The Bee - Open Source Vape Mod

###NOTICE
I am not responsible for your use of this print, make sure it doesnt void your warranty, and make sure you are familiar with your printer.

Any prints from me may require you to alter the scaling in your slicer depending on the shrink of the material/printer you are using.

You need a 510 connector, keystone battery tabs, and a switch to fit in the hole.
All of these can be found on ebay and I will not be linking anything for you.

If you are not aware of the dangers of batteries that can explode or catch fire if mishandled please leave this page now. Make sure before you attempt anything I have done that you are aware of Ohm’s Law as well as battery safety. I also highly recommend you use a mosfet and any other safety features you can. I implore you to do your own research before using any information seen here.

I started this project because I thought i saw a need I could satiate. I should start with a few facts about vaping and my experience so far. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 13 and continued until I was 21. It has always been my one true vice. I tried many times to quit to no avail.

I learned about vaping around 2011 and started trying it on and off until the products and juices got to the point that they were fulfilling my need for cigarettes better than cigarettes were. Every step of the way I did my own research about the health and safety of everything I put into my body. The facts I was faced with left me dumbfounded.

"There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous."

– Lung.org

And once I read the study from the RCP I knew I was going to switch over for life and have been completely quit from cigarettes ever since.

"In the interests of public health it is important to promote the use of e-cigarettes, NRT and other non-tobacco nicotine products as widely as possible as a substitute for smoking in the UK."

–The Royal College Of Physicians

As the years have gone by I have become somewhat of a hobbyist collecting interesting mods, learning about safety, trying 100’s of juices. For the longest time I thought about making my own mods using hammond boxes which is commonplace in the vape world. I could never justify spending the money on a diy kit that cost the same amount of money as a fully new retail mod. I resigned myself to forgetting about it up until i finally got a 3D printer.

The very first thing I searched for on thingiverse was vape mods, and found nearly nothing. Upon further searching through the internet I found almost nothing anywhere else. I decided it would be a great project and decided to get started. I had a few goals that were paramount for me.

It must be inexpensive
It must be ergonomic
It must work just as well as a real manufactured mod
It must look as good as something you would buy in a store
It must be durable and easy to print
I wont bore you with the design process but after designing on and off for about a week I hit paydirt! I had finished my design, printed the body, stuck in the parts, and everything worked.