UPSB v3

Tutorials Pending Approval / Loanshark's Sailor Mod

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Loanshark
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:15:06

Welcome to Loanshark's Sailor Mod tutorial!

Note: this mod was designed for me and other spinners with large hands.

I am not responsible for any damages to you while modding

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Stats

COG = about 2 cm backheavy

Length = 23 cm

Weight = Dr. Kt > Loanshark's Sailor Mod > Ayatori Mod (getting exact weight soon)

Style = Single sided, writable

Cost = About $8 USD

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Pens

1 HGG (only tip is shown)

1 Signo

1 Bic Round Stic

2 Bic Round Stic Grips

3 Sailor Gels

1 Anyball Grip (not shown)

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Tools

Teflon Tape

Masking or Scotch Tape

Pliers

Metal Skewer

Tweezers

X-acto knife, hacksaw, utility knife, etc. (anything you use to cut barrels)

Hot glue or super glue *OPTIONAL*
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Spoiler:

1. Take Bic Round Stic, remove cap, ink, and backplug. Keep barrel.

2. Take both Bic Round Stic Grips, remove caps, inktubes, grips, and (grip holder?). Keep an inktube, both grips, and both grip holders.

3. Cut the bulge on both grip holders from the Bic Round Stic Grips. TRY TO CUT OF AS LITTLE AS THE NON-BULGE PART AS POSSIBLE! A good length of the gripholders after the cut should be 3.5 cm.

4. Wrap a THIN layer of tape around the grip holders. The amount of tape varies with each person and this may be adjusted later No pic since this step varies.

5. Take the Bic Round Stic Grip grips, slide them into both grip holders.

6. Take 1 grip holder with the grip, wrap some teflon tape at the end and screw your signo tip on it. Wrap some more teflon tape around the signo tip, and screw the HGG tip onto it. You may also use hot glue or super glue for the HGG tip.

7. Take the other grip holder with the grip, and make sure that the ending of the grip holder is flush to the ending of the grip. Attatch both of them to the Bic Round Stic barrel.

8. Remove grips from sailor gels. Place 2 grips on front and 1 in the back. Apply tape in order to thicken barrel and keep sailor grips snug.

9. OPTIONAL / Take your anyball grip, cut about 5 or 6 cells, and stuff them all the way back in your sailor cap.

10. Put the sailor cap on and you're done! !

11. To make writable, just stick Bic inkube down the back through the grip holder.

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Troubleshooting

Q. The sailor cap flies of when I spin it How do I fix it?
A. Wrap more tape under the sailor grip.

Q. What is the anyball grip used for?
A. I used it to fill in the empty space in the sailor cap.

Q. Can I remove the clip from the sailor cap?
A. Sure, but it messes up the COG and the clip evens out the colors imo.

Q. Why is this mod so long?
A. I have large hands.

Q. Why does this mod use so many sailors?
A. It uses the same amount of sailors as a KT...and its the only "expensive" pen used in this mod...
Fripâ„¢
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:18:07

Too long and there are better uses for Sailor Gels..
Loanshark
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:20:12

QUOTE (Fripâ„¢ @ Nov 14 2008, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Too long and there are better uses for Sailor Gels..

Yes, I know that....
PenCell
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:21:14

Yay you finally finished the tutorial. It only took like 1 and a half hours!
SJ.
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:22:39

lol GJ on the tut...
but i dont think that would spin well imo
you know..cuz ya
rasekan
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:26:13

awsome dude id love to spin that if i had the chance
sangara
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:41:43

It seems kinda unnecessary to have that much grip in front. Doesn't the Bic body make it feel kinda thin with that much weight?
Loanshark
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:46:26

QUOTE (sangara @ Nov 14 2008, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It seems kinda unnecessary to have that much grip in front. Doesn't the Bic body make it feel kinda thin with that much weight?

Not really...

I found that the 13cm long spinning area looked kinda long and akward, so I just added another grip
dorian_toy
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 02:54:16

Good tutorial, Loanshark!

The sailor cap's clip can be removed too if you want.
Just twist it to break the glue seal and it should come right off.
V2D
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 12:49:24

I think u shouldn't use the bictoy barrel it's make the mod look...ugly with that too big cap.
Kool spinz
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 13:44:15

it kinda wired . too much sailor used
Unii
Date: Sun, Nov 16 2008 18:44:06

2 cm back heavy?

Thats a BIG difference.
Id fix that
blacktiger12
Date: Sat, Mar 14 2009 00:46:03

QUOTE (V2D @ Nov 15 2008, 05:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think u shouldn't use the bictoy barrel it's make the mod look...ugly with that too big cap.

yeah, maybe u should use an RSVP or something fatter
G.lanz
Date: Thu, Mar 19 2009 16:26:43

I agree with those who said change the BIC barrel. Thin barrels are ok for light mods, but when you start dropping near-Kt weight on there, it's gonna slip off your fingers really easily. If you want to keep it's length, you could vortex-style two M&M bodies or something :
iMatt
Date: Thu, Mar 19 2009 17:21:36

The mod is good, but the Sailor cap looks plain out awkward *turtle's*

No offense, but the compirat is very appetizing at this length XD

Thanks for using the guidelines btw