LOL you would not believe me if I told you... but here goes...
First how to make the washers, I used 4 old cartos, and pulled out the center connector, on two of them I did this:
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On the other two I did this:
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Now I have 4 beveled washers, 2 short tubes and 2 longer tubes. Since I drilled the holes for the post 1/8", the longer post:
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Fit snuggly into the 1/8" hole, I simply stacked two washerd bevel to bevel and then the spring on a tiny nail. I tinned the nail tip with solder and did the same thing to the top of the tube. I then heated both and soldered them together while applying pressure on the spring. I them pressed the assy into the 1/8" hole. This is for the neg leg.
For the Pos leg I did the same stack, pre-tinned the nail tip and short post.
And beveled the tip of the post:
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Now believe it or not a bic pen tubing OD is exactly 1/8"
I cut a short piece so it stuck up 1/32 above the top of the aluminum, soldered the nail and short tube with a piece of 22ga red electrical wire. I then pushed that assembly into the bic tube and made sure it was short of the bottom so it did not short. And ran the electrical wire down the center tube to the atty connector.
All she needs now is the wick heated, and a coil put on her and some juice added and she is ready to go:
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Hope this helps...
Dan
So.......Nothing is safe around your house ? Not even the bic pens. lol