mechanical woodvil prototype

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Can someone tell me a little about a stabilized Reo?
Would it be lower maintenance? More scratch-resistant? e-liquid-proof or rinse-able? Prone to a crack, from rigidity?
Would it be buffed to a shine (like unsure's Tesla avatar)? Any kind of coating on it or oiling recommended?

Short answer...Two-part process requires applying/infusing acrylic resins and color dye to wood followed by a curing period. The result is a water-resistant, harder-than-untreated wood that can be machined and drilled etc. Rob used a poly on all my stabilized REOs. To me it feels like a polished stone and you don't get the warmth of natural wood........but I likey. :laugh:
 

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Short answer...Two-part process requires applying/infusing acrylic resins and color dye to wood followed by a curing period. The result is a water-resistant, harder-than-untreated wood that can be machined and drilled etc. Rob used a poly on all my stabilized REOs. To me it feels like a polished stone and you don't get the warmth of natural wood........but I likey. :laugh:

Absolutely right unsure.

The infusing process is quite time consuming as the wood is immersed in resin in a vacuum container, the air is pumped out and that causes the resin to infuse the wood to the core. Basically you leave it in there till there's no more air (bubbles) coming out and the result after it cures is a much stronger and water resistant surface which lasts forever. Looks the business on burls
 

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Absolutely right unsure.

The infusing process is quite time consuming as the wood is immersed in resin in a vacuum container, the air is pumped out and that causes the resin to infuse the wood to the core. Basically you leave it in there till there's no more air (bubbles) coming out and the result after it cures is a much stronger and water resistant surface which lasts forever. Looks the business on burls

Its much more easier and much faster to single dye wood than double-dyed inorder to get the 2 colors a separate look. The grain is a factor since that's where the dye seems to show and a dominate color can easily over power an other if not done right.
 
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Rob once the resin mods are in production do you anticipate"sale days" like the woods or a steady stock like alu?

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right now he's got to put the same labor into them as a wood, create each one from a solid block. So unless he can get some kind of mold working it will probably be more like the woods.
 

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Speaking of made from a solid block. If you haven't seen the videos Rob posted during the last wood run of his CNC machine, it's worth a look. They start here.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...into-ongoing-developement-5.html#post14860321

Sweet, nothing better than witnessing the birth of yet another Woodvil. Thanks for the link FB and Karen for posting.

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Rob if you put a smaller diameter hose on your dust/chip collector you'll find you get but better suction of the chips brother.
 

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