MECHANICAL REO Woodvil

[oldbroad]

well...I did'nt understand any of that fancy jargon


I just want a mech cuz it's WOOOOD!!!!!

And this time I will coerce, bribe, threaten..whatever I have to do to get a Maple 18650 of any sort !

 

[MamaTried]

Ok... so no wires, and no switch. Button touches the battery directly or indirectly. So like the KTS2, switch is a prong that touches the post that touches the battery. That makes sense.

The no wires before made no sense. There's not much difference between a metal wire and a metal leaf... no switch is another thing.

that would be my guess (altho i have no clue what a KTS2 is)

now, inside the wood, there still needs a metal electrical path from the negative of the battery to the atty. in a tube mech, that's the tube. in a wood mod, that will either be some sort of metal fixture inside the wood. OR for non-traditionalists, wire and solder and such

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Ok... so no wires, and no switch. Button touches the battery directly or indirectly. So like the KTS2, switch is a prong that touches the post that touches the battery. That makes sense.

The no wires before made no sense. There's not much difference between a metal wire and a metal leaf... no switch is another thing.

"Mechanical" has been equated to higher quality and lower voltage drop. A lot of the cheaper clones use wires of too small a gauge and with poor solder points. So they break easily and have high voltage drops. That's why some people latch on to no wires. Just like Pusardo did in his review of the Grand

 

[Chowderhead1972]

My vote would be for top button with SO contacts. Also to go one step further a LP version with a flat top so I could use one of those gold cyclone afc caps on a dark walnut would be awesome.

 

[Ian444]

The current Reo Woodvil is too tall for comfortable use of a top fire button IMO. But to make it shorter in height, the strength of the mod may be compromised, unless some other material other than wood is also used in the construction. Rob is the mod master, I trust him fully to know what will and what won't work. Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with in due course.

 

[MamaTried]

The current Reo Woodvil is too tall for comfortable use of a top fire button IMO. But to make it shorter in height, the strength of the mod may be compromised, unless some other material other than wood is also used in the construction. Rob is the mod master, I trust him fully to know what will and what won't work. Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with in due course.

Mama don wan no Plasticvil...

 

[rabernet]

The current Reo Woodvil is too tall for comfortable use of a top fire button IMO. But to make it shorter in height, the strength of the mod may be compromised, unless some other material other than wood is also used in the construction. Rob is the mod master, I trust him fully to know what will and what won't work. Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with in due course.

Definitely would be for me, anyway. I just picked up my 18650 Woodvil and tried to hold it in such a way I could fire an imaginary top button.....ain't no way for these hands.

 

[Big Hitter]

i just had an... accident

And your paypal just shat itself too .........

 

[Big Hitter]

I think we may see both versions I need to do some modding and see what I come up with . Both options for button placement have there advantages

After 4 years your starting to get the hang of this selling thing Rob ....

You know the faithful will need both versions .... ya you know it.

 

[MamaTried]

And your paypal just shat itself too .........

cool. as long as it shat a shipping notice...

 

[jifjifjif]

Mama don wan no Plasticvil...

HAHAHAHA. I can't even imagine a Plasticvil

 

[jifjifjif]

Good to hear that there may be two options available.....top button and side button. I would probably choose a side button, since I have no side button mods.

This is going to be awesome.

 

[jifjifjif]

Whereas I have always wanted an ebony/quilted maple Woodvil evver since I saw MXBNW receive one of the VVWs, I will be happy to get any Woodvil from this run. She will be my sober/inside the house mod while my trust Grand will be my imbibing/at work mod.

Anyone else targeting any particular wood combos?

 

[MasterofNone]

Ebony. Preferably all ebony. And 18490


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[Raynman]

I wanted a full Ebony 18650 from the last run but there were none. Had to settle for Maple Burl and Black Palm. Love them both although I haven't used them as of yet. Just waiting on an invoice.

 

[Walter Ego]

I hope there are more koa, I wanted one from the last run but they went real fast. I treasure the lacewood I got and don't think I could ever part with it.

 

[canoeist]

I wanted a full Ebony 18650 from the last run but there were none. Had to settle for Maple Burl and Black Palm. Love them both although I haven't used them as of yet. Just waiting on an invoice.

There was one full ebony 18650 in the last run, I wound up with it. I think there was another one that went "under the table".

 

[jifjifjif]

Honestly, all the woods are so nice, it kind of makes sense to go after a particular wood that there are a few mods of. Increases your chances versus being set on one type of wood and battling 20 other people to get it. Easier said than done though once you have your heart set on one parrticular wood type.

 

[Walter Ego]

Last run I had a huge list Koa was number one Lacewood was number 2, so I feel fortunate considering what a scramble it was. I'm only sorry I could only afford one.

 

[Justice]

it would be best if the switch mechanism had nothing to do with the battery. having dissimilar metals in the switch can and will make an oxidation point having the switch contacts the same material would be bestest