PoisonousHydra
Well-Known Member
@cybrguy
That makes perfect sense, and I appreciate your quick reply.
I certainly have blown into the back of the unit, many times, and I have been well aware of that being the source of the restriction for a while. It's not so much that I was trying all of these other things in a vain attempt to get more airflow through the unit, but moreso for other reasons: I find the silicone tubing to be much too restrictive in and of itself, and also nearly impossible to clean without degrading the silicone. I posted all of those "measures" I have taken mainly for people who don't get it, and would just assume that the tiny silicone whip must be the source of all of my Earthly woes. I figured I would pre-emptively save myself from a hundred posts informing me that I just haven't experimented with the unit enough .
@PPN
I too have seen this. While Herbalaire claim that a fully obstructed airpath is necessary, I have never seen this in practice. In fact, I find a vapor session with even a tenth of a gram to be much more enjoyable when it is finely ground and sprinkled into the crucible, not kept whole and jammed in there. Incidentally, every so often I will see promotional material or a video from Herbalaire, and I will ditch the grinder for a while. The most recent occurence of this was two or three weeks ago. In the end, I never go more than a week before crawling back to my trusty old grinder. To sum up, to me at least, larger holes still seem like a better idea.
That makes perfect sense, and I appreciate your quick reply.
I certainly have blown into the back of the unit, many times, and I have been well aware of that being the source of the restriction for a while. It's not so much that I was trying all of these other things in a vain attempt to get more airflow through the unit, but moreso for other reasons: I find the silicone tubing to be much too restrictive in and of itself, and also nearly impossible to clean without degrading the silicone. I posted all of those "measures" I have taken mainly for people who don't get it, and would just assume that the tiny silicone whip must be the source of all of my Earthly woes. I figured I would pre-emptively save myself from a hundred posts informing me that I just haven't experimented with the unit enough .
@PPN
I too have seen this. While Herbalaire claim that a fully obstructed airpath is necessary, I have never seen this in practice. In fact, I find a vapor session with even a tenth of a gram to be much more enjoyable when it is finely ground and sprinkled into the crucible, not kept whole and jammed in there. Incidentally, every so often I will see promotional material or a video from Herbalaire, and I will ditch the grinder for a while. The most recent occurence of this was two or three weeks ago. In the end, I never go more than a week before crawling back to my trusty old grinder. To sum up, to me at least, larger holes still seem like a better idea.
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