Boxer style squonker

[striker42]

Again from a fasttech review of the Frankie



Seems a bit confusing.

[striker42]

Well, having studied the pros and cons of both the Boxer and Frankie, the decision was too hard to make, so I just ordered both.

[phtumshk]

Jul 4, 2017 22:00:22 GMT striker42 said:

Well, having studied the pros and cons of both the Boxer and Frankie, the decision was too hard to make, so I just ordered both.

lol.

[phtumshk]

Jul 3, 2017 19:56:26 GMT phtumshk said:

what about the icarus?
Ah Shit!
Ive just looked and they do an all black 1.
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I wish I had your commitment striker42 I had that icarus in my basket over night and having slept on it I decided not to buy it.
I bought yet more spare squonk bottles and an RDTA in the sales instead.

[dagl]

Jul 4, 2017 22:18:16 GMT phtumshk said:

Jul 3, 2017 19:56:26 GMT phtumshk said:

what about the icarus?
Ah Shit!
Ive just looked and they do an all black 1.
icon_shoppingm

I wish I had your commitment striker42 I had that icarus in my basket over night and having slept on it I decided not to buy it.
I bought yet more spare squonk bottles and an RDTA in the sales instead.

Lol! I decided to buy it... and with the saving I put that towards a tank... and the combined saving along with the discount practically paid for the mod I accidently bought...   

[striker42]

Did fancy an Icarus phtumshk but the ship's in 7 days put me off. Dare say I'll pick one up eventually. If the boxer and Frankie are pants then they'll be entertainment value for my hammer.

[phtumshk]

I do like the look of these SVA mosfets but Ive got 6 mechs already and Im fancyin bucking the trend and getting something with a chip lol.

[domejunky]

I just took a punt on the Icarus. I read the description of the 510 pin - I think it was a poor translation from French. My French isn't perfect, but I think the guy was talking about the connection between the positive strip and the pin that goes into goes into the bottle. Not saying that the pin descends into the bottle. Then the next commenter runs with this and links it to a fault with FDV 510s which break with a long pinned Atty. Worst case is fitting a Varitube...

Cost me £15 with express delivery. I wasn't even that put off by the delivery date, my last few orders have shipped earlier. Fasttech seems to be playing fair lately. 3F had it up for weeks at the same price as Fasttech, with a warning that the price would go up after the preorder. With loads of people asking for an update on shipping. Slightly underhand in my mind.

[thebishman]

Jul 4, 2017 22:42:01 GMT striker42 said:

Did fancy an Icarus phtumshk but the ship's in 7 days put me off. Dare say I'll pick one up eventually. If the boxer and Frankie are pants then they'll be entertainment value for my hammer.

Funnily enough...i had both in basket too as couldnt decide. But then i took frankie out and put (yet another) pico squeeze in

So this boxer is my first ever mech !

[thebishman]

Recieved my boxer today...alot smaller than i was expecting. And better made too.

Once kids in bed i shall be having a play...hopefully mine doesnt end up like striker42 did

[phtumshk]

Jul 21, 2017 17:16:17 GMT thebishman said:

Recieved my boxer today...alot smaller than i was expecting. And better made too.

Once kids in bed i shall be having a play...hopefully mine doesnt end up like striker42 did

I hope so too.
I missed the squonker squashing shenanigans.

[thebishman]

Jul 21, 2017 17:18:10 GMT phtumshk said:

Jul 21, 2017 17:16:17 GMT thebishman said:

Recieved my boxer today...alot smaller than i was expecting. And better made too.

Once kids in bed i shall be having a play...hopefully mine doesnt end up like striker42 did

I hope so too.
I missed the squonker squashing shenanigans.

Well...if mine turns out to be shite then i shall give it the hammer treatment...in honour of striker. But take picture evidence

[striker42]

Jul 21, 2017 17:18:10 GMT phtumshk said:

Jul 21, 2017 17:16:17 GMT thebishman said:

Recieved my boxer today...alot smaller than i was expecting. And better made too.

Once kids in bed i shall be having a play...hopefully mine doesnt end up like striker42 did

I hope so too.
I missed the squonker squashing shenanigans.

There has been no Squonker squashing........................... yet. It is in pieces in the box until I get a chance to try a repair on it and remove the locking mechanism, which IMO, is a total pain in the arse.

[decoy]

Jul 21, 2017 19:23:27 GMT striker42 said:

Jul 21, 2017 17:18:10 GMT phtumshk said:

I hope so too.
I missed the squonker squashing shenanigans.

There has been no Squonker squashing........................... yet. It is in pieces in the box until I get a chance to try a repair on it and remove the locking mechanism, which IMO, is a total pain in the arse.

i shortened and put a radius on the end of the switch and it stops it catching but still locks

tweaked the end of the poss contact as well to shorten the throw

[striker42]

Yep that's where it all went wrong for me decoy, adjusting the throw and the end broke off the positive connector, so is now too short to make a connection. Have to try and manufacture a new positive strip and fix the switch to it permanently. The button moving up and down when in use was getting on my nipple ends too.