vapviking
Old & In the Way
I believe it was put to song quite well,
"Fuck The Police!"
...well most of them, anyway.
Or am I in the wrong thread for that?
The Mighty/Mighty+ by Storz & Bickel
- Thread starter Roger D
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"Fuck The Police!"
...well most of them, anyway.
Or am I in the wrong thread for that?
ChooChooCharlie
Well-Known Member
@Aimless Ryan - Good to hear you don't currently need to medicate while out of the house. No need to poke the hornet's nest. Especially without good peripheral vision. I miss walks in the woods back East, find a quiet spot to enjoy the Mighty's cool and relaxing session style. Best enjoyed without the glances of other eyeballs, especially the eyes of smokey the bear. But, I'm certainly glad and thankful that the bears are protecting sheep like me from the wolves. Kinda like booze -- can't live with it, can't live without it.
Do any CU cleaning yet? Hope your hands can deal with it. Having spare CUs to swap is handy.
Do any CU cleaning yet? Hope your hands can deal with it. Having spare CUs to swap is handy.
Vitolo
Vaporist
Amen to that.
I am a compulsive cleaner.. between sessions...
...but there are those days!
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
No. But I'm glad you asked. Because I was kind of curious how you take it apart. I figured out the thing on the top of the CU, but I couldn't figure out how to get the CU apart. So I loaded it, then watched Vape Critic do it, and he took off the mouthpiece first.
I haven't finished the loaded bowl yet. Does the mouthpiece need to come off first? I am a little afraid to take off the mouthpiece, due to my stupid hands and weakness. I worry about breaking something.
EDIT: I just did a mini session near the bridge in this video. Feels much more comfortable here since there is no reason for anyone to stop their car, and because I can blend into the scenery. However, my load was pretty much done before I started. So I'm going to go back home and load another bowl. Might grab my tripod, too.
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ChooChooCharlie
Well-Known Member
The cleaning vids are good to watch. Of course, look at the S&B manual.
Nice to know what to expect, how the parts fit together.
Your fear of breaking something - eh, screw it, pretty tough plastic. I've broken a few bits off mouthpieces, they have six tiny springy tabs. If you rotate the mouthpiece half way around, seems I can get a better grip to pull it up and out, and better angle to replace it. My impatience and tremors impede my success, but even the mouthpieces with a missing tooth work fine.
Good to understand how the two pieces fit, how that oval tab is part of the lower half, how that sliding hologramish piece locks into that oval tab. Always nice to understand the architecture before trying to force things. S&B tells you to remove the sliding hologramish piece, and this is the most vulnerable to damage. I've snapped off plastic bits from these. Now I slide it back to unlock the oval post, but don't remove it completely. When you reassemble the two halves, make sure the sliding piece is slid back to allow oval post to emerge.
Don't get hung up trying to remove and replace the 0-rings. Not worth the effort, IMO. The medium o-ring around the base of the oval post can be troublesome. It needs to be positioned low on the post, to avoid it being clipped/snipped by the locking hologram.
I recommend the vape cleaning equivalent of sous vide, but please be careful. Depending on your own self-eval of dexterity and general words of heads-up caution with isopropyl alcohol and heat, you may be safer with the q-tip scraping method shown in the youtube vids and manual? Safety first. And, the CU scraping reclaimers out there will hunt me down for suggesting iso.
You are getting fancy with the picture-in-picture video editing. I can barely string a cogent sentence together. Keep strong, and keep a sense of humor if possible.
Nice to know what to expect, how the parts fit together.
Your fear of breaking something - eh, screw it, pretty tough plastic. I've broken a few bits off mouthpieces, they have six tiny springy tabs. If you rotate the mouthpiece half way around, seems I can get a better grip to pull it up and out, and better angle to replace it. My impatience and tremors impede my success, but even the mouthpieces with a missing tooth work fine.
Good to understand how the two pieces fit, how that oval tab is part of the lower half, how that sliding hologramish piece locks into that oval tab. Always nice to understand the architecture before trying to force things. S&B tells you to remove the sliding hologramish piece, and this is the most vulnerable to damage. I've snapped off plastic bits from these. Now I slide it back to unlock the oval post, but don't remove it completely. When you reassemble the two halves, make sure the sliding piece is slid back to allow oval post to emerge.
Don't get hung up trying to remove and replace the 0-rings. Not worth the effort, IMO. The medium o-ring around the base of the oval post can be troublesome. It needs to be positioned low on the post, to avoid it being clipped/snipped by the locking hologram.
I recommend the vape cleaning equivalent of sous vide, but please be careful. Depending on your own self-eval of dexterity and general words of heads-up caution with isopropyl alcohol and heat, you may be safer with the q-tip scraping method shown in the youtube vids and manual? Safety first. And, the CU scraping reclaimers out there will hunt me down for suggesting iso.
You are getting fancy with the picture-in-picture video editing. I can barely string a cogent sentence together. Keep strong, and keep a sense of humor if possible.
Vitolo
Vaporist
Do it the way that feels natural to you.
In this video I do it in the air and once on the table for support.
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
Freshly squeezed.
ChooChooCharlie
Well-Known Member
You look in good spirits, Ryan!
"The Mighty is Very Good"
Yes... yes it is.
"The Mighty is Very Good"
Yes... yes it is.
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
I actually said a little more than that. But when I opened the clip in iMovie, it just seemed so perfect to stop it right there.
Vaporcussion
Well-Known Member
Now I know why that one tears first, thank you
blablablabla
Member
hey !
How long could I soak the caps in iso ? would it somehow change the properties of aluminum? or start rustiing or releasing some toxic stuff? Its there in a jar for about day or two, hope I did not f up, all the cups are there.
How long could I soak the caps in iso ? would it somehow change the properties of aluminum? or start rustiing or releasing some toxic stuff? Its there in a jar for about day or two, hope I did not f up, all the cups are there.
Vitolo
Vaporist
Rinse it all off with dish soap with warm water then rinse well with plain water, and hold firmly (DO NOT LET GO) the moist pieces, and dry them at the nozzle of a shop vac.hey !
How long could I soak the caps in iso ? would it somehow change the properties of aluminum? or start rustiing or releasing some toxic stuff? Its there in a jar for about day or two, hope I did not f up, all the cups are there.
blablablabla
Member
good tip, thank you will do it another time, do you think that iso might changed the properties of aluminum? or somehow damaged it, released toxic stuff?
blablablabla
Member
Great, just rinsed and its drying already
they dont seems discolored or damaged thx for the tip, did you tried both methods iso/soap? which one do you think its better
it is much easier if you let the CU screwed in on the mighty, just push back the hologram lock and pull the CU top of the whole mighty - much better leverage and grip
the mouthpiece doesnt need much cleaning, i barely take it off
Vitolo
Vaporist
See video at http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/silver-surfer-vaporizer.2/page-99#post-4484
I use both ... for everything
Iso, then dish soap and water , followed by a vacuum.
(except in any area that would be endangered by water contact... for example in the actual oven of the Solo I would use an Iso q-tip.
In the oven of the mighty and even lighter Iso q-tip (IF NEEDED- I have not seen need or reason for this)
MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
@Aimless Ryan ,
did you see in your video the two cop cars that went by?? Just kidding.
Note that taking apart the CU the first time, that big blue gasket really sticks/holds the unit together.
It gets easier on subsequent attempts. Rock it sideways, back and forth, to slowly work it out.
Also, taking a cue from the VapCap and its tiny gaskets, I lube my Mighty O-rings with a little natural coconut oil--tiny smear.
IMO, just breaking it into two pieces, like in the @Vitolo vid, is all that's ever needed.
I also think you do not need to get into ISO alcohol cleanings as that's nasty liquid to work with. Dawn dish soap has great. ISO with unsteady hands is not a good combo...
oil/grease cutting ability that gets out the cannabis vape oils, without the worry.
As long as you are not trying to reclaim the CU oils, you should be able to work out a technique that works.
Let us know how it goes.
did you see in your video the two cop cars that went by?? Just kidding.
Note that taking apart the CU the first time, that big blue gasket really sticks/holds the unit together.
It gets easier on subsequent attempts. Rock it sideways, back and forth, to slowly work it out.
Also, taking a cue from the VapCap and its tiny gaskets, I lube my Mighty O-rings with a little natural coconut oil--tiny smear.
IMO, just breaking it into two pieces, like in the @Vitolo vid, is all that's ever needed.
I also think you do not need to get into ISO alcohol cleanings as that's nasty liquid to work with. Dawn dish soap has great. ISO with unsteady hands is not a good combo...
oil/grease cutting ability that gets out the cannabis vape oils, without the worry.
As long as you are not trying to reclaim the CU oils, you should be able to work out a technique that works.
Let us know how it goes.
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
I managed to get the mouthpiece off. Now to see if I can figure out how to get it back on.
MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
I never took mine off after doing it once---not really needed to clean CU IMO
Vitolo
Vaporist
or at least not until issue presents itself!
ChooChooCharlie
Well-Known Member
It's a brutal enterprise.
Shove it in, one side first.
Be brave, confident, and firm.
The rest of you snarky readers ... get your minds out of the gutter.
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
Broke it. However, I seem to have successfully put it back where it belongs.
Maybe get a 3. party glass mouthpiece for the mighty - it is hold in place by a bit of silicone tubing and much easier to pull out and in
Aimless Ryan
Came to read about grinders; fucked combustion
Even though I broke part of the base of my mouthpiece while trying to put the mouthpiece back on the CU, the mouthpiece is once again safely in place (as it was from the moment it broke). It doesn't even seem broken.
I did one session yesterday without the mouthpiece. Interestingly, during this session, I triggered the auto-shutoff restart; possibly several times. Which never happens when I use the mouthpiece. I think this happened because there is a little less draw resistance when drawing without the mouthpiece.
This session felt more like how I think S&B intends a Mighty session to feel; kinda like it read my mind. Normally it shuts off at the first possible opportunity, which works for me most of the time. I just wonder if this is how it would normally feel while using the mouthpiece if my respiratory system was as strong as a normal person's.
I did one session yesterday without the mouthpiece. Interestingly, during this session, I triggered the auto-shutoff restart; possibly several times. Which never happens when I use the mouthpiece. I think this happened because there is a little less draw resistance when drawing without the mouthpiece.
This session felt more like how I think S&B intends a Mighty session to feel; kinda like it read my mind. Normally it shuts off at the first possible opportunity, which works for me most of the time. I just wonder if this is how it would normally feel while using the mouthpiece if my respiratory system was as strong as a normal person's.