The stainless steel ELB is not a liability here, in fact its an advantage due to the fact they are ductile and malleable, fairly robust, and have good thermal properties.
I would say they are robust. I have one for my CFX and can use them with my 19mm wands in the EQ.
Clean the inside wall with a pipe scraper and to break up the materials inside the ELB for another pass. Want more. But is is almost more economical to get a package deal with screens.
Stil might try one of those CFX screen that Pufftup sells as an alternative.
Im happy to report I have been extensively testing my Evo unit and have found my preferred setting. 2-3 o'clock seems best at 1/4 ELB size. I get 2 solid hits per ELB. Vapor is still available on 3rd hit, but GREATLY diminishes.
YMMV with each EVO I guess. But that seems to be the pattern. I start at 2:00 for the first 2 draws, 2:30 for the remainder. Wands I might start as low as 12:00. But I try to preheat 10m at max. before lowering to the desired temp.
y7Anybody else care to share their technique?
Does anyone know if arizer EQ caps work with ELBs? I lose the tops to mine all the time, 4 ELBs and 1 cap...god grant me the serenity!!! Lol
No they are too big.... although they do fit nicely in the bamboo....
Maybe a ddave screen will work as an elb cap...???
I have a mishmash of EQ screens from different sellers. They all have dif builds. So I found several that fit inside others baskets to make mini-ELBs.
I made a mini ELB from an ELB cap and an EQ cap. I'm just not a fan of miniELBs, posted my reasons for that few pages back.
In short, the reason was that the full ELB doesn't work any worse for microdoses than a miniELB.
Or slightly worse performance. I get better heat exchange using the baskets/ELBs above the EVO then the EQ basket screens inside the EVO.
Anyone care to elaborate as to why? I do believe the ELB in my CFX helps it heat better.
Ty i have one metal & one plastic , i am wondering if they can be popped off and interchanged. I happen to like the metal a bit better for some reason. I am guessing the newer versions now all come with the plastic.
All analog knobs should be metal. If the dial is going to be small and I need torque to turn it, then there should be no flex in the dial. Plastic wears down quicker and I am tired of plastic knobs that pop off due to temp changes etc.
or at least something fun or practical if it was
meant to be replaceable.
Maybe an SSV handle?
I really do like the metal dial on mine, but the next size up would be that much easier to work with. Otherwise it feels right and solid. Even when my hands are less grippy. It will probably turn easier over time I figure, if it is like other analog dials of that type and build quality that I have used.
A shorter EVO would sit better, but I'm guessing that the design utilizes the full length of the bamboo do it's thing.