Milaana II by RastaBuddahTao

[Mr. Gweilo 420]

do yourself(s) a favor and get on the IG (now buddharastatao) ppl complain here about communication difficulty but honestly he's the most reachable ever, just where he is!

I won't join IG just to communicate with a dude who says he hates social media and feels replies to emails are optional.

 

[eideal852]

I won't join IG just to communicate with a dude who says he hates social media and feels replies to emails are optional.

Okay.

 

[dodgy_b]

Anyone know the order the washers/copper hatch go in? It's kind of wonky.

I think I'm either missing one or they're in the wrong order. Thanks

 

[eideal852]

Anyone know the order the washers/copper hatch go in? It's kind of wonky.

I think I'm either missing one or they're in the wrong order. Thanks

dunno how yours is, but mine, referring to a pic:
from top down:

Thumbscrew (nut?)
brass colored lock washer
Copper RBT contact plate
silver regular washer
RBT guitar pick
visible center screw threading
brass colored (washer thick) at wood, but dont remember it moving, may attach at wood
(when I take it all off, pretty sure i have in my hand: Thumbnut; Brass lock washer; copper RBT; silver washer, guitar pick)

I dont know how you mean wonky, byt mine seems to need to sit at a fairly severe angle when tightened, I need to, but havent, get something for below the guitar pick. Even if I'm not missing anything.
Also, how proud of the surface is your battery end?

 

[dodgy_b]

Hey thanks. My battery end sticks up about an 1/8 of inch? I think I could benefit from a washer underneath the guitar pick also

 

[eideal852]

Hey thanks. My battery end sticks up about an 1/8 of inch? I think I could benefit from a washer underneath the guitar pick also

yup

 

[Mr. Gweilo 420]

yup

okay

 

[pakalolo]

Anyone know the order the washers/copper hatch go in? It's kind of wonky.

I think I'm either missing one or they're in the wrong order. Thanks

The order is whatever works best for you. Because the contact at the bottom of the battery well varies from unit to unit as well as over time, you arrange the washers and pick to get the best contact you can. You might need to add or remove a washer. Right now mine has three washers below the plate and no pick, and the plate is level. The battery rises ~2 mm above the body. (That's the thickness of two dimes for you Americans and the metric-impaired.)

 

[eideal852]

okay

touche(?)

 

[warren0728]

i am super excited! i'm about to join the milaana club!

ordered it from vgoodiez.com ... scheduled for delivery this thursday!

scott ( @Other Side ) took great care of me ... here are some pics he sent!

sapele with a wenge cap

 

[warren0728]

my milaana 2 is here! this thing is a real beauty ... even better looking in person!

i can't wait to run some gorilla glue through this baby in a bit!

thanks again @Other Side for taking great care of me!

 

[eideal852]

my milaana 2 is here! this thing is a real beauty ... even better looking in person!

i can't wait to run some gorilla glue through this baby in a bit!

thanks again @Other Side for taking great care of me!

I'm mostly buggin on how different the colors are between othersides/your pics. I'd say they were different units, but don't know which I'd prefer. fuck.ing.sex.

 

[warren0728]

I'm mostly buggin on how different the colors are between othersides/your pics. I'd say they were different units, but don't know which I'd prefer. fuck.ing.sex.

the true color is probably somewhere in between the two ... man this thing is awesome ... on my second bowl and i'm really digging it! happy happy happy!

 

[eideal852]

the true color is probably somewhere in between the two ... man this thing is awesome ... on my second bowl and i'm really digging it! happy happy happy!

I've a 1.5 sitting (hopefully?!) on my porch now. I'ma need a wood ID in a bit...

 

[warren0728]

i am in love ... this baby rocks ... i'm two stems in and feeling good! definitely a little technique involved (using my sticky brick junior probably gave me a headstart on technique) but i haven't come close to combusting yet and the avb has been even (with stirring between every couple hits). did i mention i love this thing?

 

[KeroZen]

Welcome to the RBT family mate! Or well, we're more a freak-show than anything else, but who cares heh?!

 

[GetLeft]

Handsome bugger no matter how you look at it!

 

[warren0728]

we're more a freak-show than anything else

cool i'll feel right at home!

 

[eideal852]

cool i'll feel right at home!

So going back and forth on reddit:
re: carbing, pulsing, abusing the heater.

Is there anything to doing/not doing these things? I know Ryan carbs, pulses, flicks and spits on whatever works, but he admittedly has a bullpen that I do not. So, for regular folks?

 

[Shit Snacks]

So going back and forth on reddit:
re: carbing, pulsing, abusing the heater.

Is there anything to doing/not doing these things? I know Ryan carbs, pulses, flicks and spits on whatever works, but he admittedly has a bullpen that I do not. So, for regular folks?

Oh don't you be so modest, you have quite the bullpen already!

I never pulsed much (didn't have carb) with my Milaanas, but you gotta just experiment and see what works best for you. Being such a manual device, it really is up to the user. I will say that this heater and this tech is super robust so I wouldn't worry too much about abuse.

Just don't hold the button down for too long on a fresh battery and you should be fine, also being sure to remove the battery or put the guitar pick in place when not in use and/or in a precarious position like a pocket.

 

[eideal852]

Oh don't you be so modest, you have quite the bullpen already!

Oh to be sure, I only meant that you may be more cavalier in the way you babt the Mi heater if a replacement is always only an arms reach away. I have backups, sure, but not usually duplicates...

I never pulsed much (didn't have carb) with my Milaanas, but you gotta just experiment and see what works best for you. Being such a manual device, it really is up to the user. I will say that this heater and this tech is super robust so I wouldn't worry too much about abuse.

so just a hold up, release cool, once per draw? interesting...

Just don't hold the button down for too long on a fresh battery and you should be fine, also being sure to remove the battery or put the guitar pick in place when not in use and/or in a precarious position like a pocket.

That I know, and forget! edit: like just fucking now... literally as i post...dammit

 

[Shit Snacks]

so just a hold up, release cool, once per draw? interesting...

Yup, ride the wave! Sense your vapor

 

[Interstelar Space]

I had no idea what this little thing was capable of. I have been using my Mi2 since November with some batteries I got from Amazon (LG) I think the batteries were subpar or fakes, because I nevee felt like it reached its full potential. I never felt like i was anywhere close to combusting even when riding the button.
I just picked up some sony vt6 from 420EDC and this thing is a completely different beast. A pretty ferocious one at that. Wow!

Lesson learned. Buy batteries from reputable sources only.

 

[RastaBuddhaTao]

Rumor is that Vgoodiez forgot more about the RBT tech than most people will ever know ... and that more Mi2's will land mid to late march but RBT will probably blow that date I would guess?

 

[eideal852]

Rumor is that Vgoodiez forgot more about the RBT tech than most people will ever know ... and that more Mi2's will land mid to late march but RBT will probably blow that date I would guess?

typical RBT...