so this happened over the weekend .
my Timber wasn’t seeing much use due to running hot and hot spotting presumably caused by mishaped heater coil i shared photos of a few months ago .
having opened up my Lil Bud’s before , finally came time to open up the Timber .
goals:
1) to look at heater coil and try to adjust it
2) add a round stainless steel disc over the heater coil . A modification m/upgrade shown by
@Alan in the iHeat thread.
above the dna board as been dislodged from the body . removed 4 screws holding it to body then wiggled it out by the display window edges . (easier to plug usb and pull board out with it )
below , board is placed to side to allow work inside
below , the heater block is removed from the body . two tiny screws holding the heating coil in the block can be seen . remove these to access to heater. no wires need to be disconnected.
above & below . heater removed from heater block . WTF is this on my ss strip ?!?! i won’t speculate or comment , when i received the Timber, wood dust was present in the roasting tube chamber. i’m practically sureits wood dust (very disappointed, worked enough with wood to know it won’t kill me , but... wtf) .
it could be resin build up from vapor that gets trap there perhaps but my timber hasn’t seen that much use really. never used it with water because with my d-020 the timber is so tall it’s right between your eyes.. anyhoot wood dust or whatever else , dunno , don’t care. i wiped it off and proceeded. (the photo below shows my jeans reflection in the ss so it ain’t very helpful . the smears on the strip is my finger checking if was actually residue on ss strip while still inside the Timber and when removing it)
above - there is a lip inside to stop the heater screen at its desired depth . (hence screen cant be removed from outside )
below - heater coil . i think this is telling of where it hotspotted.
above - here is where i improved . i cut a piece from my ss strip and attempted (quickly to my defence) to shape a circle , hahah. was trying to keep as much foot print as possible . i bought a pack a flat pipe screens at my local corner store , threw one down the heater block , placed my ss circle then reinstalled the heater screen sandwiching the ss between the 2 screens .
result - o my fuckin gaw!!!
@Alan , your mod works Very Very Well. i don’t know what to TM folks are all hyped about , im sure they have reason , but i won’t need to find out why! this baby here is now roasting like a champ . whoa. works so great i am contemplating doing the same with my LB Elite ! thing is , my LB Elite roasts evenly , just like my iHeat cartridge. still though, the small circle seems to improve not just the evenness but the whole sessions. no stir , no need to rotate stem , cash a bowl in 2-3 hits if you’d like , etc.
will share more in time...
if anyone wants me to do the same with their LB or Timber, cover shipping both ways and it would be my pleasure . i take no liability or responsibility for any damage or loss . service is free . cash or hear donations welcomed , haha.
vape on!
bingo . 
