Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

Amoreena

Grown up Flower Child
As a screen device, I have been using organic cotton on top of mixed loads of herb and glass flowers with great heating results and no particles getting in the stem. You can use this with glass stems or Eds stems. I am using with both.
Thank you. :) Are you doing that in addition to or instead of using the inner stem with four holes?
 
Amoreena,

Krizzle

Hi Very high
I'm still trying to decide between the Stealth and the Carbon. Looking at pictures online it looks like the Carbon version's sides are a sort of dark green in color? The stealth looks all black though. Anyone confirm for me please?
 
Krizzle,

KeroZen

Chronic vapaholic
@Krizzle : did you see the custom colors picking stuff on their website? Don't know if it's live already, but it allows a good lot of interesting combinations!
 
KeroZen,

Amoreena

Grown up Flower Child
Thank you. :)
I use the four holed stem as well as Ed's stem with the organic cotton "screen"
To be clear, you use the four holed stem and the organic cotton "screen" together? Wonder why I have such a hard time drawing through just the four holed stem (except for one with bigger holes) yet you don't, even with an additional filter. :shrug: Anyhow, thanks again.
 
Amoreena,

Glass004

Consumer Advocate
I'm still trying to decide between the Stealth and the Carbon. Looking at pictures online it looks like the Carbon version's sides are a sort of dark green in color? The stealth looks all black though. Anyone confirm for me please?
The carbon fiber sides are a very dark gray. I think the CF looks high tech.
POSITIVE DAVINCI ISSUE to report. They are priority shipping me a replacement unit WITH a return label for the old unit (I did not have to ask for it. I have now had several positive interactions with customer service at DaVinci and I am feeling a bit better about customer service. I forgot to ask about the website review issues. I recommend buying at 7/10 with the only issue being reliability.
Thank you. :)

To be clear, you use the four holed stem and the organic cotton "screen" at the same time? Wonder why I have such a hard time drawing through just the four holed stem (except for one with bigger holes) yet you don't, even with an additional filter. :shrug: Anyhow, thanks again.
No problem replying, my bad. I use the 4 holed stem with the cotton. My glass stem has no draw issues. The cotton causes minimal increased flow restrictions.
 

Amoreena

Grown up Flower Child
Thanks for clarifying.
... My glass stem has no draw issues. ...
I'm glad, for your sake. 3 of the 4 in my possession do have that issue. The guy on the phone at DaVinci said free air flow would dilute the vapor but simple logic tells me that without air, vapor can't get in lungs. His statement made me doubt their customer service folks' genuine concern...
 
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Amoreena,

Krizzle

Hi Very high
@KeroZen yeah I saw those on the DV site, its cool you can make ya own skin but living in the UK I want to buy local and Vapefiend has the best rep IF I ever need to return it, it shouldn't cost the earth and be a painless process :D
 
Krizzle,

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
The stealth looks like the trim is a glossy dark purple color. The carbon fiber looks really sharp too. I thought if I bought another Ascent that might be one I would want. I'll bet they will be coming out with more choices. The Ascent will be a year old this August, they may decide to add a new style to the line, I hope.
 
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Krizzle

Hi Very high
Just pulled the trigger, finally settled on Stealth. Should be delivered tomorrow before 1pm :rockon: also got the RYOT case and the 14mm straight water tool. I also have some organic cotton on order that I will put on top of the herb in the bowl, if im packing a good load full I wont need the glass flowers just yet? Only if I want smaller loads? Looking forward to this device as I have wanted one since it was first announced. I am really hoping having 3 vapes will finally help me Fuckcombustion once and for all :nod:

EDIT: Flowers ordered :)
 
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Krizzle,

Delta3DStudios

Well-Known Member
Accessory Maker
Just pulled the trigger, finally settled on Stealth. Should be delivered tomorrow before 1pm :rockon: also got the RYOT case and the 14mm straight water tool. I also have some organic cotton on order that I will put on top of the herb in the bowl, if im packing a good load full I wont need the glass flowers just yet? Only if I want smaller loads? Looking forward to this device as I have wanted one since it was first announced. I am really hoping having 3 vapes will finally help me Fuckcombustion once and for all :nod:

Congrats!

I'd get the glass flowers to try at least once, but in the meantime try using the glass jar's as a weight to put on top of a very small load (0.025g) - make sure you clean the jar often, I had mine get stuck after 5 sessions! One guy about 100 pages back had a jar get stuck really bad! Took a while for him to get it loose.
 
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Baked55

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Just pulled the trigger, finally settled on Stealth. Should be delivered tomorrow before 1pm :rockon: also got the RYOT case and the 14mm straight water tool. I also have some organic cotton on order that I will put on top of the herb in the bowl, if im packing a good load full I wont need the glass flowers just yet? Only if I want smaller loads? Looking forward to this device as I have wanted one since it was first announced. I am really hoping having 3 vapes will finally help me Fuckcombustion once and for all :nod:

I haven't really filled the bowl the entire way many times. But even if you plan to I would still get the flowers. You can get them cheap and they really improve performance. Even if you don't really use them for full bowls it's good to have if you decide to use them. But if it was me even if I was filling it I would still toss a couple in there to help distribute and hold the heat.
 

Glass004

Consumer Advocate
Just pulled the trigger, finally settled on Stealth. Should be delivered tomorrow before 1pm :rockon: also got the RYOT case and the 14mm straight water tool. I also have some organic cotton on order that I will put on top of the herb in the bowl, if im packing a good load full I wont need the glass flowers just yet? Only if I want smaller loads? Looking forward to this device as I have wanted one since it was first announced. I am really hoping having 3 vapes will finally help me Fuckcombustion once and for all :nod:

EDIT: Flowers ordered :)
I am very happy for you. The only mistake is that you did not select the carbon fiber.
I like the flowers as they disperse the heat more effectively and shorten the vaping sessions. By doing smaller loads frequently you get to enjoy the fresh hit taste more. The technique conserves my resources as well.
Big full loads whoop this wimps butt too.
 
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Krizzle

Hi Very high
@Glass004 Yeah I went back and forth between the Stealth and Carbon but in the end I like the look of the stealth more. Just hope iv made the right decision, I know few people had issues with stealth originally but a stoner can be optimistic right :D
 
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CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Don't pay any attention to the stealth fables, especially now. I can understand the problems with the first run stealths from last summer. They had mainly stealth units available, not many of the other styles. Even the other units such as the burl wood ascents were being sent back too. DV just wasn't ready with the first run ascents. Also there was a major problem in the beginning with the hinges shorting out the wiring. I still am very careful opening mine, I don't open it all the way.

Folks still are going to get the occasional unit they are going to have send back do to flaws. DV has wonderful cs if you need to send your ascent back. Do not buy from just any vendor because you never know when you will need to send your vaporizer back. Make sure they are an authorized seller.

Krizzle good choice, the black stealth is very beautiful.
 
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OF

Well-Known Member
Can anybody advise if these are likely to work the same as the flowers?
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/281336912694?nav=SEARCH

Edit: also found these but these flowers seem a bit larger than most people have been using?
http://www.ozbongs.com.au/Pipe-Screens2

These guys are the ones it looks like but shamelessly expensive. I think guys 'down under' are getting them from ebay?

http://www.ozbongs.com.au/Glass-Screens-10-12mm-/

Like these ones:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/20-x-GLA...931?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed2259cbb

The first are probably a poor choice, glass beads would probably work better?

OF
 
Howdy everyone,

So I own a PAX, Firefly and an Ascent and I really enjoy all three vapes for the differing features that each brings to the table. The only issue that I have with the Ascent, is its slightly exaggerated battery life (fuck it, not a giant issue) and the fact that vaping a smaller amount doesn't seem to work as well in this unit. Are there any pro tips that anyone has to increase the surface area, without having to sacrifice unnecessary tree?
I appreciate everyone on FC and have learned some really interesting things just by lurking around.
 
SomewhereOverDwayneBowe,

Delta3DStudios

Well-Known Member
Accessory Maker
I'd try a very small load under the included concentrate glass jar, vapor performance has been pretty impressive for the little amount of herb used
 
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Glass004

Consumer Advocate
Howdy everyone,

So I own a PAX, Firefly and an Ascent and I really enjoy all three vapes for the differing features that each brings to the table. The only issue that I have with the Ascent, is its slightly exaggerated battery life (fuck it, not a giant issue) and the fact that vaping a smaller amount doesn't seem to work as well in this unit. Are there any pro tips that anyone has to increase the surface area, without having to sacrifice unnecessary tree?
I appreciate everyone on FC and have learned some really interesting things just by lurking around.
The glass jars work as Rachett said, due to the extra mass provided with its glass that acts like a heat sink. An efficient way to vape a small amount.
But also the glass flower technique works for me, and perhaps a little better than just the glass jars, depending on how you pack the herb and flowers together. The flowers work the same way as the glass jars, but I figure they allow more hot glass surface area contact than the jar.
The jar is cool because it works well, it is clean, and easy to load and unload on the go. I use both techniques.
I feel the glass flowers cook it faster but it takes longer to load. I get into the packing routine capping it off with cotton for a screen.
Each to his own.
 

Delta3DStudios

Well-Known Member
Accessory Maker
The glass jars work as Rachett said, due to the extra mass provided with its glass that acts like a heat sink. An efficient way to vape a small amount.
But also the glass flower technique works for me, and perhaps a little better than just the glass jars, depending on how you pack the herb and flowers together. The flowers work the same way as the glass jars, but I figure they allow more hot glass surface area contact than the jar.
The jar is cool because it works well, it is clean, and easy to load and unload on the go. I use both techniques.
I feel the glass flowers cook it faster but it takes longer to load. I get into the packing routine capping it off with cotton for a screen.
Each to his own.

Very true, the glass flowers are a much bigger pain to load, and they work great for packing smaller loads.

But if you want quick and easy micro size loads (0.025g), the glass jars are the way to go - I don't think you could pack as little herb as that with glass flowers alone

Note, I've been using my 3D printed tamping tool to tamp down the herb in my Ascent - the results have been awesome! Paired with my 14mm GONG as an adapter, I get more hits than I can count! (Note I am tamping down pretty hard, the draw restriction is noticeable at first, but quickly opens up after the second or third draw
 
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