My new mod, The London Peculiar

[Artifex75]

Just wanted to show you folks what I've been working on. It's cut from jakoba wood (naturally a deep red color) and wrapped in a copper shell.

The internals include a vamo v5 chip and a pair of efest 14500s. The connector was salvaged from a fried itaste vv 3.
The inspiration was from the itaste vtr, because of the way that it protects the atty, making it more pocketable than my itaste mvp2.

So,what do you think?

 

[asdaq]

That mod rocks, but it needs a better button. Something flashy and comfortable. In brass to complement the hinge, or ss to match the atty.

 

[Artifex75]

I've thought about it. I found a button cover in chrome with flames on the top, but it didn't feel right. I have an idea for a leaver that I can make out of the copper sheet that would hide the button, might put that together tomorrow.

 

[Artifex75]

I'm also going to talk to an engraver tomorrow about putting a design on the side. Acid etching might also look cool, but I need to learn how to do it and practice up before I try it on a finished mod.

 

[Rickajho]

Love the name and love the mod! Very resourceful cobbling together of recycled bits.

I do agree that the switch is a bit of a buzzkill though. You don't have enough of a shaft to work out some kind of a button cover for it. Something clunkier or chunkier would look better.

What are your thoughts on the etching? I kinda like it nekkid as it is right now.

 

[Artifex75]

Thank you! The cover that I had in mind would be a long ramp shape hinged near the atty, held in place by a weak spring.

The engraving will most likely be a compass rose. It's the symbol of my photography business and I just love the nautical connotations. I don't want it to be full on steam punk, but more like an old piece of science equipment.

The name comes from a slang term for a particularly dense London fog, used around the turn of the century.

 

[Rickajho]

Thank you! The cover that I had in mind would be a long ramp shape hinged near the atty, held in place by a weak spring.

I was thinking along similar lines, due to the nature of the small shaft on the switch. Something like a variation on a leaf spring over it - but it would have to be comfortable and not feel like it was "in the way" either.

The engraving will most likely be a compass rose. It's the symbol of my photography business and I just love the nautical connotations. I don't want it to be full on steam punk, but more like an old piece of science equipment.

I'm up for that! I didn't want to see the leaning toward steam punk look get "conflicted" with a Guns 'n' Roses tattoo engraving or something.

The name comes from a slang term for a particularly dense London fog, used around the turn of the century.

My head went right to Edward Gorey - sounds like one of his book titles. lol

 

[Rickajho]

Ooo! Something that looks like part of a morse code key to depress it. But finding a part like that in the right size...

 

[asdaq]

How about a telegraph style switch? You've got a lot of space and it could even fire a micro switch below it.

 

[Artifex75]

That sounds interesting... I actually have a very old Morse code setup that I might harvest from if I can find it.

Things didn't pan out with the engraver. I'm going to check around Columbus and see if I can find someone who can laser etch a custom image.