Anvil by Vestratto
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whatitdew
Vapes R Great
I tried a new bowl yesterday and it solved all my previous issues
super easy to hot swap now and my condenser stays in place between swaps.
one little thing is on my case the magnet isn’t cantered ( or whatever you call it) so the anvil always is on one edge of magnet not in the middle.
the .2 bowls must be a real slapper, excited to try those!
I must of done around 20 bowls on Saturday, through my bigger 13“ water piece. Nice hits all day.
hitting it natively is almost too thick the vapor, it’s very dense. You realize why you see Whiff puffin on it like a Stogie in the videos.
but if you find the right heat spot it’s not over powering hot, just can get uncomfortable on big hits.
Thought I combusted a few times, but was still nice even extraction.
super easy to hot swap now and my condenser stays in place between swaps.
one little thing is on my case the magnet isn’t cantered ( or whatever you call it) so the anvil always is on one edge of magnet not in the middle.
the .2 bowls must be a real slapper, excited to try those!
I must of done around 20 bowls on Saturday, through my bigger 13“ water piece. Nice hits all day.
hitting it natively is almost too thick the vapor, it’s very dense. You realize why you see Whiff puffin on it like a Stogie in the videos.
but if you find the right heat spot it’s not over powering hot, just can get uncomfortable on big hits.
Thought I combusted a few times, but was still nice even extraction.
My_50p_worth
Well-Known Member
This advice with the stopwatch, is in my opinion the best way to get a noob dialled in FAST. Soon as I started doing that my Anvil experience took a real turn upwards. Much like the DV, after a while you’ll get a feel for when it’s running short or long and when/how to adjust
Just get the stopwatch and aim for the heatup time that corresponds to your desired results. Distance is your friend for raising and lowering heatup time - don’t mess with the flame size too much just yet as it introduces another heating variable. Obviously turn it up to a size that CAN do a 30sec heatup, but then leave it alone and work on getting a feel for the thermal lag and how it influences the temp. This is vital IMO
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BingsBuddery
Derelict Meatsack
If ya'll are tired of my dumb shit, just say so.
Clapped_r6
bass in your face
My new cases magnet popped out? Mayne a little jb weld will make it stick?
androponic
vaped.
yup JB will take care of that!
Just wanted to pop in and give my impressions of doing a lot of side-by-side comparisons between my Dynavap stems (Revolve, Phat Piggie and Omni) and Anvil last night:
All are damn awesome and not going anywhere. Really great hits from all of these devices. This isn't a matter of winners and losers. These (and Sticky Bricks and Vapman) all offer their own unique signatures, in addition to other advantages and disadvantages.
If you want to keep your collection limited to one or very few devices, it is a matter of finding what works best for you.
If you suffer from VAS or are more of a collector, then you know already how lovely having a variety of devices is, both in terms of use cases (for example loooove that Mighty battery life) and vapor characteristics (Halo has a lovely unique profile from its halogen heating of balls, Tafee Bowle is a king of cooling with no water piece needed, B2 and Anvil can whitewall glass like no one's business, and Herborizer is the flavor champion in my book). I love all my vape children...
All are damn awesome and not going anywhere. Really great hits from all of these devices. This isn't a matter of winners and losers. These (and Sticky Bricks and Vapman) all offer their own unique signatures, in addition to other advantages and disadvantages.
If you want to keep your collection limited to one or very few devices, it is a matter of finding what works best for you.
If you suffer from VAS or are more of a collector, then you know already how lovely having a variety of devices is, both in terms of use cases (for example loooove that Mighty battery life) and vapor characteristics (Halo has a lovely unique profile from its halogen heating of balls, Tafee Bowle is a king of cooling with no water piece needed, B2 and Anvil can whitewall glass like no one's business, and Herborizer is the flavor champion in my book). I love all my vape children...
Good lol. Thank you for answering that. I kinda figured by looking it over that it was probably for cooling. As long as it doesn't affect operation then good to go
Falconflys
Well-Known Member
Well hallelujah! I received THAT e-mail! Well actually I getbthat one tomorrow. Got it today saying at noon tomorrow I will receive my link to order an anvil. So I have quite a few more hours to decide what my choices will be! What color do I want? And do I really need the half bowl? Such fun decisions!
fangorn
Well-Known Member
I received my Anvil yesterday 9 days ahead of the forecast (which I couldn't believe... except to imagine crossing the Atlantic by boat)!
So :
- I liked the buying process.
- I liked the packaging, simple but effective.
- aesthetically, I prefer it in real life, more than in photos. The finishes are excellent. It's a real beautiful object (very subjective..)
-I haven't had a crush in 2 days (but I don't think I've ever had a crush...which doesn't stop me from finally really liking some of my vaporizers)
- thank you to the members of the forum who posted videos of assembly and use... it was not hard to learn! and quite intuitive to reassemble after a first iso bath. little hesitation for the airflow obviously but I found a technique that suits me! (I adjust the part in question before the final assembly and I don't touch it anymore)
- I invested in a Blazer Pt400 (on a barbecue site in Europe... maybe even in France... I don't remember!)
- I have done 3-4 sessions so far.
I can't judge my first use which surprised me too much... neither positive nor negative... just too surprised. Very very dark AVB. Certainly no combustion. It was a long heating on the thermal battery.
I burned my second load...Second iso bath the same day after the initial.
Today, for my third charge, I decided to heat further from the thermal battery. I also burned... or I got much too close to burning for my taste! 3rd insulated bath...
Then I decided to always heat in the same place and bring the flame closer to significantly reduce the heating time.
I consumed 3 bowls... all 3 a bit different but very enjoyable. No burning. (We can even talk about a 4th fictitious bowl since I heated it with a lighter for more than a minute before realizing that I hadn't installed the bowl...!)
Not burning or too close to burning to leave the horrible smell...
- I don't want to make a hasty judgment on the vapor, the effects, the possibilities... I need to familiarize myself with it again... to get the best out of it... which is currently not the case .
But read comparisons
of the Anvil with one of the best desktop vaporizers (that I have never tried or even seen) didn't help me...not sure what I was expecting...but definitely something even crazier.
- after my 3 bowls I'm in my galaxy... or rather my bubble... but it's a state that I can reach with other vapes... but certainly not with so little weed... except the vaponic perhaps. (it will give rise to test evenings at my house, this sentence!!!)
- the homogeneity of the extraction is there!!
- I absolutely do not regret the purchase of the case. it is a very beautiful piece, in addition to being functional. It's not perfect but close...i'm learning to love it fast...the color, the texture, the warmth, the weight, the quality...honestly, until you get it had in hand, do not criticize the price ... even if, of course, you are free.
- (I'm going to avoid getting too close to the combustion to avoid having to give iso baths, but) how do you clean the part of the case that contains the magnet? after combustion (or even too close... I don't know yet...) this part took on the "awful smell"... I used washing up liquid and water... which caused removed the smell... but I'm afraid for the fixing of the magnet if it were to happen again too often... (I hope and think that it won't be the case anymore)
- does the heat shield support the iso...? it could save me having to disassemble everything for a quick wash after combustion...
I must have forgotten some points during the writing... but it's already too long anyway!
It wouldn't be reasonable so I'm going to abstain but I really want another bowl of anvil... that's a very good sign!!
Anyway, I'm just beginning to discover this new toy, but thanks and congratulations for this vaporizer @Vestratto ... I'm really not a fan of a lighter heater... but I'm sure I'll do it (while waiting for a suitable IH of course!!)
Happy vaping everyone!
So :
- I liked the buying process.
- I liked the packaging, simple but effective.
- aesthetically, I prefer it in real life, more than in photos. The finishes are excellent. It's a real beautiful object (very subjective..)
-I haven't had a crush in 2 days (but I don't think I've ever had a crush...which doesn't stop me from finally really liking some of my vaporizers)
- thank you to the members of the forum who posted videos of assembly and use... it was not hard to learn! and quite intuitive to reassemble after a first iso bath. little hesitation for the airflow obviously but I found a technique that suits me! (I adjust the part in question before the final assembly and I don't touch it anymore)
- I invested in a Blazer Pt400 (on a barbecue site in Europe... maybe even in France... I don't remember!)
- I have done 3-4 sessions so far.
I can't judge my first use which surprised me too much... neither positive nor negative... just too surprised. Very very dark AVB. Certainly no combustion. It was a long heating on the thermal battery.
I burned my second load...Second iso bath the same day after the initial.
Today, for my third charge, I decided to heat further from the thermal battery. I also burned... or I got much too close to burning for my taste! 3rd insulated bath...
Then I decided to always heat in the same place and bring the flame closer to significantly reduce the heating time.
I consumed 3 bowls... all 3 a bit different but very enjoyable. No burning. (We can even talk about a 4th fictitious bowl since I heated it with a lighter for more than a minute before realizing that I hadn't installed the bowl...!)
Not burning or too close to burning to leave the horrible smell...
- I don't want to make a hasty judgment on the vapor, the effects, the possibilities... I need to familiarize myself with it again... to get the best out of it... which is currently not the case .
But read comparisons
of the Anvil with one of the best desktop vaporizers (that I have never tried or even seen) didn't help me...not sure what I was expecting...but definitely something even crazier.
- after my 3 bowls I'm in my galaxy... or rather my bubble... but it's a state that I can reach with other vapes... but certainly not with so little weed... except the vaponic perhaps. (it will give rise to test evenings at my house, this sentence!!!)
- the homogeneity of the extraction is there!!
- I absolutely do not regret the purchase of the case. it is a very beautiful piece, in addition to being functional. It's not perfect but close...i'm learning to love it fast...the color, the texture, the warmth, the weight, the quality...honestly, until you get it had in hand, do not criticize the price ... even if, of course, you are free.
- (I'm going to avoid getting too close to the combustion to avoid having to give iso baths, but) how do you clean the part of the case that contains the magnet? after combustion (or even too close... I don't know yet...) this part took on the "awful smell"... I used washing up liquid and water... which caused removed the smell... but I'm afraid for the fixing of the magnet if it were to happen again too often... (I hope and think that it won't be the case anymore)
- does the heat shield support the iso...? it could save me having to disassemble everything for a quick wash after combustion...
I must have forgotten some points during the writing... but it's already too long anyway!
It wouldn't be reasonable so I'm going to abstain but I really want another bowl of anvil... that's a very good sign!!
Anyway, I'm just beginning to discover this new toy, but thanks and congratulations for this vaporizer @Vestratto ... I'm really not a fan of a lighter heater... but I'm sure I'll do it (while waiting for a suitable IH of course!!)
Happy vaping everyone!
caseball2051
Well-Known Member
I know that spinning the anvil while heating isn't necessary but has anyone experimented with doing so?
Any noticeable effects one way or the other?
Any noticeable effects one way or the other?
SillyNotMe
Well-Known Member
I can’t help myself. I have to give it some rotation. Heat does spread throughout the device quite well without rotation. I feel that I make a more even heating profile from aiming heat all around. I always stop heat at first click. When I rotate, I get a lag time until the second heat up click. I have been experimenting zero rotation. I can now heat one handed with my knock off pencil torch. I don’t notice a second heat up click. I suspect it’s happening simultaneously with the first click. It could be torch related. I’ll pay more attention for the next few cycles.
Side note, pencil torch is wickedly dangerous. It can be dropped while lit and will stay lit.
Vehmic
Bogwood Ent
Day 2 with my anvil, projected delivery date was the 15th but I got it on the 11th.
Build Quality: Very nice, only part that looks off is the off center circle with rough edges on both my half bowl and regular caps. Otherwise it's both pleasing to the eye and just the right weight to feel "premium."
Dailing it in: For me I had it dialed in within 2-3 bowls (I watched a few videos, made some small edits for my taste, and jumped in). I like a restricted airflow, and use a RONXS lighter with adjustable flame as well as a bubbler. My flame length is 1.25 times the width of the thermal battery (counting the bright inside flame). I then touch the tip of the blue inner flame to the thermal battery. Very even roast level of material, coffee (a proper medium roast) brown.
Vapor Quality: I cannot lie I was slightly disappointed, I think while a natural impulse, many have used hyperbolic language to describe it. For me it's quite nice vapor, at a volume that is honestly a bit much. For me the density of the vapor was nice but not mind blowing. I'll likely switch to a smaller bowl size in the future but have just been trying different little tweaks to bring out the best in it's base form.
Taste: For me on par with my Dynavap, same deal, nice and terpy on the front end, kinda less good if you push it. Just a trade off, you can get delicious delicious hits but know they won't be as big and visually impressive.
The High: Honestly I think this is the highest I have been in years, red eyed, cotton mouthed, goofy laugh. Without a doubt out preforms my Dynavap for efficiency. The level of high from a tiny amount of flower is impressive.
Value: I think in it's current state it needs some UI tweaks to be worth recommending to a layperson. I think some kind of starter kit similar to a Vapman with nice detailed instructions, a case/magnet, and some extra parts would go a long way. Perhaps like Vgoodies you could do a discount for those with medical cards in keeping with the inspiration of the device. If you are on the other hand a vape nerd, jump right in, the waters great. Just temper your expectations appropriately.
Build Quality: Very nice, only part that looks off is the off center circle with rough edges on both my half bowl and regular caps. Otherwise it's both pleasing to the eye and just the right weight to feel "premium."
Dailing it in: For me I had it dialed in within 2-3 bowls (I watched a few videos, made some small edits for my taste, and jumped in). I like a restricted airflow, and use a RONXS lighter with adjustable flame as well as a bubbler. My flame length is 1.25 times the width of the thermal battery (counting the bright inside flame). I then touch the tip of the blue inner flame to the thermal battery. Very even roast level of material, coffee (a proper medium roast) brown.
Vapor Quality: I cannot lie I was slightly disappointed, I think while a natural impulse, many have used hyperbolic language to describe it. For me it's quite nice vapor, at a volume that is honestly a bit much. For me the density of the vapor was nice but not mind blowing. I'll likely switch to a smaller bowl size in the future but have just been trying different little tweaks to bring out the best in it's base form.
Taste: For me on par with my Dynavap, same deal, nice and terpy on the front end, kinda less good if you push it. Just a trade off, you can get delicious delicious hits but know they won't be as big and visually impressive.
The High: Honestly I think this is the highest I have been in years, red eyed, cotton mouthed, goofy laugh. Without a doubt out preforms my Dynavap for efficiency. The level of high from a tiny amount of flower is impressive.
Value: I think in it's current state it needs some UI tweaks to be worth recommending to a layperson. I think some kind of starter kit similar to a Vapman with nice detailed instructions, a case/magnet, and some extra parts would go a long way. Perhaps like Vgoodies you could do a discount for those with medical cards in keeping with the inspiration of the device. If you are on the other hand a vape nerd, jump right in, the waters great. Just temper your expectations appropriately.
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My_50p_worth
Well-Known Member
As someone who got a Vapman yesterday I was positively surprised by how carefully curated and thought out that initial user experience is.
Those new guys that have taken over the company deserve full credit for keeping the standards as high as Renè did, there’s a reason this thing has outlasted many of its contemporaries and is so loved.
They really do include everything you need in one package, it could turn up on a desert island and I’d be able to use it with a high degree of proficiency pretty fast. You get a great little torch, and a case too. Spare parts and tools, although I’d argue these could be dropped and a slightly cheaper package offered.
I guess my point is that for me this is the benchmark in terms of what a first time user should experience with a vape, and I wish more companies would take inspiration from it
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Agree. Those are materials that would be good for other manufacturers to emulate
SillyNotMe
Well-Known Member
I’m finding that spinning is not making any appreciable difference in time to heat. Same flame to same aim point on the oven at all times. Times are +/- 3 seconds.
33 second heat up
1:10 time between first heat up click to first cool down click.
2nd cycle follow up promptly after first cycle
33 second heat up
1:25-1:50 time between first heat up click to first cool down click. The battery holds a lot of energy from the first cycle.
Spinning isn’t making much difference with the flame that I am currently using. I’ll dig out a basic torch in a few hours.
stonedmallone
Well-Known Member
Make sure you look everywhere where you first disassembled the anvil. The way the anvils are machined and put together here's almost no way that part wasn't included. I had the same issue until I found it on the floor one day. It slips out super easy when it's clean so when you pull it apart it can fall out
whatitdew
Vapes R Great
Without the spiral there will be no THC extraction /s
I have never really timed mine after the few initial tries, I just go by flame size/flame noise and distance from oven.
seem to get consistent results. Keep flame small around an inch or inch and a half. Inner blue flame just tickling the oven.
I have never really timed mine after the few initial tries, I just go by flame size/flame noise and distance from oven.
seem to get consistent results. Keep flame small around an inch or inch and a half. Inner blue flame just tickling the oven.
SillyNotMe
Well-Known Member
I’m hauling from sometime between first & second heat up click until the first cool down click. For these time trials.
beyond6strings
Just another traveller in the Cannaverse
I took the suggestion to get the flame right on my Blazer Firefox for improved/repeatable results. I’m happy I did. Really happy.
I’ve cut my consumption down too. Two bowls back to back three times a day is perfect.
The high from the Anvil is like nothing I’ve experienced vaporizing, smoking or dabbing. Closer to an edible for how hard it hits and how long it lasts.
I’ve cut my consumption down too. Two bowls back to back three times a day is perfect.
The high from the Anvil is like nothing I’ve experienced vaporizing, smoking or dabbing. Closer to an edible for how hard it hits and how long it lasts.
seki
Well-Known Member
It's not magnets that they're hung up on in this instance, it's the herb chamber. If you unscrew it and remove it from the oven which is retaining a large amount of heat even post-session, the chamber will cool down quicker and the metallic disks will also reset within 10 seconds or so. Depending on the person, it will cool down to the point where it is fine to handle with your bare hands within 10-20 seconds as well.
The benefit here is that if you're doing back-to-backs, once you reload and screw the chamber back on, you don't need to heat as long as you did from cold as the thermal battery already has residual heat stored. A couple of pages back I posted a video showing me doing back to back sessions that illustrated exactly that. My first heat cycle took ~38 seconds to the click, the second heat cycle was ~30 seconds. Both sessions in total took less than 4 minutes back-to-back.
I guess since Dynavap normalized the "magnet-as-heatsink" concept, it's sort of become what a lot of people consider to be the default cooldown method for vapes in this form-factor.