Red Sky Mods - Part Two
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Well I am still waiting for my 2. Mod. The 1. arrived a Week ago and they both have been shipped on the same day.
Well, I am disappointed they have not all arrived, but I did notice that some seemed to leave the country several days apart, so I assume they are still en route then. The record so far is 88 days to be delivered, that was in Italy, but I doubt very much the record will be broken this time 
Man, I'm feeling wiped out, gonna finally hit the pit. Night all, arr
Man, I'm feeling wiped out, gonna finally hit the pit. Night all, arr
We're pretty spoiled here in the US. I think the longest I've waited was 4 days so far
Although I did wait from November to April for a package from Greece. But what did I expect for 6 dollar international shipping.
Although I did wait from November to April for a package from Greece. But what did I expect for 6 dollar international shipping.
Wow, quite a scare! Glad to hear it's not major though! I'd say take time off any way, we need the captain strong for our upcoming raids
I have beginning signs of glaucoma (runs in my family, I blame the Irish
I know the feeling I am in the same boat. I have had to get the puffer test for years. Fortunatly they always tell me I am safe for the moment. I also have terrible astigmatism.
I am kinda mad at myself for talking myself out of lasics a few years back. I had the money but talked myself out of it because I was afraid I would move or something and become blind. LOL
Ahoy and good day!
That's a good video, explains exactly what the problem is, fortunately there was no tearing, yipee!
My vision is still pretty fuzzy on one side, so for today I decided to throw some desk caddies together instead of making panels.
When I make panels they have to fit almost exactly and I don't want to make a mistake with panel wood that is one of a kind, I don't get a second chance to do it right!
Other than that, everything thing else around here is same-same. Just another day on the high seas. Arrrr
Fright, astigmatism is the tendency of seeing double vision?
That's a good video, explains exactly what the problem is, fortunately there was no tearing, yipee!
My vision is still pretty fuzzy on one side, so for today I decided to throw some desk caddies together instead of making panels.
When I make panels they have to fit almost exactly and I don't want to make a mistake with panel wood that is one of a kind, I don't get a second chance to do it right!
Other than that, everything thing else around here is same-same. Just another day on the high seas. Arrrr
Fright, astigmatism is the tendency of seeing double vision?
I have never really had an issue with double vision. As I understand it it is blurred vision caused by an irregular shaped cornea. I've worn glasses as far back as kindergarden. I think because of that my eyes are extra sensative to intrusion. My eye docs even have a hard time giving me eye drops when they want to dilate my eyes because of it.
Yep, an irregularly shaped cornea. Mines not too bad, just in my right eye. My left eye has messed itself up to compensate so I didn't need glasses until now. I can see fine, I just lose a bit of detail over
distance.
Hope everyone had a good hump day. I went with my mom to get her new iPad. Fun little thing I have to admit I am a bit envious. She also talked me into getting a new phone. She paid half but got to keep my old iPhone 4. I spent half the day trying to figgure out how to jailbreak my old phone for her only to find out all I needed to do was call AT&T and have them unlock it.
Ipad is fun. I kinda refused to get one for a year, not really knowing what to do with it and the place it could take between a MB and the Iphone, but now it's like the only device I use to check my emails, browse the forums and so on, so much lighter and convenient, I even wish I had the mini instead of the normal one, that really is a weekend/holiday/work device.
Cappy one question! I just got the Kayfun 3.1 recently, and that is the best atomiser I ever had the chance to use, really outstanding...still like most tanks nowadays, it's 22mms and doesn't fit my Destroyers, so I have half the fun I could have with it using it on a tube. Do you reckon you could increase the tank hole in the Destroyers up to 22mms to fit most of the aties out there, or the diameter you use right now is the max you can do with this design?
Cappy one question! I just got the Kayfun 3.1 recently, and that is the best atomiser I ever had the chance to use, really outstanding...still like most tanks nowadays, it's 22mms and doesn't fit my Destroyers, so I have half the fun I could have with it using it on a tube. Do you reckon you could increase the tank hole in the Destroyers up to 22mms to fit most of the aties out there, or the diameter you use right now is the max you can do with this design?
i bought a Samsung tablet and all that finger swiping nonsense left me bored stiff and it was basically a glorified USB stick to me that i'd play golf on in spare moments. So i gave it to my wife who is a master at that stuff.
Gave it to her - i don't want it anymore! She now uses it to play movies, read her books, surf the net and anything else she likes. I'm rather annoyed.
But i did get my desk caddy today and it's a boomer - delighted with it. My desk already has more space available for beer bottles, coils etc. Sod the tablet - i'll stick to this!
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Gave it to her - i don't want it anymore! She now uses it to play movies, read her books, surf the net and anything else she likes. I'm rather annoyed.
But i did get my desk caddy today and it's a boomer - delighted with it. My desk already has more space available for beer bottles, coils etc. Sod the tablet - i'll stick to this!
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I bought my girlfriend the google nexus 7 tablet for Christmas last year. The large ones were too hard for me (and therefore, my lady, to hold in one hand comfortably) but this little 7 inch is perfect. I have no desire for one as my phone has one of the larger screens, but I swear the nexus is grafted permanently to her hand. Not too shabby for being relatively cheap (compared to apple anyway).
That's what I think I would use mine for. Most of my browsing is done on my gaming laptop and it is heavy. Something smaller would be nice for just regular surfing. That said I have been eyeing the XPS 10 seems like it might be a decient compromise between price and performance.
Ahoy! Wow, Friday is already here again? The long 4 day holiday weekend I granted myself sure was nice but I now regret losing the work days.
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I also spent the last two days getting caught up with desk caddy orders, some of the orders were getting close to my 1 week deadline so I'm happy to get caught up with them again. Nearly a week lost but back to the batch I go today.
Yeah, it's about the maximum diameter I feel safe with. To allow the 22mm tank to fit the walls of that part of the mod would be less than .8" thick. It would probably be too weak and run the risk of cracking the thin walls with radical weather changes or a good bump against something hard.
The options I see would be to request an older "wench" style top, basically a flat topped non feeder, or I could possible entirely remove the wood from the tank side of the Destroyer and it would just have a wooded riser to protect the tank but leave the tank open. Kind of like a large wooden step with the atty connector at the bottom. It probably wouldnt look very pretty though.
Hmmm. I've always tried to make the mods as thin as possible because I make the body from a solid block. The vast majority of wood for sale is 3/4" (18-20 mm) or less and the thicker the block I need the less options there are for me when I'm shopping and the harder it is to find good stuff. I currently shop for body wood that is at least 1.2" thick to allow for imperfections and deviations to be sanded out.
I don't use tanks and don't really keep up on the new ones out there, but you're saying 22 mms is becoming the standard? If so, I may have to come up with a design change or another version at least for the inset tank model.
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I'm also playing with both the Vamo board and the DNA20 board to see which would be easier to incorporate into new models.
The Vamo board has the advantage of being integrated into one board and the possibility of mounting it with the LCD screen and up/down buttons exposed eliminating the need for me to mount additional buttons on the external part of the mod. Owners would have access to the buttons and screen by removing the side panel.
The DNA20 (which is far more expensive) has the advantage of higher watt output at 20 watts vs the 15 of the Vamo. The drawback is the adjustment switches would have to be mounted off the board and the OLED screen is on a thin, flimsy ribbon cable that has been known to have issues during construction.
I think I would try hard to find a way to mount the DNA20 screen and buttons inside the mod and access them by removing the panel as I just don't like the idea of external buttons. Holding a Cutlass DNA in my hands I don't see any way of holding it where my fingers might not accidentally hit a button while vaping. I also discovered with the Cutlass 5.1 mod the externally mounted LED's and switches are prone to accidental damage.
Either way, I will have to re-design the models yet again.
That was a lot wordier an answer than I intended, but just wanted to let you all know where my mind is on the matter.
Have a great day all! Arrr
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I also spent the last two days getting caught up with desk caddy orders, some of the orders were getting close to my 1 week deadline so I'm happy to get caught up with them again. Nearly a week lost but back to the batch I go today.
Yeah, it's about the maximum diameter I feel safe with. To allow the 22mm tank to fit the walls of that part of the mod would be less than .8" thick. It would probably be too weak and run the risk of cracking the thin walls with radical weather changes or a good bump against something hard.
The options I see would be to request an older "wench" style top, basically a flat topped non feeder, or I could possible entirely remove the wood from the tank side of the Destroyer and it would just have a wooded riser to protect the tank but leave the tank open. Kind of like a large wooden step with the atty connector at the bottom. It probably wouldnt look very pretty though.
Hmmm. I've always tried to make the mods as thin as possible because I make the body from a solid block. The vast majority of wood for sale is 3/4" (18-20 mm) or less and the thicker the block I need the less options there are for me when I'm shopping and the harder it is to find good stuff. I currently shop for body wood that is at least 1.2" thick to allow for imperfections and deviations to be sanded out.
I don't use tanks and don't really keep up on the new ones out there, but you're saying 22 mms is becoming the standard? If so, I may have to come up with a design change or another version at least for the inset tank model.
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I'm also playing with both the Vamo board and the DNA20 board to see which would be easier to incorporate into new models.
The Vamo board has the advantage of being integrated into one board and the possibility of mounting it with the LCD screen and up/down buttons exposed eliminating the need for me to mount additional buttons on the external part of the mod. Owners would have access to the buttons and screen by removing the side panel.
The DNA20 (which is far more expensive) has the advantage of higher watt output at 20 watts vs the 15 of the Vamo. The drawback is the adjustment switches would have to be mounted off the board and the OLED screen is on a thin, flimsy ribbon cable that has been known to have issues during construction.
I think I would try hard to find a way to mount the DNA20 screen and buttons inside the mod and access them by removing the panel as I just don't like the idea of external buttons. Holding a Cutlass DNA in my hands I don't see any way of holding it where my fingers might not accidentally hit a button while vaping. I also discovered with the Cutlass 5.1 mod the externally mounted LED's and switches are prone to accidental damage.
Either way, I will have to re-design the models yet again.
That was a lot wordier an answer than I intended, but just wanted to let you all know where my mind is on the matter.
Have a great day all! Arrr
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Thanks for the info Cappy. I really think it could raise even more interest in the Destroyers if you were able to fit a 22mms tank in there. Most genesis/ fiber atomisers are now made to fit the classic 22 tubes, some are 23mms but that remains a minority made for specific mods. Providing vapers with an alternative to tubes, furthermore a gorgeous Wood box with a DNA/VW/VV in it and make the whole thing as compact as it is now...well, that would sell like hot cakes, and if people still prefer tubes, well they would be hopeless
Good morning crew!
I think a lot of the love of the DNA 20 is that little screen. Having never used one myself, I still like the look of it. I'm primarily a 12-14 watt user, so it personally suits me a little better in that regard also.
From what I've read, the DNA 20 can also have the little buttons replaced with a potentiometer, which would also be my personal preference. I don't think I've ever seen one that didn't have little tact switches for adjustment however.
On 22mm, yes it seems that's a very common size for new rebuildables. Even a lot of carto tanks are starting to go 22mm with the Chinese mechanical clone takeover. It would be difficult to get them into the current, pleasantly thin design though. Something like a destroyer DNA XL ("Juggernaught" perhaps?) comes to mind, utilizing a 26650 battery with 23mm cutout. Sounds like a logistical hassle with wood availability.
Ramble over, can't even tell I've been awake 10 minutes and had no coffee
I think a lot of the love of the DNA 20 is that little screen. Having never used one myself, I still like the look of it. I'm primarily a 12-14 watt user, so it personally suits me a little better in that regard also.
From what I've read, the DNA 20 can also have the little buttons replaced with a potentiometer, which would also be my personal preference. I don't think I've ever seen one that didn't have little tact switches for adjustment however.
On 22mm, yes it seems that's a very common size for new rebuildables. Even a lot of carto tanks are starting to go 22mm with the Chinese mechanical clone takeover. It would be difficult to get them into the current, pleasantly thin design though. Something like a destroyer DNA XL ("Juggernaught" perhaps?) comes to mind, utilizing a 26650 battery with 23mm cutout. Sounds like a logistical hassle with wood availability.
Ramble over, can't even tell I've been awake 10 minutes and had no coffee
Good morning crew!
I think a lot of the love of the DNA 20 is that little screen. Having never used one myself, I still like the look of it. I'm primarily a 12-14 watt user, so it personally suits me a little better in that regard also.
From what I've read, the DNA 20 can also have the little buttons replaced with a potentiometer, which would also be my personal preference. I don't think I've ever seen one that didn't have little tact switches for adjustment however.
On 22mm, yes it seems that's a very common size for new rebuildables. Even a lot of carto tanks are starting to go 22mm with the Chinese mechanical clone takeover. It would be difficult to get them into the current, pleasantly thin design though. Something like a destroyer DNA XL ("Juggernaught" perhaps?) comes to mind, utilizing a 26650 battery with 23mm cutout. Sounds like a logistical hassle with wood availability.
Ramble over, can't even tell I've been awake 10 minutes and had no coffee
Really? I didn't know you went that high in watts, I keep thinking watts over 10 to be a bit 'extreme'.
A pot instead of buttons, hmm, I like the sound of that and will see if I can do it like I currently do the DNA models.
The reason I have not offered a 26650 model is for a couple reasons. It would be near impossible to find the knife scales long enough to offer the current panels options for a mod that tall. The second is I always believed it to be a niche market and just like the 'wench' model, I could offer it but hardly anyone would buy it and it just adds another layer of difficulty when making the various models for the batch.
But then again, as long as I am going to have to spend the time/energy in designing some new models, maybe one more model wouldn't matter too much. Something has to give though, so if I do go with the DNA20 or Vamo, I would probably drop the VV models using that regulator. Anyone want to buy a bunch of LED displays? Har!
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I'd like to get some of these sold for more wood money. I still have a rewards program for 10% back in reward points for future purchases and maybe I should mention that I decided to put that awesome Cutlass with Curly Koa panels up for sale after all.
I'd like to get some of these sold for more wood money. I still have a rewards program for 10% back in reward points for future purchases and maybe I should mention that I decided to put that awesome Cutlass with Curly Koa panels up for sale after all.
Ahoy!
Did everyone have as hard a time as me getting back to work yesterday? That's the problem with taking a few days off, you get used to being a lazy bum pretty quickly ....
I went over the website today and made some corrections I had missed in my rush to get everything posted last week.
I added a mod for sale from last batch, fixed some wrong prices and changed the custom mod ordering page to not allow anymore orders but remain open for browsing.
With the pre-order page left open, people can also now post reviews of the various mods right on the pre-order page. Hopefully this will encourage people to start leaving reviews again. Yes please!
Here are the ones available on the website;
Cruisers -
Cutlass DNA's -
Destroyer II -
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