My first DNA30 wood mod

[something_vague]

So this is what I've come up with for my first DNA30 mod. Took a lot longer to make than I expected and ended up rushing the end of it. I ended up gluing the up and down wattage buttons in place before I was done with polishing the brass and had to work around them for the rest of the build. Had some extra epoxy during a step and decided to mount the buttons without thinking ahead.

My inspiration comes from a guy that goes by "devine33" over at The Vapor Shed forum. My biggest design change was in creating an easily removable battery for charging opposed to having the battery permanently mounted inside. I made my own positive battery contact out of copper folded over and dimpled to accept flat top batteries.

All work was done with 97% hand tools other than soldering and some drill press work. The rest is all hand saws, hand planes, files, etc. the wood finish is shellac buffed out with steel wool and wax. Any questions just ask. Any criticism is approximated for future ideas.

Oh and this is my first posting pics with Taptalk so I hope it works.

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[Herzeleid14]

that is awesome! wish i was handy enough to make such things

 

[L. Keplinger]

thats great! Im making a mod for my sx-350 chip and have been enjoying viewing others home made builds. i like hearing you made it with minimal tool-age, inspires me to get woodworking... You've got a wonderful piece there, looks fantastic!

 

[FACE MEAT]

That thing looks fantastic! Well done.

 

[granolaboy]

Very nice job! Beautiful work!

 

[Visus]

If it will vape while your standing on top of Mt Everest, otherwise
I can offer no criticism except awesome..

 

[something_vague]

My biggest dislike of my mod is the projection of the fire switch. I would like to find a 12mm momentary push button switch very similar to this one but with a much lower profile. The ones that I've come across all require a lot of depth behind the switch.

 

[Visus]

Thats probably the lowest depth in 12mm vandal because of the raised deck area. I did a quick scan for ya and nope< -- ya know there's one out there..

ya could chop a switch up and insert a tact if it bothers ya that much without finding a suitable replacement.

Check out suzukiv6's work he does just that, makes switches for his mod and uses tacts under..
YIHI SX350 Mini Mod build with Max Power | The Vapers Shed

Check out his other eye candy post too he fabricates parts for rolls royce and bentleys he is a master.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Welcome to ecf. So glad you are here. Congrats.......great pics. Happy vaping.

 

[mwhitley]

That looks awesome!
Great job!


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[retird]

12mm fire switch of your choice (I used MSW-1202
miTEC Store)

http://www.produktinfo.conrad.com/d...00679-da-01-en-Edelstahl_Drucktaster_16mm.pdf

or
http://www.stealthvape.co.uk/16mm-vandal-proof-switch-flat

 

[gdeal]

Beautiful! I like that side access for the battery.

 

[JohnnyDill]

Very classy and elegant looking. Fine workmanship there, sir!

 

[something_vague]

Thank you for all the compliments. Thanks to places like this I gained a ton of build ideas and learned the tricks to placing the screen and chip in place. So I thought I should at least post what little build pics I took to help others along. Wish I had taken the time to take more pics in the process of working the wood and figuring all that part out. Woodworking is second nature to me so I didn't think much of it.

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[Proetus]

That looks real nice! The brass and wood are a great combo!

 

[JohnnyDill]

It is SO much better to vape DIY liquid out of a DIY device!

 

[Doghead]

Man, that's NICE! See what your sayin about the switch, but I think it would take a real critic to call it a flaw.


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[lgustavus81]

That's a clean looking piece right there!

sent from my damned S4!

 

[asdaq]

Very precise woodworking and I admire your joinery. As for the protrusion of the switch I really don't think it takes anything away from the looks, it complements the protrusion of the atty. And you can rest your finger next to the switch when just holding the mod. I'll take a protruding switch with a smaller overall mod silhouette any day. Note: mine are mostly protruding, very little interior space for that, so I'm rather biased.

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