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I recently purchased a DNA75C based mod box the HCigar VT75D. Here is a photo of it with a cocobolo iHeat and matching roasting tube. Matches the fake wood panels pretty well. I have really been enjoying it. There are two 18650 batteries, so it lasts a long time. It has some really neat...

Here is an interesting way to pour beer.

It is fairly easy to install the ss foil into an existing iHeat. I just pull the 510 deck / heater out, install the ss foil, and then insert the 510 deck / heater back in. It doesn't add very much time to the build, but it sure does make a difference in performance. @KingSol - Glad you like the...

Finally decided to try for myself the idea about adding ss foil to the coil cavity that I gave to @Bravesst for the Lil' Bud. It works quite well in the iHeat. More of the watts are going to heat the air rather than heat the wood body. It is a great advancement in the design. So great that...

@hoyo77 - Was great to see you again. Hope you are enjoying the new tubes. @KingSol - You must be referring to the HIPod made from a banksia pod. Here is a photo. Sorry to hear you aren't allowed to use it. I posted a photo of an Insta Heat unit I recently made from a banksia pod and blood...

Here is another Insta Heat unit I made recently. It is made from a banksia pod which required me to use a glass insert held in place with a silicone sleeve. The bottom cap and roasting tube are made from blood wood. Finally decided to try for myself an idea that I gave to @Bravesst for the...

I am not aware of any tool that you use on the inside that allows you to create a ridge on the outside. Maybe something like three tiny ball bearings that will fit inside the tube and then you drive a tapered rod between them which forces them outward to create three dimples. One thing you could...

I have been connecting the tube to a washer and fastening it down with screws long before woodscents started doing it. To connect the washer to the tube I machine a small step on the end of the tube that is just wider than the thickness of the washer. The machined portion slides through the...

@Bravesst - You are turning out some really impressive units. The PH/QM is just stunning. Glad to see all the improvements. The performance must be really good now. Looking forward to trying your latest creations as I'm sure everyone else is too. So glad the time it takes to make one has been...

Just be sure that the solder is ROHS compliant. Lead is the big concern in solder. Be sure that the solder is lead free. 3% silver is added to some solder improve electrical conductance. The oxide surface layer must be broken for the solder to fully adhere. Flux core solder is the best way I...

The side arm is used for the mouthpiece. You sort of feel like 007 in the movie Thunderball using the breathing device to escape the shark pool. I find it more comfortable to hold the iHeat at 90 degrees to your mouth rather than perpendicular to it. All of the particulate matter that does make...

@oddjobold - Glad to hear you are enjoying your iHeat. Will be really nice when your Witcher arrives. Enjoy. @PPN - Very cool that you found another side by side mod into which the iHeat will fit. Nice to have two batteries for longer time between charges. I never charge the batteries in the...

@PPN - Great way to control the air intake with the silicone ring. Nice to have that control. I sometimes block off one or two of the intake holes to adjust how the air flows through the spiral coil. @Andreaerdna - Glad you are enjoying your Witcher box. I still enjoy mine every day. I have...

Thanks @Copacetic @ZC @Zow237 and @Diggy Smalls Here is another I made recently. It is leopard wood w/ an amboyna burl bottom cap. A real stunner. Unfortunately, I have been unable to get any email replies from the person for whom I made it, so I'm hoping they will see this post and get...

@blokenoname - Sorry to hear about the cracked bamboo. I can’t find anywhere to purchase it that will guarantee that it won’t crack. It seems that it may depend upon how the bamboo grew and how it was dried. Hard to say for sure. Some just want to crack no matter what. I cut the blanks and then...

@Bravesst - Glad to hear you are enjoying the HI when you have guests stop by. Works out well that they have their own roasting tubes since they don't hold a party amount of material. @CurryLeafTreehugger - The screen in the 2 part version shown on my website is flat. The 10mm glass mouthpiece...

@Andreaerdna - Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad to hear you were able to put everything back together and it works fine. So nice to have that option. @PPN - Glad to hear you are still enjoying the iHeat. I have found that a grey film will start to form on the 510 threads as a result of...

Wanted to share a photo of a flame box elder and red heart wood Insta Heat unit from my most recent batch. The roasting tube is made from the same piece of flame box elder wood. Will try to get some more photos posted.

Sorry to hear about the quilted maple LB’s Mike. Hope you get a few good units from it. Making tubes from quilted maple can be challenging too. It does take more time to work with fancy woods and there is always the chance of accidents or finding inclusions in the wood, so you do need to charge...

@blokenoname - Thanks for the mentions. Others have borrowed my concepts/designs without mentioning where they got it. I’m all for advancing the log vaporizer design. Looks like you are having fun trying different things to see which works the best. The bamboo shell is really an exciting...