Heavy Metal Machine

Very cool John la! I love that color!

It was a couple weeks from the time I decided to build it to the time I was making vapor. More time designing than machining. Some of it was waiting on parts and materials to get here, and of course waiting for a machine to open up for a few hours to make chips without slowing down production. We are pretty swamped right now. It is not often that a machine shop owner can actually machine his own parts for fun. Sounds strange but it is just the way it is.....

Thanks guys! I started getting irritated not being able to find a made in USA mod. They guys down at the vape shop sold me a lava box and told me it was the only one made in the US. After I got home and started using it, i read on the box that it was assembled in china! That is when I had enough and started designing.... Being a US manufacturer myself, I have a hard time buying anything made in china.....

Long time lurker, first post! Here is what happens when a machinist decides to build a mod! This is my first build. First, I didn't like the 3D printed board/screen holder. It was very warped and there was no way to properly mount it. So I made a billet one. Then I went to work designing the box as small as I could. Here is the first mock up. Then machined for the 510. I turned down a Varitube V2. I didn't like any of the battery sleds that I found. None of them had a proper way to mount other than glue. I was set on everything being bolted together. I machined Delrin battery insulators that would work with standard battery clips that are readily available. Got it all wired up! Magnetic battery cover. The box in machine out of 6061 billet aluminum with a light brushed finish. Then I machined the buttons out of 7075. I left them with a machined finish to they would stand out more.