Flushing the 510 connector of a Woodvil

[CaptSteve]

I removed the 510 connector from one of my Woodvils, removed the rim of the drip tray on the bandsaw then sanded it flush on the disk sander and then polished and buffed it on the buffing wheels. I then countersunk the Woodvil's 510 connector hole with a 5/8 forstner bit my 4mm and the 510 connector sat flush on the Woodvil.

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[Papa_Lazarou]

Man, another nice piece of wizardry, capt.

You are on a roll, my man. The only thing with this one would be that you'll need to watch snugging a large atty down too tight and marring the wood, but I'm sure you'll take care.

 

[Equilibrium]

That's sweet!! Nice work!

 

[Quigsworth]

Nicely done Capt!...couple things from past experience (although at this point the horse has left )...next time, grab the barrel with a pair of vice grips or linesman's pliers (something with some good sharp teeth) and put some gnarl on the smooth surface of the barrel...don't squeeze the crap out of it but just enough so that one day when you wrench on that rda trying to get the airholes where you like them you don't snap the bond and spin it (sucks when that happens)

Thankfully there is something you can do to line up airholes (and it's not a hokey o ring messin' up your pretty work)...pick yourself up a packet of various thicknesses of brass shim material and make yourself some washers...sometimes that extra .001" to .002" (mix/match) is enough to get the rotation just right

 

[CaptSteve]

Thanks Quigs your tips are always welcome and much valued

PS I epoxied the crap out of that 510 with steel epoxy and I'm sure it will be there long after I'm gone

 

[CaptSteve]

Man, another nice piece of wizardry, capt.

You are on a roll, my man. The only thing with this one would be that you'll need to watch snugging a large atty down too tight and marring the wood, but I'm sure you'll take care.

Thanks Papa, I intend to run a thin o-ring under the Odin on that Woodvil but I can certainly see what you said possibly happening if not careful.

 

[Quigsworth]

If you mean the 2 part grayish metallic JB Weld you're off to the races...stuff takes for ever to kick but once cured it's all over, you're breaking the mod before you spun the conn...

 

[unsure]

I removed the 510 connector from one of my Woodvils, removed the rim of the drip tray on the bandsaw then sanded it flush on the disk sander and then polished and buffed it on the buffing wheels. I then countersunk the Woodvil's 510 connector hole with a 5/8 forstner bit my 4mm and the 510 connector sat flush on the Woodvil.
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[CaptSteve]

If you mean the 2 part grayish metallic JB Weld you're off to the races...stuff takes for ever to kick but once cured it's all over, you're breaking the mod before you spun the conn...

Yep that's the one Quigs. That 510 is in there for good

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Wow looks great can you post a pic of the inside?

 

[CaptSteve]

Sure FB but I'll do it tomorrow however if it's ok because I have a flight in 6 hours and gotta hit the sack. Didn't change much under the hood just cut the feed tube a bit shorter because with the 510 in flush the whole assemble went slightly further down. While I had the solder gun out I also upgraded to a new spring too.
Next thing I'll do to this Woodvil is give it a full makeover. 3 stage sanding, wood filler, sanding again with fine stuff then spray it with about 4-5 coats of clear with wet sand in between and after the last coat a light wet sand with 3000 grit followed by buffing with fine paste. Should come out with a glass finish

 

[turbocad6]

that looks really great. I've done similar with SS 510 bases that I made but never tried it with the stock brass piece. I guess you've gotten over you apprehension of chopping up a real woody huh?

are you planning on spraying it with an automotive type 2k clearcoat, or ?... I've thought of trying an automotive clearcoat on wood but not sure how well it will last long term

 

[SITS]

Nice work Captain.

 

[BockinBboy]

Oh my, I can't believe you would flush any part of a REO... at least the last person who did it admitted that it was an accident and even tried to fish it back out...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/607526-worst-reason-order-new-door-ever.html



- Bboy

 

[unsure]

The price I had to pay for owning only wood REOs was being limited to certain RDAs. A problem hopefully that will soon go away.

 

[CaptSteve]

that looks really great. I've done similar with SS 510 bases that I made but never tried it with the stock brass piece. I guess you've gotten over you apprehension of chopping up a real woody huh?

are you planning on spraying it with an automotive type 2k clearcoat, or ?... I've thought of trying an automotive clearcoat on wood but not sure how well it will last long term

I actually stumbled on this modification by accident. I had on a Cyclone and pulled off the cap and the whole 510 connector including the drip well came out a bit giving me a look at how the whole thing is. After it came out partially I removed the soldered positive and negative wires and it slipped right out. Had that not happened I seriously doubt I would have attempted trying to take out the connector.

I'm going to use a wood lacquer in a spray, same one I used on that woodie I made.

 

[Rmcgloth]

So, if I get this, you busted you're awesome mod, then fixed it with a healthy application of awesome! Not that I am going to town on my woodie, cuz I love it as is but, well done!

 

[Big Hitter]

Nice, can we see a pic with an atty on there ?

It looks like you took quite a bit of the 510 away so I would think there would be a couple mm gap now between the mod and atty ??

 

[CaptSteve]

Sorry guys I'm in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam today on a flight but will post more pics for you when i get back.

BTW let me show you my travel mod of choice

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[muzichead]

Very nice choice, in deed...