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Ok, I have to show you guys this. I just got it, it's an old dyed and stabilized VV Bogger Box. The photos of it weren't very impressive... but I thought maybe the pix were just not so great. I shot it from the best angle (corner), there's an interesting sealed knot that I originally thought would look great with a little wood borer worm peaking out of...
It was barely used, in original made condition (polyurethaned), fires right up, works flawlessly. When I got it... wow... ouch... ugly. I mean fugly. I thought it might be the lumpy bumpy finish, so I sanded it down with 220 grit sandpaper for the last 2 hours completely smooth, then to 600 grit for a satin finish. Still fugly. If you look at the above photo, looks pretty good... trust me, it's hideous, and reminds me most of this dog, which by most reckoning, is soooo ugly it's cute. Well, maybe some people will find this mod cute, but I'm not seeing it:
This is after sanding... the Bogger Box maker didn't take much time smoothing the wood, thus the very deep scratches from a belt sander, which he simply covered up with very thick and yellowing polyurethane:
There are some beautiful mottled pieces with incomplete dying. The red one (sorry, forgot who's it was) is an example. Just beautiful. But just because a wood has a beautiful pattern (and you can tell this one did before it was made), some just look gross in a mod, and this is the example. It is ugly beyond belief in person, despite what looks like a promising pattern in the wood itself.
Point here being that Turbo... you may have done yourself a big favor NOT winning that $128 piece... so don't feel too bad
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It was barely used, in original made condition (polyurethaned), fires right up, works flawlessly. When I got it... wow... ouch... ugly. I mean fugly. I thought it might be the lumpy bumpy finish, so I sanded it down with 220 grit sandpaper for the last 2 hours completely smooth, then to 600 grit for a satin finish. Still fugly. If you look at the above photo, looks pretty good... trust me, it's hideous, and reminds me most of this dog, which by most reckoning, is soooo ugly it's cute. Well, maybe some people will find this mod cute, but I'm not seeing it:
This is after sanding... the Bogger Box maker didn't take much time smoothing the wood, thus the very deep scratches from a belt sander, which he simply covered up with very thick and yellowing polyurethane:
There are some beautiful mottled pieces with incomplete dying. The red one (sorry, forgot who's it was) is an example. Just beautiful. But just because a wood has a beautiful pattern (and you can tell this one did before it was made), some just look gross in a mod, and this is the example. It is ugly beyond belief in person, despite what looks like a promising pattern in the wood itself.
Point here being that Turbo... you may have done yourself a big favor NOT winning that $128 piece... so don't feel too bad
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congratulations, on yer new . . . . . ... errrr. . . . . .. . .um. . . . . .. . .
... . . . how's the shoes thing?.. . . . . . good?
... . . . how's the shoes thing?.. . . . . . good?
congratulations, on yer new . . . . . ... errrr. . . . . .. . .um. . . . . .. . .
... . . . how's the shoes thing?.. . . . . . good?
is the dog for sale ?
These are phone pix that I just backed up to google... apparently, I can't share the links without making the pix public, so I just fixed it I think...
Maybe he tried dying the wood himself with a big green marker... ?
Mama, this is relative size to Woodvils... this is not a pretty pattern:
Maybe he tried dying the wood himself with a big green marker... ?
Mama, this is relative size to Woodvils... this is not a pretty pattern:
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congratulations, on yer new . . . . . ... errrr. . . . . .. . .um. . . . . .. . .
... . . . how's the shoes thing?.. . . . . . good?
Using up one of your 19x already
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it's like a matrix thing, really.
. . . . studies. . . . .. colleges . . . .. monks . .. .. . women . . . .. go figure . . . . .
. . . . studies. . . . .. colleges . . . .. monks . .. .. . women . . . .. go figure . . . . .
These are phone pix that I just backed up to google... apparently, I can't share the links without making the pix public, so I just fixed it I think...
Maybe he tried dying the wood himself with a big green marker... ?
Mama, this is relative size to Woodvils... this is not a pretty pattern:
GG- FWIW the pics don't look totally fugly-- a bit ugly perhaps, but not fugly... i'm guessing there is a way to restore the finish, but that skillset ain't in my wheelhouse.. mebbe someone will chime in with suggestions.
the pics do show why i sold mine. the hand feel isn't as sexy as a Woodvil or dibi. but your work on your metal door is downright bada$$ sexy.
(oops, i don't wanna get you started on those sexual innuendos again
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GG- FWIW the pics don't look totally fugly-- a bit ugly perhaps, but not fugly... i'm guessing there is a way to restore the finish, but that skillset ain't in my wheelhouse.. mebbe someone will chime in with suggestions.
the pics do show why i sold mine. the hand feel isn't as sexy as a Woodvil or dibi. but your work on your metal door is downright bada$$ sexy.
(oops, i don't wanna get you started on those sexual innuendos again
Well, I wanted to see what the other wood mods look like too. I already know none of them compare to the Dibi... I'm very excited to get my dibi
. But I had heard about the Bogger, so I wanted to see it. It's OK, although I don't get the VV part at all. It doesn't feel so bad... but for a bottom feeder, it's got a weird sized top ring that fits absolutely nothing... a RM2 swims in it, but too small for a 'full size' atomizer. Do you know what the intended original RBA size was supposed to be?
I'm not really complaining because as ugly as it is, it's a great novelty... plus, it's so ugly, I won't feel bad decorating it, even tho it's dyed wood
.*just to be clear, I don't think mottled dyed wood is ugly. It's just this particular pattern and color combo in this particular shape is just wrong looking. And it makes me a bit mad, because the wood block itself is actually gorgeous. If it were completely dyed throughout, it would have been beautiful. If it were left alone it would have been beautiful. There's nothing wrong with the color of the dye, the color of the wood, the pattern in the wood, or the shape of the mod... it's just when all put together, it's just awful
.Oh... and what you are seeing is already restored (but not finished), I spent 2 hours carefully hand sanding (probably breathed in all the sanded off polyurethane too... whoo hoo!!) while watching Life of Pi just now... the finish is stripped and very very smooth at the moment, that's why it's dull looking in the photos
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GG- did you get my PM about how the Bogger VV worked? (or was it blocked by completely unintentional... umm, innuendos? )
i don't remember what topper i used on the one i used to have. i may have sold it before i discovered the RM2, but it was either an RM2 or a disposable. no clue if it was designed for any xx mm wide RDA.
if my RM2 was swimming in its catchup, i doubt i would have noticed (guys-- spare me the "that's what she said" jokes...)
i don't remember what topper i used on the one i used to have. i may have sold it before i discovered the RM2, but it was either an RM2 or a disposable. no clue if it was designed for any xx mm wide RDA.
if my RM2 was swimming in its catchup, i doubt i would have noticed (guys-- spare me the "that's what she said" jokes...)
LOL! It's a big catchcup, but not big enough for any other atomizer... I think it may be 18mm?
Just figured out it will fire with a single 18650 battery, so I don't have to use stacked 18350s. Any reason why they did that??
Am starting to see why you said it was too big ... definitely doesn't fit the hand as well as a Woodvil or REO. Also learning a lot about dying wood looking at this piece with no finish...hrm. DEFINITELY have someone pro do the dying.
Just figured out it will fire with a single 18650 battery, so I don't have to use stacked 18350s
. Any reason why they did that??Am starting to see why you said it was too big ... definitely doesn't fit the hand as well as a Woodvil or REO. Also learning a lot about dying wood looking at this piece with no finish...hrm. DEFINITELY have someone pro do the dying
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LOL! It's a big catchcup, but not big enough for any other atomizer... I think it may be 18mm?
Just figured out it will fire with a single 18650 battery, so I don't have to use stacked 18350s
according to the faq, it was designed for stacked 350s or stacked icr123s (whatever the hell those are)
i don't remember what VV circuit the bogger uses. chances are it is somewhat similar to Reo VVs. if so, it will fire with an 18650 (with a higher ohm coil, and the VV set "nicely") but if it doesn't boost, you are just using it like a mech with an additional penalty. if the circuit is like a Reo VV, then the stacked batts give you up to ~7 volts, which you can dial down, but an 18650 only gives you 4.2 volts (which you can also dial down)
so... i doubt it was designed with an 18650 in mind-- they just happen to be the same size as stacked 350s.
that's my take anyways, tho as you've seen from some of my other posts tonight, i may have gone overboard on my meds, so take this lightly
I'm generally too lazy to adjust VV or VW once it's set anyway... so I didn't. Just noticed that the 18650 hits a bit lighter than the stacked 18350s... so this leads to the question of .. if 18350s hit to 7 volts... why doesn't everyone recommend stacked 18350s??
from my notoriously faulty memory, VV circuits designed for stacked 350s regulate from around 3.3V to ~7V. so if it fires with an 18650, your coil and VV setting just happen to be in the "sweet spot" if you want to crank up to a higher wattage (which means higher Voltage on a VV mod) you won't be able to do it with an 18650. it won't fire if you try to crank it up. and it will prolly stop firing pretty soon, once your 18650 drains a bit, even if you don't crank the VV setting. so basically, methinks you are just lucking out in the sweet spot.
if, however the bogger has a buck/boost circuit (which i doubt) then ignore everything i've said. (except for any inadvertant innuendos, since those ain't dependent on battery size... )
ADDIT: if the mod was designed for stacked 350s then that's what they recommend. some VVs (or VWs like the DNAs) were designed for single 18650s. it all depends on the circuit the mod uses.
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Could you hear the banjos playing in my post somehow?
Good to know, thanks! But the Hana charged the OliveR's VTC5 just fine overnight, and the NCR18650PF that's normally in the Hana worked OK in the Oliver temporarily (pushing a ~0.75 ohm coil) too, so I'll be fine without spending more time in the car.
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