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  1. ElConquistador

    Lost your allen wrench or need some backups?

    I bought a whole set of cheap wrenches to I'd have a backup 1.5 mm wrench in case I need to adjust my 510 connection when I'm out and about. Then I tried this new, improved tool, that's readily available, cheap, easy to find, portable, and can be used to apply anti-oxidant chemicals, adjust...
  2. ElConquistador

    Dropped my first spring tonight

    I put a new coil in my Chalice III tonight, tested it at 1.1 ohms, put it on the reo, test fired it and worked out the hot legs, then wicked it and put the cap on. BAM, spring drops, battery falls out (door wasn't on yet). Noticed some nice little black arc marks on on of the posts. I know my...
  3. ElConquistador

    Made myself a pair of SuperX tweezers

    worked like a champ for bending the coil leg to prevent it from spreading. Thanks X, great idea.
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    I know this question has been answered, but

    Anyone know off the top of your head what size the little Allen wrench is on the new Reo 510? I would like to pick up another one for my "go bag". Looks like about a 1 mm, not sure how easy that is to find.
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    New silver vein / Chalice III "family photo"

    Got my new silver vein (door only) all clear coated yesterday, it was easy-peasy. I used Rustoleum gloss clear enamel from Lowe's, less than $4 for a rattle-can. I was nervous about it because I always end up with runs and sags when I paint something, but I kept the can about a foot away and...
  6. ElConquistador

    I don't like to brag or anything

    ...but I just noticed I have, like, a whole trophy case of trophies here at ECF.
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    I caved. Again.

    I've been admiring that Chalice III for a few weeks now and I finally couldn't resist any longer. Of course, that Chalice deserves it's own Reo, so I threw in a black wrinkle/silver vein grand to screw it into, making it my Reo #2 (as predicted by a few smart alecks around here when I bought...
  8. ElConquistador

    Tank wobbles? Try this

    Mylar washers from the hardware store. Took me two, I can crank it down on my old beater Vamo now. These are very thin and perfect size
  9. ElConquistador

    I am El Conquistador, KING OF THE IDIOTS

    I rebuilt my RM2 last night, like I've done 100 times. I used 30 gauge wire to see if it would heat up quicker, otherwise, same as always...1.2 ohms, cotton wick. When I fired it up, it was really hitting hard with intense flavor, which I attributed to the thinner wire, all else being equal...
  10. ElConquistador

    I'm almost there!

    Just noticed that today is March 1st, but according to my banner, I'm still not officially there yet. At noon today CST, I'll hit 2 years of vaping after 37 years of cigarettes. I didn't discover Nicoticket until about a year ago, but it's pretty much been my all day vape since. I'm ashamed...
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    I have an important question about Nicoticket e-liquids

    Not really, I just wanted to show off the lab that rescued us today. We lost our beloved lab in April to cancer and vowed to never go through that again.
  12. ElConquistador

    Wakonda!!

    Just ripped open my package and loaded a clean dripper up with this stuff. I'm a huge coffee drinker, but I'd been kind of leery about trying Wakonda because the idea of a coffee vape sounded kind of weird to me. But I finally ordered a small bottle because I've seen so many good reviews...
  13. ElConquistador

    I just spent a little while doing some interesting historical reading!

    An unrelated thread I was reading sparked a thought, so I did a search for Redeyedancer's early threads here. I saw his very first post on ECF, then I looked through a number of the early, early Reo mod threads when Rob was first tinkering around with his very first mods back in early 2010. It...
  14. ElConquistador

    I thought I was an expert, but this Odin is killing me

    I've been building coils for over a year, so I think I'm pretty good at it. The other day, I got my first dual coil atomizer,an Odin bottom feeder to run on my REO Grand mod. I sat down and wrapped a couple of 2 ohm coils out of 30 gauge Kanthal, and got everything all installed and, after...
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    I've learned that I have a very effective immune system

    I've had a few bottles of H1N1 sitting here for a few months, just vaping it here and there. Last week I loaded up my Reo with it. Yes, I'm afraid I am finally infected now. Now what do I do? Call a doctor or something?
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    My Saturday morning ritual

    Coffee and Grandma's Cinnamon Danish
  17. ElConquistador

    I'm pretty sure I'm in love

    I have to say, this thing is beautiful. Seeing the black wrinkle/hammer tone in person...I love it, very glad I chose it. The mod is much smaller than I had envisioned. This is my first mechanical mod, so I wrapped a conservative 1.5 ohm micro coil, threw in a cotton wick, and filled it up...
  18. ElConquistador

    I did it!

    LP Grand, LP Reomizer, aluminum button cover, and assorted bits and pieces. Not sure if I'm going to like the color (black with a hammertone door and would have preferred all black), but I was ready to pull the trigger and didn't want to loose my "spending juju"! I would like to personally...
  19. ElConquistador

    So, I went "Old School" yesterday on my Russian

    After 7 or 8 months of building micro-coils with 30 gauge Kanthal, yesterday I decided to go "old school" and wrapped up an old fashioned coil using 32 gauge wrapped around a 4-40 machine screw to make a 1.9 ohm coil, with a nice plump Japanese cotton wick. I was thinking maybe the 32 gauge...
  20. ElConquistador

    Probably a stupid question...

    I recently bought a Provari, along with a couple of AW 18490 batteries from Provapes. Prior to this, I had used Efest 18650 batteries in a Vamo for over a year. With the bigger Efest batteries, it always took around 3+ hours to recharge, and freshly charged batteries (Nitecore 4 charger)...