Looking for Press-fit Threading

[Blood_of_Adonis]

Like, for example, on ego passthrough batteries that have the screw on cap to protect the USB hub. Those threads are press fitted into the tubing. Does anyone know of a supplier?

I know madvapes has tubes (510 and ego size tubes), but they don't have the treading. I have a few projects I would like to try out, but i have no lathe and a machinist is out of my price range. Those press fitted threads would be ideal for someone in my situation, i think. A few weeks of looking for them, in meat-space and online, I've only been able to find them in use- like in my dead ego passthrough, or a laser pointer tube...I think if I had to resort to scavenging these parts, my plans could be forestalled.

(I'd like to make a reasonably small automatic tube with an independent 10450 battery. Also: Skinny Geni's.)

Thanks,
BOA

 

[asdaq]

If that is the size you are looking for, eGo cones are dirt cheap, and you can wiggle the threaded ring free with little effort.

If you want something else, use 'threaded insert' and the world is your oyster.

 

[Blood_of_Adonis]

Threaded insert! The Keyword!

Thanks!

 

[Blood_of_Adonis]

Just in case- If I decided to go with the ego-cones for the thread insert, what about the male threads?

 

[asdaq]

I'm pretty sure these are M12x1 but the thread pitch I'm not 100% on. If you are looking for the battery cover/ cap, the dead ego pass through has them and could be cut down, a 510-ego adapter the same way, and in both cases you would have a vent hole already there. I don't quite get how you plan to use these in a mini genisis however.

 

[Cjax]

My wife uncle has a small shop with a lathe he uses to turn hand-crafted ink pens. The parts all come in kits and he adds different types of exotic woods to them. the kits are from a store called woodcraft. You could try googling that or for pen making kits/materials, though I would assume the pen parts may not come in sizes much larger than an ego batt.

 

[Blood_of_Adonis]

Well, the mini geni idea is like a DID, basically. The Phoenix rebuildable also uses tubing that's the same ID as an ego battery and the same threading. I ended up making both, and a rebuildable dripper smaller than the Phoenix from radioshack audio plugs.

Then I bought a Phoenix for about 12 bucks.