Is there any way to attach a lanyard?

[Xanax]

I'm so used to using the lanyard when I'm vaping around the house (use it so I don't drop it like I always do) that I feel like I'll probably drop my chuck a lot. So is there any way to attach a lanyard to a chuck?

EDIT: Is that even something that Jeff might possibly do for me if I sent it in and asked? Also I hear that all new chucks are vented... Could I use tht hole to put a lanyard through by myself?

 

[SalientOrange]

Found this in another thread.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/thag-built-chuck/88102-chuck-case-2.html#post1384964

http://www.wileyoutdoorsports.com/products2.cfm/ID/901043/n/

 

[Poeia]

Here's a thread:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/thag-built-chuck/96315-lanyard-ring.html

And here's Jeff's solution.

Funny how the guy who builds the CHUCKs has one of the first-gen outdated end caps on his daily unit... and why am I speaking in third person?

 

[AmyB66]

The paper clip won't hold.

I did find a flash light with a similar endcap as the chuck and the side of it had a whole drilled on an angle...hard to explain but I'll post a picture.

I was dead set on it for a while too but the dang thing is heavy, so around the neck isn't a cool option. I have my ring which I'll be taking with for a hike, seems to work well.
Poeia said hers falls off but I would have to work real hard to get mine off.

 

[Poeia]

Better yet, stop at a tack store (western) and get the little metal hondo clips that you use in a cowboy hat, they work exactly the same but already are shaped and the metal is flat, just clip the ends of them shorter. Bet that would work like a charm.

I know mine took some tugging and always held, cause loosing your hat would get you a five second penalty.

I spent a lot of time at tack stores on the web. Never figured out what a hondo clip is.

 

[AmyB66]

Cotter pin. Same thing, that is what you use when you attach a strap to your hat. I didn't explain it right.

 

[Poeia]

Ah. I know what a Cotter Pin is.

 

[Houdini]

I made this one. Got the little metal piece out of the end cap of a flashlight. The Chuck did not come with the hole in the cap so I drilled it myself using the flashlight cap to find the right drill bit size.

 

[Poeia]

I like that.

I have a rotten eye but it seems to me that the vent holes Jeff drills are 3/16" in diameter. Maybe a smidge less. If so, it seems these would be a good fit. They'd fill up half the hole and, after you smooshed part down on the inside, they'd stick up about 1/2". I know they're a little pricey (49 cents for 100, heeeee)

I have to put an order into Amazon next week sometime. Any thoughts from people more mechanically minded than I am? Would it be strong enough or would it straighten out and fall off with the slightest tug?

 

[Xanax]

Thanks for all the info everyone! Sorry about posting a thread there was already info on, my phone app has been acting up and it's hard to search and browse when it's crashing all the time. But anyways I'll give ssome of those a try when it arrives

 

[thewomenfolk]

Ummmmm....so you guys like carrying things around upside-down?

 

[Xanax]

Ummmmm....so you guys like carrying things around upside-down?

If it keeps me from dropping it all the time, I don't care WHAT direction it's hanging

 

[Esmoking-NY]

I think they are to heavy to hang from neck might get some what uncomfortable...

 

[Esmoking-NY]

on a lanyard you can also use it as a weapon..

 

[Esmoking-NY]

tie 2 together and you get NUNCHUCKS

 

[quakereject]

Or better yet, ChuckChucks.

 

[Xanax]

Oh btw I totally forgot to mention that mine is a little chuck. I'm assuming that makes a little difference in the weight yeah?

 

[Esmoking-NY]

Oh btw I totally forgot to mention that mine is a little chuck. I'm assuming that makes a little difference in the weight yeah?

there is some weight difference but not really alot. The little one is still alittle heavy...

 

[Poeia]

I went to Pilates today. As I walked away, I pulled out my Little Chuck to start vaping. The atomizer wasn't there. It's happened before that I've unscrewed it too far (to prevent a meltdown in my purse) and the atomizer has detached. So I searched that section of the purse. Nothing.

I retraced my steps, back to the studio then left again. As I headed home (it was the only atty I had with me so I couldn't do my errands), I kept my eyes down. And there, in a little hole in the sidewalk, was my atomizer. Obviously, it wasn't going in my mouth like that so my next stop was Walgreen's where I bought a box of alcohol swabs.

None of this would have happened if I hadn't removed my fully functional Chuck lanyard so Chuck Miro Jr. couldn't whack me while I exercised.

Sorry about the quality of the first picture. The others are better.

I combined Jeff's paper clip prototype with Amy's cotter pin suggestion. I used a stainless steel 3/64" x 1/2" cotter pin. The half inch length is perfect but I think the 3/64" might be too narrow. It's got a lot of room to wiggle back and forth. I don't think it will be strong enough for a Big Chuck. It might not be strong enough for the Little one. Also, the loop at the top was barely wide enough for me to slide a lanyard with a thread in. The weight of the Chuck will probably break the cord fairly soon. The 5/64" would probably work a little better on both counts.

The keyring in the last few pictures is obviously too big. I just used what I had on hand.


The downside is that you can't stand the Chuck on it's end once you add the cotter pin.

 

[lacymarie7575]

remember the retractable lighter leashes? drill through it horizontally and PRESTO slide your ecig through!