Universal bottom feeder adapter mod for all 18xxx bats!!!!!

[vapero]

what do you guys think of this?
sort of like the stickler that includes a bottom feeder concept
you could use any 22 mod in any size and atty here is an illustration using the gp paps
this si just the first draft now I need to fine tune everything and open up for advice and tips

 

[jmarkus]

awesome! such a great idea.

 

[FACE MEAT]

Fantastic design! I like how the 510 connection is hidden within the recess which makes gaps between it and the mod's top cap invisible.

 

[vapero]

it's just like an addon for any mod just like you change atties from time to time, now you can change the whole mod!
I'll work on the schematics of it, I'm thinking of making it in aluminum or ss, not sure yet, it probably could me made using a 3d printer and some hard plastic

 

[turbocad6]

this looks similar to a bottom feeder I built, only I used a larger base so I could stick a dna in there

the biggest problem you will have is getting power to the 510 above the bottle and still making it easy to swap bottles... I made a cartridge style insert that holds the bottle in the tube and passes power from the base to the atty. you can kind of see some of it in the first shot. I don't have any good pics of the internals right now but if you want to see how I did the power to the atty I'll get you some better shots

 

[turbocad6]

I also made the tubes all replaceable and modular, here is with a telescoping battery tube in place

 

[turbocad6]

of course without the large base it can be a lot smaller. heres a smaller base

 

[turbocad6]

instead of having mine accept a whole mod with a 510 connector I just used a battery tube. I have replaceable tubes for each length. if you use a whole mod then you have to consider where that mods fire button will be, I wanted my fire button to fit comfortably where it's easy to fire while holding it to squonk. also have to consider that in your hand this thing is almost like one of those squeeze grips, if you squeeze it hard and theres a gap between your 2 tubes you'll be stressing the 510, I can even imagine squeezing it hard enough to damage it.

allowing the top to get power and not leak, and making it easy to refill the bottle is the real challenge. the bottle fits in a 18500 length tube but with not much room to spare. how were you considering doing the 510 connector to the atty?

 

[vapero]

instead of having mine accept a whole mod with a 510 connector I just used a battery tube. I have replaceable tubes for each length. if you use a whole mod then you have to consider where that mods fire button will be, I wanted my fire button to fit comfortably where it's easy to fire while holding it to squonk. also have to consider that in your hand this thing is almost like one of those squeeze grips, if you squeeze it hard and theres a gap between your 2 tubes you'll be stressing the 510, I can even imagine squeezing it hard enough to damage it.

allowing the top to get power and not leak, and making it easy to refill the bottle is the real challenge. the bottle fits in a 18500 length tube but with not much room to spare. how were you considering doing the 510 connector to the atty?

Thanks for all your info and feedback!! I really appreciate it!

this will house bottom fire buttons (well top now)

I did thought about the squeezing thing and I was thinking of adding a screw with a soft tip to apply a bit of preasure to the mod once it was in place, that would eliminate any gaps and won't stress the connection

as for the 510 I think I'm going with gdeal's aproach

I was asked to post a pic on the 510 set up for modding the Fatdaddy to a Bottom Feeder. Here is how I did it. All the parts are in the parts list.

The screw head is sanded down (chucked in a drill) to 5.5 mm. The white delrin spacer needs to be sized to fit the screw.

The top lip of the Fatdaddy and the large brass washer form a compression seal between the external top cap and the internal piece (not shown)

 

[vapero]

the biggest problem you will have is getting power to the 510 above the bottle and still making it easy to swap bottles... I made a cartridge style insert that holds the bottle in the tube and passes power from the base to the atty. you can kind of see some of it in the first shot. I don't have any good pics of the internals right now but if you want to see how I did the power to the atty I'll get you some better shots

I know this would be the trickiest part I'll give it a good brainstorming

 

[uselessmidget]

Thanks for all your info and feedback!! I really appreciate it!

this will house bottom fire buttons (well top now)

I did thought about the squeezing thing and I was thinking of adding a screw with a soft tip to apply a bit of preasure to the mod once it was in place, that would eliminate any gaps and won't stress the connection

as for the 510 I think I'm going with gdeal's aproach

So I can see from this picture a bottle hooked to a screw haha. So I assume you drilled a hole through the center of the screw?

 

[vapero]

So I can see from this picture a bottle hooked to a screw haha. So I assume you drilled a hole through the center of the screw?

that's not my image but I think this is the most likely and easy approach for it