hey macbill, let me know how those work for you... i tried it with my bowl, (corking it) and the cork ended up getting knocked out and herb spilled all over my pocket... definite drag.... but i didnt think to cut them down more... i dont know what size the cork was, it was a small one from my sons cork gun....but it fit well, i didnt want to mash it down too hard in fear of misshaping the bowl... i think the octagon shape is where the air intake comes from....
highendvapes, last couple of days i ve been running my iolite with the double 7hole, (drilled the center hole larger, in the second assembly) so it seated well... that said, yes, im finding i get good vapor with either set up, i will probably go back to just the one 7 hole screen...(although the first hit seems to be bigger with the double, maybe its my imagination... and when i run a single 7 hole it seems like i get more vapor for a longer time period....again, maybe my imagination...) in both i put the retaining ring first and in both i put a holed screen last to help keep the 7 holes from getting plugged, which i found works good... if you put it after the last retaining ring, you can pull it out easier for cleaning any bud that manages to get past into the holes....
pngwyn you have it right.... yes, "the pin" is the heating pin thing, straw = stem, you have it set up right, mine doesnt look like pg 40 either, my 7 hole is small... so yes, first the retaining ring, then the 7hole, (screen toward the straw, holes toward heating pin) then another retaining ring... at this point, i have found putting another screen (with a hole in it) after the last retaining ring, it helps keep the 7 holes from getting blocked with herb when you draw on it... if yours didnt come with the holed screen (the screen with a big hole in the middle) i found you can just use a small regular screen and carefully punch a small hole thru the center just large enough to fit over the pin. dont worry about cutting it to the exact size of the bowl, i found that if its a little bit bigger than the bowl, it gives it a perfect arc, helping give a little space over the outter holes but arcs down to the center hole and helps keep the herb from passing thru the center hole and getting under the screen... and even if a small bit does, by not holding it in with the retaining ring, its easy to remove with a pin (i use one of those big "T" shaped pins) and get in there. as far as using 2 7holes in the set up, thats your choice, if you use a second one, you might have to drill the center hole bigger to get the bowl to seat... i think one works fine though... so from the straw end... retaining ring, 7 hole (screen toward straw), retaining ring, (and if you want to get fancy,) screen with hole in middle.
i found that particular set up works great.... oh, and i clean the bottom (straw end) of the bowl weekly to keep the airflow maximized since its such a small space.
Gonna play with this in the stock setup for awhile and see how it goes.
Just used one of the new Iolites, this came direct from Ogelsby and Butler. 4 bowls, broken mouthpiece. I'm really hoping that the replacments mouthpieces are better than the ones that come with the unit. They have a good product, but man, I'm about sick of replacing the stems.
