Tornado by Vestratto

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RedZep

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So Vestratto got back to me. Offered me 10% of my next order instead of retroactively applying the code. I think this was a good compromise.

The reply took awhile, but it is the black Friday shipping period, so I think I was being overly harsh before. My apologies to Vestratto.
 
AndyO

AndyO

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Thanks @ScruffyWoofers for getting our adapters in the mail so quick, I already got a shipment to Australia for a few of us.

I'm really, really enjoying the Tornado on the Revolve Gen 2. The airflow options of the Gen 2 compliment the Tornado so well, and IMO the quick heat up of the Tornado makes it so suited to being a portable device.

I do think the o-ring grooves needed to be the tiniest fraction of a mil deeper - the whole set up is too tight on both ends of the adapters, the o-rings "bend" out of their groove when you put the Tornado and/or Revolve stem on it, which is ultimately going to end up mashing them. It seals, there's no wobble, it functions exactly as it's supposed to - from that perspective I'm friggen stoked!

But it's going to be really hard on the o-rings if you want to use the Tornado on both the stem and the WPA, or if you want to use your Revolve Gen 2 with multiple device heads on it.
 
Jack_Fancy M.D.

Jack_Fancy M.D.

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AndyO said:
Thanks @ScruffyWoofers for getting our adapters in the mail so quick, I already got a shipment to Australia for a few of us.

I'm really, really enjoying the Tornado on the Revolve Gen 2. The airflow options of the Gen 2 compliment the Tornado so well, and IMO the quick heat up of the Tornado makes it so suited to being a portable device.

I do think the o-ring grooves needed to be the tiniest fraction of a mil deeper - the whole set up is too tight on both ends of the adapters, the o-rings "bend" out of their groove when you put the Tornado and/or Revolve stem on it, which is ultimately going to end up mashing them. It seals, there's no wobble, it functions exactly as it's supposed to - from that perspective I'm friggen stoked!

But it's going to be really hard on the o-rings if you want to use the Tornado on both the stem and the WPA, or if you want to use your Revolve Gen 2 with multiple device heads on it.
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Lubricating the o-rings the tiniest little bit made it much easier to seat the tornado and stem into their respective sides
 
ScruffyWoofers

ScruffyWoofers

Active Member
Accessory Maker
AndyO said:
Thanks @ScruffyWoofers for getting our adapters in the mail so quick, I already got a shipment to Australia for a few of us.

I'm really, really enjoying the Tornado on the Revolve Gen 2. The airflow options of the Gen 2 compliment the Tornado so well, and IMO the quick heat up of the Tornado makes it so suited to being a portable device.

I do think the o-ring grooves needed to be the tiniest fraction of a mil deeper - the whole set up is too tight on both ends of the adapters, the o-rings "bend" out of their groove when you put the Tornado and/or Revolve stem on it, which is ultimately going to end up mashing them. It seals, there's no wobble, it functions exactly as it's supposed to - from that perspective I'm friggen stoked!

But it's going to be really hard on the o-rings if you want to use the Tornado on both the stem and the WPA, or if you want to use your Revolve Gen 2 with multiple device heads on it.
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Hey, thanks for the feedback. I will slightly increase the depth of the O-ring retaining grooves accordingly. If you're finding that the O-rings are getting torn up, you could try using NBR (nitrile) O-rings in place of the FKM (Viton) ones supplied, as these have better abrasion resistance.
 
TigoleBitties

TigoleBitties

Big and Bouncy
eyevape said:
Santa came early this year, his name is @ScruffyWoofers. I just had my first native Tornado bowl, it was truly as gorgeous as this stem looks and feels. And now please excuse me while I kiss the sky 🧚‍

https://imgur.com/a/p66fyFS
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Looks really great!
*sigh*

I would've been enjoying an early Xmas too but the Postal strike didn't even leave me a lump of coal in my mailbox. 🙁
At least I know the stem experience is good!
 
Jack_Fancy M.D.

Jack_Fancy M.D.

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Has the community reached a consensus on best practice for cleaning in the short time the tornado has been out?

I can’t be sure, but I suspect there is some build up of material behind the screen that I can’t reach with qtips

I think I remember reading somewhere about how soaking isn’t necessary. Idk how it would affect the o-rings and I don’t want to be taking them on and off so I’d rather not go the soaking route out of convenience anyway
 
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TigoleBitties

TigoleBitties

Big and Bouncy
Jack_Fancy M.D. said:
Has the community reached a consensus on best practice for cleaning in the short time the tornado has been out?

I can’t be sure, but I suspect there is some build up of material behind the screen that I can’t reach with qtips

I think I remember reading somewhere about how soaking isn’t necessary. Idk how it would affect the o-rings and I don’t want to be taking them on and off so I’d rather not go the soaking route out of convenience anyway
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So far what I've been using is a pipe-cleaner soaked in iso. I fold it up a couple of times and push it up the stem and it can reach right up to the screen.
 
Roffa

Roffa

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Jack_Fancy M.D. said:
Has the community reached a consensus on best practice for cleaning in the short time the tornado has been out?

I can’t be sure, but I suspect there is some build up of material behind the screen that I can’t reach with qtips

I think I remember reading somewhere about how soaking isn’t necessary. Idk how it would affect the o-rings and I don’t want to be taking them on and off so I’d rather not go the soaking route out of convenience anyway
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I never use screens. I too use a pipe cleaner + iso. One of the beauties of the Tornado is that cleaning it is so simple.
 
Jack_Fancy M.D.

Jack_Fancy M.D.

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Appreciate the advice about using pipe cleaners. Luckily for me I already had a stash of those on hand.

Roffa said:
I never use screens. I too use a pipe cleaner + iso. One of the beauties of the Tornado is that cleaning it is so simple.
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Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean when you said that you never use screens
You’re not worried about pot falling out of the bowl at all once it’s threaded on?
 
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Roffa

Roffa

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Jack_Fancy M.D. said:
Appreciate the advice about using pipe cleaners. Luckily for me I already had a stash of those on hand.



Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean when you said that you never use screens
You’re not worried about pot falling out of the bowl at all once it’s threaded on?
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I tear off nugs, never happened that way. My anvil is screenless too
 
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hotmeals

hotmeals

Serial vapist
TedJones said:
Can you reinsert the screen? It’s in there pretty good. Thinking I might mangle it too much :shrug:First couple bowls with the inductor have been awesome btw :tup:
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I've managed to remove and replace mine a couple of times without messing it up. Just try to push it with something as wide as possible to even out the pressure. Maybe warm it up a bit if it's stuck in there with residue.
 
Jack_Fancy M.D.

Jack_Fancy M.D.

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TigoleBitties said:
So far what I've been using is a pipe-cleaner soaked in iso. I fold it up a couple of times and push it up the stem and it can reach right up to the screen.
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This worked great, thank you

@Roffa:I tear off nugs, never happened that way. My anvil is screenless too
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Having a better experience w shreds of nug compared to ground flower. Thanks for the suggestion
 
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RedZep

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eyevape said:
Well.. not really. The Tornado makes it quite long and top heavy, so I switched parts with the Tempest. I’ll keep it like that, both combinations are a perfect match 😍 I wish I had a silver mouthpiece though.

https://imgur.com/a/bNL8Sa8
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Bloody hell. That thing looks serious. I feel like if I passed that to someone they would be rightly intimidated. I love it.
 
Smknbud

Smknbud

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ScruffyWoofers said:
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I will slightly increase the depth of the O-ring retaining grooves accordingly. If you're finding that the O-rings are getting torn up, you could try using NBR (nitrile) O-rings in place of the FKM (Viton) ones supplied, as these have better abrasion resistance.
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The easiest solution for those experiencing the issue that already have the adapter, myself included as I mentioned some posts back, is to swap out the included 8mm x 1mm O-ring with a 7mm x 1mm O-ring.
 
SockPuppetTheatrics

SockPuppetTheatrics

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Pretty sure I've popped out and reinserted the screen for any deep cleanings. Can be flattened out by rolling over it with a Revolve Gen2 or grinder or whatever.

Loving the @ScruffyWoofers adapter & stand.

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I've since switched to a Ti MVS. I haven't noticed the stem getting hot (heat seems to stop at around the base of the adapter), but I'm also utterly incapable of back-to-back bowls on this thing. The vapor's dense enough that I mostly leave the airport uncovered for extra fresh air intake. BCG medium grind, loose pack and partially filled with zero tamping.
 
Vapetothegrave

Vapetothegrave

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Company Rep
Hey FC, Happy December 🥶

I'm excited for a whole new batch of Tornado owners, perhaps some in time for the Holidays. Looking forward to all feedback :cheers:

On a side note... Canada Post please just pay them whatever they want at this point I want my mail! :doh:

 
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