Can you tell me more about why the vape pen form-factor is ideal for you? Because of the way it fits in your pocket? I like that stealth factor. But it is only stealthy in my pocket and when I'm hitting it.
Loading it with wax is conspicuous, and I need "work space" to do it. Like a flat table...
"Do vape pens sublimate, or do they combust errrl?"
"Depends how you use it."
The specific technique you describe (lay wax on the coil, gun the heat, inhale) leads to both combustion and vaporization. It does work, it will get you high. It is great for folks switching from bong rips, because...
How much wax do you go through? Vape pens work okay if you use modest amounts. If you are going to dose multiple times a day, IMO a vape pen just will not do. They don't vape as cleanly when overloaded, which I was tempted to do to get bigger clouds. Cleaning and rebuilding vape pen atomizers is...
I use the baseplate from my UPTech Okeanos on my mechanical mods. It is 22mm wide and has a spring-loaded center pin, so it fits flush on top of my mechs. It is machined from stainless steel, as opposed to my other carto-sized 510-610 adapters which are made of chromed brass.
22mm is much wider...
$48 DNA40 clone https://www.fasttech.com/category/0/search/LTE9MzQuMDAtNDguMDA/?dna 40
@DJ Colonel Corn nice find!
I have given up on vaping errl directly off a heating element. Too much of it gets burned, or melts and runs off turning into nasty reclaim. It worked great in a pinch, but it...
Hi @BeardedCrow here is a picture of my RDA on a Cloupor 30W.
Pictured is 8 wraps of 28 gauge Kanthal A1, wrapped over a 1/16" bit, Nextel XC-132 (2mm ReadyXWick), mango haze blended with a little EJMix, in a Loki Lab Odin.
I think these TC devices better described as resistance-targetting or variable resistance PSU's. On these mods, you select a target temperature through the menu, and the microcontroller looks up the corresponding resistance from a table. The programmers populate this table with data for Nichrome...
A better 601 threaded atomizer head is made by w9tech.
You could also get a 601-510 adapter, and get the affordable heads sold by ineedhemp.
If you are ready to put something together yourself, full-sized e-cig hardware is the way to go.
Come hang out at the concentrates forum. Welcome to fc.
DIY vape with proven design: http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/the-bud-toaster-currently-model-14-version-3.826/
Don't dismiss learning to make wax/oil from herb. It is an alternative that allows for pretty discreet toking, using simpler and cheaper hardware. The oil can be adapted for use with...
I run my SR-74 white rod on a VW device that caps out at 8.4V. It runs hotter than a Persei @7.4V, but I'm nowhere close to damaging my rod. Do not use a black rod on such a device.
A proper VV device lets you vary the Hercules temperature.
The devices that go beyond 6V are microcontroller-controlled switched-mode power supplies, for which you set the target power, and the device delivers the appropriate voltage for a given coil resistance. These devices are typically powered by one lithium cell.
There are other devices out there...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with RxW @2clicker
I'm going to order more FC-2000, it should last much longer than XC-116/XC-132. I can't imagine that it will wick as well, which is why I have been apprehensive about it lately.
I had used up all my older FC-2000 rebuilding...
High guys sorry I haven't been able to put a squonking video up.
I use a u-shaped wick, and both tails just barely touch the atomizer deck. The coil is high off the deck, lined up with the airhole in the topcap. When the atomizer is flooded, the tails get waxed/wet, but not the coil. Any oil...
I bought my 24 gauge wire from Gallium Source, they sell through Amazon and will send you analytical reports on the metal they sell. Jewellers who make and repair piercings should have many sizes lying around. Like this dude on Etsy...
High guys, I'll ask for a post merge from the mods. [mod note: Done!] I had written up my experiences these last few months using different wicks, atomizers, and coil styles. Somehow I fat-thumbed and deleted most of the text.
I stopped trying to vape concentrates directly off hot coils, I...
There is no handheld device with electronic temperature control, like an e-nail. The only way to modulate power with wire heaters is to pulse the button, but you can't precisely target a particular temperature.
The positive-temperature coefficient ceramic heating elements provide a measure of...