Does it work well with temp control? Do you use the stock wire or did you put something else in there? I pretty much just want one for my kiss ac dual coils. I've been searching the thread but most of the posts seem to be about rebuilt ones and I'm not interested in doing that. I have a 601 kiss ac, but I was going to grab the $15 globe only version in 510 to try tc with.
Just bought an EVIC VTC over the weekend then found you guys over here talking about mods and builds for concentrates. Sweet! Reading with interest. Also @gladthaturaglide, good first post. I have some of those same questions
3 weeks now with my latest build using dewaxed rosin and no buildup on the coils yet. I can't even remember the last time I burnt my oil. Temp control rules!!
Yes. Absolutely yes. Take advantage of the oil's surface tension to keep it in adhesion to BOTH heating elements. Since your interior is powered, this is now all primary vapor. Fantastic idea.
Taking the thought a little further, what about a thin titanium tube ca. 2mm x just shy of platform width. Wrap clapton tightly around one end, then more loosely in the middle ca. 3mm, then tightly again at the other end. You could even tie it off at the ends with a little wire to ensure the tube sits in place. In my head these are running in parallel so the resistance might not get so high as to disallow TC.
The obvious problem would be sourcing titanium grade 1 tubing. I am guessing that it would have to be precut to length given the presumed difficulty of cutting titanium at home. But if TC wasn't a requirement, other tubes could be explored, like a blunt syringe tip... But from a theoretical standpoint TC seems to be non-negotiable.
The next thing you have me thinking about are braids and knots (especially with claptons). You could create a weave with a tremendous number of holes (aka surface area) in a very small volume. As a very simple case, take three claptons and braid them tightly together. This forms the inner cylinder. Then wrap a coil around this, tight loose tight as above. But there are much more interesting ways to make that inner cylinder - the next thing I'd try would be a series of half knots to make something like this,
let alone more sophisticated chinese finger trap type weaves. Omg lots to explore here. A clapton of claptons of claptons, each successive layer twisted in the opposite direction!!!
In any case, I think (and it sounds like you may too) that the concept of the "wick" really needs to be reevaluated. It seems that the generally accepted idea is a carry over from nic-juice that does not translate into dabbing. I think the goal of the center of the heating apparatus is twofold: lots and lots of holes to collect oil, and some power to heat that oil directly, rather than just sitting there like a dead wick.
I think I have a very fun time coming mid next week once my supplies are in.
PS - back in the day I twisted together very long strands of toilet paper to make a surprisingly strong rope on a lark. My stoner friends made fun of my project. Little did they know I was just in training...
None. My guess is that creating titanium wire is not easy, hence the crap on the wire when you get it - probably not an issue for industrial use. If spidersilk is clean, maybe you are paying extra for them to make it so. I ordered from some random; will let you know if it is clean. I doubt it will be. My plan is to nuke it with a butane torch, soak it in isopropyl, and repeat as necessary. The temperature for harmful oxidation into TiO2 is 600C if I recall correctly, well beyond what I will be giving it with my torch. Hopefully this process will burn off/vaporize/dissolve any adulterants. If it's still an issue, I'll take some burly sandpaper to it and literally scrape the crap off off.
I'm with you 100%. Your cylinder within a coil solution is excellent. If you are having trouble with too many leads into the Stumpy, I had a thought. Build your inner coil as per usual with leads on either end. Take your clapton and uncoil a bit. Now wrap this bit around a lead from your cylinder until it is snug. From there coil the remaining intact clapton around your cylinder as you wish. When you get to the other end, snip the clapton a little long, uncoil a bit, and fix it to the other lead. Now you have a single lead for each post, so no need for mashing. In my head, this will heat from the inside out, which I think is a good thing.
You think you're speculating? I've never even dabbed before! At this stage this all a thought experiment for me!!!
, that holds mine in place!
