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Nice! I wasn't settled on the last one, so it's good to see alternatives. I was going to do all 5/8 inch since I mostly use glass stems and it'd probably also work for nylon and others. But I did just dig up clamps, glue, a saw, drill, and rasp file, and I believe I may have just convinced...

Haha, glad I could help! Hope it works well for you!

Although, I do have hand files, a saw, and a drill and could probably just make a decent stand by hand with some clamps and glue. Now if I only had a drill press...

I'm considering just ordering from an Etsy shop like this one and requesting a custom hole diameter to fit the glass stems. I'll probably make a nice station/caddy myself at some point, but that might be a dead easy and still relatively cheap way to get a great fitting one in the meantime...

Does anyone have any suggestions or pics of custom stem holder setups? I'm thinking about just using solid wood with holes drilled to hold them upright, or possibly even a test tube drying rack or something.

@underdog This is super helpful as I'm looking to switch to soldered barrel plugs since it will help testability and such. The terminal blocks are easy to probe, but this makes that setup just as easy. I would personally love to see more insight and pics of your electronics setup and tools as...

This absolutely happens. Mine is pretty much always on, but it's not a big problem to me. It is quite noticeable, though, so I would consider the fanless option as well if you think it will be an annoyance.

Follow-up questions @muunch: What is your cable setup? (e.g. supply -> extension -> dimmer -> extension -> UD) How soon did you start experiencing the issue?

I think the only way you'll easily and reliably pinpoint it would be a multimeter. I suspect it's likely just the cable or connection to the dimmer. You could probably just replace those and fix it, but that would just be guesswork and wouldn't prevent the problem in the future. I would...

No worries! The info has been super helpful. But I would definitely be glad to see any setup pics if you have any to share in the future! Yeah, it doesn't typically have to be too complex to get the job done effectively. But with electronics not being my primary discipline (or even close), I...

I don't know why, but I imagined you had a much more complex fixed station. My UD was just working really well last night... I was thinking something similar this morning since the banana plugs I have are large and very sturdy, so I threw this together shortly after seeing your response. Now...

@underdog I just realized that my power supply's max output is 2A and my UD only draws ~0.65A at 12V, my mini ~0.57A. At 12.5V it's still under ~0.70A, so I should be able to run my mini in parallel with my UD on the same power supply! Any suggestions on a splitter setup/components? I will just...

Yeah, it's an amazing soft feel and the blue (which is on the opposite side, mostly) is really pretty. I was definitely prepared for the trade-offs on that and it hasn't disappointed in the least. I didn't realize where the "Zap" came from, but I'm really glad to know that now! Ah, gotcha...

Thanks! With the power supply nailed down, the only thing I foresee ever having an issue is the snap ring holding the core in place (and the heating element, I'm guessing, when it finally wears out). It's already starting to warp and shift a bit, especially since it's a softer wood. And thanks...

Hi everyone! I've been a lurker and dog owner for about 8 months now and decided to finally join FC and post my setup. It's an amazing product and has completely changed smoking for me! I had a lot of issues early on with power supply cables wearing out, so I just started making my own...