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I think you missed where the FDV atty pin was swapped out to be used for the negative battery post and replaced with the vented screw. Sorry for jumping in Gdeal thought that may clear it up.
drilling through something like this seems like it shouldn't be so difficult but I've been trying to do this consistently well for a long time now and let me tell you, even with a drill press and a mill and a lathe, it's still a biatch. the problem I always have is the bit is so thin that it invariably flexes slightly on entry, and this slight flex winds up making the hole not go perfectly straight through... once you start trying to go through a tiny screw like this for an inch or so it almost always winds up going off center on the exit. drives me nuts, it shouldn't be so hard to make a straight through tiny hole like this but even with good equipment and tooling, it's not. I wish I could figure out a way to drill a tiny screw perfectly each time but man I've tried almost everything and it still winds up being either hit or miss...
It is not an easy thing, but yes. It involves cutting some length off the very thick and hard SS Fatdaddy body and filing it flat and square, precisely honing the Fatdaddy plastic center piece to the Reo pin, making a power connection piece with a hole precisely honed to the threads of the Reo pin so that it will just fit over them with a little bit of force, and cutting down the silicone insulator. Getting any of the tolerances off will cause leaking. If you try this, get some extra Fatdaddy's you will more than likely need them.
I know nothing about them, but what size minimum and how precise would a water jet or laser be?
honestly I have no idea. don't have room in my garage for either one though
Well then, you need a bigger garage!
If I remember I will ask. A local machine shop has both.
Maybe a dumb question, and I'll admit to not only being dumb but also not having read every post in the thread, so here goes....
If drilling out the screw isn't working, is there a better way to accomplish the same thing? By that I mean, would it be easier to say take a standoff (with hole already there) and add threading to it?
Just a dog's inhuman train of throught...
If drilling out the screw isn't working, is there a better way to accomplish the same thing? By that I mean, would it be easier to say take a standoff (with hole already there) and add threading to it?
Just a dog's inhuman train of throught...
Laser can do extremely small (.010) extremely accurately. Water jet probably can't go small enough and the accuracy tolerance not very good.
A wire feed EDM machine would be another way to go.
You would still need some type of compression on the delrin insert. The screw head and the insulator under(and on the side the screw head) seal off a leak point through the threads of the delrin insert.
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Vapage delivers fast! They are a little bit squishy when taking the top on and off to fill, but it fits (actually its a bit shorter...) No real difference once juice is in the bottle and when squonking. Gotta luv it... 3 xtra mls.
Do they both use the same tubing?Vapage delivers fast! They are a little bit squishy when taking the top on and off to fill, but it fits (actually its a bit shorter...) No real difference once juice is in the bottle and when squonking. Gotta luv it... 3 xtra mls.
Yes, same tubing, same 11/64th hole in the top cap. ...side note: ..if you look at the older bottle tube that I took off the mod, you can see the threads that were created by the screw...thought that was pretty cool.
Mod builders are funny people. They get together to compare notes over lunch and then take pictures of their mods. The all-alumide one on the left belongs to gdeal, the black and blue one is mine:
jeez, and you guys didn't even think to invite me...
i see how it is
/kicks dirt
i see how it is
/kicks dirt
lol...It happened very last minute.....you missed a good lunch and Rossum treated....
Thanks Rossum..it was great to meet you!
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