may be off topic but I watched this last night and thought other UD/wood lovers could relate. Short documentary on Japanese carpentry
Building Without Nails The Genius of Japanese Carpentry
Alan turned mine about 3 weeks ago. Was on the list since August of 2013 so it was quite the wait. Last I heard he was getting help to move the process along quicker. I'll post pics soon but I gotta say the HI is unreal. Completely blew my expectations out of the water. I even went thru this...
That's a great setup. I used that a lot. Also note the Standard SSV stem is great too and the SSV pick end fits in the bowl unlike the mini whip but it's not a huge deal. To be honest I kindof miss my Buddha setup, lent it to my brother. Might need to get it back because it is absolutely killer...
The standard SSV HC is too tall for the buddha. I have one somewhere so please learn from my mistake.
Carpe, give them a call or keep emailing them. They will answer and should be able to make you a shorter SSV HC. I have a couple and they work extremely well.
Heat will not be an issue. Never had the heating element lose its cool from drawing. When I used the stock DBV wand and heater cover for larger groups, the biggest issue was removing the wand to stir and reload.
After moving to the SSV style heater cover and wand I've had no issues. mind you I...
The o-ring's intention is not a stop. It is to offer a different seal when using glass outside core stems. Can it act like a stop, yes but with or without it the star washer around the core acts as the stop for outside core stems. Material does not touch the core although if some material gets...