Those cheap verniers are remarkably accurate. I have seen several reviews on them and they do the job to unexpected levels of accuracy.
They will be far more accurate and easy to use than the analog scale.
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Those cheap verniers are remarkably accurate. I have seen several reviews on them and they do the job to unexpected levels of accuracy.
They will be far more accurate and easy to use than the analog scale.
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I know who owns the Blotto stand... and there we were with woodwork again, knocking up a few tank stands for mates that clearly have too many tanks
I must say that I much prefer working with metals, and I take my hat off to all the carpenters out there, this sh## is clearly more of an art than a science
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Told myself get yourself together and start finishing what you start and never complete. So I did.
I mentioned this project before. Just cant find where exactly I mentioned it.
I took an ijust chip and retrofitted it into the luxotic.
I missed some parts due to a few reasons but I got it working. It's still not complete. I still miss the button. It's somewhere and I will find it eventually.
The mod now has onboard charging for those emergencies.
but it works and that's the best part.
I mentioned this project before. Just cant find where exactly I mentioned it.
I took an ijust chip and retrofitted it into the luxotic.
I missed some parts due to a few reasons but I got it working. It's still not complete. I still miss the button. It's somewhere and I will find it eventually.
The mod now has onboard charging for those emergencies.
but it works and that's the best part.
By my calculations, my distillation efforts will be much improved if I start off with a decent raw material. Tried it with my distilled apricot water and hell yeah! Damn this pure water is the bomb!
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Also did a number three on my beard. Hell, I miss stroking that pubic hair emanating from the nether regions of my face. I feel naked…
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Just found this thread. Didn't read through all 23 pages obviously, but it seems like a good place to ask for some help in case I don't come right with my current project. Anyone here in the Vaal of Jhb area that has a small sandblasting station? I'm trying to remove some stubborn paint from a mod and while wirebrushes are doing the trick, there are some impossible to reach nooks and crannies. As a last resort I might have to resort to sandblasting. Just putting out some feelers here.
... and there we were with woodwork again, knocking up a few tank stands for mates that clearly have too many tanks
I must say that I much prefer working with metals, and I take my hat off to all the carpenters out there, this sh## is clearly more of an art than a science
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First rule of carpentry : measure twice, cut once
Midas has a small handheld unit for diy. Currently on sale. Check the site or wait till I can upload a pic a little later.
You'll still need a compressor or go to the petrol garage, whatever it's called nowadays and use their air for free!
I use this one from Machinery mart, suction feed, still need a compressor.
You're going to need to reload that Midas gravity hopper often.
https://www.adendorff.co.za/product/mac-afric-sand-blast-gun-with-pipe-nozzles/
Thanks for the input guys. No compressor in this household though, and I doubt the gas station would appreciate me pulling in and grabbing a hose 
Like I said, a last resort. Let's see what I can do before that
Like I said, a last resort. Let's see what I can do before that
Nothing wrong with asking them. I've asked before and I was helped by them.Thanks for the input guys. No compressor in this household though, and I doubt the gas station would appreciate me pulling in and grabbing a hose
Like I said, a last resort. Let's see what I can do before that
Otherwise just use a small pick(sharp object) to pick off the other paint and Duram paint stripper till your happy.
I use this one from Machinery mart, suction feed, still need a compressor.
You're going to need to reload that Midas gravity hopper often.
https://www.adendorff.co.za/product/mac-afric-sand-blast-gun-with-pipe-nozzles/
I was going to get this exact same one. Things changed since then. I don't even have a compressor anymore ,but looking to build a small one in the near future.
My story begins with me purchasing a Smok M17 some time back, (no laughter now please 
) ... it served it purpose for the first hour of operation, whereupon it proceeded to emulate an old British car, or is that it showed it's true colours and became a shmuck, and start spewing juice ... needless to say, after unsuccessfully replacing a few coils in vain to arrest said leak(s), it was relegated to my bottom drawer.
So scratching around in my bottom draw from time to time, and not being one to admit defeat to a piece of equipment, had thought about resurrecting it, however when @DarthBranMuffin posted a pic of a Merlin Nano he had recently purchased, I was reminded of the tank I'd originally thought of putting on it, the Merlin Nano, (an 18mm tank) ... and the challenge was on.
So I stripped the midget mod down to see how I could attach a 510 socket in lieu of the proprietary tank, and found that with minimal grinding, and drilling a 10mm hole in the top mod / bottom tank piece, I could attach a repurposed Vaperesso Gen 510 adapter.
I soldered the 510 top in place, and epoxied the base on, and then decided to replace the battery too ... It's a claimed 1300mA/hr battery, and the internal diameter of the tube is 16.6mm, and removal of a piece of foam wadding on the end of the battery gave me 72mm to play with, so ... Enter a new 16650, which has doubled the claimed capacity to 2500mA/hr
I've subsequently tested it with a Vertex with 0.9 Ohm coil installed, (yes it looks ridiculous with a 22mm tank ... it's a test dammit) ... and ... it vapes just great, remembering that the M17 isn't adjustable, so I'm guessing that's probably going to be the future build, anyhoo ... below are the pics as I went along, (the ones I remembered to take )
As additional discovery as I went along ... SMOK's build quality is seriously suspect ... the fire button was held in place with a piece of Sellotape, (see pic), and as have been the only owner of this device, that's how it came from the factory
The other thing I discovered that may interest people building tank stands ... is that the thread on the top of the M17 coils is M7*0.5, so grab a few old M17 coils and epoxy them into your mod stands as it's the same thread that tanks use
) ... it served it purpose for the first hour of operation, whereupon it proceeded to emulate an old British car, or is that it showed it's true colours and became a shmuck, and start spewing juice ... needless to say, after unsuccessfully replacing a few coils in vain to arrest said leak(s), it was relegated to my bottom drawer. So scratching around in my bottom draw from time to time, and not being one to admit defeat to a piece of equipment, had thought about resurrecting it, however when @DarthBranMuffin posted a pic of a Merlin Nano he had recently purchased, I was reminded of the tank I'd originally thought of putting on it, the Merlin Nano, (an 18mm tank) ... and the challenge was on.
So I stripped the midget mod down to see how I could attach a 510 socket in lieu of the proprietary tank, and found that with minimal grinding, and drilling a 10mm hole in the top mod / bottom tank piece, I could attach a repurposed Vaperesso Gen 510 adapter.
I soldered the 510 top in place, and epoxied the base on, and then decided to replace the battery too ... It's a claimed 1300mA/hr battery, and the internal diameter of the tube is 16.6mm, and removal of a piece of foam wadding on the end of the battery gave me 72mm to play with, so ... Enter a new 16650, which has doubled the claimed capacity to 2500mA/hr
I've subsequently tested it with a Vertex with 0.9 Ohm coil installed, (yes it looks ridiculous with a 22mm tank ... it's a test dammit
) ... and ... it vapes just great, remembering that the M17 isn't adjustable, so I'm guessing that's probably going to be the future build, anyhoo ... below are the pics as I went along, (the ones I remembered to take )As additional discovery as I went along ... SMOK's build quality is seriously suspect
... the fire button was held in place with a piece of Sellotape, (see pic), and as have been the only owner of this device, that's how it came from the factory The other thing I discovered that may interest people building tank stands ... is that the thread on the top of the M17 coils is M7*0.5, so grab a few old M17 coils and epoxy them into your mod stands as it's the same thread that tanks use
My story begins with me purchasing a Smok M17 some time back, (no laughter now please
So scratching around in my bottom draw from time to time, and not being one to admit defeat to a piece of equipment, had thought about resurrecting it, however when @DarthBranMuffin posted a pic of a Merlin Nano he had recently purchased, I was reminded of the tank I'd originally thought of putting on it, the Merlin Nano, (an 18mm tank) ... and the challenge was on.
So I stripped the midget mod down to see how I could attach a 510 socket in lieu of the proprietary tank, and found that with minimal grinding, and drilling a 10mm hole in the top mod / bottom tank piece, I could attach a repurposed Vaperesso Gen 510 adapter.
I soldered the 510 top in place, and epoxied the base on, and then decided to replace the battery too ... It's a claimed 1300mA/hr battery, and the internal diameter of the tube is 16.6mm, and removal of a piece of foam wadding on the end of the battery gave me 72mm to play with, so ... Enter a new 16650, which has doubled the claimed capacity to 2500mA/hr
I've subsequently tested it with a Vertex with 0.9 Ohm coil installed, (yes it looks ridiculous with a 22mm tank ... it's a test dammit
As additional discovery as I went along ... SMOK's build quality is seriously suspect
The other thing I discovered that may interest people building tank stands ... is that the thread on the top of the M17 coils is M7*0.5, so grab a few old M17 coils and epoxy them into your mod stands as it's the same thread that tanks use
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And that is why we pay you the big bucks!!! Awesome job!
Guess who'll be buying some M17 coils soon... and guess who will be sponsoring a Merlin Nano for your valiant effort! I know a guy....
I've been pretty "shlap" and uninspired of recent and once again you provided the inspiration ... and the kick up the butt ... so thank YOU!
My story begins with me purchasing a Smok M17 some time back, (no laughter now please
So scratching around in my bottom draw from time to time, and not being one to admit defeat to a piece of equipment, had thought about resurrecting it, however when @DarthBranMuffin posted a pic of a Merlin Nano he had recently purchased, I was reminded of the tank I'd originally thought of putting on it, the Merlin Nano, (an 18mm tank) ... and the challenge was on.
So I stripped the midget mod down to see how I could attach a 510 socket in lieu of the proprietary tank, and found that with minimal grinding, and drilling a 10mm hole in the top mod / bottom tank piece, I could attach a repurposed Vaperesso Gen 510 adapter.
I soldered the 510 top in place, and epoxied the base on, and then decided to replace the battery too ... It's a claimed 1300mA/hr battery, and the internal diameter of the tube is 16.6mm, and removal of a piece of foam wadding on the end of the battery gave me 72mm to play with, so ... Enter a new 16650, which has doubled the claimed capacity to 2500mA/hr
I've subsequently tested it with a Vertex with 0.9 Ohm coil installed, (yes it looks ridiculous with a 22mm tank ... it's a test dammit
As additional discovery as I went along ... SMOK's build quality is seriously suspect
The other thing I discovered that may interest people building tank stands ... is that the thread on the top of the M17 coils is M7*0.5, so grab a few old M17 coils and epoxy them into your mod stands as it's the same thread that tanks use
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Brilliant!
I've been building an arduino uno driven stepper indexer, waiting for Monday so the shops can open for a flex coupler and m4 allen bolts and then the testing/playing can begin.
Basically its an upgrade over a standard dividing head for the mill, no need to calculate how many holes past how many full turns on which plate number.
Machinery mart has a nice swivel one for just under R9000.
I picked up the industrial worm gearbox(Bonfiglioli VF49, 100:1 ratio) at the scrapyard for R30, the Nema 23 stepper I had lying around and the rest of the electronics added up to R500 odd.
I still have some things to figure out, dunno whether to cast the angle plate mount out of Al or bend one out of 8mm mild steel.
Then I'll need some 25mm dia steel for the spindle and figure out what to do for a chuck.
Inspiration came from Myfordboys YT channel.
Code and wiring from Gary Liming's blog.
http://liming.org/millindex/
Basically its an upgrade over a standard dividing head for the mill, no need to calculate how many holes past how many full turns on which plate number.
Machinery mart has a nice swivel one for just under R9000.
I picked up the industrial worm gearbox(Bonfiglioli VF49, 100:1 ratio) at the scrapyard for R30, the Nema 23 stepper I had lying around and the rest of the electronics added up to R500 odd.
I still have some things to figure out, dunno whether to cast the angle plate mount out of Al or bend one out of 8mm mild steel.
Then I'll need some 25mm dia steel for the spindle and figure out what to do for a chuck.
Inspiration came from Myfordboys YT channel.
Code and wiring from Gary Liming's blog.
http://liming.org/millindex/
Another brilliant project brother.
Cast one then it's done and good for the next good couple of years.
Jip, I've settled on cast as its easier to mill, already made a cardboard mockup from the cereal box to check sizes and clearances.
Would a Teflon or equivalent thermoplastic cost too much to produce the piece from?
Yeah i missed it after the 5th word. What the hell is it?
Definitely, I paid R400 plus for a 1m length of 30mm dia teflon.
Doubt it would be strong enough to hold the fixture while milling gears.
A dividing head/ rotary table can rotate minute steps of a degree.
So you can cut 4 sides on a round threaded rod to make square drive bolts, commonly used on quick change tool posts on the lathe.
Or you can lay out a precise pitch circle dia with any bolt hole pattern, like 5 bolts on a 120mm dia, bolt hole pattern for Jag XJ6.
Want to drill 3 equally spaced holes on a tube circumference?
my dingus will do it.
Glad I wasn't the only one.
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