macgyver it - household items re-tasked

[Grimwald]

I use an egg carton to hold all my multitude of bits and pieces. Keeps them sorted. And for you ladys, a few in the dresser drawer for sorting earrings works great. (and guys too! )

My other simple thing is to use a coffee mug for all my egos. It is easy to haul them around the house.

Oh, do be careful...I used to use coffee cups but...ecigs do not appreciate being dunked in cups full of coffee...trust me on this one.

 

[RichRod]

pencilbox-come-toolbox.

be careful with those exposed batteries!! thats asking for trouble

 

[bzmotoninja83]

Not household but I got this at walmart for my "out and about kit".
Somewhere around seven dollars.

I have one of those diabetic cases too.... I love it

 

[kraehe]

Moin,

did somone mention ammunition boxes to store liquid bottles and batteries yet?
You can get them in any size, e.g. 12gauge magnum fits 18650.

Lipstick displays are great stands for your ecigs. My local drugstore has the same lipstick displays that fastecht sells for double price.

But the real Mac Gyver is the VolksMod aka Volksverdampfer, that can be seen in the German e-rauchen-forum for registered users only.

ciao,Michael

 

[Merryhellion]

Not household but I got this at walmart for my "out and about kit".
Somewhere around seven dollars.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vaultz-Protective-Medicine-Case-1-Pk/13864190

By the way, that box really holds male velcro well, so lay your things in it flat, tuck velcro over them and boom, set.

 

[Merryhellion]

-acrylic makeup organizers for liquids, attys, and mods, (ten bucks at walmart)
-glass jar from dollar store, cotton balls in the bottom, kanthal spools fit neatly inside, and the current cotton ball in use goes in the lid (a buck)
-velcro cable ties, keep the kanthal on the spool (3-6 bucks per pack of six)
-frog toothbrush holders. dollar store, walmart, etc (1-8 bucks) yes. frogs. don't ask.
-detail sewing ott-lite with 2x flip down magnifier
-bamboo organizer trays...for everything
-shotgun reloading boxes-liquid storage for shaking more than one bottle at a time when steeping
-garden fairy collection (vape stands, lanyard storage)
-tweezers with their own flashlight built in, tractor supply originally, already i the toolbox when I began to vape
-dollar store 4 compartment cottonball/qtip/makeup pad box, good as is, works well for spare parts when empty
-jewelry making kit in its own zipper container, walmart. doing double duty for jewelry making and coil building
-random collection of organizer boxes for past projects, now holding my diy supplies safely out of Cat Interference
-desk organizers (batteries, beauty rings, paint pens for marking bottles, etc)
-jewelry organizers (got one for six bucks that holds all the little parts for things in 12 screw lid jars)
-tiny dental floss pics that resemble bottle brushes, for cleaning a lot of things
There's more but my fingers are tired =) Ought to round em all up and take a family pic...

 

[Merryhellion]

Oh, and handle from a mini file kit to chuck my microcoil size drill bits in for coil making.

 

[dragomoon]

I have a room mate that is a dental hygienist. She's starting to notice her dental picks are slowly disappearing. These are great for building coils. Great for those "hard to reach places" in an RDA.

 

[nitebleu]

Oh wow.....have taken so many notes. Lol.

 

[mrlongdrag]

Drill bits for my microcoil builds courtesy of the 99 cent store, woot woot!

 

[glointhedark]

We are not into rebuilding or anything - just have Kanger Evod setups. I use an old purse with zippered compartments to store and steep eliquids, and a couple of snack size containers for heads - one for cleaned heads, and one for soaking heads that need to be cleaned.

 

[Kr3wsk8er]

Drilled, sanded, and painted some old aquarium decor to be my mod/atty holder.

 

[faboom]

Cheap hemostats on Amazon...best coil building tools! Fishing tackle box for rebuilding tools and supplies. Old 100 cigar humidor for holding ejuice.

 

[Alter]

I have a lifetime of lego sitting around from when I was a kid, passed to my 2 boys who love to build lego also. I'm still a old lego maniac. Here is a couple allsorts I built out of lego and other stuffs to assist me with my rebuilding needs.

My Lego Protank head holder: I use the 4 inch allen keys to wrap coils rather than drill bits since they are longer and easier to hold than short drill bits. The grey thing in the background is composite decking I cut into a Harley shield, with a dollar store toothbrush holder I adapted into it. Its a great vape tool holder.

A battery volt checker from a cheapo Fasttech volt meter:

Got tired of my batts rolling around so I built a simple holder to organize my batteries:
The stickers are to identify old batts from new ones

Got a dollar store sponge and made a protank holder out of the blue sponge. The pink sponge, I hollowed out some of the center to hold spent heads and attys ready for cleaning.
I took a 1/4" plywood and drilled a hole onto it, pressed it onto the sponge and drilled out the sponge. It made perfect holes in the sponge and along with a old plastic card holder I had around I can store my PT's without worrying about having them leak:

I have somewhat fat fingers so holding a protank head and working on it can be a challenge, especially after a few beers. I took a old CE4 atty, wiggled the center shaft off, pushed the center pin out through the bottom and replaced the center shaft. The protank head screws just dandy into the top of the CE4 threads and now I can hold the PT head while working on it and not have it slip out of my fingers and usually onto the floor:

 

[Mrdaputer]

My ex wife had some craft stuff. I found a wooden spool about 3 " in dia that I drill a few holes in and stained. I put it in my cup holder in my van. I now can take 2 full e-cigs and 3 extra tanks with me. I do have a carrying case for when I go inside so it doesn't stay out in the heat. Its nice to be able to have a holder and switch between e-cigs.

 

[Jasen]

Well I don't think my cardboard box from Digikey is worthy of posting a pic of, but it does a good job of holding everything.

 

[Lambada Dave]

I am amazed at this thread. Shot glasses, toothbrush holders, custom lego constructs, and a lot of people drilling holes into discarded wood.

 

[bzmotoninja83]

Another... No pics sadly. Square scotch glasses, 4x, candle holder, approx 18"x4". For a little while it was a everything vaping related holder. Then the mods got heavier. Whoops

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[69CamaroSS]

Old cigar humidor for juice, empty medicine bottles for drip tips, attys and cartos. Spark plug thread protector cardboard cylinders make great tank covers for the Halo Triton tanks (Kanger T2s?) to prevent the sun's UV from breaking down your nicotine and heating your juice when vaping outside or in the car.
Then thought to try this:

Using power tools to play with your juice
Ultrasonic machine to shake your juice?!? Ain't nobody got time for dat....
Howz about 3000 strokes/minute to aerate your juice....this'll turn clear juices milk-white in seconds and release any and all alcohols and perfumes with the first couple of bottle burps afterwards! Just be sure to cover the teeth of the blade well with tape to prevent cutting the bottles' sides open as they'll surely slide back and forth a bit at the ends of the strokes (especially at higher speeds!).
Masking or painters tape and balanced weight (bottle size) on either side of the blade are a must.

 

[Lambada Dave]

69CamaroSS... just wow. that's both crazy and impressive.