Brass Screen Mod

[earthdawn]

OK so I jumped on this mod to try it out.
Got the 5 pack of brass etc....

Now I put them in point side up and then pushed it in but it was just about even with the top and obviously thats not far enough down so I pushed it down in the center with the pen cap gently so it would line up with the bridge without crushing it down. Once I did that it fit perfect BUT the what was the peak of the brass filter was now indented on the top a little. It works great !!!.... but is it a problem being indented ?

Pic is posted below to show as best I can.

THANKS and big props for this idea !!!!

[KevinD872]

I hope to pick some of these up today if my local smoke shop sells them. Gee..... they might not recognize me. They haven't seen me in over a month!

Anyway..... when "assembling" the 3 screens, are you guys making sure that they are all slightly out of alignment with the others in order to effectively make the holes smaller? Or am I putting too much thought into this? I suppose that even if they were perfectly aligned that they would all shift when molding it into a cone shape.

[Lightgeoduck]

well is it leaking? if no than I don't see a problem, except maybe the amount of juice you can put in the cart might decrease

if it doesn't seem like a problem it might be a good idea to put an indent on an 801 cart mod if using an 801 atty with high bridge

[earthdawn]

well is it leaking? if no than I don't see a problem, except maybe the amount of juice you can put in the cart might decrease

if it doesn't seem like a problem it might be a good idea to put an indent on an 801 cart mod if using an 801 atty with high bridge

Thanks...

and sorry... using a 510.
Yea, I wasent sure if I should cut it down so it was still a cone on top. It is not leaking at all and works fine, so far.

[Lightgeoduck]

Thanks...

and sorry... using a 510.
Yea, I wasent sure if I should cut it down so it was still a cone on top. It is not leaking at all and works fine, so far.

cool, but my 801 statement was added for 801 users to see I being one of em.

the original poster used a 510 but someone else tried it on an 801

good job though

[Master_Vapor]

The brass screen can actually touch the atty bridge. Should be no ill effect. As a "precaution" I use the Pyramid Tea Bag as a "sock" and cap it with the brass screens. I believe the original post on this is to use the three brass screens ONLY with NO wool or poly in the cart!! I was v-e-r-y scary about doing that as I have only ONE 801 atty, and if I killed it I would be climbing Sky Scrapers! (waiting on 2 new attys to arrive) Nonetheless, I still feel leery about having "loose juice" in the cart. In the 801 cart, that's 1.3ml of fluid, that is being retained by 3 brass screens! There HAS to be a "central wick" so to speak. To me, the purpose of the 3 brass screens is to keep the atty from heating the poly wool and giving you a hit taste of burnt poly! I'm sure the original poster had different thoughts, but that is how I (personally) see it.

The 1st poster "Stric9" said:
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Stric9
OK...
I'm using this and having success with it. No cleaning poly, burnt taste, straws, paper clips, etc., just plug & play. It favors the VG mix but PG seems to work too (maybe not as good as the VG though). It has only been tried (by me) on a 510 because thats all I use.
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He was the one who started this post. Go to page one and see his pics. I'm just taking it a few steps further while understanding how the fluid gets from the "crappy" wool in the cart to the atty's heating element. Keep in mind, I do NOT "drip" on my atty! It's almost like putting a hair dryer under water! Yet, to be sure the cart will not leak, you still have to have some sort of material that "holds" the juice. Not just 3 brass screens at the carts end. With that thought in mind...how about 3 more brass screens rolled up in place of the "wool/poly" AND the 3 cone shaped brass screens at the top to cap the cart?? THAT will be the "Holy Grail" of cart mod

Geezzzz....I'm still using the Pyramid Tea Bag center (with the 3 brass screens as a cap) and I'm knocking the top of my head off! With NO crappy burnt taste! Heck...you could probably use old carpet as wool, so long as you have the "brass cap" LOL I've been hitting this for 5 hours where as I had to re-wet the OEM carts every 20 minutes. And it tastes SO much better!!!!!

This is how it SHOULD have been done from day one! Then again, how would "they" be able to sell new carts? ...unless you bit the plastic tip off!

[rhoneil]

I have a few attys that I am sure that the bridge height vary. What if you use a combination of the brass mesh and a spring. Basically having the brass mesh shorter than the cart but use a spring to push it up to the top. Then when the cart is attached it will recess to the required height while maintaining contact to the bridge, no matter the height.
I have ruined a couple of attys by accidentally crushing the atty bridge material so much that the solid metal bridge was exposed. And that damage was done with PTB that was tightly plugging the cart. I would be worried about any kind of twisting having a metal surface in contact with that bridge. At least with the spring it wont be too harsh pressing against it.

thoughts?

rho

[Lightgeoduck]

Master Vapor,,
Keep experimenting until I get a chance to try... I mean I would like an example so I have a one time success

I understand your point about having that much loose liquid jostling around... I don't thing I would do the PTB method ever so how about the OEM filling smashed down by the screen?

what do you think? can you try it huh?huh? can you try it? no pressure really

[Osculum]

OK so I jumped on this mod to try it out.
Got the 5 pack of brass etc....

Now I put them in point side up and then pushed it in but it was just about even with the top and obviously thats not far enough down so I pushed it down in the center with the pen cap gently so it would line up with the bridge without crushing it down. Once I did that it fit perfect BUT the what was the peak of the brass filter was now indented on the top a little. It works great !!!.... but is it a problem being indented ?

Pic is posted below to show as best I can.

THANKS and big props for this idea !!!!

That's almost exactly how my first one looked and it hasn't leaked since I made it. You should be good to go...

What did you use to push it down with? the pen cap?

[rhoneil]

Slight modification:
Easy to make,
Uses 3 screens,
Fills faster than dropping into an empty cart.