I have Medicated with the ZX and realized exactly how little is needed for great Vapor. I put an infrared thermometer on the coil with pid set at 480F, shows about 480F,when put on the bottom of the heater about 370-380F which is about the highest Temperature for Terpene boiling points and find that setting 480-485F is where I will probably stay with the ZX Coil Temp. Setting.
With great input material the ZX will definitely milk up any glass with absolute bare minimum material. Even with bad material it works great.
I use my ZX when I'm in Mexico and due to the concentration of active compounds from the vaporization/distillation process it's really not that radically different from when I'm vaping organic California indoor (perceived potency, not flavor lol). Truthfully some of the Mexican herbs are actually better than a lot of fancy California legal market products. Seeded herb probably has a wider and more diverse cannabinoid spectrum than seedless feminized varietals.
Consider that much of the aromatic terpenes are typically going to co-distill with the water vapor in the dried herbs.
That's why the flavor and aromatics mostly vaporizes before the other desired molecules; they are taking an early ride with the water vapor as it's evaporated.
I'm so happy that you're already experiencing the super efficiency of the ZX! I vape all day every day and with the ZX being modeled after my personal usage style it has to be incredibly efficient and remain respectful to the stash, but I also find this equates to smoother, less harsh vapor by simply extracting less material at a time.
Thank you buddy, it's exactly what I was hoping for! Thank you for making, what i consider to be the pinnacle of heavy hitting convection beasts.
First impressions of the XL was how beautiful it is, that black shiny zirconia looks incredible. The bowl has some serious heft! I think it would make a great makeshift weapon in the end of a sock! It's also surprisingly voluminous, and I can't help but nearly fill it most of the time
. I'm getting 2 or 3 massive and tasty rips from a fluffy filled bowl and it's certainly hitting as hard as I hoped
. It does make me realise again, after many months of your 14mm injectors, how fucking efficient the z8 and zx are. Clouds almost as big and potent with much less material.
The coil was perfectly tight, but easy to install with no fear of breakage. I've settled on about 510f on the auber, the zx I usually run at 475 and the z8 at 480. Just like it's smaller sibling the vapour starts very quickly and just keeps on until the load is spent. I think the XL gives bigger lungfulls, but it's pretty marginal really. I also think the flavour is slightly better from the XL, I've been getting what I call terp nose (when the terps make your nose tickle pleasantly at the start of an exhale) more frequently.
Once the honeymoon is over though I don't think it will be a daily, I think I'll save it for when I need a massive hit that takes me by surprise, the 14mm ones have helped me lower my tolerance a little, at least in terms of dose size, and if like to keep that in check lol. I used to fill several elev8r bowls an evening and don't need to get back to that lol!
So, thank you Ryan, you've once again out done yourself. It's fan-fucking-tastic!
P.S. I'm very sorry to hear of more bad news for you. You've had a hell of a year of it, its bound to get better soon man
No doubt at all the bowl is an absolute beast, they came out really nice and feel so solid and hefty. You can tell right away that the ZXL is ready for some seriously heavy lifting. The bowl is super satisfying to load and ready to crush the largest of 18MM rigs. I knew if I was going to do the ZXL it really had to be able to hit the glass hard and dense with the same pure convection bliss as all my ball vape designs.
Totally know what you mean; the larger bowl on the ZXL allows for an extra concentrated flavor hit since you can load a lot more herb, and thus inhale more aromatic compounds and terpenes in a single inhalation. The signature PHASE3 gem-vection heating keeps the flavor just like the flower smells.
I'm beyond stoked to hear that your first impressions with the ZXL are stellar! That's what makes me want to keep making these things is I never get tired of hearing people enjoying my designs, it's such a great feeling and it gets me as high as the vapes
The 14MM gear is insanely efficient! Since the ZX came out after 7 iterations and 3 years of working on my 18MM designs it's been highly optimized to provide the benefits of the larger platforms, while allowing for faster extraction and the highest fuel efficiency.
The ZX is still my daily driver personally, but it was great to be able to offer the ZXL as I've been wanting to build a run of them for a while myself as it's always made sense to offer them; and I really do want to give the good people what they want!
Speaking of efficiency, the new upcoming ZX is positioned to borrow a few things from the ZXL, featuring 3 screen shelf positions.
one ledge closer to the heater for ultra micro doses, the standard position that all ZXBowls have had, and finally one deeper down, for a 33% increase in capacity. The bottom shelf is about the same depth as the glass bowls that originally shipped with the Z8 and ZX, should hold about .25g
Thanks so much for the support and kind words, it means a lot and I appreciate all of you for supporting the vision!
I’ve been mostly obsessed with oil and nails lately, but I echo
@Cheebsy ’s sentiment. We appreciate your work
@invertedisdead , you have been an innovator from the beginning and your passion for the process is clear. If labor found its reward as a universal rule, your reward from creating what you have would be orders of magnitude larger. Thank you for creating amazing pieces, and please keep them coming for as long as you can make it work for your life situation!
Cheers my friend, thanks a lot for being here and rocking with me. I have a bunch of concentrate ideas I want to get out, I just haven't quite had the resources to finish them yet but they're definitely on the drawing board. I've been working on the most advanced concentrate device I could come up with, but it needs some testing before I feel ready to release it. Hopefully soon I can get some samples. It's always such a challenge trying to decide what to do next. I feel a bit guilty that I haven't finished my stands and handles for my desktop vapes, but in reality I don't see those as much of a revenue generator so I've been less motivated to finish them as I need something to really take off to help the company grow. I'd love to have the capacity to create the desktops and portables that I know I have the ability to design.
Luckily I'm stubborn and don't know how to give up lol.
The zx is a masterpiece. 'Nuff said
And
@invertedisdead you've got a dedicated community of supporters here.
Thanks for rocking with me, it means and helps a lot!
Alright well I'm really trying to get back at it again.
Today I'm back in the CAD files playing with some designs. Maybe I will go back to posting more stuff and concepts in here.
I really want to build products that people will continue to use and enjoy.
Do tell!
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