drilling cartomizers

[Scoper50]

So the last batch of cartomizers I purchased for use in my tanks only have one hole pre punched. I thought this would be fine, but I'm having problems. My 70/30 juice in the tank can't keep the filler material wet during heavy vaping sessions. I want to add a second hole in the carto, and I know a lot of people punch their own holes, but I was wondering about drilling

I don't have a saddle valve or a special carto punching tool, but I do have small drill bits. I would assume all I have to do is drill through the outer stainless case just enough to get to the filler material. Is this even plausible? Anybody have success with this method? I figure this way I can avoid crushing my carto using the punch method.

 

[Absintheur]

That will work, be careful not to get into the filler and deburr the hole with a emery board so you don't tear up o-rings.

 

[Uncle Willie]

I tried using a drill .. after clamping the carto lightly to a vice .. ended up deformed

Tried hand holding, slid around too much ..

Used a Dremel with a cutoff wheel and cut slots .. worked great

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Assorted PV Topics - Cartomizers

 

[Joey_P]

I use a drill press and a small vise to enlarge the holes in my cartos, can't see any reason why this wouldn't work for creating new ones, assuming you can put a nice little dimple in it with a punch first.

I tried using a hand-held drill once, and it was rather difficult to keep straight.