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Purple-Days

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New tools coming to PD land.
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A bit of an upgrade. ;) Hope to relieve the waiting period with every means possible.
 
Purple-Days,

xaustinx

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My PD arrived in my city this afternoon, the UPS man is bringing me a present tomorrow =]

I got just enough of the purp left to give this thing a test run, then some ak on wed! yess
 
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nilo

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I'm on the PD waiting list as of Friday, sending energy to inventor's new tools to quicken the physical manifestation of my PD Vape!
 
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Purple-Days

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Ahhh, new tools are wonderful.

Just bored 48 PD bodies in one run(12 steps). The new drill press is so smooth. Worked 72 Heat Exchanger tubes yesterday (9 steps, ready for assembly). Both the largest runs to date. Trying to keep the usual flow going to Vapenow, and trying to get ahead too. Gonna whittle that wait list down to something reasonable.
 
Purple-Days,

Lo

Combustion free since '09
I'm so glad to hear your new drill press is making things run smoothly for you!! It looks pretty impressive!!
 
Lo,

jeffp

psychonaut/retired
That's awesome. I love the new unit I got in the mail yesterday; enjoying incrementally building a small collection of PDs as my apartment is metamorphosing into the ultimate teenage room for passerby. PDs as a chick magnet. That is a subject deserving of its own thread.
 
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tomitface

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well, as of this moment my PD is sitting warming up while i run off to classs. i havent even ripped it yet and im excited.

this thing is way smaller than you anticipate. thanks tom & pammy
 
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therealnabster

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hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum. i've been following the discussions from time to time though, so happy to have found this site.

i have a question for you PD owners or to the inventor Tom. It has now been 9 weeks and 5 days since my order. When i ordered it did say 9+ weeks on the vapenow site. So i was wondering exactly how much longer did u guys have to wait or had it arrived for you guys on the 9th week.

i am waiting eagerly to find out how my purchase went, and also have a few friends who are dying to test out my unit first before they order some for themselves. :)

any reply would be helpful. thx all.
 
therealnabster,

sneezyjesus

Lightly Toasted
48 and 72, wow thats quite a couple of records right there. Still can't believe the rate at which you make these things by hand. Keep up the awesome Tom, any little amount you can tweak down the waiting list is much appreciated :)
 
sneezyjesus,

SSS

mmj patient under siege by the obama admin
sounds awesome tom. eagerly but patiently looking forward to holding a pd in my hand.
 
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pbmagnet4

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therealnabster said:
hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum. i've been following the discussions from time to time though, so happy to have found this site.

i have a question for you PD owners or to the inventor Tom. It has now been 9 weeks and 5 days since my order. When i ordered it did say 9+ weeks on the vapenow site. So i was wondering exactly how much longer did u guys have to wait or had it arrived for you guys on the 9th week.

i am waiting eagerly to find out how my purchase went, and also have a few friends who are dying to test out my unit first before they order some for themselves. :)

any reply would be helpful. thx all.
If you have a order number to give us then you will have a much easier time gauging how close you are to receiving your order.
 
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therealnabster

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pbmagnet4 said:
therealnabster said:
hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum. i've been following the discussions from time to time though, so happy to have found this site.

i have a question for you PD owners or to the inventor Tom. It has now been 9 weeks and 5 days since my order. When i ordered it did say 9+ weeks on the vapenow site. So i was wondering exactly how much longer did u guys have to wait or had it arrived for you guys on the 9th week.

i am waiting eagerly to find out how my purchase went, and also have a few friends who are dying to test out my unit first before they order some for themselves. :)

any reply would be helpful. thx all.
If you have a order number to give us then you will have a much easier time gauging how close you are to receiving your order.
My Order# is 2769, ordered on September 26th.
 
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Purple-Days

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We are trying very hard to eliminate the long waiting list and hope to get there some day. :whip:

New tools fresh in the shop, others on the way... Building lots of one one item at a time, is another way to maximize effort. So, we have 15 PDs (normal lot) nearly finished and 48 bodies turned and bored and taped, ready to assemble, and 72 heat exchangers (made yesterday and today). Economy of scale.

We will get the waiting period under control, but it takes time. Health and family issues of the last few months have messed with us, but we will bounce back now that things are more normal and I can see again... :cool:

Folks seem to like construction pics.
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304 Stainless Steel (bright finish) flat washers
and 304 Stainless Steel (Black Oxide finish) external fin lock washers.
We wash all metal parts, when they arrive, in hot soapy (Dawn dish detergent) water.
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304 Stainless tubing is cut to length, ends are ground, ends are de-burred,
crossbar hole drilled, hole burrs removed and upper section polished,
lower section flared, tubes washed in hot soapy water (we use oils while drilling and flaring, washed away...)
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Top disks get 2 holes and a deburr operation, then washed in
hot soapy water (we use oil while drilling, washed away...)
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The fun part... like skittles... these are the first 12 Black Oxide fins
to radiate heat to the air-stream just before it turns up the pipe.
They are also the extra 12 fins that weren't in the original 60 fin (bright finish) design.
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And the beat goes on...
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Some stacked tubes in the background. Finished foreground. Final lock washer and top washer placed, crossbar inserted, stack tensioned.
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72 Washed and dried. Ready for final inspection and assembly.
 
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elhoel

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so this thing has only been out for a year?

pretty crazy rush for the purple days lol

I almost feel bad ordering one and adding to the list lol

thanks for posting pics of the parts, that 's pretty cool

also are the parts completely made by you?(maker inventor)
 
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vtac

vapor junkie
Staff member
thanks for posting pics of the parts, that 's pretty cool
This is in no way mean-spirited but I don't think you quite understand just how cool it is. Soon. :brow:

Tom, great news and a great post!

We already knew how well the heat exchanger worked, but it's extremely cool to see it being built. Especially after just putting it to to use, ripping some 500ml tubes with a walnut PD. :ko:

:popcorn:
 
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Purple-Days

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I drag my walnut back and forth every morning and night, to and from, the PD shop, it's my favorite. Walnutter's are a special group, glad to be a part of the smaller family. No more of those... :cool:
 
Purple-Days,

IAmKrazy2

Darth Vapor
I don't peak into this thread often, but the recent pic's rock. All you PD guys who are waiting, don't fret. Looks like Tom is running strong as ever and it is well worth the wait. With the deep lineup of vapes I have, PD is really always the one.
 
IAmKrazy2,

sneezyjesus

Lightly Toasted
Oh god the PD porn...vapor-drooling right now...
What a love/hate relationship I have with these threads :p
10/21/2009 # 2974, 7 weeks in with 2-4 to go :D
 
sneezyjesus,

The_Other_Shoe

What's Going On?
I really hope I am in the next batch, sounds like it is a big one. Today marks the end of week 11 and the start of 12. Never would have thought I had this much patience. 10/23 seems like it was SO long ago. I just wish I hadn't had credit card issues with the first order and I probably would have it :/. Only looking at 55 vapenow orders +/- a few. Austin ordered 1 week before me and has received his, based off his number order, (the highest fulfilled # so far posted). My friends think I am crazy because I know so much more than them about bud, most is from this forum. Also all the stuff I have told them about vapes, they are definitely interested to try the PD, as am I :lol:.

Good faith, good vibes. Lovin' every minute of waiting, but not really. Will definitely love every minute I have it plugged in :)
 
The_Other_Shoe,

Ash

vaporist
I received my PD yesterday. OMG. There really is no way to prepare you for just how fantastic a product this is. Now I did order a paisley-no logo and received a logo-purple, so that's a strike against vapenow (or amazon), but let that not distract from the fact that Tom has created something very special, here.

Hang in there, listies. It will be very well worth your wait.

:peace:
 
Ash,

The_Other_Shoe

What's Going On?
I ordered a purple bottom, felt it was more appropriate, plus the "fancy" paisley isn't really my style. I would be happy to get either but more happy to have my order fulfilled as purple :2c:.
 
The_Other_Shoe,

The_Other_Shoe

What's Going On?
**Sorry for double post**

:D:D:D
09/23/2009 Pending
09/23/2009 Pending Credit Card payment. AUTH: ******. TransID: **********.
09/23/2009 PD Wait List
12/10/2009 Approved -- FBA
12/10/2009 Processing fba

It's coming, it's coming... IT'S COMING! I've been watching the vapenow site for about a week and a half daily, checked it after class today at 2, came back today now and it is finally FBA!!!

78 day later it is approved, or 2 months and 17 days later. Now, all of the sudden, that time doesn't matter anymore, it is quite an amazing feeling right now.

From the look of others delivery times, I should be expecting around monday-ish? Merry early Christmas (to me :lol::p)

edit** seems like i have posted this more than enough, but my number in line was 2740.... What a great post, IMO, to be number 1000 in the thread :D:ninja:

:peace:
 
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