ACHILLES RDA by Titanium Mods
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I do like the appearance of the tip; it meshes with the whole Greek warrior shtick that the styling is wrapped around, and I'd hate to replace it, really. But I still have several of the Super-T tips that were made by Super-T Engineering before they went belly-up, and they were/are the best DTs ever made, then and now.It's a nice looking driptip, but yeah, much too wide bore. Looks like a regular driptip connector though, though it has 2 o-rings instead of 1. I'd still have to use either an angled-adapter or a knucklehead, to keep hot juice off my lips, so I'm less worried abut that, than I am about that huge opening on the air-hole stack. It's like they're trying to remove the best part of the Achilles so it'll suit cloud chasers better -- even though they have a veritable avalanche of good attys available to them!
Andria
And yes, as you mentioned, the rugrat cloud-chasers already have practically all the hardware in the industry
Great achilles talk! I'm kinda psyched to hear yeasmo plans a Achilles II clone as it's unclear whether the Ukraine guy is gonna do another run. Someone want to put a link to this thread on his FB page? Some way of letting him know his atty caught fire well after he stopped paying attention (though as Andria says, it was a pretty recent post there on FB.) I don't have an account. A clone would less expensively answer the big question on the Achilles II -- will the larger/adjustable air flow mess it up? I'm of two minds: one one hand, I'll occasionally use larger airflow for a pull or two if available, and it's nice to have that option though dialing down to carto-draw for most of the time is essential; but, two, it looks like the airflow adjustment works by closing the airhole off with an outter ring with another hole(s) -- magma style--yikes, and sounds suspiciously like the subtank nano, and I found that setup lame in many respects. But subtank is subohm by design, so maybe it will be fine. Maybe even great, best of all worlds.
Also, intrigued by "no more whistle". Much as I love the achilles draw, it is a little ragged sometimes, especially if you draw hard on it. I sorta can't believe I am interested in some fiddle options given my principal plus for this atty being it's simple design....
I'm definitely assuming the drip tip is standard 510 drip tip and any would fit, but that would be a show-stopper if not -- I hate metal DTs. Sensitive teeth I guess. Another minor plus of the II would be if it is indeed shorter. I am very into shortness and count every millimeter in toppers and mods. He has a pretty weird way of stating the specs on his site so I can't really tell things like comparative height or whether standard drip tips work.
Finally, did you catch the part on his site where he says there's a design tweak that keeps the "filler" (I assume this means wick) from getting twisted? I find that when I pocket carry the achilles and it gets bumped around, one or both wicks can come out of the channels and get misaligned somewhere. A quick poke with almost anything fixes it, but resolving that would be great; I can't tell from the photos what this fix/tweak is. Maybe the indents along the top of the top-cap?
I may go look for the modder/manufacturer of the original here on ECF -- I recall Qorax had some interaction with him and I think his name is something like Basilik. Maybe he hangs out in the euro-suppliers forum. Think I'll just PM Qorax; will let you know what I hear from the Basilik, please post what you find from the cloner as to the Achilles II clone. Cheers folks!
Also, intrigued by "no more whistle". Much as I love the achilles draw, it is a little ragged sometimes, especially if you draw hard on it. I sorta can't believe I am interested in some fiddle options given my principal plus for this atty being it's simple design....
I'm definitely assuming the drip tip is standard 510 drip tip and any would fit, but that would be a show-stopper if not -- I hate metal DTs. Sensitive teeth I guess. Another minor plus of the II would be if it is indeed shorter. I am very into shortness and count every millimeter in toppers and mods. He has a pretty weird way of stating the specs on his site so I can't really tell things like comparative height or whether standard drip tips work.
Finally, did you catch the part on his site where he says there's a design tweak that keeps the "filler" (I assume this means wick) from getting twisted? I find that when I pocket carry the achilles and it gets bumped around, one or both wicks can come out of the channels and get misaligned somewhere. A quick poke with almost anything fixes it, but resolving that would be great; I can't tell from the photos what this fix/tweak is. Maybe the indents along the top of the top-cap?
I may go look for the modder/manufacturer of the original here on ECF -- I recall Qorax had some interaction with him and I think his name is something like Basilik. Maybe he hangs out in the euro-suppliers forum. Think I'll just PM Qorax; will let you know what I hear from the Basilik, please post what you find from the cloner as to the Achilles II clone. Cheers folks!
just got my notice email; Achilles II in stock at titanium mods. here's the link: http://titanium-mods.com/home/76-atomizer-achilles-full-titanium.html
read his "how to order" instructions, you go through the process as normal then he sends you a paypal form over email.
read his "how to order" instructions, you go through the process as normal then he sends you a paypal form over email.
How odd. Your link suggests in stock at 115 pounds. Go to TM's website and click on the Achilles and it says it is no longer made.
I think the one you linked is actually the Version 2.
Yeah, no way in hell I'm gonna pay $126 for an atty, that's ridiculous. I may grab a clone when they're available, if the price is similar to the original Achilles clone.
That thing about the "filler" -- that would seem to apply to the Prometey more than the Achilles, but I guess you could use filler in an Achilles too.
Andria
That thing about the "filler" -- that would seem to apply to the Prometey more than the Achilles, but I guess you could use filler in an Achilles too.
Andria
Thank you, gmoney$, for being on your toes!
One Achilles II (plus a spares kit) ordered; I received two emails instantly, one that promises he will "email you with direct link to pay by PayPal," and another with the order details. No email link to PayPal that I can find, as yet. Is this normal?
One Achilles II (plus a spares kit) ordered; I received two emails instantly, one that promises he will "email you with direct link to pay by PayPal," and another with the order details. No email link to PayPal that I can find, as yet. Is this normal?
That link goes to the Achilles II, and they are showing "in stock" -- but 115 euros, or $126.
I'll wait for the clone.
Andria
Yes. You'll get a third email pretty quick with a link that takes you to a Paypal page filled out to pay him.
Yeah, I figured it out. And it's authentic alright. With authentic pricing to go along with it.That link goes to the Achilles II, and they are showing "in stock" -- but 115 euros, or $126.
I'll wait for the clone.
Andria
yes/sorry/right, we're talking version II here. Politically Correct and I will be the guinnea pigs here and let you know how the II is. Then you know whether to get the clone
Nice work gmoney.yes/sorry/right, we're talking version II here. Politically Correct and I will be the guinnea pigs here and let you know how the II is. Then you know whether to get the clone
I'm just as cheap as the next guy. Cheaper, in most cases. But in this one, I like the idea of putting a little cash into the hands of the craftsman that actually designed and built the thing—at least the first one. After that I'll likely throw my principles aside and get the clones, even if I consider cloners to be scum-of-the-earth intellectual pirates.
LOL. You mirror my thoughts. The originator deserves to be rewarded at least to some extent. There were no authentics available when I bought my three. In fact, there was only one place to get an Achilles and that was Frog in Fog...a Yeahsmo clone. So I never felt bad when I bought mine.
For me it has nothing whatever to do with principles, except the principle of not going broke. I've never even spent $100 on a MOD, so it's sure not happening with an atty.
Andria
I can't believe what a shoddy job Titanium Mods does with their marketing and website. Let me get this out of the way...the concept of a titanium-exclusive vape shop is, in my opinion, an awesome idea. This guy hit it out of the park with this idea. Ti is very popular and his marketing concept is spot on and could be a fantastic little business to be the king of the hill in titanium vape products. But geez, he always runs out of stock, his website is confusing as it can get, and he has inconsistent restocking of products. Now maybe I should go a little easy. I realize he is in the Ukraine and getting materials and manufacturing product in a bomb zone might inhibit this gentleman. On one hand, I hope this is why he struggles but on the other hand I hope he's not having to dodge bombs either.
Before I noticed the in-stock notification email, I found the mod-maker from Titanium Mods here on ECF and let him know there was a little tootle-puffin revival for the achilles goin on and he ought to get in on some his cloner's action. Definitely weird situation if a clone is driving market for an original. (by the way, have "conversations" replaced "private messages" on ecf or am I doing it wrong/missing it?) I never kicked down an order to Sovemesto for all the ehpro kayfun clones I got, but I'm happy to stroke the originator of what I really feel might be my end-game atty. Certainly I've viewed various new equipment as my end-all before but...
If that's true about the filler being a Prometey thing rather than achilles or achilles II, I'll agree even more with bronze about the crummy site and promo material.
FiF replied, asked for the date and price of the v2:
The price will be around 22$-24$, unfortunately I cannot be more precise on dates, but it will be soon.
Can you guys please tell me whether FiF has free shipping like fasttech? Haven't found the info on their site..
Edit: added something to basket, 5.6$. I can live with that
The price will be around 22$-24$, unfortunately I cannot be more precise on dates, but it will be soon.
Can you guys please tell me whether FiF has free shipping like fasttech? Haven't found the info on their site..
Edit: added something to basket, 5.6$. I can live with that
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Yes, operating a machine shop in a combat zone figures to be inconvenient, but consider a possible advantage: he may be salvaging titanium from downed Russian fighters.
I have to admit I'm glad, frankly, that the guy is a starving-artist type with no apparent desire nor aptitude for slick self-promotion. If I were a Titanium Mod shareholder I'd feel otherwise, but as a customer—now that I finally am one—the fact that I'm dealing directly with the guy who's not only running the milling machine but is likely his own CEO, accountant and webmaster is something I find appealing. That he only produces lots of 20 at a time makes each individual piece a much more valuable object.
Granted, when I was pounding my keyboard last night looking for one lousy RDA, I had a completely different attitude.
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