wow, I didn't look at this for a few days. so much to catch up on!
i have the heat setting on green and after say 5 min or so of taking rips my weed is still quite green. how much weed do you put in the pipe and how far do you push the pipe into the chamber?
I don't actually have a scale, so I just eyeball it. I sandwich the grass between two screens (see below) and I shove the pipe all the way in the chamber. I figure the closer it is to the heating element, the better?
^ wedge screen without a pack (short Arizer Air stem -- don't have any spare screens as I mangled most of the ones I bought!)
^ double sandwich screen pack I keep rambling on about. This gives me incredible airflow and evenly cooks most everything. I'm sure it could use a stir or two, but if you pack it fairly loose and just wedge the screen in, it won't fall out.
I was gonna explain the "turn beep on / off toggle" but it looks like that's been done several times already.
Are other folks seeing 'flash, battery color code, than blue flashing idle'? Anyone else not see this color coded flash?
I noticed the blue flash to indicate that the unit is turned on. I remember paying more attention to the flashing LEDs when I first got it. Wasn't sure if it was relevant, so I just ignored it for the most part.
Glancing at it now, it seems to do the same thing as OF's. My serial starts with A1OU1 and it's a black model that came with the three stems -- two plastic tipped and one Solo style.
Also just recently read that a silicone tube can be put over the stock stems to seal on 14mm GonG. Anyone know the silicone diameter? Seems this would work real well with the PNWT..
I think someone mentioned a #7 silicone ring a few pages back as providing a good, snug fit.
When I plugged it into the charger just now, it briefly flashed blue/white on the top LED before the blinking green light on the lower LED (indicating that it is charging) kicked in. I can't recall if it ever did anything different? Topping up to full charge now to check. Doubt I have an indicator -- would be nice, but not critical.
can anyone confirm if you get clouds like you would from a joint/bong? and how is the high?
depends on strain, temperature, and dryness. I've also tried popping out the little silicone plug jobby that sits between the plastic tip and the glass stem. If you don't like the draw resistance of the plastic stems, simply unscrew the tip, remove the little seal thing, and your airflow will be drastically altered!
with the double screen sandwich there's very little air restriction, and I find that I actually like the silicone seal if I'm sipping on it. Lower draw resistance seems necessary the couple of times I've wedged it into 14 mm glass, but hey, it's all up to user preference! :3
No extra heat is generated in response to a heavy hit, in fact quite the opposite. Fight it, rush the draw it's designed for and you're going to get less vapor produced. The maker knows about this, he's designed in restriction he describes as "balanced". His term. As a practical matter you can only go so far since you can't change the four holes at the bottom (where all the air now enters the system unlike Solo).
As I alluded to above, if you don't like the draw resistance, I have found that removing the silicone insert from the plastic tip helps. I think the biggest difference I have seen is using a screen wedged carefully between the glass draw holes on the inside of the stem.
A lot also has to be said for the different strains of herb you are using.
This. Out of the four or five strains I've put through the Air so far, I have a favourite -- it's more of a cerebral high and nothing like getting blasted off a joint or bong. I stick with the three lower temps, as the herb gets really harsh on the higher temps. They'll get you more clouds, for sure, but I won't go near yellow or red without a water tool. I think I get where
@olivianewtonjohn is coming from -- it would be nice to have a few lower temp settings. (You can sorta half ass lower temp settings by drawing on it while it's heating up to temperature, but his is more of a workaround than a fix.)
Then I'd look like a clown with a red monocle.
Or you'd like like a badass 80's pastiche cyborg...
ok, maybe that is kinda dorky.
OK, seeing the video, mine definitely does NOT do that.....
My question is, well, OK its holding in more heat so it stays warmer, but, do you think any harm can come from blocking the chamber vents with these silicone skins ? I'm assuming it just stops as it achieves the right temp...
I have no idea if it will cause harm... but from my impressions that I've absorbed from skimming other threads (and experiences with laptops / cell phones), I would certainly
NOT plug in and charge the battery while said unit and battery are still very hot!
Part of me wonders if the silicone sleeves are "a feature, not a bug!" It can get pretty bloody cold up here in Canada, and having the heat sealed in can be a godsend. I like to turn it on before I go outside, and while it will certainly heat up from subzero temperatures pretty quickly (let's say 3 - 5 minutes after having left it in a cold car), I really prefer to just stash the Air and take it inside with me. If it's sealed up well, the odor isn't usually super overwhelming, especially if the stems are clean and the unit has cooled down.
Hey air fans - I must confess that the solo was awesome for my trip to New Orleans but I'm gonna need something much smaller for Mardi Gras and that picture above is so tempting.
My favorite head shop in Nola gave me a very good price on a little baby bubbler so I don't have to bring that back and forth. How is using air with a water tool attached to it?
my Mom just got back from NOLA yesterday! I'm hoping she brought me some top shelf bourbon, since it's crazy affordable anywhere south of the border by comparison... but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
So I just lost the oven cap for mine somewhere the other night while stoned. Not sure where it could be but I hope to find it
I was trying to see if it was possible to order another but it doesn't seem like it is.
I don't think you can order another oven cap. I took mine off before I used it for the first time, put it in the box, and I don't miss it. I think the only time you'd actually want the oven cap is long term storage / travel, particularly if you have it kicking around loose in a bag without the stem in and don't want random bits of stuff falling into the chamber.
The Air is small enough that you could just stuff it in a pouch inside something else and it'll stay really clean. The oven stays ridiculously clean even before I was using the double sandwich method.
Thanks for yet another confirmation. IMO it's clear that there are two versions, and, as a rule, the short all glass stem (rather than a second longer plastic tipped on) goes with the newer version with the battery level check? While there might be some few exceptions (probably from 'change over'?), but that seems a useful rule? OTOH, once again serial numbers are not a useful indicator of version, that is we can't identify a serial number identifier.
Other than the battery indication there seems to be on other difference between the two types.
Anyone disagree with that? TIA
OF
Sounds about right to me!
Bonus pictures for anyone who actually read through all my rambling:
^ sandwich pack made entirely of kief... seriously, I wedged in nothing but dust between the two screens and it wasn't falling out! pretty crazy.
and now, for the reason why I swear by this method at present...
^ I can more or less cook a load until it's vaped to my liking (i.e. starts to taste a bit harsher -- at which point I simply put it in my ABV duff bin)
at which points it falls out in a little herb patty!
for those who are on the fence about whether or not to try this, well... it's really inexpensive to do so (just buy a few screens and use the stock stems), and it's pretty damn effective!
that last pic, I had to actually peel the cake off of the bottom screen as it was so sticky!
note that if you do vape straight up kief, the odor will be MASSIVE. most of the time, only my gf will notice if I've been vaping ("it smells like weed!" -- "really? I can't smell anything.")
your nose will be well acclimatized to the odors until you come back from elsewhere and realize the extent to which the area you vaped in may be lacking in ventilation.
I like the smell (obviously!) but it can be very pungent, and if you do a bowl of straight up kief like I did... the stem will be quite oily and odorous. supremely tasty, though!
haha
