REO's the Chuck Norris of Mods

[Genosmate]

Yeah we should definitely bring a whole bunch in, I'm sure there's a way to do it using my drill press.

I'd check something with Rob O Neil before buying any of them.
Find out if they are exactly the same external diameter as those which are press fitted into the Reo's.
If they are you need not only to be able to remove the existing 510 (without specialist equipment that won't be easy) and if you have to drill it out it will have to be an undersized hole and then reamed,and you will be reaming the remnants of S/S.
It's not just a case of buying a drill bit or applying heat etc.
I remember a while back that replacement 510's were not available from Reosmods for diy.
There was a reason for it guys!

 

[Alex]

I'd check something with Rob O Neil before buying any of them.
Find out if they are exactly the same external diameter as those which are press fitted into the Reo's.
If they are you need not only to be able to remove the existing 510 (without specialist equipment that won't be easy) and if you have to drill it out it will have to be an undersized hole and then reamed,and you will be reaming the remnants of S/S.
It's not just a case of buying a drill bit or applying heat etc.
I remember a while back that replacement 510's were not available from Reosmods for diy.
There was a reason for it guys!

I would use the drill press to press it out, not drill it out... that would be crazy. It has to be pressed from the inside out, which is the tricky part. But not impossible according to this thread. https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/question-on-the-510-connection.483256/

 

[Christos]

I have one in my vape cupboard that I got if anyone is interested in pictures or crude measurments with a ruler.
as @Genosmate said, The connector is a press fit style and it will surely be a difficult task to get it out!

 

[Genosmate]

I would use the drill press to press it out, not drill it out... that would be crazy. It has to be pressed from the inside out, which is the tricky part. But not impossible according to this thread. https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/question-on-the-510-connection.483256/

Can you explain to me how you will use a drill press to press that bushing out from the inside of the mod outwards please?
He doesn't say you use a drill press,he says you need one!
You'd drill it and ream it and you still have to press fit the new one.
I'm just trying to help you out but it's your choice.

 

[Alex]

Can you explain to me how you will use a drill press to press that bushing out from the inside of the mod outwards please?
He doesn't say you use a drill press,he says you need one!
You'd drill it and ream it and you still have to press fit the new one.
I'm just trying to help you out but it's your choice.

Well I'm just speculating now, but based on my past macgyver experiments with using an inverted drill bit to press things, I don't think it'll be too difficult, . Alternatively, one of my clients has a large machining/fab dept. I'll just ask the manager to help me out, they have an Arbor press.

 

[Spydro]

To replace your old Reo 510 with the new adjustable 510 assembly the way that Reosmods does it per Robert...

Remove the old center post, bottle and tube.

Set up your drill press with a drill bit slightly smaller them the outside diameter of the old 510 connection. Drill out the old brass 510 connection, and when you see aluminum on the drill bit you know you have gone deep enough.

Set up a Dremel with a sanding drum. Remove the last bit of the outer brass casing in one spot with the sanding drum. You should have no problem pulling the remainder of the old 510 out.

Press the new 510 in place.

I asked Robert about a video, and he will make one within a week.

 

[Spydro]

Forgot to add... group buy for 10 or more would be $12 per 510.

 

[Ernest]

Why not just use a simple G clamp to push the old one out and the new one in?

 

[Ernest]

Forgot to add... group buy for 10 or more would be $12 per 510.

I'm in if we start a group buy, got one Reo that can use a new 510.

 

[Silver]

Check this out guys

Another destruction test for the Reo Grand. Saw this on ECF.

Bottom line - the Reo survives being run over by a forklift - just the door gets bent.

Check out from about 5:30 for the run over.
Then watch what they say afterwards from about 8:00 onwards

Classic mod - love it!



PS - @Eric Parlin , just tagging you to check this out if you haven't already

 

[Jamo88]

Did the Forklift break?

 

[Silver]

Did the Forklift break?

Lol @Jamo88
No, the foklift didnt break

But I did hear the wheels of the forklift grumble a bit because the Chuck Norris Reo Grand is a hard piece of kit.

 

[Room Fogger]

Well, they can be really glad that the Chuck Norris mod did not get upset with them, that forklift would have been a tight fit, sideways!

 

[Eric Parlin]

I love that video! I got a preview of it the night it was launched on YouTube. I cringed a little at them prying the door off, but was not surprised by the results of the testing.