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This sounds very interesting. Any chance of some pictures? I bought several adapters from DHGate recently - mostly male/male 14 and 18mm - with a halo build in mind.

@Squonk - thanks for the technical info. It's generous of you to share. I'd be interested to know if you made the heater cover parts yourself or did you manage to find them off the shelf? And how did you build the body of the log? @blokenoname - a detailed and informative response :tup:

Absolutely amazing :nod: Lovely board with the unit as it's crowning glory. Visually stunning log. The combination of tones, patterns and light apertures works very well indeed. Are you still using the 20w bulb?

Excellent. Many thanks :tup::) It will be put to good use :nod: Checked a batch of 8 apple blanks today. Cut to size and wrapped in newspaper in mid June. I reckon they're ready for use now so the first Rustic ss core halo will probably be apple :) Great tip on filing down the top of the...

Mother Nature does the real work here. :nod: I just try to turn them into functional log vapes without messing them up. Yes, the jack placement. On other Rustic units I've had to think quite hard about placement. With the walnut though, both the 'grasp' - the natural way to hold it - and the...

Thanks @Squonk Yes, I had that IMGUR problem too. If you've been doing any further vape DIY I'm sure many of us would love to hear about it.

Great work :tup: This is original research. Once you've given the ss core Halo Misty a thorough testing :science::) it will be interesting to hear your views on the relative merits of the halo option vs the resistor/cartridge. Any preliminary thoughts? Meanwhile, here at Chateau Braniac the...

HM4 looking very good indeed :tup::clap: Great work :rockon:

Excellent :tup: Truly groundbreaking stuff :clap: My 20w bulbs should be here in a few days. Got some 13/10mm OD/ID glass tube. Also, the 9.5mm OD ss tubing that you sent me in January does a comfey, unmodified, slide-in fit :). And the 2A PSU is OK?

@Squonk I came across your halogen vape in 2015 and had a go at building a similar unit. I wasn't successful - having some, but not enough, tools/parts/skills - but never entirely gave up. Put together a small workshop at the beginning of this year to build resistor logs but recently...

No need to apologise. The reason I asked if they were the same size was because I was hopeing they'd be smaller. Those 18mm stems are too big and clumsy. 14mm/10mm works much better for me. And going by your post it sounds like the smaller bulbs are more suited to the task in hand. So...

Thanks to Bloke's usual generousity with ideas, advice and practical help :tup::clap: ... here's the Rustic halogen unit version 2. It works reasonably well but needs further refinement before I could say I was happy with it's performance as a vape. Certainly illuminates the path to v3...

A dim bulb and a brilliant idea :tup: This would appear to control the two main issues with a halogen build - heat and light. Will you be testing it with the 10w bulb as well? My recent attempts at a Rustic halogen produced an interesting column of well-illuminated cork smoke :o Great invention...

Such outstanding devotion to duty :clap: You are truly the patron saint of log testers :tup::D

Yep - great work on the Monster Misty :clap: - I can feel the heat from here :D Thanks for that info on the taper angle :tup:. I was thinking 5 degrees might be a touch on the thin side. A disc sander's a very useful workshop addition. Which one did you go for?

You could call it The Misty Monster :cool: Tagline: Watch out for the truck!! Seriously though, that's a great new build option :nod::tup:. The spiral ss wire is a clever idea. How is it held in place? Just friction? And what's the ID of the heater cover? It's Wong WeeK here at Brainiac...

Yet more fresh ideas and innovation:tup:. That Misty Button is looking really great :clap: Done any testing with it yet?

Ha! So that was the final straw, was it? :D Been cutting and drilling glass today. The dremel jig worked fine but the wind got up a bit and was blowing the water coolant stream about and had to move the water pipe in closer to the drill. Cut 3cm off the bottom. Also trying out a new...

:goat:+;pd;=:science: Some nice finds there, Bloke. I bought a bamboo straw recently and my OD 8mm ss tips fit snugly in the existing hole. Anything that saves drilling that hole down the centre of a stem is a boon. You get one extra-long stem from each. Great for givaways. Getting...

Got your work cut out, eh @Megaton ? :D Tidy refit on that mahogany unit Bloke :tup: Matching base, too. And, as I understand it, the glass core build is especially good for expressing flavour :love: Safety first indeed! You should always wear one of those safety masks if you go anywhere...