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Nothing a credit card or two cannot fix, Luckily I've never rolled or flopped, but I have snapped axle shafts, twice. Now both jeeps run thicker chromoly steel shafts.
That reminds me. We got a new batch of chickens today. Willow, Blue, Bell(e) and Sassafrass. Cute as little baby chicks they are. Peep, peep, peep.
I know it's been said the Dibi is a modders mod but allow me to be the 1st to say I don't have a modders bone in my body.
If something were to go wrong I wouldn't have a clue how to fix it short of sending it to Mr. Dibi himself.
I am buying one for its sheer beauty & craftsmanship!
Sent from a BIG phone.....Galaxy Note 3
If something were to go wrong I wouldn't have a clue how to fix it short of sending it to Mr. Dibi himself.
I am buying one for its sheer beauty & craftsmanship!
Sent from a BIG phone.....Galaxy Note 3
I think there's a handful of each type ("modders" and "justwannavapers") who have one at this point. I'll let them chime in; because my perspective is isolated and skewed.
It's not like you have to build your own battery before you can vape it.
And you know I'm here for you, ScandaL.
It's not like you have to build your own battery before you can vape it.
And you know I'm here for you, ScandaL.
Sounds like Peter should offer you a "service contract"
That's certainly what drew me to here, but I don't fear DYI maintenance or repairs.
The beauty of it is just icing on the cake. I want it because of the build quality and performance.
Y'all are making me wish I had one too! (a fancy one, I mean)
Speaking of which . .. .
So, what if I were to tell you all that #0002 may become available? I say "may" because I'm considering keeping it for myself. The friend who bought it, as a beta tester, finds he isn't using it much. Rather than have it sit on the shelf, he wants to sell it back to me and let me do with it as I please. (He's very considerate, nay downright nice, he is.) He's already sent it to me.
The mod's been used in a humid environment. The copper has a full patina. It looks like it could've been found in a trunk in Grampa's attic. (I mean that in a good way, if anyone's into old/antique looking gear, this one fits the bill.) I could spruce it up. Heck, I could refinish it. So, it's kin'a special in that, if one were to desire it as a functional collector's item, they could choose to; take it as it is (looking very much like a piece of history), or have me do a minor refinishing (get it all shiny n' stuff), or have me completely refinish it. If I did that, it would/could be a Natural Seward Park Maple Burl (looking more like the others I've made). I have it, I've examined it, fired it, it works great.
Here's a pic from when I first made it. click on this pic and it'll take you to the gallery for this unit. (I'll post a slideshow link below too).
http://s1351.photobucket.com/user/pdibi/slideshow/moss green with copper
If anyone's interested, give me a holler.
(btw: this one I'll sign and # if requested)
Speaking of which . .. .
So, what if I were to tell you all that #0002 may become available? I say "may" because I'm considering keeping it for myself. The friend who bought it, as a beta tester, finds he isn't using it much. Rather than have it sit on the shelf, he wants to sell it back to me and let me do with it as I please. (He's very considerate, nay downright nice, he is.) He's already sent it to me.
The mod's been used in a humid environment. The copper has a full patina. It looks like it could've been found in a trunk in Grampa's attic. (I mean that in a good way, if anyone's into old/antique looking gear, this one fits the bill.) I could spruce it up. Heck, I could refinish it. So, it's kin'a special in that, if one were to desire it as a functional collector's item, they could choose to; take it as it is (looking very much like a piece of history), or have me do a minor refinishing (get it all shiny n' stuff), or have me completely refinish it. If I did that, it would/could be a Natural Seward Park Maple Burl (looking more like the others I've made). I have it, I've examined it, fired it, it works great.
Here's a pic from when I first made it. click on this pic and it'll take you to the gallery for this unit. (I'll post a slideshow link below too).
http://s1351.photobucket.com/user/pdibi/slideshow/moss green with copper
If anyone's interested, give me a holler.
(btw: this one I'll sign and # if requested)
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Y'all are making me wish I had one too! (a fancy one, I mean)
Speaking of which . .. .
So, what if I were to tell you all that #0002 may become available? I say "may" because I'm considering keeping it for myself. The friend who bought it, as a beta tester, finds he isn't using it much. Rather than have it sit on the shelf, he wants to sell it back to me and let me do with it as I please. (He's very considerate, nay downright nice, he is.) He's already sent it to me.
The mod's been used in a humid environment. The copper has a full patina. It looks like it could've been found in a trunk in Grampa's attic. (I mean that in a good way, if anyone's into old/antique looking gear, this one fits the bill.) I could spruce it up. Heck, I could refinish it. So, it's kin'a special in that, if one were to desire it as a functional collector's item, they could choose to; take it as it is (looking very much like a piece of history), or have me do a minor refinishing (get it all shiny n' stuff), or have me completely refinish it. If I did that, it would/could be a Natural Seward Park Maple Burl (looking more like the others I've made). I have it, I've examined it, fired it, it works great.
Here's a pic from when I first made it. click on this pic and it'll take you to the gallery for this unit. (I'll post a slideshow link below too).
http://s1351.photobucket.com/user/pdibi/slideshow/moss green with copper
If anyone's interested, give me a holler.
(btw: this one I'll sign and # if requested)
PM sent......
I bought mine because I can see the quality of mr bee's work, I see skilled craftsmanship and attention to detail and I see perfection in the end result. the end result is beautiful. perfection takes time and patience and not everyone can do this. look at most other small modders mods and you'll see what I mean, most others look like someone made it in there garage, especially most wooden box mod bottom feeders. I'm not saying there horrible at all, but this one is just way more precision and several notches above most others I've seen, this one really has exquisite craftsmanship which is something I really appreciate. I looked at it and said this would take at least 5-6 hours labor from a skilled craftsman and I thought his price was worth the end result because of that. hell it would probably take me twice as long to build the first one like this so if I'm saving 10-12 hours labor it then becomes a huge bargain 
how well it worked wasn't much of a concern for me, I could mod it if need be, I could build it into a dna mod if I wasn't happy with it as a mech. functionality was low on my concern list. I mod things all the time when they don't perform the way I want them too.
I also really appreciate the design, the way it is as minimalist as it can be, no space is wasted. most things I look at and see stuff I don't like and thing ah, for that money I'd build it better myself, but not this one. I saw something that was really as good as I would want it to be even if I did build it myself, plus I could still choose my own block of wood for a truly custom personalized mod, hell I just had to buy this thing, it's awesome
well today I used only the dibi and my lower plate problems are solved. no more missfiring but it still wasn't really as consistent and hard hitting on every hit, I was still getting somewhat hit and miss performance and it was still a little finicky depending on how I pressed the button. well I figured out how to get it to hit consistently and to do that I have to push the button sideways. but don't forget I am running a .4 ohm setup here, on an average .8 and up setup this probably wouldn't be as noticeable or even an issue. what I think is happening is when I push the button straight down the current is flowing mostly through the spring alone and the spring doesn't flow enough to get full amperage. a straight button hit and it hit like a .8 ohm coil, press the button sideways and it hit like a .4 ohm coil. there is a significant difference between the 2. for this thing to hit hard and consistent the button needs work, should be a minor fix. the plate you did with the tight hole looks effective and simple enough, not to confident as to long term durability of that though, I'm leaning more towards a flex braid or a flat spring or just a better spring maybe but it def needs something. I'm going to search around for a heavier gauge spring as a quick fix for now. I'd love to get it to hit as hard and consistent and reliable as my poldiac, if I can do that then I'd probably be happy leaving it as a mech I think
how well it worked wasn't much of a concern for me, I could mod it if need be, I could build it into a dna mod if I wasn't happy with it as a mech. functionality was low on my concern list. I mod things all the time when they don't perform the way I want them too.
I also really appreciate the design, the way it is as minimalist as it can be, no space is wasted. most things I look at and see stuff I don't like and thing ah, for that money I'd build it better myself, but not this one. I saw something that was really as good as I would want it to be even if I did build it myself, plus I could still choose my own block of wood for a truly custom personalized mod, hell I just had to buy this thing, it's awesome
well today I used only the dibi and my lower plate problems are solved. no more missfiring but it still wasn't really as consistent and hard hitting on every hit, I was still getting somewhat hit and miss performance and it was still a little finicky depending on how I pressed the button. well I figured out how to get it to hit consistently and to do that I have to push the button sideways. but don't forget I am running a .4 ohm setup here, on an average .8 and up setup this probably wouldn't be as noticeable or even an issue. what I think is happening is when I push the button straight down the current is flowing mostly through the spring alone and the spring doesn't flow enough to get full amperage. a straight button hit and it hit like a .8 ohm coil, press the button sideways and it hit like a .4 ohm coil. there is a significant difference between the 2. for this thing to hit hard and consistent the button needs work, should be a minor fix. the plate you did with the tight hole looks effective and simple enough, not to confident as to long term durability of that though, I'm leaning more towards a flex braid or a flat spring or just a better spring maybe but it def needs something. I'm going to search around for a heavier gauge spring as a quick fix for now. I'd love to get it to hit as hard and consistent and reliable as my poldiac, if I can do that then I'd probably be happy leaving it as a mech I think
HEY! my ECF is ACTUALLY jumping to the last post again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!
YAY!
Had to post this... Son's 3rd birthday today!
Woohoo!
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Woohoo!
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ha, cute kid, I remember when mine was that small, seems like it was not too long ago. he's off to college next year... yeah, it goes by quickly, enjoy him at that age it goes by in a flash
ha, cute kid, I remember when mine was that small, seems like it was not too long ago. he's off to college next year... yeah, it goes by quickly, enjoy him at that age it goes by in a flash
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Sage advice there
I bought mine because I can see the quality of mr bee's work, I see skilled craftsmanship and attention to detail and I see perfection in the end result. the end result is beautiful. perfection takes time and patience and not everyone can do this. look at most other small modders mods and you'll see what I mean, most others look like someone made it in there garage, especially most wooden box mod bottom feeders. I'm not saying there horrible at all, but this one is just way more precision and several notches above most others I've seen, this one really has exquisite craftsmanship which is something I really appreciate. I looked at it and said this would take at least 5-6 hours labor from a skilled craftsman and I thought his price was worth the end result because of that. hell it would probably take me twice as long to build the first one like this so if I'm saving 10-12 hours labor it then becomes a huge bargain
how well it worked wasn't much of a concern for me, I could mod it if need be, I could build it into a dna mod if I wasn't happy with it as a mech. functionality was low on my concern list. I mod things all the time when they don't perform the way I want them too.
I also really appreciate the design, the way it is as minimalist as it can be, no space is wasted. most things I look at and see stuff I don't like and thing ah, for that money I'd build it better myself, but not this one. I saw something that was really as good as I would want it to be even if I did build it myself, plus I could still choose my own block of wood for a truly custom personalized mod, hell I just had to buy this thing, it's awesome
well today I used only the dibi and my lower plate problems are solved. no more missfiring but it still wasn't really as consistent and hard hitting on every hit, I was still getting somewhat hit and miss performance and it was still a little finicky depending on how I pressed the button. well I figured out how to get it to hit consistently and to do that I have to push the button sideways. but don't forget I am running a .4 ohm setup here, on an average .8 and up setup this probably wouldn't be as noticeable or even an issue. what I think is happening is when I push the button straight down the current is flowing mostly through the spring alone and the spring doesn't flow enough to get full amperage. a straight button hit and it hit like a .8 ohm coil, press the button sideways and it hit like a .4 ohm coil. there is a significant difference between the 2. for this thing to hit hard and consistent the button needs work, should be a minor fix. the plate you did with the tight hole looks effective and simple enough, not to confident as to long term durability of that though, I'm leaning more towards a flex braid or a flat spring or just a better spring maybe but it def needs something. I'm going to search around for a heavier gauge spring as a quick fix for now. I'd love to get it to hit as hard and consistent and reliable as my poldiac, if I can do that then I'd probably be happy leaving it as a mech I think
Well, for me, the question of long term durability pales in comparison to how easy it is to do. It's more like a q-tip than a valve job. Certainly worth it for the interim. I think my stem happened to have been hitting the side almost all the time. I've got this experimental spring material if you're interested, T-cad.
Y'all are making me wish I had one too! (a fancy one, I mean)
Speaking of which . .. .
So, what if I were to tell you all that #0002 may become available? I say "may" because I'm considering keeping it for myself. The friend who bought it, as a beta tester, finds he isn't using it much. Rather than have it sit on the shelf, he wants to sell it back to me and let me do with it as I please. (He's very considerate, nay downright nice, he is.) He's already sent it to me.
The mod's been used in a humid environment. The copper has a full patina. It looks like it could've been found in a trunk in Grampa's attic. (I mean that in a good way, if anyone's into old/antique looking gear, this one fits the bill.) I could spruce it up. Heck, I could refinish it. So, it's kin'a special in that, if one were to desire it as a functional collector's item, they could choose to; take it as it is (looking very much like a piece of history), or have me do a minor refinishing (get it all shiny n' stuff), or have me completely refinish it. If I did that, it would/could be a Natural Seward Park Maple Burl (looking more like the others I've made). I have it, I've examined it, fired it, it works great.
Here's a pic from when I first made it. click on this pic and it'll take you to the gallery for this unit. (I'll post a slideshow link below too).
http://s1351.photobucket.com/user/pdibi/slideshow/moss green with copper
If anyone's interested, give me a holler.
(btw: this one I'll sign and # if requested)
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