Printed DNA30 Bottom Feeder
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My non-BF assemblies were for others... since I'm quite content with BF mods 
I do however keep one Tibs handy and will probably swap the board someday.
I do however keep one Tibs handy and will probably swap the board someday.
i see dust on that tibs 
Gdeal, I think I can help you out with that. Send me the parts and I can put it together for you. I promise to send it back to you...in a year or 2.
I made the mistake of thinking 1 Tibs should suffice. Wrong. Which is probably why I got enough parts for 7 GDNA's.
Unfortunately I was too late to get myself one. So I will never know the awesomeness that is touching a Tibs.
Me too If I had one I would use it. I still use tanks I would say 40 60 between tanks and BF'ers
A well built Kay-Fun Is still awesome IMO
If I had one I would use it. I still use tanks I would say 40 60 between tanks and BF'ersA well built Kay-Fun Is still awesome IMO
Unfortunately I was too late to get myself one. So I will never know the awesomeness that is touching a Tibs.
i wouldn't have either but bap took pity on me
Now how is that possible? LOL
I was building Taifun, Russian, Erlkonigin and a number of other tanks from time to time with Kanthal and they work just fine on a BF mod. Shoot those tanks are what got others here interested in the Tibs shell back when I was just getting fully sucked into BF mods. Once the Nautilus and Atlantis tanks came out I found little reason to mess with RTAs (DW still prefers a Provari under tanks). Having more time to mess with what I like, I'm happily done experimenting with Kanthal (for now) so nickel coils are all that interest me these days since I first experienced a DNA40. Bottom fed RDAs are just so darn good and simple I've had little drive to put nickel in a tank yet!
Some nice free time after Christmas let me get some more RDAs drilled out and DNA40 boards running the best way I know possible ... The dirty brown old looking one just got put in use tonight so I thought it was time to round up some gdeal prints for a camera shot. The shell on the right awaits DNA and SS feeder tube.
RMAs really messed up my plan to use a couple of these for Christmas presents. Took a week off for thanksgiving planning to put these together but alas I discovered dysfunctional boards!
Some nice free time after Christmas let me get some more RDAs drilled out and DNA40 boards running the best way I know possible ... The dirty brown old looking one just got put in use tonight so I thought it was time to round up some gdeal prints for a camera shot. The shell on the right awaits DNA and SS feeder tube.
RMAs really messed up my plan to use a couple of these for Christmas presents. Took a week off for thanksgiving planning to put these together but alas I discovered dysfunctional boards!
I was building Taifun, Russian, Erlkonigin and a number of other tanks from time to time with Kanthal and they work just fine on a BF mod. Shoot those tanks are what got others here interested in the Tibs shell back when I was just getting fully sucked into BF mods. Once the Nautilus and Atlantis tanks came out I found little reason to mess with RTAs (DW still prefers a Provari under tanks). Having more time to mess with what I like, I'm happily done experimenting with Kanthal (for now) so nickel coils are all that interest me these days since I first experienced a DNA40. Bottom fed RDAs are just so darn good and simple I've had little drive to put nickel in a tank yet!
Some nice free time after Christmas let me get some more RDAs drilled out and DNA40 boards running the best way I know possible ... The dirty brown old looking one just got put in use tonight so I thought it was time to round up some gdeal prints for a camera shot. The shell on the right awaits DNA and SS feeder tube.
RMAs really messed up my plan to use a couple of these for Christmas presents. Took a week off for thanksgiving planning to put these together but alas I discovered dysfunctional boards!
Ty, I'm in awe of your GD BF family, keep up with the great builds! Hopefully my second GD build will have better luck than my 1st
Best mod on the planet IMO... I know the DNA build issues pain well ... only one out of my original 5 DNA40s worked right ... caused me to cut boards out for RMA and build a tester to pre test before chancing more mounts in the gdeal frames. Of 4 RMA boards that have Celsius mode; 2 have exhibited screen glitches but hasn't seemed to effect functionality and a sleep or power cycle fixes the display craziness.
Build hint: I discovered later that the 2 curved internal frame pieces didn't need glue (I was putting a dab of glue in the magnet hole and thus locking the stack together). Now I only put epoxy on the base frame areas so that it can be completely disassembled for a board swap if needed. Another piece that doesn't need glue is the switch plate.
Build hint: I discovered later that the 2 curved internal frame pieces didn't need glue (I was putting a dab of glue in the magnet hole and thus locking the stack together). Now I only put epoxy on the base frame areas so that it can be completely disassembled for a board swap if needed. Another piece that doesn't need glue is the switch plate.
Any pro tips here on how best to pre-test a dna40 board prior to gracing it with a GD frame?
Also pro tips on what & where to glue and what glue works best would be great. I know many of you must have learned some painful lessons along the way. ;-)
Any chance of a round 2 for the parts in the near future?
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TyCreek, I was hoping I'd get lucky with my units, but I've come to the harsh and time consuming reality of realizing I'll need to build a testing unit to test my others before sending back my first failed unit.
LOL, By sheer dumb luck I only clued the magnet and +/- connections to the base frame
I read that you had to cut your boards out (bummer), couldn't you have used nail polish remover to help get them apart? For me it helped "unstick" my up/down buttons after I got a little carried away with the super glue 
Well I am sending a DNA40 back for a 3rd RMA (think this time will be the charm?)
Damn that sucks.
Who was it that did the last co-op for gdna parts? Any chance that he/she reads this and takes pity on us waiting for a parts buy .. and decides to get an interest thread going?
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