SPRiNGFiELD Mod Replica Tutorial

This mod is an imitation of SPRiNGFiELD Mod to get the spinning effect of the mod. And for SPRiNGFiELD's fans? =P 

Here are what you need to know(and stop asking), SPRiNGFiELD never want to tell the all the secrets(as in what materials) or the hidden parts (which we can't see just from photo), so i used other materials to sub to make it looks very similar to the real mod, while trying to make sure the materials used are easily found in Malaysia. (well, or at least not that hard to find)

P.S.: This replica is made based on my experience of spinning a Springfield sc mod of my friend that was taught by Springfield uses substitute parts such as the Supertips and G2 grip and the mod is very light. Hence i assume the very original mod weight and feeling should be somewhere similar to this replica.

Creator: cyshing
Difficulty: ★★
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Stats
Length: 20.3cm
Weight: 10~11g
COG: COG=COP
Writing-Mechanism: N/A
Estimated cost: RM18~20



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Materials List

1x Crayola Supertips (body, backplug)
1x Pilot G3 (cap, tip)
1x Pilot G2 (grip)
1x Zebra Jim.meca (grip; it is same as Zebra Hyperjell grip)
1x Buncho Anyball (grip)
1x Bic Round Stic Grip or Bic Round Stic (body; either one is fine)

Basic tools: Art knife, plier, some tapes
Additionally you need a small hand saw otherwise it will be difficult.

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The Making

STEP 1 

Cut an approximately 2.4cm piece of barrel from the Bic Round Stic Grip body.

STEP 2

Remove the backplug from Supertips. You may remove the inktube and ink tip at the same time, they are not needed. Take the backplug and cut the bump using art knife. 

So you will get like this.

Put the backplug back onto Supertips body. 

STEP 3

Take the small piece of Bic Round Stic Grip barrel from just now, and put it on the Supertips' tip and use some tape to hold it. 

Also wrap some tape at the other end of the small Bic barrel(where tip will be placed later) but must not too much until thicker than G3 tip. It is for better grip shape later.

STEP 4

Take the G3 tip and use tape to hold the tip onto the small Bic barrel. Tip: Do not wrap more than 2 layers of tape. Making it too thick will be difficult to push the grip on.

Take the G2 grip and push it over the G3 tip and small Bic barrel.

STEP 5 

Take the G3 cap and remove the clip and remove the bump using small hand saw. Shave it with cutter until the bump is totally gone.

STEP 6

Take the grip from Jim.meca and put it on the backplug. Then put the G3 cap over it and carefully push the cap until it overlap the Supertips body a little.

STEP 7

Cut the back or last 4 segments(1 big 3 small) from Anyball grip.
** Why use the back/last 4 segments of Anyball grip? Because the front, center and back of Anyball grip have different thickness, therefore it will affect the weight and momentum of mod.

STEP 8 Final

Put the 4-segment Anyball grip on the G3 cap. Lastly, put one stripe of tape near the grip (leave a small gap) and another stripe right below the cap, and you're done! =)

** If the mod is well done, both sides should have been very balanced that it feels like double sided mod when you are spinning with eyes closed.

** If you feel the mod is not balanced, you can adjust the amount of tape wrapped under the G2 grip or the placement of the Anyball grip on G3 cap because they may affect the balancing, momentum and/or feel. 

Black and white version too.

Hope you like it. =)

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(OPTIONAL) Weight Adding Tutorial for SRiNGFiELD Mod Replica

For those who don't mind to turn aside the close-to-original feeling of this replica mod, here is a tutorial on how to add weight to this mod. (Though personally i prefer without adding weight)

Stats After Adding Weight:
Length: 20.3cm

Weight: 14g

COG: COG=COP

Writing-Mechanism: N/A

Material needed: 

1x Metal shaker barrel/tube (inside Dr.Grip Shaker)

1x Pilot G3 (grip)

Tools needed: 

(1) Metal Hacksaw (top; hacksaw for woods will not work)

(2) Metal File (bottom; for filing metal)

STEP 1

Saw the metal shaker barrel into half (or smaller piece if you wish) so you get 2 smaller pieces, and use the metal file to file the sharp edge after saw.

STEP 2

Cut the G3 grip(lines part) into two 3-segment pieces.

STEP 3

Take one of the grip pieces and trim it till the length it can be rolled up an put in Bic Round Stic barrel as one layer without overlapping. (i forgot to measure the length so you have to measure and trim it yourself -_-')

STEP 4

Now you got the grip piece for the front and then you need cut another 3-segment grip until the length is roughly a bit longer than the front piece. Precise length is not needed but you don't want the back piece too long that it affects the momentum. =\

STEP 5

Tuck one of the small metal shaker pieces with the front piece grip holds it in the Bic Round Stic barrel.

Do not push too inside though in this step. 

Put the G3 tip on and use the G3 tip to push the metal shaker piece inside. This is to position the metal shaker piece at the most end of the pen. And then use tape to hold the tip and put on the G2 grip as in the original tutorial above.

STEP 6

The back part is similar to doing the front part. Use the back piece G3 grip from just now and roll it around the small metal shaker piece and tuck in the Jimmeca grip. Push the back piece grip until it is invisible under the Jimmeca grip and leave the small metal shaker piece about half piece visible outside. 

And then put on the G3 cap and finish the rest as in original tutorial above. While putting on the cap, the cap will push the metal shaker piece further inside the Jimmeca grip like what you did to the front part. This will position the metal shaker piece at the most end of the cap and the back piece grip will hold it securely inside the Jimmeca grip like the image shown below.

Then you're done adding weight to SPRiNGFiELD Mod Replica while keeping the same appearance.

Tutorial and pictures by cyshing.