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Sorry that I haven't got them up on the website. I have some glass heater cover units for $50 each and stainless steel heater cover units for $65 each. Send me an email to alan@toasty-top.com so we can discuss more.

@little maggie - Bamboo is actually a grass, but it can be worked like wood. I have some bamboo HI's with stainless steel heater covers available if you are interested. @FUCKCOMBUSTION88 - Glad to hear all is well with your HI again. The word moisture generally makes one think of water. The...

Very nice tapered tube work. Looks very good. It does take some time to get the square pieces round and make a perfect hole through it. Making the female joint can also be challenging. Does make a nice fit. I have been playing around with 18mm female wooden joints lately. Carnuba wax is derived...

Sorry to hear about the beeswax issues. There is no permanent damage done. The heat will eventually turn the wax to carbon. There may be a hint of beeswax for a little while. Try a hair dryer to get the wood hot enough to melt the beeswax. It will soak farther into the wood that way. It is...

Was reading in the Project thread the other day about the possibility of an all wood 510 sleeve when I thought why not try it with the iHeat since the wood doesn't get hot anyhow. I used a piece of apple wood in case there was some hot wood taste/smell. The wood length is 2.25" and the diameter...

@Abysmal Vapor - You are welcome. Cork is an amazing material. Thanks for the info. I get my cork rings from Portugal. The hole in the middle is already the perfect size to hold the glass tube. I prefer to use natural cork so there are no other materials involved. I have used composite cork for...

The heat up times are very close. I don't find much difference between them. Great results with either one. I even tried plugging a 12 volt battery pack into the base unit and it works just like if it were plugged into a wall adapter. Allows you to use it for quite a while without having to swap...

@Crussell27 - Thanks so much. I have down on the list for one. Here is a photo of the heater section connected to a mod box for portable use. So nice to always know the battery status and have the ability to control the power level. The body and tube are made from osage orange wood.

@ZC - Thanks for posting the photo. That is the first time I have turned that type of wood. It looks even better in person. Hope to get it to you soon. Thanks for the assistance @6079Smith. I have also mixed coconut oil with the beeswax to get a consistency like lip balm. It works great for...

@vakedcow - I automatically put you back on the list after your last purchase. The wait time won't be so long. Thanks @Shit Snacks . You don't have that long to wait either. @Abysmal Vapor - Thanks for the kind words. It was a challenge to get all those connections and wires inside the base...

See the following link for an update. Insta Heat (aka iHeat)

I had the good fortune to work with Ryan at RBT on the Mi-log project which gave me access to his high surface area heaters in exchange for a voltage controller with digital display and cord set solution. A suitable voltage controller was found and modified to accept plugs from a cord set...

Thanks. The Toasty Top has gone through some changes over the years. It started out with a massive heat exchanger type of core and took around 45 minutes to reach vaporizing temperatures. After I discovered Heat Island Technology, the time to reach vaporizing temperature dropped to around 5...

Glad you like your custom micro voltage controller. Was a bit more work, but it turned out will. Here is a photo of it. @jarr92 - I don't currently have any bent stems. May have to try and make one sometime.

Glad that it arrived safely and you like how it looks. As @dimildarko said, the silicone ring is to cover the exposed part of the metal power socket. It is better not to contact the herb with the end of the glass heater cover, but there is a screen in the end to prevent any herb from falling...

I use a heat gun to get the wood warm enough to melt the beeswax, but a hair dryer will also get the wood warm enough. It starts to melt at about 145F.

@little maggie - I don't have a price for the Insta Heat yet. I expect it to be slightly higher than the cost for a HI. It will depend on the cost for the heater assemblies. Getting a few other details ironed out too. I have thought about making a portable. It is always a possibility. Designing...

@dimildarko - Thanks for posting the photos. Glad everything arrived safely and you are happy. I run each HI for about 12 hours before declaring them operational. There should just be a light scent of warm beeswax and a slight scent of the wood depending upon the type. Happy roasting.

@panasonic - Both lengths work equally well. The longer HI will be a little cooler to the touch on the bottom. @FUCKCOMBUSTION88 - The highly figured walnut wood that I have is about 50 years old, so it is very dry. It really likes to soak up the beeswax. I have applied beeswax beads to the...

The wood body is made from afzelia burl. Great to turn. Glad to hear it arrived safely. I would give the HI a minute or so to heat from 11.5 to 12.0. If you can draw fast enough through the tube, the voltage can be quite a bit higher. When the air flow is not good, the taste can get bad too...