Dr. Soxhlet
SOLO Vaporized Cannabis is my Best Medicine
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Fall flowers are my favorite. Fresh dried is best. With the Solo all those great terpenes can actually be tasted.
There are no accepted solutions for improving the grip of a stem in the bowl while the Solo is upside down, are there? I believe that the O ring modification is only to prevent spinning of stems, right?
Hello Soloists!
Has anyone ever had any issues with the top "screw" bit of the Solo losing it's thread? I used to use the o-rings on my Solo until it no longer would stay together. And now it comes apart a lot without the o ring as well. Is tape my only option?
Hello Soloists!
Has anyone ever had any issues with the top "screw" bit of the Solo losing it's thread? I used to use the o-rings on my Solo until it no longer would stay together. And now it comes apart a lot without the o ring as well. Is tape my only option?
Yes, it's been discussed several times that I know of.
Misuse of o-rings (too tight) probably caused it. Continuing to do so damaged the threads a bit more each time.
Tape works (both ways.....) as does 'egging' (distorting out of round) the cap. Sometimes a turn or two of dental floss in the male threads will also tighten them up enough.
OF
Maybe a small amount of ptfe tape on the thread would be enough to lock it...
When I used the o-rings it was a battle to get it to screw on, seemed like they were too thick? (They're standard ones people use though, my friends have the same on their Solos).
I was afraid that would eventually happen, all the 'unimportant details' would get removed from the idea and 'I read it on the web' would take over.
There is no such thing as "standard ones", never was. Even at the very start they needed careful fitting to prevent this and the tabs on the base being broken from using the cap as a clamp rather than a retainer. The original rings fit the then available Solos fairly well, no adjustments needed in most cases. However, from the start, discussions of sanding the ring thinner if needed were part of the tip. Then Arizer changed the caps:
It's pretty clear that the newer caps (on the left) are thicker and therefore need a thinner ring? Going to the next thinner size cord ring (1/6 not 3/32 on the original, #015 replaced #113) became the 'best try' suggestion, although care was still needed and sometimes sanding or other fitting. Those that used 113s with thick caps and just 'screwed them down anyway'.
I'll give you even money you were using a 113 not a 015? Not that it matters, with compromised threads on the cap you can afford no clamping pressure at all, probably best without the ring?
OF
Okay that's interesting, I didn't know about the different caps for the solo.
I have gone ringless for a while now. I actually prefer it, just have to warn solo-newcomers about the swing!
And I have secured the cap now with a bit of masking tape that I had to hand, similarly to how pfte would be used.
IIRC the change was over a year ago, and not 'smooth' as older stock units were out and it even seemed like Arizer was using up old stock on new production (a guess)? Anyway, there is no hard cutoff date nor are serial numbers of any use. The owner has to pay attention or take the risk. Too bad that part isn't coming with the advice to stick the rings in. The 'why' there got changed too, I think.
I too like no ring (or best of both worlds, a notched ring) so you can still use the 'tip the stem to control the draw' trick. The new guys will learn to duck I think as we all do. I was just going batty (more so than normal.....) with my casual garden vaping style. I'd be otherwise enjoying the day when I'd poke myself in the teeth or chin copping another hit in the process.
If that 'bit of masking tape' really is where the PTFE tape would be (in the threads) I suggest you get it out ASAP. The adhesive is going to get baked hard as a rock in short order. In such a case I'd use a hypodermic needle to lay a bead of Goo Gone on the gap and let it wick in over time.......best avoided. Use something with no adhesive, especially adhesives like on common masking tape that can too easily dry out. Plumbing tape, dental floss, or even a narrow wedge of aluminum foil should jam up what's left of the threads well enough to hold the cap on.
Regards,
OF
I had to use aluminum foil on my black Solo. I have two Solos. I installed the #113 o ring on each when I got them and seldom unscrew the cap. I have not had tab breakage because I also installed small washers on the bottom of the unit. I remember ordering a new cap from Arizer for $5.00 plus shipping a while back.Hello Soloists!
Has anyone ever had any issues with the top "screw" bit of the Solo losing it's thread? I used to use the o-rings on my Solo until it no longer would stay together. And now it comes apart a lot without the o ring as well. Is tape my only option?
I had to use aluminum foil on my black Solo. I have two Solos. I installed the #113 o ring on each when I got them and seldom unscrew the cap. I have not had tab breakage because I also installed small washers on the bottom of the unit. I remember ordering a new cap from Arizer for $5.00 plus shipping a while back.
I had to use aluminum foil on my black Solo. I have two Solos. I installed the #113 o ring on each when I got them and seldom unscrew the cap. I have not had tab breakage because I also installed small washers on the bottom of the unit. I remember ordering a new cap from Arizer for $5.00 plus shipping a while back.
Speaking of fragile...can we get a stainless Steel gong for this by now..wife has the dropsys spent enough on glass to have bought about 3 new solos..
The guy gets fan mail from other glass breakers you know, your wife giving you grief about that?
I have no GonG left?Maybe a long lost relative to @ataxian ?
I have no GonG left?
1,000's of dollars on glass!
I'm so ashamed.
I'm not worthy to vaporize.
Using unbreakable mods and shatter. Flowers I miss. SOLO I love however I can't use it because it's too expensive to use in my case!
If breaking glass is not an issue then the SOLO is the ticket! I might go back to joints? However the tatse is horrible? Maybe I will order more GonG'S?
Planet vape has PHVES 18mm
GonG'S i love. Too bad they don't use TI2 or unbreable material?
I'm happy to hear that others break glass too!
I am CIVILIZED sometimes?