ok, so, i finally found a great material to use for cases, exactly the density of foam i was looking for.
a couple mods here are using crafting foam, which is great...only that i can find it in 2mm thick sheets, so i'd have to cut out like, 4 or 5 of them perfectly and stack/glue them.
no way.
i'd also picked up spongy foam from Hobby Lobby, got a great deal, 15 bucks for like 2.5 yards of it, would last forever, but...foam SUCKS to cut because it isn't dense enough to cut against, so it was just a mess and not precise at all.
well, here comes the new ringer.
i went to Sears, and found some "no slip" flooring, it's made out of the same type of foam as crafting foam, there's a name for it and i've forgotten, it's like "209 spec" or something, i can try to dig that up if anyone really cares.
i got mine on sale for 9.99 but it is regular 20 bucks, but you do get A LOT of it. i'm thinking it's used for other things, like baby toy blocks and puzzle pieces, some of you with kids may catch on to what i'm talking about if you've seen it. anyway, here's a pic, it's 6 pieces of foam that interlock to form a big square to use as a non-skid workspace:
yes, front side has "tread" on it, back side is flat. it's a dull gray color, and 1/2" thick material, and cuts easily with a razor.
so, i just spent about 2 hours fiddling with it, i just laid out my parts and outlined them, then went back and trimmed it out with an Exacto Razor. i have a stash of Camel tins from ebay now, i made one into a 401 case with regular foam, now i have to make a new one for that
as for the 901 case, i made cutouts for the following:
3 x batteries
1 x 3ml dropper bottle
5 x cart/atomizer
the atomizers and carts are roughly the same size, so this will hold whatever quantity of 5 you'd like, 2 atomizers and 3 carts most likely for best use. plus the fluid if your carts run dry.
so here we go, first model:
voila!
this should hopefully be enough to last anyone a night on the town.
if you want more details, i could try to measure out the cuts i made, but honestly i did it mostly by eye and outline, i didn't really measure except for size of the case.
and yes, it is one whole piece of foam still, i didn't have to cut out any edges or break the square.
here is the older 401 case i made, which now...it works, but with this new foam, i'm going to re-do it soon
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/6970-camel-special-edition-tin-box-pack.html
since the 401 batts are so long, not sure if i want to add a bottle in there or not, bigger hassle filling the 401 if i'm at a bar anyway. i'd rather just have a handful of carts to last the night.
rumor is the 901 is a bit trickier and doesn't use the full cart as well as 401, so having juice seems to be a safer way to go.
a couple mods here are using crafting foam, which is great...only that i can find it in 2mm thick sheets, so i'd have to cut out like, 4 or 5 of them perfectly and stack/glue them.
no way.
i'd also picked up spongy foam from Hobby Lobby, got a great deal, 15 bucks for like 2.5 yards of it, would last forever, but...foam SUCKS to cut because it isn't dense enough to cut against, so it was just a mess and not precise at all.
well, here comes the new ringer.
i went to Sears, and found some "no slip" flooring, it's made out of the same type of foam as crafting foam, there's a name for it and i've forgotten, it's like "209 spec" or something, i can try to dig that up if anyone really cares.
i got mine on sale for 9.99 but it is regular 20 bucks, but you do get A LOT of it. i'm thinking it's used for other things, like baby toy blocks and puzzle pieces, some of you with kids may catch on to what i'm talking about if you've seen it. anyway, here's a pic, it's 6 pieces of foam that interlock to form a big square to use as a non-skid workspace:
yes, front side has "tread" on it, back side is flat. it's a dull gray color, and 1/2" thick material, and cuts easily with a razor.
so, i just spent about 2 hours fiddling with it, i just laid out my parts and outlined them, then went back and trimmed it out with an Exacto Razor. i have a stash of Camel tins from ebay now, i made one into a 401 case with regular foam, now i have to make a new one for that
as for the 901 case, i made cutouts for the following:
3 x batteries
1 x 3ml dropper bottle
5 x cart/atomizer
the atomizers and carts are roughly the same size, so this will hold whatever quantity of 5 you'd like, 2 atomizers and 3 carts most likely for best use. plus the fluid if your carts run dry.
so here we go, first model:
voila!
this should hopefully be enough to last anyone a night on the town.
if you want more details, i could try to measure out the cuts i made, but honestly i did it mostly by eye and outline, i didn't really measure except for size of the case.
and yes, it is one whole piece of foam still, i didn't have to cut out any edges or break the square.
here is the older 401 case i made, which now...it works, but with this new foam, i'm going to re-do it soon
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/6970-camel-special-edition-tin-box-pack.html
since the 401 batts are so long, not sure if i want to add a bottle in there or not, bigger hassle filling the 401 if i'm at a bar anyway. i'd rather just have a handful of carts to last the night.
rumor is the 901 is a bit trickier and doesn't use the full cart as well as 401, so having juice seems to be a safer way to go.
