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mvapes - Glad to hear you hold the Heat Island in such HI regard. Happy to be able to provide a quality device. You will like the new design even more. The last year has been kind of crazy. The change in design had me changing gears again too. The list is moving again, but since each one is a...

mom - Will be happy to get the core replaced in your HI. That may be one of the last 2 part cores out there to be replaced. If the feel of silicone didn't bother you, I could always make a silicone sleeve for your glass roasting tube for added protection. mvapes - Glad to hear the HI is still...

Good to hear you now have a metal lathe Ed. So nice to be able to just make anything you need by yourself. No more waiting. The real fun is making all the tools necessary for using the lathe. You will be amazed at how precisely you can turn wood. It will allow you to make a press fit of your...

mvapes - Glad you are enjoying your HI. It is a whole lot of heat in a little tiny size. Sorry to hear about your GonG tube. The Turbo Tube should hold you over until I can get some more tubes to you. I just use a cotton swab and alcohol to clean out the tube. It will never be as clean as glass...

I didn't realize you meant without using alcohol in your earlier post. I always used alcohol with my cotton in the past as well. I still use alcohol if I want it really clean. I also have collected wand hash by heating the glass with some hot air and then using a bamboo skewer blade tool to...

Interesting notion for creating fiber from the stems. Be sure to rinse well / neutralize before using. Would like to know how it works out for you. I discovered a different way of cleaning my glass tubes that does not involve any solvents. I draw hot air through the glass tube to heat / soften...

I was telling a friend about the cotton filter in the mouthpiece tube the other day and he sent me this link after we talked about the possibility of hemp fiber. They are using Sodium Hydroxide (strong base) to remove the lignin from the fibers so they will separate. Not sure I want to get a...

mvapes - Love the new avatar. Glad to hear your HIsaber arrived and you are wielding it so well. I might sometimes use bamboo skewer tip to pick out any large chunks that might get stuck. Everything else will just get completely toasted and pulled away when you draw on a roasting tube. Did you...

I have been using cotton filters in my glass mouthpiece tubes for about a week now with very good success. You can see from the photo how much it filters out. Very similar to a cigarette filter. The best part about it is that you can take the dirty cotton filter and place it in the roasting tube...

Nimbus - Latin for Dark Cloud

Thanks everyone. The HIPod was a real challenge to make. I gained a lot more confidence after turning it. Going to try a 1.5" diameter bamboo pole with the next batch I make. I need to finish up some more cores first. OTA - Good to see you posting again. Looks like ET is not too much worse for...

How about "Cirrus" (a very high cloud)?

Here is an interesting old vaporizer. Looks like we have been volatilizing plant oils for a long time. I think "Volatilizer" or just Vola would make a cool name for a vaporizer since that is actually what is happening. Dr. Coulter's Vaporizer Vaporization / Inhalation The quote by N...

I believe the 2 prong design is safe as long as there is no way for the electrical connections to come apart and that they are properly covered. If you want to use a 2 prong design, you just have to ensure that the wires can never get loose under any scenario. I am using butt splices to make the...

That is correct. Just a simple 2 prong lamp cord with the only two electrical connections shrink wrapped. That is all you need as well. My 110v unit is going to be VL tested. Vaporwriter Laboratories. All the same requirements as UL but the testing is more fun. Just because we don't have to...

I was waiting until photos were posted of the EV-2 to make this post, but that may take a while yet. Consumer safety is my number one priority. It should be the number one priority of every manufacturer. When a potentially fatal design flaw is discovered, a responsible manufacturer would...

I would not recommend trying to drill out the center tube of your UD. That is how I broke my UD which required me to fix it. I was using a 5/16" drill bit so that I could use 5/16" roasting tubes and I twisted the center tube which included the wires to the heating element. The center tube needs...

Thanks Jam, Vapinghole, Jeppy, and toros23. The core plate already has the holes in it. I just need to cut the hex. Here is another one I just finished. The HIPod. I purchased a Banksia Pod at the wood store a while back. Glad I waited for the new design to make it. Works very well and stays...

Here is a new design Redwood Burl HI I just made that will not be getting a bottom cap. Thought I would show everyone how it looks from the top and bottom. Not much to it. Works just as well without the bottom cap. The heating element is still replaceable, although not quite as easy as before.

Jam - Thanks for posting the great video. slowandsteady - Thanks for the suggestion. I also fixed the index file on the website so the home page now shows both the Toasty Top and the Heat Island. ubw - Having a tough time turning the wood you sent me. The red gum wood smells just like a...