next generation e-nails?
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weenstoned
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I would recommend checking out your local dollar store or craft store and check out tiny Glass jars. Assuming that the shot glass doesn't work out.
Also old flower bowls or domes might work also.
Also old flower bowls or domes might work also.
Ah good call on the old flower bowls. I think I have one somewhere.
The shot glass works, but it's a bar shot glass with the line, so it's super heavy.
But good enough for now.
Duncan MacLeod
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It looks like the 710whip is ~$80 from domeless.com using the fc101 code. Is this my best bang/buck at ~$100, or is an auber controller ($70) + coil and quartz ($45) from dhgate for ~115 going to be better?
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Hoosier
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You can get the one I have (from edabs direct) for $99. I love mine, and have been using it daily for the last 2 months. It comes with a flat coil, which is nice if you have any interest in moving towards a hybrid nail (which is what I have done). I got a code via email this morning for 10% off "LEAPYEAR710" but not sure if it works on that enail set.
Duncan MacLeod
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I would consider the edabs unit or any other cheap ones, but I'd want to upgrade the nail as I don't trust the Chinese Ti, and that would up the cost for me.
Hoosier
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To me, being able to dial in my temp and have a PID unit was far more attractive than the 710whip and its analog design. Like you, I wanted to do the whole thing on the tightest budget possible, but I looked at it from the perspective that a traditional enail box & coil was likely to be something that I could easily resell (vs. 710 whip) when the next upgrade itch got to me!
rolln_j
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for sure go with the auberins unit - your way better off with quartz then cheap china TI and while the whip is fine it doesnt hold a candle to the auberins unit as far as features
gladthaturaglide
Active Member
Hey guys, I'm new to the enail thread. Not new to FC community though. Primarily have been building ecig coils and using them like a lesser than portable enail. I'll still continue to use this cause it's so portable. No one can take a whole enail system on vacation for the weekend without adding to the load of luggage, ya know?
Anyways, with a new house on the horizon, in which I will actually own, I finally have the incentive to buy an enail system to keep in my music room. So I have read the last 10-15 pages fairly thoroughly. I would like keep it under 350-400 for everything if that's possible.
It looks like I'm leaning towards the auberin rdk-300 with the universal nail and flat coil add on option on auberins website. Roughly comes out to 250 or 225 from memory. I guess I'm just wanting to know if there are any cheaper options on this same auberin unit package anywhere? Buying the auberin off dhgate looks like an option but I want to make sure I'm getting the real deal with acceptable build quality ect. Anything else I need to know about the auberin in general? Is the universal nail it comes with of decent quality? I think I read earlier that it does fit the sic dish.
I'm also wanting to go in the direction of sic halo dish. Also is their no carb cap made for the dnail sic? Are they just out of stock or what? So any help or anything I need to know about it or similar counterparts would be great. Thanks so much!
Anyways, with a new house on the horizon, in which I will actually own, I finally have the incentive to buy an enail system to keep in my music room. So I have read the last 10-15 pages fairly thoroughly. I would like keep it under 350-400 for everything if that's possible.
It looks like I'm leaning towards the auberin rdk-300 with the universal nail and flat coil add on option on auberins website. Roughly comes out to 250 or 225 from memory. I guess I'm just wanting to know if there are any cheaper options on this same auberin unit package anywhere? Buying the auberin off dhgate looks like an option but I want to make sure I'm getting the real deal with acceptable build quality ect. Anything else I need to know about the auberin in general? Is the universal nail it comes with of decent quality? I think I read earlier that it does fit the sic dish.
I'm also wanting to go in the direction of sic halo dish. Also is their no carb cap made for the dnail sic? Are they just out of stock or what? So any help or anything I need to know about it or similar counterparts would be great. Thanks so much!
They're out of stock on the carb cap and have been for like a month, which is quite annoying.
I got the Auber RDK-200 and a flat coil from Amazon. Both have functioned very well with the SiC Halo (which is awesome by the way). I'm running on a cheap Infiniti knockoff. It functions perfectly, but the threads on the Halo retainer don't quite match the Infiniti nail.
I'm using a shot glass as a carb cap (thanks Herbivore), and I can still get huge milky hits.
The Auber and the flat coil and sic halo have been a great combo, and will only get better as Dnail gets there carb cap and slim series bases back in stock.
If I was to do it all over again, I would still get the Auber 200, and possibly a flat coil from Hyman on dhgate, as he seems to have very large diameter coils as was posted in this threat previously. But the Amazon one for $35 is still solid and works great.
Even though I am about to pull the trigger on something else (probably the auber) because I want a liger banger so badly, the 710 whip for $80 cannot be beaten. Is that the whole shebang for that price? ?
It is analog, but we keep it on pretty much 24/7 and cranked almost all the way up. The flavor is incredible with the ceramic, and the dab cap removes the need to physically do anything but stick your dab in the hole and inhale.
I cannot wait to try sic, and will report my results, but I am not expecting a huge increase in flavor over the 710 whip
It is analog, but we keep it on pretty much 24/7 and cranked almost all the way up. The flavor is incredible with the ceramic, and the dab cap removes the need to physically do anything but stick your dab in the hole and inhale.
I cannot wait to try sic, and will report my results, but I am not expecting a huge increase in flavor over the 710 whip
Monsoon
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I tried their ceramic nail and cap but but didn't like it since it was hard to keep clean. For me that's really important for taste as much as the surface itself. With Ti, SiC and Quartz, I can torch them clean in between hits.
The flavor is great, but I don't notice it to be much different than my torched Quartz banger.
But I am loving th enail setup. I just dialed in my flat coil offset with an expensive temp gun (maybe it's more accurate than a cheap one?), and it's awesome to see the dial set to the temp of the dish.
It's so convenient, and for someone who used to only use a Volcano, it's comforting to see the numbers.
Oh snap!
I just ordered my slim series last night. Time to blow more money on DNail stuff!
On that note, I just tried my arbor press rosin press, and it works.
gladthaturaglide
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So I bought the slim series and quartz halo. Just have a quick question. On the D-nail website it says in the description of both products that "only the dnail flat coil is compatible". So that leads me to a couple of questions. First, is that true or just some marketing ploy? Second, if it is true does the D-nail coil/cord work in the Auber rdk300, or is there any callibration needed to make it work?
weenstoned
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Pretty sure they mean only the flat coil as in don't expect this to work with a 16 or 20mm barrel coil. Lots of members have non d-nail coils and are using the halo nails just fine. Also they might have added d-nail as in that's the only one they will guarantee that it works with, but rest assured if you flat coil is normal then it should fit.
To answer your second question the pin wiring should be compatible, but depending on the watts of the coil you may need to adjust some settings on the Auber. Pretty sure the Auber flat coils are 100 watts and the barrel coils are 150 watts. Usually they set it depending on which coil you buy, but not sure what the default is if you don't buy a coil. Adjusting the settings is pretty easy to do, but might get more complicated if the d-nail coils are not 100 or 150 watts.
To answer your second question the pin wiring should be compatible, but depending on the watts of the coil you may need to adjust some settings on the Auber. Pretty sure the Auber flat coils are 100 watts and the barrel coils are 150 watts. Usually they set it depending on which coil you buy, but not sure what the default is if you don't buy a coil. Adjusting the settings is pretty easy to do, but might get more complicated if the d-nail coils are not 100 or 150 watts.
Maitri
Deadhead, Low-Temp Dabber, Mahayana Buddhist
Greetings again!
I don't work for D-nail, I do beta test their products though. I have spend untold fortune on their products because they are simply the best in my experience.
As you've seen in my sig, I've got all of the current dnail lineup including the sapphire halo.
The sapphire halo is unequivocally better than anything else I've ever dabbed on.
SiC and Quartz halos involved trade-offs and it depends how you are going to use it as to which will be best. Both are outstanding nails. I have owned/used various pukinbeagle quartz nails ($$$$), the infiniti, a bunch of domeless.com nails, Hive and a few assorted cheap quartz and ti (also dabbed on the sublimator).
I have been using the halos now for quite some time as nothing else I have used in the past compares to any one of them!
The short answer to your question is IMHO - they really are that good!
Good enough to have many think that I work for dnail. I assure you all, they've never paid me a penny.
If you can only spare the funds for one right now, I'd suggest the SiC. Get a sapphire insert if you got the funds, it is delicious! If not, the halo is the main thing anyway so you'll be good
That should last you a lifetime with the minimum of care (don't drop it onto a hard surface from a great height and you're good). You can also torch it as hard as you like with a butane torch without oxidative degradation of the nail. Sure helps cleaning!
Do not torch the sapphire insert. Sapphire must not be torched.
Hope this helps
Hi Everyone. I am a long time lurker who is finally making my first post.
Thanks to FC.com, I own (and LOVE) a Mighty and a Hydrabomb EVO. I decided it is time for an eNail so I'm doing a bunch of research. @herbivore21 I noticed you mentioned a "sapphire halo" several times. I tried Googling it and searching for it on the D-Nail site with no luck. Can you point me to some information about it?
Thank you - and thank you all for such an interesting, useful, and entertaining forum!
herbivore21
Monsoon
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They only sold it to beta testers and they haven't done another run yet. No ETA last I heard but they need to be grown from scratch over a couple months and their cost is around $250 before profit and overhead. You can however buy a sapphire insert for use with the Quartz and SiC Halos which is a bit cheaper and allows for convection dabs.Hi Everyone. I am a long time lurker who is finally making my first post.
Thanks to FC.com, I own (and LOVE) a Mighty and a Hydrabomb EVO. I decided it is time for an eNail so I'm doing a bunch of research. @herbivore21 I noticed you mentioned a "sapphire halo" several times. I tried Googling it and searching for it on the D-Nail site with no luck. Can you point me to some information about it?
Thank you - and thank you all for such an interesting, useful, and entertaining forum!
herbivore21
roboticnightmares
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I posted this in another thread, but there isn't much traffic there. So I'll post this here as well.
What I'm most curious to know is if there is anything in the works for a sic dish with a ceramic base to be used with an enail. I see dnail offers a sic dish paired with a hive ceramic base but just for the torch.
I recently bought a hive ceramic nail (20mm coil)for an enail. I'm very happy with it. But I'm sure I would love to try out the sic in the not too distant future. It would be great if they can have a hive ceramic base with a sic dish for a flat enail. I'm sure the titanium bases are probably perfectly fine, but I simply and strongly prefer the ceramic. Although still need to figure out what exactly is in these ceramics.
What I'm most curious to know is if there is anything in the works for a sic dish with a ceramic base to be used with an enail. I see dnail offers a sic dish paired with a hive ceramic base but just for the torch.
I recently bought a hive ceramic nail (20mm coil)for an enail. I'm very happy with it. But I'm sure I would love to try out the sic in the not too distant future. It would be great if they can have a hive ceramic base with a sic dish for a flat enail. I'm sure the titanium bases are probably perfectly fine, but I simply and strongly prefer the ceramic. Although still need to figure out what exactly is in these ceramics.
Monsoon
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It only works with the titanium bases for now.
So I think I'm ready to buy my next major toy, an e-nail! I've never dabbed before, so all this is new to me.
Is it best to pay extra to get a unit with a PID vs. analog?
I'm looking for a unit to use with my FC-1000. I'm looking to spend around $200. I can go a bit higher if there is a much better unit for just a few bucks more, but I don't want to spend $400+ on something I literally have never tried before....
Is it best to pay extra to get a unit with a PID vs. analog?
I'm looking for a unit to use with my FC-1000. I'm looking to spend around $200. I can go a bit higher if there is a much better unit for just a few bucks more, but I don't want to spend $400+ on something I literally have never tried before....