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So it is probably really time we had a d-nail thread.
Now I don't need to give too much introduction to a product whose name is synonymous with the word enail.
So I guess we should start this thread going over the product itself and some of the mind boggling array of different nail options on offer:
D-nail control units vary from the standard fare pid and power supply to a remote controlled unit, with new controllers on the way which will incorporate some as of yet unseen technologies in enails.
The currently available d-nail controllers are as follows:
D-nail 1.2 - Basic unit, XLR heater output, switches for both power and heater output modulated by a nice expensive PID. I've been using one of the DIY versions of this for a year or so now and it has never missed a beat.
D-nail 2.0 - More recent unit, copes better with factors like ambient cold and wind. Furthermore, there is a remote control supplied to turn the unit on and off. The box is smaller and the PID inside the unit can be used for many more advanced industrial/scientific applications that simple heat control - sometime in the future, I believe this functionality will be unlocked with other products provided.
Ninja Nail - Basically a d-nail 1.2 in an enclosure whose form factor fits perfectly into a pelican case. The pelican case that the ninja nail fits will fit an oil rig and your d-nail components for easily travel.
Ninja nail mini - Similar to the ninja nail, except that this pelican case is much smaller. It'll fit your dnail components/nail but is not likely to fit any kind of glass. The other major distinction between this and the Ninja Nail is that this unit uses an Auber PID, a tried and true controller, but not of the same quality as the PID's used in the 1.2 and 2.0 units. Please note for those who like me were interested in the NES custom d-nail (yup a working original nintendo with a d-nail built in) that this unit uses the Auber PID too.
NAILS:
Now many of you guys know that d-nail have some very unique nail options too:
Silicon Carbide Dish - A super inert, super strong aerospace ceramic which delivers taste better than anything I've experienced except for sapphire. Unlike sapphire and many other materials we make nails out of, you can torch the absolute shit out of SiC and not break it. It has extremely high thermal shock resistance and will withstand temps up to 3000f quite easily. The SiC dish at present is designed to sit atop ti nail bases, either the d-nail ti bases or the HE infiniti (what I use).
I would avoid the infiniti base, as I find the centre rod tends to buildup some nasty carbonized pale red gunk over time if not cleaned well every few days at least - try out one of the other nail bases which are much cheaper.
Further to this, IME SiC seems to vaporize your dab into a finer, denser aerosol than other materials. Thick, big clouds, quick vaporization and amazing taste are to be had with this product. This is a very new product and I know a lot of the claims seem outlandishly good, but I encourage you to find some way to try this product and see for yourself!
(SiC Dish with Sapphire insert on convection ledge)
Sapphire inserts - D-nail create a variety of sapphire inserts which sit in the bottom of a ti or SiC nail dish, to be dabbed upon. Sapphire is extremely high temp resistant, the tastiest material I've ever dabbed on by the longest imaginable shot. However, you shouldn't torch this except with the absolute lightest, softest end of a flame. I have cracked a sapphire insert torching it way too aggressively as I wanted to test the limits of this material (this doesn't matter, I had 3 anyway - now 2 lol).
When used in an infiniti large dish, the sapphire is delicious. However, sapphire in the bottom of the dish raises the floor of the dish, making it quite shallow and making large dabs impossible. Large dabs on this kind of conductive insert in a Ti nail will also pool over the sapphire, touching the ti and compromising the delicious sapphire flavor. I used this setup for a good few months before my SiC arrived and whilst it is amazingly tasty at super low temps (between 550-600f), it has the problems that quartz gets with pooling in this configuration. Hotter temps seem not to taste so good in this setup.
When used in the SiC dish, the sapphire insert becomes a convective platform that can be loaded with oil (which is best, smeared around the sapphire disc) and then placed on a 750f SiC nail, carbed and hit for delicious massive sublimator style clouds. This configuration is probably the tastiest way to dab that is available right now. Again, don't take my word for it, find someone who has one and try it out
Flower Adapter/Herb Nail - This is a very new product and as of yet, I have not used it.
However, I will have one any day now and probably will be the first to provide review/video on the internet of this thing. Watch this space if you are interested. For now, what I can say is that this herb nail is for vaping stuff in the chamber only, you will not be dabbing on top of this one like with a sublimator or Errlectric nail. I am told by those who created it that this was designed to be the master of herb vaping, rather than a jack of all trades and master of none. My thoughts on how it goes will be here in the not too distant future. Basically, this is a ti gr2 and glass airpath that seems reminiscent of a sublimator in a few ways, but the heater head is much smaller. Performance and flavor are both TBD. This comes with a flower chamber/slide, heater and glass stand as pictured below.
Ok, I am pretty exhausted now, hopefully this gives anyone interested a good place to start with info on D-nail's current offerings since I receive PM's left and right about these things lately (I'll get back to you guys who have pm'd when time permits of course!
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I will end this post with a disclaimer that I have never made money from anybody buying a d-nail save for one that I sold second hand to a friend (who has nothing to do with FC).
I am aware that I may seem suspiciously knowledgable about these products and this may make it seem like a conflict of interest is afoot. However, I simply beta test a bunch of d-nail products and chat with the guys who design the products from time to time. I have always paid for every one of the many d-nail products I've received and there is no such conflict of interest here!
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