Passes the foil test, but is rock hard at room temperature?
Interesting.....I wonder if the wicks between the reservoir heater and the furnace heat too slowly......
Thanks.
OF
I could see this being partly the case, but not entirely. In my (short 2 month) experience so far with 2.4's in the Omi v2.5 and almost exclusively shatter, I've come to find similar issues. Vertical storage is a must - the vapor can get pretty thin otherwise. A light gentle torching once or twice seems to do the trick though, leading back to more dense clouds. Yet another reference to OF's mantra about proper loading, since it won't feed right if it's not in the proper place - rendering your technique, cart resistance, or battery charge irrelevant. In fact I've noticed the cart seems to get hot to the touch quickly when it gets around .3 or lower, and doesn't hit as well either. Could be placebo but maybe shatter needs more to feed?
Since my last post I made a nice 9g personal batch of shatter, and since getting the Omi it made me think more about the purging process to eliminate any alcohol / water residue that may gum the carts up faster. The shatter is darker as a result of low & controlled heating, but it hits smoother than the last lighter batch. After pouring nearly boiling water into a dish under a glass pan of shatter a la double boiler, and lots of poking around with a razor blade, it slowly starts to liquefy. At room temp it is a crystal that will maintain shape like a vinyl record lol.
My point is that it's solid at even elevated temperatures and takes a bit to melt, but that's also because it was winterized and filtered properly. My first batch of shatter was not winterized, and it would settle into a blob after leaving it to rest for a day at room temp from the remaining plant waxes. I can see why people would recommend 1.5's for shatter because of its hardness, and although I have yet to load and try my 1.5 I've had no problem pulling hits out of the 2.4's that make me cough when loaded properly.
Also thanks Drum for the noob toobs! They will make for a fun weekend for sure...