Freehand styled squonk Mk2

[phtumshk]

Did me a freehand (style) full mech squonk in acrylic a while back and really liked it.
Decided to have a bash at 1 in wood with a mosfet?(or maybe not, mech is so much easier lol)
So set about salvaging some bits n bobs.

1 oak chair back and an old mosfet set.

'Attempted' some marking out with a biro & a sharpie lol

Cut em out

Filed some grooves for battery/bottle and a bit of a check everything is gonna fit

Got busy wiv some glue.

Made an acrylic piece to hold the 510 and switches etc.

Marked out where I had to dremmel out so it would drop into the wood.

Lots and lots of dremmelin later

Now the hard part, whitling it down to a more shapely form.
This is normally when i get bored and f!ck it up by rushing.





Many hours later Ive got it down to this, still needs some more work as i wont it more rounded.





Thats as far as we get this weekend.
Hopefully I remember to take some more pics.
Thanks for lookin.

[joeten]

phtumshk You can really see it starting to take shape should be very nice when your done.

[thebishman]

Well done mate. I really should find the time to have a go at one myself. My old man has a big shed with tons of tools n machinary i can use.

[phtumshk]

Aug 13, 2017 19:03:07 GMT thebishman said:

Well done mate. I really should find the time to have a go at one myself. My old man has a big shed with tons of tools n machinary i can use.

Aint you ordered that toaster yet?
Wish I had a big shed, I live on the top floor of a block of flats the new neighbors love me.
The old neighbors were in there 90s and as deaf as posts, could get away with using angle grinders and every thing lol.
 

[thebishman]

Aug 13, 2017 19:32:26 GMT phtumshk said:

Aug 13, 2017 19:03:07 GMT thebishman said:

Well done mate. I really should find the time to have a go at one myself. My old man has a big shed with tons of tools n machinary i can use.

Aint you ordered that toaster yet?
Wish I had a big shed, I live on the top floor of a block of flats the new neighbors love me.
The old neighbors were in there 90s and as deaf as posts, could get away with using angle grinders and every thing lol.
 

Not yet mate. Got alot of expensive things coming up unfortunately. Anyway...building a toaster mod aint too hard. What your doing is proper building mate

It will happen though. Your see

[DaveJ]

Yep, looking good!

[phtumshk]

I think Im done with sanding.







Managed to get the brass bit for the battery cap in without making a mess of it too.


Can add some kinda top coat to it now and get on with the insides.
Ive found some olive green and brown alcohol inks in the moos crafty stuff, seriously thinking about giving it a camo stain job before I top coat it..

[phtumshk]

Not so sure on the camo job now i gone did it.
Might be some more sanding ahead lol.

[kreed]

sorry.....you didn't ask for it.......but if you need a second opinion on that camo attempt.....

You should re-sand it

[striker42]

Sandpaper 1 Cammo 0

[phtumshk]

Im like yeah how hard can it be to do camo lol.
Gived it a buff with some wire wool, still camo but a bit more subtle.

[sydsut]

Where are you fitting the fire button? phtumshk on top or on the side?

[phtumshk]

Aug 15, 2017 17:28:15 GMT sydsut said:

Where are you fitting the fire button? phtumshk on top or on the side?

Thumb button on the top.

[phtumshk]

And Finally.
Glued the battery threads and a seperator in


Decided to go for full mechanical insides as its a lot easier, heres all the bits ready for assembly


negative switch contact


switch cover


bodge maker 510 screws in to hold the bits in place


pos contact slides in to connect battery to the 510


 battery cap


Fire in the hole!!!
We gets the vapours, sweet.

Thats pretty much it bar a few tweaks here and there and giving it a lacquer with the super glue.
Thanks for readin.

[DaveJ]

Aug 15, 2017 15:00:44 GMT phtumshk said:

...Im like yeah how hard can it be to do camo lol.
....

hehehe .... those famous words: "...how hard can it be?"

For the record, I reckon the "hint" of colour that remains after sanding looks good. It ought "polish up" well.

Oh and laurie9300 - here's another who is using CA as a finish. phtumshk - Laurie and I have had some, err, interactions about that and as a result, I've tried it ... once ... That stuff fought me hard every step of the way. I look forward to seeing your results with it.

BUT that's all secondary - it makes vape!