Re 510 carts. Anyone here with plastics-fabrication experience?

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mikea

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Are there any people in this forum with experience in plastics fabricating? If so, I would appreciate hearing from you, as I'd like to discuss whether an idea I had pertaining to 510s is feasible:

I've been happy with 510 atomizers since I first started using them. I have avoided the typically poor battery life by getting both a battery mod and some 510 "mega-batteries." 510 "stock" battery life is a problem for someone who uses an e-cig quite often during the day -- but it's an easily solved problem.

The small size of the cartridges -- another matter.

I would like to find out how feasible it would be to fabricate larger cartridges to fit the 510. I have no interest in trying to make money doing such a thing -- I don't have the time or the investment capital (or the business smarts, for that matter). I'd just like to find out if it might be do-able in the first place (and someone with experience in plastics fabrication would probably be in a good position to give advice). It's a shame Joye has not stepped up to the plate by making this kind of accessory, themselves. The short "juice life" in 510 carts remains a drawback...and kind of an ironic one, considering how popular that model is.

I've tried pitching the idea to a few e-cig vendors. The ones I've contacted haven't seemed interested. I can kind of understand that -- there's no information available yet to support any contention that 510 users would want such an accessory. If anyone reading this likes the idea and would want to buy an accessory like that if it became available, I'd appreciate hearing your feedback as well.
 
I was in plastics industry for 16 years.
A mold will cost between $10,000 and $40,000 dollars depending on the number of parts you will make in one injection molding cycle. That's for a mold that makes 16 to 48 parts per cycle. This doesn't include resin, machine time and labor for each production run.

Alternately they can make a prototype mold for 4 to 6 parts per molding cycle for around $5,000.

I wouldn't set you heart on making carts for a profit.
 
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