The Mk 1 Squelchy...

[Rob]

Such a nice Mod in the flesh, @Tubbyengineer The internals were really something AND...... Lights too!!!

 

[TruckinVaper]

Nice one Tubby

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Well I've made the final modification to the box - replacing the scrotum shrinkingly bad positive connection on the FDV 510. The replacement was knocked up in a couple of minutes from a single piece of 5a connector strip - basically a solid brass collar with a screw to tighten down onto the 510 centre tube, simply cutting it in half with a dremel yielded two nicely sized connectors, soldering the wire to it was simple and the flat side helped keep it neat. Now all I need is a couple of weeks of testing to see if there are any revisions I need to make then it will be on to the Mk2 - for which I'll probably enrol the assistance of someone with a milling machine to cut out the holes for buttons, screen and squonk bottle...

 

[eyeball kid]

Superb job tubby. Cutting apertures in metal is a pig. I bet a couple of plastic frame cover plates from our 3d printing friends will tidy them up beautifully.

 

[monstermash]

Well I've made the final modification to the box - replacing the scrotum shrinkingly bad positive connection on the FDV 510. The replacement was knocked up in a couple of minutes from a single piece of 5a connector strip - basically a solid brass collar with a screw to tighten down onto the 510 centre tube, simply cutting it in half with a dremel yielded two nicely sized connectors, soldering the wire to it was simple and the flat side helped keep it neat. Now all I need is a couple of weeks of testing to see if there are any revisions I need to make then it will be on to the Mk2 - for which I'll probably enrol the assistance of someone with a milling machine to cut out the holes for buttons, screen and squonk bottle...
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@Tubbyengineer I used a tapered metal cone shaped drill bit once to install a flashing beacon on my van - it made short work of the roof and a nice tidy hole it made too and with a basic battery drill. Are you familiar with the doofer I mean? I reckon it would be perfect for the job. I'll see if I can dredge up a pic...View attachment 98743

Edit: if you could get a cobalt one it would piss through most things you throw at it

 

[Tubbyengineer]

@Tubbyengineer I used a tapered metal cone shaped drill bit once to install a flashing beacon on my van - it made short work of the roof and a nice tidy hole it made too and with a basic battery drill. Are you familiar with the doofer I mean? I reckon it would be perfect for the job. I'll see if I can dredge up a pic...View attachment 98743

Edit: if you could get a cobalt one it would piss through most things you throw at it

Yep, I've used step drills before, It's more the square holes that are the problem. I'm torn between buying a small mill / drill rig and just having someone mill out the holes for me...

 

[monstermash]

Yep, I've used step drills before, It's more the square holes that are the problem. I'm torn between buying a small mill / drill rig and just having someone mill out the holes for me...

Ha. Should have known I was teaching you to suck eggs!

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Ha. Should have known I was teaching you to suck eggs!

The holes for the buttons are (despite the crappy drill bits) very good, it's the rectangular window and squonk hole that are the issue...

 

[monstermash]

Screw it just buy one

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Screw it just buy one

There aren't any DNA75 sqounkers yet or I would have, I'm looking at the Likes of Sunbox and Svapiamo for them to bring them out...