DIY - Drip Tips

[vapeHAM]

Good evening Vapers,

Julian from VapeHAM here. I want to get into building my own drip tips out of wood, resin's etc...But most of the videos I watch usually involves a big machine.

So my question to you is:

How can I build drip tips without the big machine?

Is it as easy as chucking a dowel to my drill
and going to town because that seems to easy. Anyways thanks for the help and post pics and/or if you have any other methods feel free to chime in. I just want to eliminate the beast machine.​

vape On!

 

[Bad Ninja]

How about posting some pics yourself?
I'd like to see what you've done.

 

[vapeHAM]

I haven't built any yet that is why I'm asking, so I can skip the trials/tribulations and save a few bucks if the info is good.

 

[Bad Ninja]

You know, nice drip tips, even brass, stainless, wood, resin, Teflon, delrin...cost around $3.

Unless you mold one out of clay, I doubt your gonna be able to make one for less than that.

Using a drill for a wood lathe will definitely get you hurt.
Use power tools only as intended.

Bench top lathes aren't too expensive but they require some knowledge to operate safely.

 

[stevegmu]

You would need a small lathe. A cheap one is $400-

Basic Pen Making Starter Set with Turncrafter Commander 10 in. Variable Speed Midi Lathe at Penn State Industries

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

Mini lathe?

 

[tjeco]

I love my DripTips, I've been using them for quite a while.
Navy Steel DripTips and Dark Vaper/El Diablo Collab DripTips.

 

[vapeHAM]

Thanks everyone, guess I'll keep my eye open for a cheap lathe. I just want to make them for fun I've got around to making my coils, mod stands and other things so figure why not give it a try.

 

[papergoblin]

You need a lathe at the very least. Look up how people make spindles for stair cases or round bedposts, chair legs, etc.

You can get a lathe in different sizes and cost. There is a possibility you could get something to work with a drill. I will say this, if you plan on using wood, I'd really research what you're going to seal them with.

 

[NoFumus]

Polymer clay -- i.e., Skulpey or Fimo. You could even make one that glows in the dark, so you can find your gear in the dark.

 

[VHRB2014]

You really need to pick your material first, that will determine what kind of equipment you will need. For metals you`ll need a lathe of some sort. You could get by with something like drills and files if you were working in plastic/delrin/acrylic or wood. For glass you`ll need a good torch set up and the widest set of skills.

Its not that its hard, but it sure as **** aint easy.

 

[VHRB2014]

Mini lathe?

Hmm. Maybe too mini, LOL.

This ones for watchmaking in 100/mm.

 

[Bad Ninja]

$226 for a cheap bench too wood lathe

http://www.bibbtool.com/shop-fox®-b...5EeokAmNbVE3jc5F8c_9DrK_F6gZ4ORB2waAm4-8P8HAQ

 

[Hans Wermhat]

I used a drill press as a lathe once. But it wasn't easy to use. It's much easier on a horizontal orientation. If you are doing basic shapes, you might get away with a dremmel tool if you have the skill to use it. Symmetry would be the difficult part.

 

[KentA]

I made a living as a woodworker & so did my father.
The Delta lathe could be made to work although its 7' span is out of proportion for a drip tip.
I'd use a drill press & fabricate a setup complete with a tool rest & use carving knives for chisels.
Figuring out how to do it is basic to the pleasure of craftwork.

"Success is a journey, not a destination."
--Arthur Ashe

 

[bluecat]

I have thought about trying to whittle one down from wood. I don;t think it will be too hard. Of course that thinking is what usually gets me in trouble.

It is my next project once I finish my NET experiment.