Thank You PF. Maybe you could add to the question the poster wanted to know.
Wish I could find concentrates, A lot of the time when hitting my vape (Solo) with a nice little rig that is made for dabbing, I think dabbing would be a preferred method for myself due to restriction of vape. The Solo is tuff on my lung condition but I still enjoy the Solo's features, but when hitting these rigs and clearing, I think WOW how smooth the rig is with out the vape sitting on its intake, this is the dabbers world, no restrictions on the intake other than the nail ,which when I see guys do dabs on vids doesnt seem to be a restriction at all. Gonna have to hit the brothers up hard to find and obtain concentrates. Going to have to learn whats the deal with quality and the whole learning curve.
I never knew it was considered vaping, no ash is produced when your done with the rip, left behind in the nail? If so that would be combustion, but I dont know ,never had the product or ever did any oil that way. Always a line on a paper, you rolled a joint and that was it and that was 40 yrs ago for me.
I was in High School in the 70's.
Our dabbing was done on a piece of aluminum foil. We heated the bottom of the foil and sucked the vapor through a plastic straw from a fast food restaurant.
I use a wax pen these day's.
However there is this cheap method that work's pretty well with the SOLO or NANO. You can use whatever vaporizer you have really.
A piece of cotton wrapped around a piece of concentrate.
@Caligula has a video on this technique.
Joints I miss the simplicity however like you I cough up a lung so vaporizer it is. The SOLO is mild and I can handle it so I use it as a medical device. I have done the cotton method with shatter and it works pretty well.
The FINN's organic cotton is what I have however a piece of cotton from a vitamin bottle is pretty clean. Some swear by a piece of stainless steel shaving. If you do the cotton method sparingly it's pretty safe. At least I get medicated!
Never used a frit, only know what I've read - they booger up quickly with oil.
I prefer minimum drag and filtration for dabs.
Just like vaping flowers, it's all about temps. Go too hot and you'll know you combusted, cuz it tastes like shit.
All the FRITS I experienced with the glass chars everywhere would be scary to use dabbing!
The ones made here in the USA fall apart too!
Sweep the glass off the floor and heat it? (to make a frit)
Remember in the 70's when bong's did not have a diffuser?