Dodgy Wood Skills.

[VapingBad]

Aug 4, 2016 9:39:13 GMT vereybowring said:

Aug 4, 2016 9:13:35 GMT VapingBad said:

The post each way takes about 5-7 days, normally Evolv will get your replacement board out in a day, one thing they are bad at is telling you your board is on the way though.

So are you getting hold of a 60 and 250 as well ?

Sorry, I can't answer that NDA.  A friend got both yesterday, I think Evolv are prioritising people who want to get devices on the US market or make then in the US so they can put them up for sale before the FDA deadline on, I think, Monday.

[vereybowring]

Board will be leaving on a jetplane. . .

Got to the post office today and got it sent off.

[vereybowring]

So while I wait for the DNA200 turnaround (Chicago seems to be some sort of postal sorting black hole so far), I had another wooden box not quite big enough for what I wanted to do with the DNA200.



It is a teeny bit smaller and has straight joints rather than dovetail ones but is otherwise much the same and already Evolv friendly in the front face.

So I have quadruple checked and decided I shall fit a DNA75 with parallel 18650's in it.

Should just be a case of getting the bits and putting them in in the next couple of weeks.
Need the DNA, a 510 connector, some buttons and the dual battery tray (already have wire etc.)

[vereybowring]

Further to the last post something seems to be happening. . .

[vereybowring]

Sometimes I do think about getting fast set epoxy, you know like right now while I wait a couple of hours. . .


. . . then I remember how bad things can go when it sets fast and you have to remove it all to correct a small mistake. . .

[vereybowring]

The box may be incredibly dodgy (waste not want not though) and the one I made for the DNA200 is better, but still I give you Alerik.

It is a DNA75 which ended up with single 18650 battery since it was a little bit of a cram with two batteries.

Also with a crius on it is slightly top heavy lol.

[vereybowring]

Thinking about buying more walnut to play with.

Would definitely get the thicker boards next time though becasue the thin stuff is kinda fragile when trying to joint.
Might even have a go with mahogany.

Can never have too many self built things to keep me going. . .

[vereybowring]

The DNA200 is back.

Now have a spare screen and JST-XH connector. . . at the moment have no use for either - didn't even use the original JST connector after all. . .

[vereybowring]

Siblings together at last. . .

Ulysses is working again and hopefully I get more than a day this time.

Did have to alter the design a touch since the screws that held the board in before would not hold it tight on the second run so I had to use the post and bolts type setup meaning he suffers from screwface. . .

[vereybowring]

Spent time this week sorting out my work area and have gained some table space.

I think I may have found something to help utilise the space effectively, might take a punt on one next month.

[robdelmar]

Aug 28, 2016 10:28:01 GMT vereybowring said:

Siblings together at last. . .

Ulysses is working again and hopefully I get more than a day this time.

Did have to alter the design a touch since the screws that held the board in before would not hold it tight on the second run so I had to use the post and bolts type setup meaning he suffers from screwface. . .

Glad to see you got it sorted thumb up tempted to make one myself, been about 3 years since I made a mod.
Where did you get the laser cut panels from

[vereybowring]

For those that expressed interest mainly striker42 and robdelmar , the wood I used was bought from ebay.

Hobbies Ltd.

Just put wood panels in the search box to get to the sheet wood.
They do several types of wood in varying thicknesses depending on what you fancy but I reckon avoid the balsa lol.

[gordy180]

Hopefully the parts to make my dna75 squonker should arrive today

[vereybowring]

I should be getting the tiny screws some time this week so I'll pop some by. . .

[gordy180]

Thanks Richard