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Anyone notice these before?
 
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Radwin Bodnic

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Anyone notice these before?
I think this black leaf Downstem with integrated bowl is holding with a silicone grommet.
So it's really designed as a combustion piece.
Vaporizers makers converting into combustion paraphernalia right after legalization look like a very commercial move to me... :shrug:
 

RedZep

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I have no idea how people get their lips around the Vapbong. Are you supposed to press it against your face, with your lips inside the rim, making a seal? If so I imagine this does not work for the bearded among us?

I'm terribly sorry for all the double entendres.
 

coolbreeze

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I have no idea how people get their lips around the Vapbong. Are you supposed to press it against your face, with your lips inside the rim, making a seal? If so I imagine this does not work for the bearded among us?

I'm terribly sorry for all the double entendres.
Exactly. This is how old-school ceramic bongs all were, and I guess most others based on tubes. I have some like this, incl the Vapbong, and the beard/mustache isn't a problem. It seals fine. : )
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Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I have no idea how people get their lips around the Vapbong. Are you supposed to press it against your face, with your lips inside the rim, making a seal? If so I imagine this does not work for the bearded among us?

I'm terribly sorry for all the double entendres.

Haha yeah I prefer the longer more narrow OAB mouthpieces, more comfortable, but the VB wasn't bad not too wide I just didn't like the straight up bong style as much
 

RedZep

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Haha yeah I prefer the longer more narrow OAB mouthpieces, more comfortable, but the VB wasn't bad not too wide I just didn't like the straight up bong style as much
I initially thought I would much prefer thr OAB. However I read the OG has more open airflow, which is the main draw for me, along with the huge bowl.

Does anyone use it dry?

Is it energy efficient once up to temp, like a ball vape, Volcano, log vape? Or does it continue to use a significant amount of energy? (We have the most expensive electricity in the world right now in UK)
 

Texus

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I initially thought I would much prefer thr OAB. However I read the OG has more open airflow, which is the main draw for me, along with the huge bowl.

Does anyone use it dry?

Is it energy efficient once up to temp, like a ball vape, Volcano, log vape? Or does it continue to use a significant amount of energy? (We have the most expensive electricity in the world right now in UK)
I've tried it dry, but wasn't a big fan of it that way.

And I agree that from a straight airflow perspective, OG design is still king. I've got both OAB and the slide in drawer designs, and neither give that fill the tube vibe (hardly surprising, and they do still have great airflow characteristics of their own).
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I initially thought I would much prefer thr OAB. However I read the OG has more open airflow, which is the main draw for me, along with the huge bowl.

Eh, I don't think open air flow factors into the choice here in my mind at all, I don't find either of my OAB or even the mini to be restrictive? They all chug, simple downstem perc, depending on how much water you fill, you want restriction to help build the vapor easily here, if your power settings aren't super low, a fast draw is required, a short hit, with low settings like I used with mini a slow sip could be more possible (I would always go fast and hard and short on the larger ones personally)

The bowl size is the same between OAB or classic VB... So that shouldn't factor into your choice at all? You're not looking at minis...

Classic VB is like a classic bong, if you like that then go for it, I much prefer a bubbler for vaping personally so the OAB is much better for me, in the flow in use, and in the form factor

Does anyone use it dry?

That's been discussed here too, many people have, I've tried it many times, often at first and then loading the water for the rest of the bowl and remaining bowls of the session... Dry is not that rewarding because this is designed so well with a little bit of water for conditioning, that has its own complications with cleaning and changing, but the air flow using dry was also tricky for me? Didn't feel like much reward to using it dry with this particular vape honestly

Is it energy efficient once up to temp, like a ball vape, Volcano, log vape? Or does it continue to use a significant amount of energy? (We have the most expensive electricity in the world right now in UK)

It's like a log vape, or ball vape, yeah, I think, using low VVPS power, I have no idea what the actual power consumption from an energy perspective is sorry
 

Pyxis

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I ordered a 'scorpion' model flavormaster/vapbong from Jaxels Art and have had it for about a year and also have a custom piece on the way and here's my thoughts; Wow! What a phenomenal device. I see that these used to be made with kanthal wire, but the new heaters appear to be a stainless steel cartridge heater.

When I purchased it, they would sell it without the heat shrink wire or cable assembled, but all the components were there to quickly assemble. I believe they do complete the cable upon request though, I did not and opted to assemble it myself and it was very easy.

Once it's heated up (30 minutes) the heating element glows a dull red color and the voltage level on the transformer goes down until it's stable, usually losing .8 voltage on the reading. I have found that I will set it to 10.8 when I first turn it on, and after about 30 minutes it will be at 10.0 which is where I like to keep mine at. Once it's fully warmed up after the initial voltage drop, increasing and decreasing the voltage does not cause any further voltage drop.

It hits very nice and the airflow is fantastic. Humongous clouds, and very tasty too. I would say while it may not be as intensely deep flavorful as some other devices, it is very consistent in what it delivers. You know you're gonna get a huge tasty cloud every time you go for it. Build quality is also fantastic. The glaze is inside as well as out on the device as well as the bowl head, so there is no leaking water, and the bowl is extremely easy to clean.

They are also awesome to work with, will send you a nice test video and take custom requests. Some of their artwork is fantastic, and they make some incredible and beautiful pieces for what I would consider really good prices. Buying in the US from overseas is slightly more complicated, but they make it really easy and walk you through the steps.

I could not recommend these enough. It hits as hard or as soft as you desire, and there's no complication or multiple step process to it, you just place the bowl on the slot and go, with as little or as much as you want. It is the only vape that now sits on my desktop, and besides cleaning I pretty much leave it on 24/7 with no issues whatsoever so far. End game vape, and beautiful piece of art at the same time.
 

coolbreeze

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I ordered a 'scorpion' model flavormaster/vapbong from Jaxels Art and have had it for about a year and also have a custom piece on the way and here's my thoughts; Wow! What a phenomenal device. I see that these used to be made with kanthal wire, but the new heaters appear to be a stainless steel cartridge heater.

When I purchased it, they would sell it without the heat shrink wire or cable assembled, but all the components were there to quickly assemble. I believe they do complete the cable upon request though, I did not and opted to assemble it myself and it was very easy.

Once it's heated up (30 minutes) the heating element glows a dull red color and the voltage level on the transformer goes down until it's stable, usually losing .8 voltage on the reading. I have found that I will set it to 10.8 when I first turn it on, and after about 30 minutes it will be at 10.0 which is where I like to keep mine at. Once it's fully warmed up after the initial voltage drop, increasing and decreasing the voltage does not cause any further voltage drop.

It hits very nice and the airflow is fantastic. Humongous clouds, and very tasty too. I would say while it may not be as intensely deep flavorful as some other devices, it is very consistent in what it delivers. You know you're gonna get a huge tasty cloud every time you go for it. Build quality is also fantastic. The glaze is inside as well as out on the device as well as the bowl head, so there is no leaking water, and the bowl is extremely easy to clean.

They are also awesome to work with, will send you a nice test video and take custom requests. Some of their artwork is fantastic, and they make some incredible and beautiful pieces for what I would consider really good prices. Buying in the US from overseas is slightly more complicated, but they make it really easy and walk you through the steps.

I could not recommend these enough. It hits as hard or as soft as you desire, and there's no complication or multiple step process to it, you just place the bowl on the slot and go, with as little or as much as you want. It is the only vape that now sits on my desktop, and besides cleaning I pretty much leave it on 24/7 with no issues whatsoever so far. End game vape, and beautiful piece of art at the same time.
Pics? : )
 

coolbreeze

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This is the scorpion model I've had for around a year or so. When my custom model arrives, I'll update this post with that one. The custom model I got has a square bowl that is inserted rather than the ball.
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Awesome, thanks for sharing. That is really cool looking! I look forward to seeing the custom!
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
This is the scorpion model I've had for around a year or so. When my custom model arrives, I'll update this post with that one. The custom model I got has a square bowl that is inserted rather than the ball.
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Oh yeah beautiful color on that one :cool::luv:
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Custom piece is here. What a beauty it turned out to be. 😍

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Oh that was yours! Yes, so incredible, I had fantasies of an octopus custom years ago, in the classic OAB style though, where the heater sphere would've been the head :luv:
 
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Pyxis

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Oh that was yours! Yes, so incredible, I had fantasies of an octopus custom years ago, in the classic OAB style though, where the heater sphere would've been the head :luv:
I was thinking that too for an octopus, but more than that I wanted to have the berserker style square bowls. They really went all out on it through and created a monster a of a vape. Initial testing, I think it hits even more evenly and smoother than the scorpion, and those square heads can hold a lot but they seem to be really good for extracting a lot out of a very small amount. :)
 
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