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Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I would like some feedback on the best way to keep the herb contained in the extra long cooling stem (the one with the glass divots, which I will call xlcs), so as to enjoy an arizer like experience where one can avoid cleaning the inside of the unit for a very long period of time. This is because, unlike the solid SS bowl in an arizer, there is only a mesh screen in the TM by design.
1. If I insert a domed screen inside the xlcs about 1.5cm inside, then put herb for about 1 cm, then use the basket screen to plug the opening, does this do what I want? In other words, if the grind is medium, does it effectively contain the herb inside the xlcs so that it doesnt fall into the TM?
Yes that would work, but also you can just take the first hit in the TM upside down, with the TM upside down and the stem upside down, load it in the basket screen, after that first hit, which can be taken at extremely low temp, their herbs will stay firmly, presuming it was a good pack consistent ground...
Also, the solid SS bowl in the Arizer, is not an SS bowl, that is part of the heater, if herb falls onto that it overcooks and burns, same situation herb should not be falling on it, here you have the screen to protect herb from falling onto the heating element, which could be more catastrophic in this design, but the heater screen works perfectly and it is never an issue anyway, very easy to keep clean...
2. Has anyone modified the above setup, but with the dzoinp mod instead of pluggin the xlcs with the basket screen, how does it change things?
For me I see no value in the mod, it adds an extra screen for the heater, and the basket screen goes into your stem to pack them further if you like to see your loads deeper, I do not like to do any of that, I do not use a screen to cut my loads, I am pretty much always using my TM upside down with WPA through hooks and such though... When I use the extra long stem though, I take the first hit upside down and then I flip it without any issue.
3. Does using TM hamster style significantly reduce the requirement for inside cleaning?
Yeah just like I was saying, I'm always using the TM upside down, with WPA and talks, but even using with the extra long stem, I only hamster style the first hit, then you do not need to, and you can take that first hit very low temp and light, like I've done that, and then I took the TM and long stem with me and did not need to worry about any crumbs falling out in use...
4. Has anyone used hash sandwiched in double cotton layers inside the xlcs? Does it ever combust when used this way? What temps do you use?
Looking forward to hearing from those who have used the TM long term. Basically, I want to minimize the amount of cleaning I have to do while still getting really cool vapour. This is why I am not talking about using the CU etc. Please let me know what works best given the (I hope) clearly defined objective.
I think you are overthinking it, since this is on demand pure convection, you really do not have to clean the TM itself, I literally never do, I load carefully, never have any bits or crumbs on my heater screen inside that place at all ever, I've had my first one for almost 2 years now and my second one will hit its anniversary in February...
Should be fine regarding concentrates, but even more so than I would want to keep the TM upside down, with a WPA even removing it in between hits, so no risk of excess concentrate vapor condensing anywhere, or a concentrate potentially leaking if you flip it right side up... I'm not sure about hash though, but yeah cotton should be fine or hemp fiber, I think at the upper level there is some risk maybe of igniting cotton I'm not sure? Plenty of people can do concentrate in the TM, I've used it upside down through water with a steel mesh pad for live resin dabbing but it's not the most effective imo there are better options.
My TM's LED (is it RGB?) is red, always. Is that the default? Is it a different color in session mode? Any way to change the color or is it just on or off?
The LED is always red in on demand or session mode, when you turn it on it flashes green, when it is out of batteries it flashes with some purple I think, there are different colors when you perform the power adjustment thing.