Vapor Moon's Saber Touch... New Design... Opinions Please!

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Sir_Lawrence

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I finally had some time to sit down with one of my metal lathes to come up with a new End Cap Design. So, I grabbed some brass and started to play. Here's what I've come up with...

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These are just some rough photos taken just to show the style of the new cap design. They are beautifully polished and look so nice in person. I will offer them in a Nickel Plated version as well.

I played around with the threading to get it just right... Tightened it down as much as I could, but the base cap releases just wonderfully without the need of any grip or tool. It will never corrode since it is brass against aluminum.

I would love to hear your opinions on this! I'm trying to decide if I should start a pre-order for these types of caps when you order your Saber Touch.

I will still offer the other end cap as well in Brass and Nickel Plated, and also the "Threads Showing" option for the people who prefer the original design.

Of course, you can choose any voltage and color we carry in stock, or you can totally design you own color on our Custom Page.

The cost of material and labor for this new type of cap is substantial, but we will only charge $5 for this style, and the same $5 for Nickel Plating.

If we get a good enough response to this style, I expect the first shipping times to be around 3 weeks from now. And it will be on a limited basis. So that is why I'm asking if you would like me to start pre-orders for this style, to make sure you don't have to wait too long.

Please leave any comments and responses here on this thread, or if you are interested in a pre-order, you can email me at:

SirLawrence@VaporMoon.com


Thank you all for your opinions and patronage. You all have been so wonderful!

Sir Lawrence
 

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No contest! The newly designed caps win hands down. I really like the look of the brushed aluminum with the brass caps. A question, if you don't mind. I have a Copper R2V2 which is similar looking (machined smooth brass tube and rounded, smooth end caps........no touch button, of course) but the brass needs constant polishing to maintain the shine. Does the brushed aluminum tarnish?, and will the brass end caps (if you decide to make them) have any type of coating to prevent tarnish?
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No contest! The newly designed caps win hands down. I really like the look of the brushed aluminum with the brass caps. A question, if you don't mind. I have a Copper R2V2 which is similar looking (machined smooth brass tube and rounded, smooth end caps........no touch button, of course) but the brass needs constant polishing to maintain the shine. Does the brushed aluminum tarnish?, and will the brass end caps (if you decide to make them) have any type of coating to prevent tarnish?
Thanks. :D
Aluminum doesn't really "tarnish"... it just kinda gets dull. But I do have an option to powder coat a clear very shiny finish on the body is you want to take care of that problem.

As far as the Brass, a little Brasso will work just fine keeping them shiny. I can't really put a coating on the Brass since you need to make contact with the cap and the sensor to activate it, if you have powder coating.
In the near future, I'm going to introduce a new type of sensor that has both contact points together so that touching an end cap would not be necessary. But I do like having to touch and end cap, since, IMO, makes it much safer to have the contact points further apart.

As far as the new style of caps... I'm already taking orders by emailing me at:

SirLawrence@VaporMoon.com

The lead time for the smooth polished brass is only one week.
The lead time for the smooth nickel plated brass in two weeks.
 
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Today Has Been A Great Day!

I'm getting ready for production of the New Smooth Finished Turned Caps!


If you order your Saber Touch (any model) with the New Cap Design...
Here is the Lead Time for Me To Ship...

For Turned Polished Brass Caps--- 1 Week (Next Wednesday!)
For Turned Polished Nickel Plated Caps--- 2 Weeks (The Following Wednesday!)


I'm now taking orders from my email address since I don't have pics of them online yet.

Email me at:
SirLawrence@VaporMoon.com
And just let me know what you would like... that simple!
 
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