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  1. Commie

    Hammer Clone

    I got mine from Activape. According to them, it's an HCigar version. I sanded down the inside of the brass sleeve, now it fits a 350 battery better. Sanded the floating pin lightly, and outside of the brass sleeve, hoping to improve contact. No luck. Good thing that all the threads are...
  2. Commie

    Hammer Clone

    Well, I just got mine. The quality is on the worse side of the clone scale, at least in mine. 1. Threads had to be cleaned up with a dremel 2. The inner brass piece has all kinds of burrs 3. Voltage drop is pretty bad. I will try to sand it a bit and report back 4. standard 350 battery seems...
  3. Commie

    Can I use a lighter to oxidize kanthal wire and silica wick?

    Well, kanthal and silica does not need it for oxidation: 1. Kanthal can be heated up to reduce its springieness, and to clean off any sort of dirt and oil off it. It can definitely be done with a lighter 2. Silica can be heated up to remove possible wax/oil/dirt, and to make it fray less. You...
  4. Commie

    Mesh in RM2?

    Yup. It sucks up excess juice, and slowly releases it to the mesh wick. Leaves you with a wick that gives good flavor and won't burn, and can be dry burned while you're out an about.
  5. Commie

    Mesh in RM2?

    I've tried ekowool with SS mesh core, but it left me with a too large diameter wick. Tried just mesh, tasted great, but it would go dry with no warning, and produce absolutely horrible dry hits. I know it's a user error, but still :) My favorite use of SS is a small diameter SS wick, with...
  6. Commie

    What difference in vape is there between 28g and 30 or higher?

    Their shipping times are much faster through ebay. I bought from their site, and my order didn't end up shipping for a few weeks :)
  7. Commie

    Cotton yarn as a wick

    So I found a wicking material that seems to work better for me than rolled cotton. Cotton yarn. The one I have is Sugar'n Cream brand. I'm not a knitter, so it's hard for me to tell the thickness of it. On the roll it says US7, 4.5mm. Not sure what that means, but it's definitely thinner than...
  8. Commie

    Show and Tell - What tip are you running on your RM2?

    Here are my favorites. From Fasttech, but I polished them a bit.
  9. Commie

    Monkey got bored+ Leather!

    Just to show off...
  10. Commie

    Guess what just got listed on Fasttech..

    We did, and they are stainless steel.
  11. Commie

    What difference in vape is there between 28g and 30 or higher?

    Difference is length (and volume) of wire necessary to reach your target resistance. If you are going for, say, 1 Ohm microcoil, 28ga wire will get you there in 8 loops, and 30ga wire will get you there in 4-5 loops. That means that 30 ga wire will be much lighter, and the "heatsink" effect...
  12. Commie

    source for unmodified dripper that is the RM2?

    Well, Rob does modify them more than just milliing down the base :) I believe, he throws out middle section, drills the top for airflow, somehow yanks out one of the posts. No idea what else.
  13. Commie

    source for unmodified dripper that is the RM2?

    I believe it's the Triangle from Empire Mods. Though, for some reason, they call it stainless there, so I'm not sure.
  14. Commie

    Hammer Clone

    Well, it's more like making a copy of Mona Lisa, and selling it for $10. I hear all kinds of people do that :) I actually have a few replica paintings in my house. More so, I don't even feel guilty for having copies on my walls.
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    Gross question about drip tips

    Not for the weak of heart. You've been warned. So I've noticed that any metal polished drip tips seem to collect some crusty grossies on them. Works for stainless and aluminum ones. Delrin, acrylic and otherwise plastic ones don't seem to do that. Have any of you encountered that, or am I the...
  16. Commie

    Hammer Clone

    Purpose: 1. Looks awesome 2. Does not resemble my wife's toys 3. Stands better on a table, and stays vertical more in the pocket. 4. Is not functionally worse than a gazillion other expensive original mechs As far as a Gaelic theme on a korean mod... They were making them mainly for Europe/US...
  17. Commie

    Need a comparison please

    My pockets must be a very hostile environment :) One that anodized Grand is surviving with flying colors
  18. Commie

    Reo ugly?!

    I'm sorry, but I think you are a tiny bit wrong. To word it correctly: Some people don't like any box mods. They are absolutely wrong :)
  19. Commie

    Need a comparison please

    Black Wrinkle is very pretty, but seems to wear pretty easily, I assume the other paints do as well. Anodized for me from now on :) My anodized silver Grand's fist birthday is tomorrow, and it looks brand new still.
  20. Commie

    Stripping a Reo?

    You have some very strange strippers in LA. Can I come visit?