Sébastien Lavergne, creator of "mods", found his way by crushing his last cigarette. This was in 2011. Since then, the Héraultais has been making real works of art in its workshop in Bouzigues. “Mods” - or modified electronic cigarettes - appeal to vaping aesthetes and allow their specific needs to be met. It was also while trying an electronic cigarette bought in a store to try to quit smoking that the idea germinated in his mind. “I wanted a bigger tube to have more feel when swallowing the vapor. "Users speak of" hit ".
A sign of recognition between experts of the vape
This thirty-something, who spent eleven years behind the stoves and three years in masonry, embarks on the manufacture of his first “vapoteur”. He posts the photo on a specialized forum. The success is immediate. The “mods”, the polar opposite of mass-produced e-cigarettes in China, has become a sign of recognition among “vaping” experts. Sébastien offers two types of "mods": steampunk and engraved and customizable scribes. Each creation is unique and requires between four and six hours of work. Shapes, weights and sizes may vary slightly. Sébastien Lavergne uses a conventional lathe to give the brass tube the desired diameter (22 mm for the largest model). Several operations are linked on the machine controlled by hand: boring, tapping then polishing. No roughness must remain in order to make the mod “flush”. Understand: perfectly smooth.
40 to 80 “mods” sold each month
Once the tube is finished, comes the stage of customization. Sébastien uses plumbing and clockwork parts that he collects from second-hand shops. He welds the parts on the tube according to his inspiration. It does not manufacture the electronic components. The customer then equips his “tube” with an atomizer bought on the internet just like the e-liquid of his choice. Sébastien Lavergne sells 40 to 80 pieces per month at most. He is not tempted to step up a gear. This enthusiast, who likes a job well done, wants to remain a craftsman. Each mod is sold for € 135 and € 140 for customizable models. Besides a job well done, this die-hard ex-smoker feels he is useful. Many tobacco addicts have managed to quit smoking thanks to the vape.
Where to buy the "mods" and at what price?
The mods are sold exclusively on the internet on the site www.pro-ms.fr The delivery time is three weeks on average. Steampunk are sold at the price of 135 €. The customizable Scribe model is sold at the price of 140 €.
Source: http://www.midilibre.fr
