That stupid locking pin

[SusanP4]

Last night while changing the battery in my Nemi clone, the switch went to pieces and the pin disappeared. I will search for it again this evening & I have emailed Vaperoyalty to see if I can get another. Since it isn't magnetic I can't use a magnet to try and pick it up. If it went down in the chair or into the carpet, it may be lost forever.

I was thinking about fashioning another by cutting a sewing needle.

Opinion??

 

[Sonar505]

Last night while changing the battery in my Nemi clone, the switch went to pieces and the pin disappeared. I will search for it again this evening & I have emailed Vaperoyalty to see if I can get another. Since it isn't magnetic I can't use a magnet to try and pick it up. If it went down in the chair or into the carpet, it may be lost forever.

I was thinking about fashioning another by cutting a sewing needle.

Opinion??

The right size sewing needle should work. But most of the time people have been recommending cutting a piece off of a wire hanger like the kind you get from a dry cleaner. Or I think I remember seeing replacements on fatdaddy vapes website.

 

[kiwivaper]

fatdaddyvapes.com sells bags of six pins if u need to get some...

 

[SusanP4]

Thanks. Machine needles can be pretty thick, so I will probably try that when I get home. I may order some anyway as this is very aggravating!

 

[fq06]

Ha! I hate those! Let a buddy borrow my stingray to try a mechanical for a while and told him about needing to keep the button clean and polished but DON'T LOSE THE PIN!

He lost the pin LOL! I don't use it anymore but will try the ideas you have all given so it works for my my next victim

 

[SusanP4]

I'm home early today so set about a solution. Coat hangars were too large. Needles were too small. What was just right? The squeezy handle thingie on a 3/4" binder clip.

Of course I dropped the first one and it went down the side of my chair, probably to join the original.

 

[fq06]

Awesome! Jacking a few size clips from work before I leave

 

[SusanP4]

I mentioned I emailed the vendor about my pin. I got this response:

Hi Susan,

We are really sorry to hear about the issue with your Neme mods little rice pin. We will send you a replacement one out today Just be really careful with this one as there are extremely easy to loose. Thanks again Susan and sorry for the inconvenience.

Best Regards,

Vape Royalty
Customer Service Department
VapeRoyalty.com
RoyaltyVape.com

Thumbs up for good customer service.

I wonder why in the little baggies of spare parts they don't include a spare pin?

 

[Scuba-Matt]

You can cut a piece of paper clip to use in the channel until the real deal gets to you.

 

[Eric DeCastro]

i used a big paper binding clip (look in your office stationary cabinet) and cut a piece off.

 

[BoomStick]

My operating station is in a room with tile floors. Saved me a couple times. Something I do that may be useful to someone is I put a fluffy hand towel on my table and work over it and use it to lay parts out on. Stuff doesn't roll, bounce or get scratched. Just a thought.

 

[smacksy]

Last night while changing the battery in my Nemi clone, the switch went to pieces and the pin disappeared. I will search for it again this evening & I have emailed Vaperoyalty to see if I can get another. Since it isn't magnetic I can't use a magnet to try and pick it up. If it went down in the chair or into the carpet, it may be lost forever.

I was thinking about fashioning another by cutting a sewing needle.

Opinion??

A steel clothes hanger worked for me..just cut and file it to size..

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[Kenneth98]

Suggest you find a new one to replacement . When you make ,the size may not tit

 

[Bambua]

I just ordered a bag of them and a magnet switch conversion off of ebay, have extra pins and the magnet conversion really makes it run smooth!

 

[dre]

A finishing nail works just cut it to size I've done it and worked great.

 

[Zamazam]

A finishing nail works just cut it to size I've done it and worked great.

I used a brass upholstery brad and cut it, fits perfectly

 

[dlpfish]

Check out your local hobby shop I picked up 4 2mm brass rods for $2.50. Enough for a life time, if I lose that many I need to quit.

 

[FJAS]

You can use a regular round toohtpick...just cut it to size