Hey Dogs, we've got a bunch of stuff going on today (Sunday wooo!) but will be around off and on to answer questions, chat, etc, if intermittently.
Any of you peeps out there running your SC2s (aka ProtoCores) that want to share you can now. Consider your oaths of secrecy to no longer be necessary (as relates to the SC2 only, no talking about the time machine yet).
@CuckFumbustion - srry didn't see your question before I posted. A 50/50 mix of mineral oil to bees wax is a good place to start. You can adjust from there in subsequent meltings if you decide it's too thin or thick.
@underdogette sent me a snap of my log-in-progress today and I've probably gone back and looked at it a dozen times tonight, I'm getting all worked up. It's really cool seeing a picture of something you imagined, and it's exactly the thing. Couple of nice quirks in the zebrawood, too. Love how it turned out
@underdog, can't wait to feel it warming up in my hand. (and then warming up my brain)
Holy moly, I had no idea they were so close and you already had some out in the wild, sounds like they're almost ready for primetime once you streamline production. Looking forward to hearing what people have to say about them (and seeing pictures -- do they more or less look the same?).
Nice, glad you like the sneak peak, I like the little 'eyes' on that piece.. not sure if the pic UD'ette sent you shows them? Now I need to finish the Pup up, get a core in it and burn it in for you then it's on it's way whenever you want it.
Yeah I'd say the SC2 has been in the wild for 4-6 months with a small amount of users, we added quite a few 'early adopters' a month or two back. I'll see if I can find the time to take some pictures today or tomorrow but until then yeah they look similar (sort of I guess) but not the same.
What's the difference between the mk1 and mk2? Also I'm assuming the core in the zebrawood glu-lam I got recently is a mk1?
Lots of small differences, a few 'big' differences. Unless we talked to you about it and offered you a SC2 then yeah it's almost certain your new Dog has a SC1. I'll copy/past my post from January on the differences we've made to the vapes in the past year or so and then differences to the SC2 project specifically.
::repost of earlier post:: (original here)
Recent changes we've made in the past year or two:
- started laser cutting/drilling core components on the lathe as compared to the mechanical cutting/drilling we'd been doing for years. The resulting parts are 'nicer' and the much more precisely sized/shaped airflow ports deliver better, more consistent convection to the heater and then the material.
- changed the design for our custom made stainless heating elements with a different heating pattern (to take advantage of the laser parts mentioned above) and lighter mass mounting technique.
- shaved off some mass from the Standard and Air Cores to take advantage of heating element changes.
- optimized design to reduce the amount of heat radiated and conducted to the wooden body by a significant amount.
- finalized the move to an inert, durable and safe all stainless steel air path. The core components, heating element and screens are all stainless, no mismatched materials.
Coming changes to the Standard Core:
- slight tweaks to the laser cut parts to squeeze a little more performance out of the airflow.
- further reductions in mass, combined with newly optimized heating elements for more agile temperature response to changing power levels.
- optimize design further to double the reduction of radiated/conducted heat to the wooden body and trap that heat in the core where it's needed.
- even faster heat up time and recovery between hard hits.
- air inlets modified to better direct airflow where it's needed and to better isolate the material in a loaded stem from unintentional heating.
Just wondering how the 'yard sale' works? Looking to get a VVPS and wanted to see what you had to offer.
Good question. We don't have a set way the 'yard sale' works. Some years we've posted stuff on the website and some years we've done things like posted in the classifieds. With UD'ette still recovering from her surgery we won't be able to have her do the website work so I'll probably look into the requirements to use the classifieds. I haven't posted much there since the rules changes way back so I'll have to look into it. Hoping to get some pictures and info in regards to what we have available here in the next few days. You can message me if you want some more info on what we might have and when.
My micros have mk2s (I think?), not sure about my full-size dogs so I'll avoid saying anything for now since I can't make a comparison... I can post up pics and write some words later after receiving confirmation.
I actually decided today would be a microdog day before I went to bed last night so that worked out pretty well.
Ah, yeah, your Micros probably have a modified Mk2.. I say modified because they're missing some components so as to reduce the diameter (ie, the Micro). If you sent me a picture looking down into your Dogs cores (all lined up together) I could probably ID them for you.
Like the dugout area in the front. For the tiny screens. etc. I'm considering as a project converting an thick old wooden cutting board into a vape platform. Plan on being rougher on my space, so I'm thinking of borrowing the old school idea of sanding off a layer of the wood and applying Mineral oil occasionally to deal with scorch marks gouges,etc. Much like a proper rustic wooden cutting block was meant to be used. 
. Perfect width and depth. 
. I set all my tube glass wands and j-hook on there side with no worry of them rolling off the board and a 4 foot drop. 
Dream setup. So prefably start with a thick cutting board or foodsafe type wood, I'd place a groove on the front like I mentioned earlier. and the holes toward the back. and a dugout hole for the tiny bits and a recessed hole for the UD. With plenty space in the center for the glass. Maybe Peg one of those holes with a dowel for a HD to set on. 
