Hog's Mods

[2mtech]

I pull the cotton filling out for a few reasons:

1. Since it's a bottom feeder I'm not concerned with liquid storage from topside
2. The filling, as intended, draws the liquid up from the atomizer portion as it's fed from below and starves the atomizer until the carto is saturated, in a sense defeating the purpose of the bottom feed in the first place
3. To me, the filling interferes with the draw and diminishes the benefit of using low resistance
4. I use thick juice, so cartos didn't really work well for me even before I discovered bottom feeding because too much juice stayed in the filling that would never gravity feed down to the atomizer

I could prolly accomplish the same effect with LR attys and a long drip tip, because that's basically what I reduce it to. But, I had a bunch of cartos and no long drip tips

Wait - You are taking out the cotton filling from the cartos? I am confused. Will anybody explain to the poor confused girl?

 

[pchela]

Interesting. I would have thought a carto would stop working without the cotton filling. I might have to try this.

 

[pchela]

Meh... tried to quote the hog picture again and it didn't work.

 

[RIMP]

VV, any VV on the horizon?

 

[pchela]

I think he said he would be working on vv next but don't quote me on that!

 

[2mtech]

Oh, I'm sorry...you said don't quote you on that

I think he said he would be working on vv next but don't quote me on that!

 

[pchela]

Couldn't resist could you? It's my fault. I opened myself up for that one!

 

[Hogwart]

I was wondering what kind of maple that was. Mike? And are mine and that one from the same wood?

Yup, both from the same board. It is birdseye maple, just not very heavy on the birdseye in it

 

[Ma'am]

Yup, both from the same board. It is birdseye maple, just not very heavy on the birdseye in it

I guessed right! Oh! Does that mean I win it?!?!?

Describing it as "not very heavy on the birdseye" is not the way to talk about such a beauty! Here let me........
It is a beautiful detailed birdseye maple. Not overwhelming birdseye, instead the eyes are minimal and therefore stand out more!

They sure caught my eye!

 

[2mtech]

You practically begged me, dearheart

Couldn't resist could you? It's my fault. I opened myself up for that one!

 

[Hogwart]

I guessed right! Oh! Does that mean I win it?!?!?

Describing it as "not very heavy on the birdseye" is not the way to talk about such a beauty! Here let me........
It is a beautiful detailed birdseye maple. Not overwhelming birdseye, instead the eyes are minimal and therefore stand out more!

They sure caught my eye!

Alot better than my description!

 

[Ma'am]

You were just being too modest! It is apparent you've got mad skills in making these beautiful mods and great choices in the woods.

If you don't brag about the details, then by golly, we will!

 

[Hogwart]

Ok got a few inquiries as to what wood I have on hand to make mods from.
Sadly, not a massive selection in the garage.
but here we go

Pay no attention to the front one, that's black walnut that's been soaked in a solution to react with the oils in the wood to turn it jet black. souldnt really have been in the pic.

We'll start with caps and inlays first. Thats the second row, from left to right we have...
Black Palm
Yellowheart
Hormigo Negro
Purpleheart
Zebrawood
Lacewood
Walnut
Cocobolo

For Bodies I have (Back row)
Purpleheart
Bolivian Rosewood
Maple
Zebrawood
Quartersawn Red Oak
Also...

Left to right
Jotoba
Wenge
Black Walnut

Goncalo Alves
Tennesse Cedar

Canarywood

and more zebra Wood different cut

Ok that should be all I currently have on hand

 

[cleolove]

How come the purpleheart used for bodies is so much less purple than the one used for caps?

never mind, read things wrong!

 

[Hogwart]

And I'll have to remember not to make anymore with this combo

This poor little guy still is waiting for a home. I think hes got the record now for the longest time available on this thread.

 

[Hogwart]

not sure why that one is showing up that dark, the Purpleheart for the bodies is more of a deeper purple though.

 

[cleolove]

so how do you think a purpleheart body with a purpleheart end cap & inlay would look ... too much?

 

[pchela]

That canary wood looks like it has some pinkish purple striping. That would rock on a purpleheart body unless it's just showing up wrong in the picture.

And don't blame the maple/cocobolo combo - it's really pretty!

 

[Hogwart]

lol I dunno if they stay the different shades that they are right now you could definitely see the difference between the two.
Purpleheart gets darker the longer it is exposed to UV light, one day you might not be able to tell the difference in shades.
But don't hold me to that, i'm not a Purpleheart expert by any means.

 

[TxParamedic]

I think it's beautiful. I'm just sitting here arguing with myself over spending the money right now.......PM going out!