Rick
Zapman
You have to give the SOLVENT (iso, everclear, etc) time to diSOLVE the goo and screens will take longer than the smooth surface of the inside of a vapor stem.
We also offer screen replacement kits for our vapor stems if needed.
lweins 24 hour process sounds just right. Maybe a bit more often if you are a normal user. lwein is pretty conservative in his usage I believe.
We also recommend an extra pull or two when you think everything is gone in the tip contents. That will keep the tips cleaner. I think some folks stop when the big tasty first pulls go away. That leaves lots of goo left in the load and the tip and makes it harder to blow out the spent ABV plug.
We also offer screen replacement kits for our vapor stems if needed.
lweins 24 hour process sounds just right. Maybe a bit more often if you are a normal user. lwein is pretty conservative in his usage I believe.
We also recommend an extra pull or two when you think everything is gone in the tip contents. That will keep the tips cleaner. I think some folks stop when the big tasty first pulls go away. That leaves lots of goo left in the load and the tip and makes it harder to blow out the spent ABV plug.
I sometimes clean my screen by removing it and re-inserting it in the roasting tube edgewise. The goo on the edge of the screen is now in the center of the hottest airstream. A few light pulls will give some great hits and goo will now just flake off when you take it out of the tube. May need to rotate it 90 degrees to get the remaining goo from the screen. Makes it even more efficient this way.
I also place the screen in a higher temperature vaporizer to get all the goo vaporized. Also works really great for Iolite screens.
Everclear is all I will use for cleaning my roasting and mouth tubes. Just a dab in a shot glass works perfect for me. Draw it up into the tubes to soften the oil. I use a bamboo skewer to dislodge / harvest the soft oil and then draw the everclear back up into the tubes to flush the loose oil down into the shot glass. I place some fresh ground herb into the shot glass to soak up the oil / everclear mixture. When the everclear evaporates, the herb is really potent with the extra oil.
I also place the screen in a higher temperature vaporizer to get all the goo vaporized. Also works really great for Iolite screens.
Everclear is all I will use for cleaning my roasting and mouth tubes. Just a dab in a shot glass works perfect for me. Draw it up into the tubes to soften the oil. I use a bamboo skewer to dislodge / harvest the soft oil and then draw the everclear back up into the tubes to flush the loose oil down into the shot glass. I place some fresh ground herb into the shot glass to soak up the oil / everclear mixture. When the everclear evaporates, the herb is really potent with the extra oil.
Lo
Combustion free since '09
@Lost
Everclear also works very well for cleaning those tubes and then can be turned into tincture..candy...etc. Check out the cooking sub forum for info on what to do with that Everclear once you've cleaned your tubes a few times with it
See the Golden Dragon/Swamp water thread 
Everclear also works very well for cleaning those tubes and then can be turned into tincture..candy...etc. Check out the cooking sub forum for info on what to do with that Everclear once you've cleaned your tubes a few times with it
See the Golden Dragon/Swamp water thread
Rick
Zapman
Finally got off my ass and ordered something new. Parts should be here early next week. New item will be something on the order of "Transformer repair kit". An easy fix for that annoying broken wire right next to the output plug on the wall transformer that affects all log vapes using the Jameco 10081 wall transformer. A much cheaper, easier and practical fix for the problem than replacing the transformer. No soldering required.
I'll have more info and a product up next week.
I'll have more info and a product up next week.
aesthyrian
Blaaaaah
Cool, sounds promising Rick!
SmokingElectricity
Well-Known Member
Homerzap.
momofthegoons
vapor accessory addict
I was just saying yesterday that the stock Tooties are my favorite glass stems for my Zap. I have two of CD's stems and several of Rick's. Of all of them, the basic clear Tooty with a carb is my favorite; not too big or heavy, clear so you can see the vapor, and gives a perfect hit. The carb is a great feature, especially if you've packed your stem a little too tight (yes, it happens, even to Zap veterans). It can let in a little air, or a lot to "slam" that hit down. IMO between the glass itself and the price, you can't go wrong. I don't think you would regret your purchase Nycdeisel.
IMO between the glass itself and the price, you can't go wrong. I don't think you would regret your purchase Nycdeisel.
Good morning, I gotta say I have been spending alota time with my zap and have really feeling good about the little gal. I only vape in my shop, its the best time for me and really gives me inspiration to carry on, Hahhaa.
Anyway I went to TX back in Dec., going to see family and have a great time, I asked Rick to spin me a sweet WalnutZap for a gift to my cuz, got it several weeks before my trip wanted to get the break in period outa the way before I gifted it, I really wanted it to preform, I was gonna keep it a secret but let a hint or two go here and there, I really couldnt keep the excitement of it from my boy right, well he had to just run out and get a vape to try for himself. He got a Vapor Brothers, all I know are Zaps, those are all I have used, as I said, I am in a small town in Podunk, MS. not to many people vape, I have had 4 different species of Zaps, and all have different results, so there you go. He did his thing while the new walnutzap was warming up and got the VB ready, I liked that there wasnt a long wait time, liked the heat dial, didnt really dig the long hose and all that such, guess its just to much plastic, I am natural kinda guy, it had a really large bowl, my cuz pulled out quite a bit of goodies, broke all that up and packed the bowl, well it did deliver really large vapor clouds and the three of us achieved total satisfaction, but we did used alota bud, I didnt like that, I am a conservationist, my over all for the VB was ok,
After his new Zap had warmed up we went back for another session, this time with the wanlut, its was nice and warm, I had gotten him a sweet glass tooty, a few white tubes, & a marbled walnut tube, I wanted to make sure I had all the basics covered, while we waited on the warm up I explained it use and cleaning method, he watched a couple youtube vids later, I had him pull a couple nugs out a day or so before I got there so there were a little dry, even got him a sweet kief box for gift also, we loaded the glass tooty for the first off so he could see his vapor, I told him how he would feel it on the back of his throat and he should hold it in as long as possible, went for several pulls he and his wife, as well as myself, we each achieved total satisfaction with minimal herb usage, he was surprised just as she was,
I still use my Zap and he feels bad that he had to rush out and buy the VB.
Well thats that and this is what I have learned and just found out.
The MahoeZap, Myrtle, & Walnut all worked really well on the 12V, my current CherryZap really runs better on the 13.5V and last night I vaped a big pile of Kush Kief and got about 8 or 9 serious pulls off of one load, got majorly baked, I had kinda mixed a tube here and there with a little, even capped off a bowl with it, but when I vaped the whole load, it was time to sit down!
I gotta say the more time I spend with my girl, the more good times I have!
Anyway I went to TX back in Dec., going to see family and have a great time, I asked Rick to spin me a sweet WalnutZap for a gift to my cuz, got it several weeks before my trip wanted to get the break in period outa the way before I gifted it, I really wanted it to preform, I was gonna keep it a secret but let a hint or two go here and there, I really couldnt keep the excitement of it from my boy right, well he had to just run out and get a vape to try for himself. He got a Vapor Brothers, all I know are Zaps, those are all I have used, as I said, I am in a small town in Podunk, MS. not to many people vape, I have had 4 different species of Zaps, and all have different results, so there you go. He did his thing while the new walnutzap was warming up and got the VB ready, I liked that there wasnt a long wait time, liked the heat dial, didnt really dig the long hose and all that such, guess its just to much plastic, I am natural kinda guy, it had a really large bowl, my cuz pulled out quite a bit of goodies, broke all that up and packed the bowl, well it did deliver really large vapor clouds and the three of us achieved total satisfaction, but we did used alota bud, I didnt like that, I am a conservationist, my over all for the VB was ok,
After his new Zap had warmed up we went back for another session, this time with the wanlut, its was nice and warm, I had gotten him a sweet glass tooty, a few white tubes, & a marbled walnut tube, I wanted to make sure I had all the basics covered, while we waited on the warm up I explained it use and cleaning method, he watched a couple youtube vids later, I had him pull a couple nugs out a day or so before I got there so there were a little dry, even got him a sweet kief box for gift also, we loaded the glass tooty for the first off so he could see his vapor, I told him how he would feel it on the back of his throat and he should hold it in as long as possible, went for several pulls he and his wife, as well as myself, we each achieved total satisfaction with minimal herb usage, he was surprised just as she was,
I still use my Zap and he feels bad that he had to rush out and buy the VB.
Well thats that and this is what I have learned and just found out.
The MahoeZap, Myrtle, & Walnut all worked really well on the 12V, my current CherryZap really runs better on the 13.5V and last night I vaped a big pile of Kush Kief and got about 8 or 9 serious pulls off of one load, got majorly baked, I had kinda mixed a tube here and there with a little, even capped off a bowl with it, but when I vaped the whole load, it was time to sit down!
I gotta say the more time I spend with my girl, the more good times I have!
Albert Hofmann
Convicted vapist
So, just curious, does the power adapter for a zap have to be A/C or will a 12V D/C unit work. I did some searching around the house for a backup wall wart, just in case mine were to ever fail on me, and I found two 12V D/C adapters with the right size plug. Just want to know if they will work, or if D/C can damage the zap. Thanx
Rick
Zapman
Albert
The 12 volt DC transformer will work fine. If you have a Zap with an led "on" light, center must be positive for the light to work. The heater will work either polarity. All DC transformers I have seen come stock with the center pin positive so you should be fine.
Thanks for asking.
Just got back from Bob the wood guys place. Since my last visit, he has scored at least two large shipping crates of Claro Walnut gun stock waste material. Absolutely incredible stuff and there is enough to keep me busy for a long long while.
Ed, he is not yet ready to cut loose with the burl you would be interested in. Much "work" to be done is simply waiting as he has to get most of them dried out more and then will trim out the cracked wood.
This guy is unreal. He even made a tool to turn a perfect sphere and had one done as an example. Perfectly round walnut ball.
I will be doing a bit of modifying on the website soon to reflect our most abundant and beautiful wood in our inventory, the claro walnut.
The transformer fix it kit is back on track after an OMG gasp yesterday when I found out I had ordered from Hong Kong. That order is still coming but I made another today that will be here very soon.
Now I have to get out and open up some of that new wood.
The 12 volt DC transformer will work fine. If you have a Zap with an led "on" light, center must be positive for the light to work. The heater will work either polarity. All DC transformers I have seen come stock with the center pin positive so you should be fine.
Thanks for asking.
Just got back from Bob the wood guys place. Since my last visit, he has scored at least two large shipping crates of Claro Walnut gun stock waste material. Absolutely incredible stuff and there is enough to keep me busy for a long long while.
Ed, he is not yet ready to cut loose with the burl you would be interested in. Much "work" to be done is simply waiting as he has to get most of them dried out more and then will trim out the cracked wood.
This guy is unreal. He even made a tool to turn a perfect sphere and had one done as an example. Perfectly round walnut ball.
I will be doing a bit of modifying on the website soon to reflect our most abundant and beautiful wood in our inventory, the claro walnut.
The transformer fix it kit is back on track after an OMG gasp yesterday when I found out I had ordered from Hong Kong. That order is still coming but I made another today that will be here very soon.
Now I have to get out and open up some of that new wood.
thedeserttortoise
Well-Known Member
Ohhhh, what a strange trip it's been... unreal! I struck gold today. No kidding....I just picked up my Intense Walnut Zap from the post office. 
I can't believe it... it has now taken over the vaulted position my Extreme held right next to my easy chair. Hey Rick... get this. I had to stop at a bud's house on the way home and we decided to fire it up and check it out.....WOW! I would have never believed that I would find a Vape that I liked as much (really more in a way) than my Extreme V3.... well.. we fired it up and tried it out...just fucking magnificent is all I can say! My bud... he'll be buying one from you too..real soon. The hits just seem more flavor-able than my Extreme...and the number of hits from so little herb is amazing. And Ed... the Mahoe Tube is the fucking bomb... it goes so well with Rick's Zap that it looks like a piece of artwork on my stand. I really want to thank both Ed from edsTnT and Rick. Without winning Ed's awesome tube I would have never known what a log vape was (always on and ready to go..instant pleasure)... and then Rick sends me the most beautiful piece of Walnut I've ever seen made into a piece of fine furniture (with a purpose). All I can say is that I can't emphasize how cool this is........Thank you both..... Tortoise
So folk's....put the kids to bed...here comes some more Zap Porn...
I can't believe it... it has now taken over the vaulted position my Extreme held right next to my easy chair. Hey Rick... get this. I had to stop at a bud's house on the way home and we decided to fire it up and check it out.....WOW! I would have never believed that I would find a Vape that I liked as much (really more in a way) than my Extreme V3.... well.. we fired it up and tried it out...just fucking magnificent is all I can say! My bud... he'll be buying one from you too..real soon. The hits just seem more flavor-able than my Extreme...and the number of hits from so little herb is amazing. And Ed... the Mahoe Tube is the fucking bomb... it goes so well with Rick's Zap that it looks like a piece of artwork on my stand. I really want to thank both Ed from edsTnT and Rick. Without winning Ed's awesome tube I would have never known what a log vape was (always on and ready to go..instant pleasure)... and then Rick sends me the most beautiful piece of Walnut I've ever seen made into a piece of fine furniture (with a purpose). All I can say is that I can't emphasize how cool this is........Thank you both..... TortoiseSo folk's....put the kids to bed...here comes some more Zap Porn...
lwien
Well-Known Member
Got a hint for you tortoise. See how the cord is laid out in the first pic. Don't do that. Do it like you did in the second pic. I know it sounds like no big deal, but one of the weak points of this type of vape is right at the juncture where the plug and the cord are mated. The less stress you put on that, the better.
99.99% of the complaints of a log vape ceasing to heat up is because of this issue. Just a heads up.
99.99% of the complaints of a log vape ceasing to heat up is because of this issue. Just a heads up.
thedeserttortoise
Well-Known Member
lwien said:
Got you. I just now changed it and made it even a little straighter than it was in the second picture. Thanks for the heads up..... Its going to get a bunch of use and I'll have to remember when I sit it down to keep an eye out. I can definitely see why you guys like the logs now..... what flavor..
Nycdeisel
Well-Known Member
Thats a really nice match on the walnut, Ed does nice work with those wooden stems! Enjoy.
good tip Lwien, and be prepared to buy a new adapter/transformer somewhere down the line, I havent heard of someone using the same cord forever(Or maybe i have just never heard of it)
good tip Lwien, and be prepared to buy a new adapter/transformer somewhere down the line, I havent heard of someone using the same cord forever(Or maybe i have just never heard of it)
lwien
Well-Known Member
Nycdeisel said:
I've had my PD for over two years and I'm on the original cord/adapter, so now ya can't say that anymore, deisel.
Ya just gotta be cognizant of how it's laid out. As an example, when mine is on the table, I have the vape sitting back about a foot from the edge so the cord drapes straight out of the vape versus going straight down at a 90 degree angle. When I pick it up to use it, I make sure that the cord is pointing straight down, rather than straight up. I know this sounds a bit OCD, but it's not really.............especially if you dont want to have issues with it.
Another thing that others have done is to wrap that joint with electrical tape for further reinforcement.
Hope these hints will help ya so you don't wake up to a cold vape.
Nycdeisel
Well-Known Member
I was wrapping where the plug and wire part connect(I think thats what you mean, dont know what else you could mean by the joint) with electrical tape but over time it got slightly warm and the tape started slipping and started to leave a nasty residue so I got rid of the tape and gently cleaned the residue form the cord with alcohol.
Thats what I do as well, Im sitting at my desk here, got my PD literally next to my left hand thats typing right now and theres just over a foot of space till the end of the desk where the cord runs along goes down and into the outlet. I have been pretty careful with my cord.
Thanks man, I cant say that now
Thats what I do as well, Im sitting at my desk here, got my PD literally next to my left hand thats typing right now and theres just over a foot of space till the end of the desk where the cord runs along goes down and into the outlet. I have been pretty careful with my cord.
Thanks man, I cant say that now
momofthegoons
vapor accessory addict
Ooooolala! What a nice picture to wake up to tortoise! You got a beautiful walnut Zap there. I love the reddish toned grain that runs through it. And your tube from Ed looks great in it.
Funny, when I saw that first pic, the first thing I thought was to warn you about the cord. Glad to see lwien is on the ball, as usual! It sounds like you are enjoying your new vape and with Ed's tube, I know you are getting great hits. My bet is that you will be "accessorizing" soon........maybe adding a glass Tooty?
Enjoy!
edited to add that I've had my original Zap almost a year now with no power cord problems. The other two are still running strong too.
You got a beautiful walnut Zap there. I love the reddish toned grain that runs through it. And your tube from Ed looks great in it. Funny, when I saw that first pic, the first thing I thought was to warn you about the cord. Glad to see lwien is on the ball, as usual!
It sounds like you are enjoying your new vape and with Ed's tube, I know you are getting great hits. My bet is that you will be "accessorizing" soon........maybe adding a glass Tooty? Enjoy!
edited to add that I've had my original Zap almost a year now with no power cord problems. The other two are still running strong too.
Rick
Zapman
Tortoise, thanks so much for the good words and pics. That is a Claro walnut piece. That was one chunk I had left from the first couple slugs of Walnut I got from Bob. Everything I got yesterday should be in that category or maybe even more radical. Claro walnut is slightly less dense than some of the harder black walnut, making a slight creep up the vapor heat range. I noticed that as I made them over the last couple months compared to the all dark black walnut. There seems to be some confusion on exactly what "Claro" walnut is. Ed, yours is a Claro too. I have already got a little box of my nicest walnut scraps going for you since you can use such small pieces.
COMMON NAMES: Claro walnut
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.56
DENSITY: 40 lbs./cu.ft.
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT: 6.40%
RADIAL MOVEMENT: 4.30%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE: 12.80%
DURABILITY: Moderate to good
SOURCE: Western U.S., principally northern California to Washington
DESCRIPTION: "Claro" is a Spanish word meaning clear or bright, and the common name "claro walnut" is usually used to refer to the wood cut from the lower bole (stump) of orchard walnut trees, especially on the West coast of the US. These trees are a mixture of species, created by grafting an English walnut (Juglans regia) scion to a rootstock of one of our native walnut species -- either black walnut (Juglans nigra) or California walnut (Juglans hindsii). The wood near the graft tends to be variegated in color, with beautiful marble-like, dark brown and tan swirls in the figure. It is a favorite wood for making gunstocks.
There is some confusion about the term "claro", since the lumber trade sometimes uses it to describe the wood of ordinary California walnut, which is more like black walnut, rather than the marbled variety cut from orchard trees.
Claro walnut has working properties similar to black walnut. It works well with hand and power tools, has good strength and bending properties, and takes finishes well. It is used mainly for high-quality furniture and gunstocks.
To all of you logvapers out there:
Care of cord placement is a personal thing, not a requirement. Some folks are very careful and have a good experience like lwein. Some are careful and the thing still breaks. I think it is a manufacturing problem because the problem can be very inconsistent as we(and others) pay very little attention to the cords in Zapville and rarely have one go bad. I do know they put different cords on the same transformer and assign different part numbers.
Whatever the case, your worries are about over. I will wait for my first beta test, probably Monday/Tuesday for an announcement. I do believe replacing transformers that are still working fine will cease to exist for all of us logvapers.
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lwein, I gotta say your contribution to this forum and our thread is greatly appreciated by all. I also gotta say you are not like most of the 'crowd' here which is neat. Lemme see, how many PD bowls a day? And you keep an eagle eye on the cord too? I dunno how you do it, such moderation and control! Shit, I suck that Toot all day long.
BTW, for those who have been around awhile or read all of this thread, Zapman is 99% vapor now and has been for almost two weeks. I will have some comments on that change in my life in coming chapters.
COMMON NAMES: Claro walnut
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.56
DENSITY: 40 lbs./cu.ft.
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT: 6.40%
RADIAL MOVEMENT: 4.30%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE: 12.80%
DURABILITY: Moderate to good
SOURCE: Western U.S., principally northern California to Washington
DESCRIPTION: "Claro" is a Spanish word meaning clear or bright, and the common name "claro walnut" is usually used to refer to the wood cut from the lower bole (stump) of orchard walnut trees, especially on the West coast of the US. These trees are a mixture of species, created by grafting an English walnut (Juglans regia) scion to a rootstock of one of our native walnut species -- either black walnut (Juglans nigra) or California walnut (Juglans hindsii). The wood near the graft tends to be variegated in color, with beautiful marble-like, dark brown and tan swirls in the figure. It is a favorite wood for making gunstocks.
There is some confusion about the term "claro", since the lumber trade sometimes uses it to describe the wood of ordinary California walnut, which is more like black walnut, rather than the marbled variety cut from orchard trees.
Claro walnut has working properties similar to black walnut. It works well with hand and power tools, has good strength and bending properties, and takes finishes well. It is used mainly for high-quality furniture and gunstocks.
To all of you logvapers out there:
Care of cord placement is a personal thing, not a requirement. Some folks are very careful and have a good experience like lwein. Some are careful and the thing still breaks. I think it is a manufacturing problem because the problem can be very inconsistent as we(and others) pay very little attention to the cords in Zapville and rarely have one go bad. I do know they put different cords on the same transformer and assign different part numbers.
Whatever the case, your worries are about over. I will wait for my first beta test, probably Monday/Tuesday for an announcement. I do believe replacing transformers that are still working fine will cease to exist for all of us logvapers.
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lwein, I gotta say your contribution to this forum and our thread is greatly appreciated by all. I also gotta say you are not like most of the 'crowd' here which is neat. Lemme see, how many PD bowls a day? And you keep an eagle eye on the cord too? I dunno how you do it, such moderation and control! Shit, I suck that Toot all day long.
BTW, for those who have been around awhile or read all of this thread, Zapman is 99% vapor now and has been for almost two weeks. I will have some comments on that change in my life in coming chapters.
Rick said:
I thank you for Rick, all your scrap is welcomed at Ed's TnT, one mans scrap is another mans treasure for sure!
Wow desert tortoise, you do have a sweet combo there, Rick did make you a Walnut similar to mine, I thought it had a lot more figure than Black Walnut, the Claro has a more intense marbling that is very prominent on DT's Zap as well as the one you made for me Rick, very choice pieces!
Its kinda hard to tell in those pics how blue/green/purple that tube is, it does accommodate your Zap very well, I am sure your gonna have many good times with the two.
Thanks for the Kind words and I wish you the best!
lwien
Well-Known Member
Rick said:
Fuck, if it was a matter of moderation and control, I'd be vaping every minute of every day, 'cause moderation and control is not one of my strong suits. I just don't have a desire to vape until after dinner. And the cord thing has just become a habit 'cause when I first got the PD over two years ago, I heard about this issue and didn't want to have to deal with it. I don't even think about it anymore.
LOL. On another note, when I first read what you wrote, I was like............waaaah? When you said, "I also gotta say you are not like most of the 'crowd' here which is neat.", I initially read it like, "The crowd is neat and you are not."
