Ecig - How They Are Made

How they are made



Hand crafted:

I have had people ask me "Do you really make them". I have also had people tell me "No you didn't make it".

I thought people might like to see all of the work that goes into every wood E-cig mod that I make. Every mod is made by my two hands. I do not use a duplicator or any other means to mass produce them. Every mod I make is unique, no two are exactly the same.

Materials Used:

E-cig unitt, wood, CA glue, CA glue activator, CA glue debonder, sand paper, micro mesh, paper towels, shish kabob skewers, paper and buffing compound.

Tools Used:

Lathe, ban saw, drill press, drill bits, pilot shaft, pen mill, pliers, brass tubing, 60deg live and dead center, pen press, drill jig, buffer, micrometer, sharpening hones and chisels.

Where I purchase my stabilized burl:

www.burlsource.com

www.woodheadz.com

Where can I purchase a LG mod?

You can purchase this at www.discountvapers.com

How the mod is made:

This particular mod was hand made for Txtumbleweed. The E-cig unit is an Indulgence. The wood is a 1 ½ x 5 ½ piece of stabilized redwood burl which was purchased from woodheadz.com for $25.00. For this mod I created a battery tube, cone and drip tip.

The selected wood is marked and cut. tube blank, cone blank and drip tip blank

A hole is drilled threw the center of the tube blank.

The sheet metal is remove from the cone using the brute force method. This leaves the ring that will be glued into the wood.

Three drill bits are used for the cone blank.

The first allows the bead of the ring to inset into the wood.

The second is the same size as the band on the ring. This allows the ring to be glued to the wood.

The third is slightly bigger than the cartomizer.

Test fit.

The drip tip blank is drilled out.

Now everything is ready to be glued and sealed.

The tube blank is sanded. This improves adhesion.

A potato is used to plug one end of the tube. This keeps the glue out of the inside of the tube.

The inside of the cone blank and drip tip blank is sealed with thin CA.

The battery tube and cone ring are glued into the wood blanks.

The tube blank is placed on the lathe.

The tube blank is rough turned.

The ends are rough sanded on a belt sander.

The ends are sanded by hand until the wood is flush with the tube.

The cone blank is placed on the lathe.

It is squared up, turned down and test fitted to the switch.

Now the tube and cone are ready for final turning.

The tube is turned down to its final shape.

The tube is sanded with 240 - 600 grit sandpaper to remove tool marks and smooth out the curve.

1500 - 12000 grit Micro Mesh is used for the final sanding. This removes any improfections caused by the sandper.

After the 12000 Mirco Mesh the wood has been sanded to the point that light will reflect off of it with out any finish.

2 coats of thin CA are applied. The thin CA penetrates into the wood. This is very important because it is the foundation for the following coats. This is also when you get to really see what the wood will look like.

8+ coats of medium CA are applied. This builds up the finish giving it depth.

The CA is inspected for any voids or grain in the wood that has not been completely filled. If voids are found more medium CA is applied until they are completely filled. 15 coats of CA is not uncommon for burl.

400 grit sandpaper is used to remove ridges in the CA. When the finish is completely dull I know all of the ridges have been removed.

1500 – 12000 grit Micro Mesh is used to complete the sanding process.

The ends of the tube are sanded with 1500 - 12000 Micro Mesh to remove any lip on the CA.

The tube is buffed with tripoli and white diamond.

The finished tube is inspected in light.

The wood is cut flush to the ring

The cone is turned down to match the diameter of the switch and test fitted.

The cone is turned down to its final shape.

The cone is sanded with 240 - 600 grit sandpaper to remove tool marks and smooth out the curve.

1500 - 12000 grit Micro Mesh is used for the final sanding. This removes any improfections caused by the sandper.

2 coats of thin CA are applied. The thin CA penetrates into the wood. This is very important because it is the foundation for the following coats. This is also when you get to really see what the wood will look like.

8+ coats of medium CA are applied. This builds up the finish giving it depth. The CA is inspected for any voids or grain in the wood that has not been completely filled. If voids are found more medium CA is applied until they are completely filled. 15 coats of CA is not uncommon for burl.

400 grit sandpaper is used to remove ridges in the CA. When the finish is completely dull I know all of the ridges have been removed. 1500 – 12000 grit Micro Mesh is used to complete the sanding process.

The ends of the cone are sanded with 1500 - 12000 Micro Mesh to remove any lip on the CA. Then cone is buffed with tripoli and white diamond.

The finished cone is inspected in light.

The cone is fitted to the switch.

The drip tip is put on the lathe.

The wood is turned down and a micro meter is used to create the base.

The drip tip is tested in the cartomizer.

The wood is turned down to the final shape. It is sanded with 240 - 12000 grit and 10+ coats of CA are applied

The CA is sanded with 400 - 12000 grit and buffed.

After about 3.5 hours a Txtumbleweed's hand crafted LG mod is created.