Tired of knocking over your PV on the desk or table? The under $3 dollar fix!

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Gr8Scott

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So,

I haven't seen anything commercially available that does what I am about to show you. So I will share this instead of marketing it.



The story:

I got this SID a while back. Great little PV and it's my main mod; my daily cloudmaker. I have also learned that these SIDs are amazingly tough. I have a few dings and scratches mostly from tipping it over on my desk.

Again and again. And always, it seems, when I need quiet...CRACK!

So I have been thinking about this for a while. How do I keep it from happening, just what would work.

Yeah I know, " get a mod rack or custom wood stand."

But I already have a pretty full desk, and what about when I am away from my computer? Lanyard for fatty mods.....eh, nahhh.


So I am ditty boppin around in a full service hardware store the other day and my intuition is like sending out radar pulses "Lookie here" it says and WHAM! There it is!


My discovery, this:


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It's called a shaft collar (or set screw shaft collar) and it is AWESOME!

Its inner diameter is 1" outer is 1 5/8".

Weighs 3.5 ounces, which is the absolute perfect weight to keep a PV from flopping over. The stability this gives is unbelieveable. Not only will it not fall over on a solid flat top, the God blessed thing will sit solid on many surfaces!


It's not too heavy to vape with while attached to your mod, either.


Lookie here:













My SID before
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My SID after...

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Side view, here you can see it's very solidly attached:

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Bottom View:

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So there it is. I am pretty stoked! I think this will work with a variety of PVs with a similar diameter.



I got my collar for under five dollars, but here's a link from Home Depot, and it's under $3 bucks!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Climax-1...d-Mild-Steel-Set-Screw-Collar-C-100/203025040




It's truly awesome, it never falls over now. Every time I used to reach across my desk it used to tip over with a "crack" now it's solid.






So, there's something to mess with. Let me know how it works on your mod. :)






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Nice find! Do you remove it every time you change batteries?

Naw, I started to do that then I discovered removal wasn't necessary. Just unscrew the top (the module) of the SID and put the battery straight down. I assume this would work with most mods.



Oh it also works really well as a nutcracker.

And not just if you drop it in your lap :shock::lol:!
 
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