may be off topic but I watched this last night and thought other UD/wood lovers could relate. Short documentary on Japanese carpentry
Building Without Nails The Genius of Japanese Carpentry
Alan turned mine about 3 weeks ago. Was on the list since August of 2013 so it was quite the wait. Last I heard he was getting help to move the process along quicker. I'll post pics soon but I gotta say the HI is unreal. Completely blew my expectations out of the water. I even went thru this...
That's a great setup. I used that a lot. Also note the Standard SSV stem is great too and the SSV pick end fits in the bowl unlike the mini whip but it's not a huge deal. To be honest I kindof miss my Buddha setup, lent it to my brother. Might need to get it back because it is absolutely killer...
The standard SSV HC is too tall for the buddha. I have one somewhere so please learn from my mistake.
Carpe, give them a call or keep emailing them. They will answer and should be able to make you a shorter SSV HC. I have a couple and they work extremely well.
Heat will not be an issue. Never had the heating element lose its cool from drawing. When I used the stock DBV wand and heater cover for larger groups, the biggest issue was removing the wand to stir and reload.
After moving to the SSV style heater cover and wand I've had no issues. mind you I...
The o-ring's intention is not a stop. It is to offer a different seal when using glass outside core stems. Can it act like a stop, yes but with or without it the star washer around the core acts as the stop for outside core stems. Material does not touch the core although if some material gets...
Been through this a few months back and I prefer the UD over the nano (now sold). Every word nickdlow said is spot on. love the uniqueness of all the pups whether it be a Chico, twig or a big dog. But the ability to use a glass stem, a SS tip nylon stem or my favorite glass stem with SS tip is...
Recieved my replacement pup today for my broken/modded pup. Don't want go into details on what happened because I don't even know but have to echo what everyone says. UD and UDogette are good people. Went above and beyond to help me out. Nothing else to say except thank you!