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Thanks for the credit on the bottom stainless washer Rick. That combined with the glass beads to insulate the heating element wires has given you a more pure air path. No more charred wood from hot wires. Now with the blanket and you have eliminated any high temperature surfaces from contacting...

Log style vapes are inherently safe to operate 24/7. The heating element is virtually identical in all brands. It is designed to operate continuously at 12 volts. If for some reason too much voltage is applied, it can only get so hot before the nichrome wire inside the heater burns out and...

I bought a square of white (didn't want any dyes) felt cloth from the hobby store and cut the correct size circle. A little trick about cutting felt cloth evenly - Place strips of masking tape on the felt so you can draw the circle. Trace one of the filter papers to get the correct size. The...

The best cup of coffee I have had was from my Aeropress. I use the inversion method. Flip it upside down and put the filter on last. You get much longer contact time with a precise temperature water. I also use a disc of felt cloth rather than the filter papers as allows the oils through that...

Do I get to play too? Since his design is high tech, it should have a high tech name. Like. Aromatron

I'm glad you like the Dark Cherry. I also did one in White Oak. The grain is just stunning. Amazing chatoyance. It has a comparable temp to the Dark Cherry and Sugar Maple. Pure beeswax has been melted into the surface of the entire top by heating it up with a heat gun while slowly turning on...

I finally got a chance to turn a figured dark cherry wood Toasty Top. It turned out very well. The temperature is comparable with sugar maple.

You are welcome PurpleDazed. I'm glad you are enjoying your Toasty Top. Wish I could have gotten it to you sooner. Now you can begin bonding with your top. Hope you enjoy the heat massage / aromatherapy uses as well. Stay Toasty

Ed - My dehydrator looks like a big box. There is a front cover that covers the ends of the trays. I just install one tray in the middle for the wood. Good news that the new SS Zap tips will press into the hole you drill for your tubes. Rick - That will be nice to have the adapter for your...

I love it when I can find a solution using something I already have. Just using it a different way. Like when I was making popcorn for my son a few years ago. I had seen the coffee roasters at Whole Foods and they didn't look to be operating much differently than my air popcorn machine. I looked...

I have been treating my wood with pure beeswax lately. I heat up the entire piece of wood to greater than 150F with a heat gun (a hair dryer may work too) and then rub it with the beeswax. Since the wood is now hotter than the melting point of beeswax, it soaks right into the dry wood. Continue...

Thanks again Rick! I'm glad you appreciate my design. The engineer in me is constantly seeking to improve things no matter where I see them. It is not often that a person gets to do what they love and also make other people happy. We have that opportunity. I want both of us to have customers...

Have you tried turning Lilac wood Ed? The heart wood is actually purplish and very hard. The wood smells of Lilac flowers when you turn / cut it. Kind of an under-appreciated wood. My very first wood roasting tube stem was made from Lilac wood. Here is an example of some Lilac wood I got from...

Glad to see the glass insulating beads and single entry point with stainless steel bottom washer is working well for you Rick. It seems like we are setting new standards for log style vaporizers. UD, MZ, and TT are the only ones with an all stainless steel air path in the vaporizer. Our...

Thank you everyone for being patient with me. I have been working on an art project for the last three weeks. I just pulled an "all nighter" last night to get everything boxed up and ready to ship to the art show in Rio de Janeiro. Everything in one box and right at the 60 lb weight limit. Whew...

The 4 jaw chuck feels more secure to me than a 3 jaw chuck. I have a 4 jaw chuck for my wood lathe and my metal turning lathe has a 3 jaw chuck. If your 2-1/2" hole needs to be very precise with a flat bottom, I would recommend a forstner bit. Do most of your boring with some type of boring...

I have sugar maple Toasty Tops available now. You can send me an email to let me know what you would like and then I can send you a paypal payment request. I can usually get a TT to you in a couple of days. Special requests may take a while longer. Thanks for the question.

Looks like I get to try some accelerated wood drying techniques now. That does look like some amazing wood Orestes. Thanks. Can't wait to get it dry enough to turn. Thanks for the advice on the moisture content Rick. Always something to keep an eye on. I'm not too hopefully on the performance...

Thanks for the kind words Rick. I'm happy to help the FC community especially with regards to the log vape. You will enjoy your new lathe. I have had a delta midi for about 10 years. Not as nice as your new lathe. Hope you got a nice 4 jaw chuck. They really open up the possibilities in wood...

Your welcome Ed. Just trying it is the best way I have found to learn. Is the wood on glass joint called a wong?