The Toe Buster: A mech mod by DreamPipe

[DreamPipe]

Hi guys, so I built a box mod a few days ago that had dual efest IMR 800mah batteries. I put a plexiglass window in it to look at the batteries, backlit the batteries with orange leds, had a charger built in, the works. Then what happened is a friend twisted some attys into the connector too hard and that got loose. Then my tactile switch stopped working and one of the LEDs started to flicker. Squeezing everything into that little box didn't work so well and there were A LOT of wires and a LOT of plastic. Then I decided to build something strong, attractive, and functional. That's when I created the toe buster. I've been working two days on it and just finished. Tell me what you think. It uses a single 800mah IMR, has no switch, just a sliding top, the negative runs through the body, and the brass screws hold it all together. I soldered the 510 connector into the top and then potted the positive lead with epoxy so it is super solid. Then I put a little piece of pvc inside the top and put a brass contact in the middle to touch the positive part of the battery. a spring pushes up on the top to keep it off until I want it on. If I want to disconnect the atty and hook a charger directly to the mod I have the little slot that keeps it in contact. This is a super durable mech mod that would bust your toe if you dropped it (that's why it's named the toe buster) btw, I like my harbor freight buffer

 

[ghost62]

Sweet!
In the process of building my first mod... a GG clone (non-telescopic, of course), brass body, 18650 Li-on, with threaded end caps. Could you post a closeup of your connector end? Still trying to decide the direction I want to take and any help would be appreciated.

 

[DreamPipe]

I could post closeups but I'm not sure it will help. I took 3/4" copper endcaps and held them in place with little brass 4-40 screws that I had to cut down to be the right length. The screws on top are set with superglue so that they won't move. If you still want the closeup let me know and I'd be happy to do it

 

[BostLabs]

LOL! My Dad was a plumber and I had been a helper for many years before I decided that it wasn't for me. But I was thinking just yesterday that I could probably make a PV using copper and lo and behold I found yours!

That is very cool!

 

[DreamPipe]

Thanks man Yeah I decided to take advantage of what I had in my basement, copper and pvc and a soldering gun I decided to not do a side switch and do a more streamlined look instead.