Brutus

I have been thinking about getting a liquinator or a tank from Stormy, and I did a little research and saw a few diy tanks and this is what I came up with. The first one took me ten mins from start to finish.


I have made a second one as well and it only took five mins to complete. There has been no leaks thus far, and if any one is interested I will post directions on how to make one. The biggest thing is just getting a small hole in the carto with a dremel or 1/16" drill bit or smaller. The threaded end of a 6 ml bottle fits a carto incredibly snug so it works perfectly.

One other thing about tank mods is that the internal pressure is everything. This size and method allows for the pressure to be maintained without worry. Other tanks call for blank cartos to used at first, but with this size, and internal pressure, the carto needs to be filled first. I had no luck with blank cartos as the juice siphoned out the end due to unbalanced pressure. To refill just twist the carto back and forth back out until a gap forms in the bottle at the threaded end and drip inside the tank until 3/4 or so full.

CountryCarolyn

Brutus have you seen the video that usagold did on the syringe tank mod??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7KgVSSNaeQ

Brutus

No actually I haven't. That is just a little prettier than having a bottle sticking out of your pv. I just felt like making something with materials at hand and was impressed by how well it worked. I will try to make something like that as soon as I get proper materials, thanks.

CountryCarolyn

Well now you need to post a video!! LOL I have seen one guy made a tank mod out of a juice bottle but I seriously don't know if he has a video up.

Rocketman

Brutus,
Nice job on the tank mod. Even if similar to others, go ahead and post photos of your construction. Any variation may give someone an idea to make one of their own.

Making and vaping off your own is ALWAYS BETTER than using one you bought

Pit Vaper

I certainly would like to know more about it

berger

Yea I agree with Rocky..never even thought of trying a bottle like that..pretty cool idea..

Brutus

I'll post a short vid and write it up in just a bit, then everyone can vape their heads off with me. This little thing performed flawlessly today, and it was surprisingly rugged.

Brutus

Finally put something together, way to busy to shoot a vid, but had enough time to take some good photos.
To do this all you need is a clean 6ml bottle, a sharp knife, and something to punch a hole in the carto. Ill explain some things that I have tested when we get there.


Peel the label off and clean all the residue off completely, this sits in the juice so cleanliness is of utmost importance.



You can use a drill with 1/8" bit or smaller,or a dremel to score the surface.
If you don't have any tools handy I have tried a small file to score the metal, and I even had success with a cheap steak knife. (although I wouldn't recommend it) All that needs to be accomplished is just to score it somewhat then you can use a small screwdriver to punch the hole through.

Brutus

Once the hole is though the side you should be able to see light through the air hole looking from the top while covering the bottom. The third pic there may not show the light coming from the new hole too well, but you should see a little coming through.

Start with a 1/4 inch hole through the bottom of the 6ml bottle then you can ream the hole out with a sharp knife. The actual size of the stainless catro is 23/64 but each bottle has different elasticity and trial and error will ensure tight fit.

Dry fit the carto in the bottle because i have found some bottles that are just a little too thick at the threads and had to be filed down/ drilled ever so slightly. I have always been able to force them in, but it takes a lot on some of them. If it is too tight just drill out a little or maybe heat the plastic slightly. A little juice on the carto makes this easier too.

Brutus

Next step is pretty crucial, the carto has to be filled first

I put the condom back on and just fill all the way until a little juice comes out of the ho..... um...... newly formed opening in the side, yeah.

Put the carto back in leaving a gap at the threaded end and fill away. If everything is nice and tight there will be no juice coming from around the opening where it was drilled. If your concerned you can force a carto condom down around top of carto to seal up around that opening like so:

Brutus

Once it is filled it is important to push the threaded end back out side the bottle, quickly and without squeezing the bottle too hard. With the liquid from the fill it should be easier this time.

After threaded end is back out you should see light through the air opening.

If it seems flooded I think the best method is to take a syringe and insert it at the bottom just a little and draw back on the plunger. This seems to just get the juice in the way; whereas blowing tends to force more juice to come out than need be.

This is a shot of my batt connecter after the tank was on all day. It was bone dry!
These are just gratuitous, self serving, vaping shots for your pleasure if you made it this far


Sarcasm doesnt come across in text sometimes, I am not always this big of an ass

RY4

Pretty cool Brutus. Thanks for sharing. Amazing what you guys come up with.

Brutus

If any of that seems unclear let me know, but it is kind of nice to have six or seven little tanks sitting around and not have to top off a carto over and over. I refilled the first one this morning, while driving (hate to admit, but it was easy) and still have 1/3 left. One small hole seems to feed just right I tried this a few weeks ago to with two larger slits and the juice ran right out of the carto. Prefilling is key as well as punching the hole at the top of where a carto condom sits.

berger

Nice job on laying it out for us Brutus..well done (golf clap)

Brutus

Thanks guys, was going to shoot a video, but then I realized I had never used my web cam, nor have I uploaded a video, or knew how to edit a video, etc. I did't realize I was that technologically inept

quasimod

I can't count the times I've tried to do some "simple little thing" with a computer, and it turned into a full-on "Quest for Fire" ordeal. XD

JohnnyJames

Why not use the bottle cap?

Adds a finished look.



Note if someone wants to go with CE2s, those long 306 drip tips are the answer.