Str8v8ping Roundhouse copper mod

[Str8V8ping]

I didnt have any 3.7 tube mods for my kick so i had to build one. I put this together pretty quickly . I call it the ROundhouse Kick. Still needs a bit more polishing.Havent had to to put it on the polishing wheel with the bench grinder yet.When the cosmetic copper cap goes on the switch you wont see the switch nut. It will fit the curve of the tube.

Features
NKK switch (Will have a cosmetic copper cap over it soon)
Drip cup
Blue LED
Hot spring
Fits 18490+kick or 18650+kick with extention ring or 18650 without kick to run at 3.7v
510 connector

Overall size is about the length of a 18650 and 18350 stacked.

 

[jamesd1628]

Beautiful work.

 

[bushmasterar15]

Very nice work. Can I please have one?

 

[CountSmackula]

Wow. That's freakin' awesome!

 

[CountSmackula]

I didn't see any threads between the kick unit & top piece. How does it stay together?

 

[Str8V8ping]

Thanks . The top piece is force fit with a little notch on the edge. Its a tight fit

 

[Killjoy1]

Looks nice, as always

 

[Brutus Buckeye]

Nicely done, as usual!

 

[Str8V8ping]

Thanks guys . Just a little update . As far as the mod i really like it.Its nice and small which feels great.As far as the kick though im not a big fan. The battery life is super short with 18490's. It hits good but i also dont like that i gotta keep taking it apart to ajust the wattage expecially since you cant really see what your setting it at.

 

[asdaq]

How about the 18650 + kick mode? I'm also curious as what you mean by short battery life in terms of time and even if possible ml's of juice. The 18mm x 15mm size has me quite intrigued, but the 10W limit and the $45 are the biggest drawbacks for me. If the efficiency is too low then the drawbacks would undoubtedly win.

 

[Str8V8ping]

I havent done a exact test for battery life but i feel like im needing to change the batts every 2-3 hours at around 8w i think . Cant really tell what wattage i have it set to. It startes pulsing and wont fire when the batts are around 3.4-3.5v.Iv only used it like 3 battery cycles so far . After each time i just go back to my Provari and str8tek.

 

[Killjoy1]

That sounds about right on battery life. I only get a few hours out of an 18500 + Kick (maybe 4 hours was my longest run). Sometimes I get the stutter prematurely due to dirty contact points somewhere in the mod. It kicks off when the loaded battery voltage gets down around 3.3 volts, so again that sounds about normal. For the record, though, I don't get much more than that from an un-Kicked 18500, anyway

 

[Str8V8ping]

That sounds about right on battery life. I only get a few hours out of an 18500 + Kick (maybe 4 hours was my longest run). Sometimes I get the stutter prematurely due to dirty contact points somewhere in the mod. It kicks off when the loaded battery voltage gets down around 3.3 volts, so again that sounds about normal. For the record, though, I don't get much more than that from an un-Kicked 18500, anyway

My Vari whch is boosted gets at least a couple hours more which is still short but when you cut it down a bit more then that with the kick its just like huh ,i just put the damn thing in lol. I wouldnt really expect to get more then 5 hours with a 18650 kicked. Ill try it later today.

 

[Killjoy1]

The Vari is definitely more efficient. I used to have one and would get all day from an 18650, but Kicked I get maybe 8 hours or a little more of moderately heavy vaping. I still like the Kick and knew going into it that it wouldn't be equivalent to a dedicated VV mod, but I digress. I don't intend to turn your mod thread into a kick discussion I do like the mod, have you taken any final polished pics? And the cosmetic cover for the button?

 

[Str8V8ping]

The Vari is definitely more efficient. I used to have one and would get all day from an 18650, but Kicked I get maybe 8 hours or a little more of moderately heavy vaping. I still like the Kick and knew going into it that it wouldn't be equivalent to a dedicated VV mod, but I digress. I don't intend to turn your mod thread into a kick discussion I do like the mod, have you taken any final polished pics? And the cosmetic cover for the button?

Same here. the kick makes a decent backup. I havent had time to finish the cosmetic work but ill post pics when i do.

 

[Airborn3]

Very nice Str8. I'm glad your still enjoying the Provari. I just ordered another one. This time I got the chrome with blue display.

 

[Str8V8ping]

Very nice Str8. I'm glad your still enjoying the Provari. I just ordered another one. This time I got the chrome with blue display.

Yup i polished the one i got from you and also got another black chrome one . Then i just got a mini with blue display as well . Loving my varis

 

[Via!]

You make some beautiful stuff, Str8V8ping! Add me to your list of admirers!