Agree with this. Madheaters built their brand off accessories and now look at them. Shout out to PP for being the guy he is and handing them the framework for a smash hit with zero ego involved.
For perspectives sake, I completely disagree with this. I love butane, manual devices, but I certainly don't choose them when I want convenience. I chose one of my phase 3 heads.
Hey man thanks for the additional perspective, I’ll admit I could’ve said that in a less absolute way so thanks for bringing that up and giving me a chance to walk that back a bit.
Lol, this is how I have to use mine most of the time. It's always a special treat when the ZX comes out for a couple rips! Definitely a bit of a hassle though
inspired by @IZ_is (thanks!) I became very curious about the wireless experience so I threw together a (very primitive) wireless ZX setup to see what it's about. honestly very impressed. no issues with heat retention, and it does improve the experience. I haven't tried another wireless ball vape but I think the ZX may lend itself especially well to wireless due to the light weight.
as you can see my setup is very rough, but function is good enough that I will definitely be looking to build or buy a more properly finished setup. I guess the sky is the limit with custom setups, but I think there is probably a market for a simple wireless ZX kit
I would love a simple wireless station with some sort of protective coil guard. Right now I just keep my ZX head in a coffee mug while I’m using it, but the mug gets quite hot after a while so it’s not my favorite solution. The high price of some of these wireless stations from CH and others is kind of a turnoff, it’s quite expensive to get up and running with one of those setups. Something similar to @kimura’s DIY setup would be perfectly fine, though I would feel much better with a guard as I have a cat.
Definitely interested in that 8mm stem. I can use one for the ta3.I believe you're referring to the 16MM coil ZXL I posted a page or so back, that's an 18MM male jointed vape so it's not compatible with any ZX bowls.
The ZXL has quite a bit larger bowl capacity than even the 3 position ZX bowl.
The 16MM coil ZXL is just a concept at the moment but some people seemed into it.
If you ordered a ZX bowl and I decided to introduce that other kit you could always change your order, no problem.
Love to see the experimenting! Super cool
I hope these DIYs build more interest in the ZXWireless 'cause I'd like to offer it.
Thanks so much for rocking with me ,OG! Appreciate the kind comments friend, much respect to the vape veterans representing PHASE3
It's all fair game, I might make a stem for the Tornado too
Though I'm not entirely sure why the Tornado doesn't fit existing stuff, I need to re-read what the issue is with that.
I went to order one the other day to evaluate but it had already sold out.
I could port my new revised Mako 2 cooling stem over to that.
The new Mako 2 stem is coming in the big batch of sample parts and should fit popular 8MM vapes.
Budget friendly coil caddy is coming for testing in the big sample batch as well!
In usual PHASE3 style it's the opposite of everyone else's
Yes, the coil is guarded / protected.
It's a good idea but most of my new designs are larger than those platforms.
I have a couple prototypes incoming for that size, but I didn't want to force the others to fit if it didn't seem ideal.
It would most likely change the entire dynamics too much.
The thermodynamic optimization means the head won't work so well with other stems, as other stems haven't been designed for this sort of heat transfer.
Most of my newer concepts are purpose built systems meant to specifically work together, but I'm sure in usual vape tinkerer fashion some swapping and experimenting will definitely be going down!
Yeah I bought a TM2 with plans to offer stuff for them, but I kinda lost interest in the project. Maybe mine's broken, IDK, it never really blew my socks off.
There's been some considerations to do some aftermarket designs for portables vapes, the projects aren't quite as exciting as making the actual vaporizer, but there's probably more sales opportunities with those popular vapes.
That was the idea behind me doing this new 8MM cooling stem is I can cover more bases and devices with one design compared to offering a TM2 stem.
Yeah I talked about doing that too, but the third party glass parts are so cheap that it seemed a challenge getting folks to splurge for the Z gear.
All that stuff is still on the to-do list, but it's hard to find a priority when none of it ever really draws a landslide of interest. Maybe I'm over expecting some powerful response, but it makes me feel like the ideas are just kinda average if they don't "light a fire."
Yeah I definitely get it, I realize there's a lot of people in similar situations; I'm working on some stuff to fill that need for a quick powerful hit.
I guess I've always had a vape station, I started with a desktop and have had a plugin vape for almost all of my vaping career; used to carry a Volcano in an Ogio backpack as a portable setup lol.
Super epic, thanks for rocking with me boss!
I think I want to build a vape room too, with a Haagen Dazs freezer; and a taco bar
Wow this thread really blew up, that doesn't happen too often but fun to see and read - appreciate everyone chiming in and sharing their perspective, thanks to everyone here for the ride!
Which is why for once I’m going to wait for all this to shake out before even considering buying one of these.
Firstly thanks for the reply.
So the reason it doesn’t fit is that the female end on the oven is shorter than it is on the Anvil oven. Because the airflow isn’t being routed through that connection anymore the airflow holes on the male end of the stem aren’t needed. When you put the Tornado on it bottoms out before hitting the final oring. Hence people sawing that part of their stem off or using the older stem where this was a separate part that could be removed
It’s odd really, because John could’ve kept the female connector the same length and maintained total compatibility between Anvil and Tornado - the Tornado would’ve simply covered the airflow holes it didn’t need.
Vestratto gonna Vestratto though
Interesting. I know you can't elaborate due to certain reasons. I can't wait to see that project come to fruition. Right on.
A little rip from the Rick Bird Barry MilkBaller with the Phase 3 ZX.
I think anyone who wants one should pre order. I think @invertedisdead now only releases if a pre order threshhold is met.
You could always hit a glass blower up and have a custom one made since the zx fits any 14mm female. The zirconia is def the big draw for me on the bowl which is why I would wait it out for that. If you get bored
I'm never regressing from Zirc for my ball vape bowls. Can't go back now.You could always hit a glass blower up and have a custom one made since the zx fits any 14mm female. The zirconia is def the big draw for me on the bowl which is why I would wait it out for that. If you get bored
That’s why I added the if you get bored part
