The driptip I have is from cavapes... "Derringer driptip" from mink machine. Its press fit, and a tiny bit taller than praxis. Looks great on everything, and not too expensive.
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The driptip I have is from cavapes... "Derringer driptip" from mink machine. Its press fit, and a tiny bit taller than praxis. Looks great on everything, and not too expensive.
I got number 2 built. Still took me an hour to build it due to the teensy parts and my big hands don't work well together.
I LOVE that paint! Maybe even more than the textured graphite I ordered. Looks kinda like a rock.
Looks so badass
I love the looks of that murdered one with that black Freak Show on it. Gotta get a black FSM to go with my first Peko which I'll paint all black. It's a V1.1 and it's been functioning flawlessly since I built it. Now, it's dirty because I didn't even take the time to paint or even seal it. Now, I have to do a good cleaning and paint the sucker.
If you notice the silhouette in the background, that's my murdered out cat (she really is all black). She wouldn't pose for the picture, though.
I like the all black ALOT. I can't make up my mind about the Derringer to cap... copper on the black looks so classy, but a black top looks good also. Too bad the clone caps don't fit.
Cool Henry Etta, that's exactly what mine is going to look like. Right after I buy this drip tip? CAVAPES | Mink Machine | Drip Tip | Derringer | Praxis That's the one, right?
OK, gotit. acetone not alcohol. I haven't touched the outside of my print either but it got delivered to someone else originally and they opened the package, the ziplock looks molested so I don't know if I want to spray it and have dude's fingerprint right in the middle. I guess I could just go for it a little bit and inspect for blemishes, the acetone should make short work of that Krylon 1311. I'm not even sure if my can is still viable, it's probably 6 years old if I can even find it.
edit: the surface and the Krylon 1311 are both very forgiving. As long as it's clean I think that stuff will work fine. It smells of toluene and if you're not familiar, it's like half of the prep right in the paint.
OK, gotit. acetone not alcohol. I haven't touched the outside of my print either but it got delivered to someone else originally and they opened the package, the ziplock looks molested so I don't know if I want to spray it and have dude's fingerprint right in the middle. I guess I could just go for it a little bit and inspect for blemishes, the acetone should make short work of that Krylon 1311. I'm not even sure if my can is still viable, it's probably 6 years old if I can even find it.
edit: the surface and the Krylon 1311 are both very forgiving. As long as it's clean I think that stuff will work fine. It smells of toluene and if you're not familiar, it's like half of the prep right in the paint.
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Yup. You may have to work it in the first time, but it will fit. Twist it around a bit, and it'll loosen up. I really like them- I have 2, and may order some more.
Well, it's bright and colorful! Definitely one of a kind. And if it's what you wanted you can always redo. I like it though! Minus the yellow haha
Not really what I had in mind. But i am out of practice
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i just diluted acrylic paint for the green and yellow, then thick undiluted for the orange. Will seal it up before assembling
Good to know. Hope my Shapeway prints look as good as the pictures I'm seeing here!
Have an all black coming as I did not want to paint, not my forte and very ocd when it comes to finishes.So by what I gather so far I just need to wash hands, handle parts as little as possible, spray with Krylon, get out the Loctite super glue gel, build eternals, fill bottle, slap my Nuppin' on her and I'm good to go!
Sorry if this has been asked before, but what size is the tubing used to fit over the vented screw of the 510 connector?
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1/16" inside diameter 1/16" wall thickness. Tygon or silicone tubing is the best. It is a tight fit and takes some stretching to fit the screw. That is good since it prevents leaks. I have used both the coop tubing and some from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FOWGDK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: Don't need the part, livewire is mailing me one.
Hah! This thing is turning into a real project, missing parts and all. I finally have all the packages at my house and it feels like I've taken apart my jeep the week before the big trail ride and now I need some stupid little part that keeps me from putting it back together with the cool new modification.
Turns out I'm missing the "short solder lug" that connects at the switch side to the "large solder lug". I put in an email to the livewire mods support address but I'll just put a feeler out here too: anyone got one of the little short straight sided lugs available for sale? I could circle it in the pic gdeal has in the build doc if there's any confusion.
Hah! This thing is turning into a real project, missing parts and all. I finally have all the packages at my house and it feels like I've taken apart my jeep the week before the big trail ride and now I need some stupid little part that keeps me from putting it back together with the cool new modification.
Turns out I'm missing the "short solder lug" that connects at the switch side to the "large solder lug". I put in an email to the livewire mods support address but I'll just put a feeler out here too: anyone got one of the little short straight sided lugs available for sale? I could circle it in the pic gdeal has in the build doc if there's any confusion.
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Hey gdeal, any chance you could design a kick compatible version of the peko internals? That way I may actually use some of the 18500s laying around.
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