'The Misty Log' - DIY wooden Log Vaporizer

[blokenoname]

Oh Hell...
In case anyone needs some desperate design input for his next Log on the to do list... you can now simply leave the design to your next crappy text to pic AI



Guess, those two are my favorites so far

 

[brainiac]

Lathe-turned bodies for writing pens is a thing, apparenty. Exotic wood suppliers meet the demand with 'pen blanks' which are an ideal size for making direct draw stems for log vapes. This makes it affordable to sample different types of wood to see which ones work well and have visual appeal - so I have .

I've done quite a few so I'll post them in batches. Here's the first two lots.

1. Canarywood. 2. Chakte Viga. 3. Mango. 4. Chakte Kok. 5. Muhuhu. 6. Purpleheart. 7. Spalted Tamarind. 8. Whitethorn (native).​

The limitations of the photography become evident when trying to convey how lovely some of this wood is. Subtleties get lost and the paler woods gets bleached.

1. Leopardwood. 2. Nargusta. 3. Tambootie. 4. Olive. 5. (another) Canarywood. 6. Indian Rosewood. 7. Beeswing Nara. 8. Sapele.​

As mentioned, I haven't really done them credit here, but my personal favorites are the two Chaktes, Nargusta, Beeswing Nara and that incredible Leopardwood.

I might seek out blanks large enough for logs in the most attractive wood types and I'm interested in what people think of the wood and the styles in which the stems are rendered. All feedback welcome . I'll post some more tomorrow.

 

[brainiac]

Here's the concluding batch.

1. Padauk. 2. Spalted Tamarind. 3. Ziricote. 4. Limba. 5. Black Palm. 6. Zebrano. 7. Wenge. 8. Olive.
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Species with distinct figuring seem to work particularly well for stems, and those with showy colours. Some lovely spalting on the Tamarind but it's slightly bleached on this picture.

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L to R: Osage and African Rosewood stems. WPAs: African Rosewood, Mango, Spalted Tamarind, Black Palm, Black Limba and three Cherry. The mushroom design is both attractive (imo) and functional, allowing easy removal from the glass without risk of fingers coming into contact with hot metal. Below them are two pick/tamp tools: a Yew and a poppy-head Holly.

 

[blokenoname]

Species with distinct figuring seem to work particularly well for stems, and those with showy colours. Some lovely spalting on the Tamarind but it's slightly bleached on this picture.

They're all absolutely awesome, mate
Here's the Spalted Tamarind dd stem you sent me, after setting in an 8mm ss tip

 

[erka]

Hi
Thanks for this thread, it's a treasure Island
I'm going to try to make a Misty Halo.
But i can't find the ceramic socket with the good wires, the white socket have the black and white wires and the black socket who are in plastic have the blue and brown.
Did someone have a link for the good one.
I'm in France
Thanks in advance

 

[Vaporooni]

Hi
Thanks for this thread, it's a treasure Island
I'm going to try to make a Misty Halo.
But i can't find the ceramic socket with the good wires, the white socket have the black and white wires and the black socket who are in plastic have the blue and brown.
Did someone have a link for the good one.
I'm in France
Thanks in advance

https://sinolec.co.uk/en/low-voltag...s/1211347-g4-ceramic-ceramic-lamp-holder.html I believe these are halogen bulb connectors @brainiac and @blokenoname use for their halo logs. Or at least the website. These are RoHS compliant. https://sinolec.co.uk/en/671-low-voltage-g4-gx53-gy635-gu4-and-gu53-lamp-holders

 

[erka]

Thanks for this quick answer, i will be back here when all parts come at home.
Good vape to all

 

[brainiac]

@erka - yes, @Vaporooni is correct, those are the good ones.
Keep us updated on your project. Bonne chance

 

[iDRINKBLEACH]

This has been one my favorite lurking threads for many years and always an avid fan of vaping diy. I just recently had some cores made for my logs and just getting supplies to put them into use this week and I was wondering if any one in here would have interest in some injector cores for theirs. I can’t/won’t list them and don’t have a lot extra just thought some one here could really put the design to use as well. They are around $40 all ss316l. Inner diameter of bottom half catches and holds g4 sockets.

https://imgur.com/a/jizGrdu

 

[GoldenBud]

It looks different than the OG HI Resistor for sure I like the fact that you can change the Resistor..... the part where you soldered the + and the - isn't too close to each other? or it doesn't matter, as long as the cables are not too close?
I've had a problem in the past that the + wire was touching the - wire and it didn't work, easy to fix