building first box mods

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ok folks going to look into building my own little box mods nothing fancy

Well so far i have got to hand well waiting on some getting delivered

2 x fatdaddy 510
1 x Black 1.5mm² 16AWG
1 x Black 2.5mm² 14AWG
1 x red 1.5mm² 16AWG
1 x red 2.5mm² 14AWG
1 x dual 18650 battery holder
1 x single 18650 battery
1 x 16mm Nickel Plated Brass Momentary Push Button Switch
1 x BLACK HORN SWITCH

what cases would i best to buy i like small things .. got little hands thanks for any help

[seniorphil]

My first one was my old tobacco tin. Lots of people use mints tins. Have a look at the enclosures on fasttech
www.fasttech.com/search?enclosure

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thanks seniorphil i dont realy want to use fasttech as then i may just scrap the idea while waiting on parts

looking into those hammond cases plus i seen some nice coloured metal cases but not sure of sizes to buy

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Could try these @zuza. In whatever colour you fancy. www.hammondmfg.com/jpeg2/1590B_5CSBGrpB.jpg

Just noticed you've already spotted them.

Size chart www.hammondmfg.com/dwg_SBVer.htm

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thats the ones striker42 just wondering what sizes to buy now

[seniorphil]

Id take a look in the shops @zuza, once your imagination starts, you will start looking at everything as a potential mod.
Breakthru forum can be good for technical advice . breaktru.com/smf/
Or just ask on here.
If you can get to a local meet up you'll often get to view peoples homemade stuff in the flesh and get lots of ideas and inspiration.
Whatever you decide, good luck.

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think a trip to b and q is on the cards today

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Are you putting a DNA etc in it or just making a semi mech mod ?

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striker42 just going to start as semi mech as this will be my first ever build
oh and first ever time using a soldering iron also but going to have to start
somewhere

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Good choice to start with. If you go for the Hammond box you would probably get away with the smallest one and still manage twin 18650's in parallel for battery life.

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seems striker42 knows alot anywhere the fife area lol

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Don't really know a lot, I've followed guides from Super-Shiny, and had some good advice from him, piper1 and VapingBad. The best advice I was given was to plan well ahead and have due regard for safety. Near Kirkcaldy, not really, I'm in the Lanarkshire area.

[VapingBad]

I couldn't find a Hammond box that suited me for my first box mod as the insides of the corners are occupied by the screws you seem to always have to go up a size and didn't want to do a 4" x 2" x 1". So I made a box, but that was a hell of a lot of hassle and most people start with a Altiods or similar tin as seniorphil said and you end up eyeing everything up as a possible box. I drew everything out 1:1 on graph paper to check the fit before I started, you can cut out the components and move them around until your happy. One thing I would say @zura is the switches you have will not take high current and you may want to look at making a MOSFET switch (works like a solenoid relay the FET takes the current) there should be plenty of info on these on breaktru. To me the box is the biggest challenge, good luck.

[Super-Shiny]

Aug 26, 2014 8:17:03 GMT @zuza said:

think a trip to b and q is on the cards today

Hammond boxes here in the UK: uk.rs-online.com/web/c/enclosures-storage-material-handling/enclosures/general-purpose-enclosures/?applied-dimensions=4294966140

I used this one uk.rs-online.com/web/p/general-purpose-enclosures/7733088/ for this mod: allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/41612/godfather-box-mod?page=1

p.s Don't get the Hammond coloured box, they are big but most of all scratch easy.....i had to re-coat the one i had.

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thanks @super-Shiny yeah i like the look of your wee box mines wont be as cool inside but will look same on the outside

you think i could put a dual setup in there looking to build one for long life battery use thanks any help guys you all stars

or would a single 22650 fit in there