department of the hardware store)
4. Extremely steady hands and nerves of steel
***NOTE: You will probably slice your fingers off if you attempt to do this. There IS a SAFE way to seal the RoughStack WITHOUT playing with razors. There are two methods to try here. Please read the WHOLE post! Try this at your own risk.***
METHOD ONE
1. Disassemble RoughStack, removing the PWB/switch assembly.
2. Cut the washer in half...
...the hard Way. This is very difficult. I probably should have worn some gloves, but I was very careful. It will likely take you a few tries to get a smooth, even cut. Try to make the cut straight down the middle so you end up with 2 thin washers.
3. Place one of your half-washers around the screw post of the switch, where the metal washer was. You will not need the metal washer any more. The other half-washer will go between the outside of the housing and the external nut.
4. Re-install the switch assembly and put the second washer around the screw post on the outside, you will have to hold this all together to get the second washer on. There is not much extra room to work with here.
5. While holding this all together, use your fingers to start scewing the nut back on. Tighten it up a bit with the wrench and you are done! Not too tight, though. You don't want to force the washers out of place or damage them.
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Above you see the disassembled RoughStack and the supplies needed to make it e-liquidproof. You need:
1. Very sharp, new razor (I prefer Lennox Gold)
2. Adjustable crescent wrench (the only tool needed to disassemble the RoughStack)
3. #36 o-rings (you may want to get a few of these... they are cheap... found in the plumbing department of the hardware store)
4. Extremely steady hands and nerves of steel
***NOTE: You will probably slice your fingers off if you attempt to do this. There IS a SAFE way to seal the RoughStack WITHOUT playing with razors. There are two methods to try here. Please read the WHOLE post! Try this at your own risk.***
METHOD ONE
1. Disassemble RoughStack, removing the PWB/switch assembly.
2. Cut the washer in half...
...the hard Way. This is very difficult. I probably should have worn some gloves, but I was very careful. It will likely take you a few tries to get a smooth, even cut. Try to make the cut straight down the middle so you end up with 2 thin washers.
3. Place one of your half-washers around the screw post of the switch, where the metal washer was. You will not need the metal washer any more. The other half-washer will go between the outside of the housing and the external nut.
4. Re-install the switch assembly and put the second washer around the screw post on the outside, you will have to hold this all together to get the second washer on. There is not much extra room to work with here.
5. While holding this all together, use your fingers to start scewing the nut back on. Tighten it up a bit with the wrench and you are done! Not too tight, though. You don't want to force the washers out of place or damage them.
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