Are YOU a Tootle Puffer??

[Uncle]

Here you go fellow lovers of wood.

Okay - Why do "You" have to live on the other side of the World . . .

If Ya' live closer, I could at least start staking "You" . . .

Especially to see if I had a chance to get one of them from "You" . . .

​

Just sayin' . . .

I know - I KNOW - "My" Bad . . .

 

[Electrodave]

I name the guitars that I build, but not my vapes. I can't think of any good names for them, either. Guitars have more personality. This one's "Tammy"

They tell you their names while you're building them. So far my vapes aren't talking to me.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

NICE Chopstick.

 

[Electrodave]

NICE Chopsticks.

Thank you. I think. You are referring to my guitar, right? I've never heard guitars referred to as "chopsticks" before, but it does make sense.

Or are you referring to the batteries, which would make rather clumsy chopsticks?

Either way, tootle on!

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Thank you. I think. You are referring to my guitar, right? I've never heard guitars referred to as "chopsticks" before, but it does make sense.

Or are you referring to the batteries, which would make rather clumsy chopsticks?

Either way, tootle on!

Guitar of course. It is a stick you chop on.

 

[Lannie]

I'm so wise.

Well, gang, I have to take that statement back. I'm a pure-dee IDIOT. I've been having some trouble with my binkies lately, with coils clogging up, and sometimes there's just no flavor, and last night it got to the point of no flavor and no VAPOR, either. I assumed the coil I was using had finally bitten the dust, but I was puzzled because as much as I was drawing on it, the danged binkie was getting hot, but nothing was happening. There was heat, but not heating the juice. SO frustrating...

(If you don't already know what I'm going to say, please put your drink down NOW, if you have one. I don't want to be responsible for you spitting on your screen, OK?)

So I handed it off to Rich and asked him if HE could get anything out of it, and he took one draw and said, "Well, there's no airflow." I'm thinking, "Oh, so I'm supposed to CLEAN those itty bitty little airholes out?" OMG... I mean, I used to wrench my own car when I was racing. I KNOW BETTER. Nothing works without air. Not a carburetor, and not an atomizer. Geeez-Louiiiiise... so I poked a pin in to break the dried juice loose, then rinsed in hot water, dried it, put it back together, and it was like MAGIC! Oh, HELL yeah! Now we have vapor. AND FLAVOR! And the danged battery didn't overheat!

I think I told you guys before that it's the simple things that elude me. Now you have proof. Holy cow, my strawberry is delicious again, and that fabulous brownie flavor that I'm so in love with tastes like brownies again. I was wondering why it hadn't been tasting very good these last few days. Now I will make sure to rinse that sucker and make sure it's clean EVERY SINGLE TIME I take the damblasted tank off. Oh, and the strawberry juice wasn't gunking up my coil, but the lack of air WAS. I'm still on the same coil I put in there last night when I finally figured this out, and it's still sizzling and going strong.

So, see? Not too wise after all. If my dad were still alive, he'd use his favorite line on me here, dramatically rolling his eyes: "My genius kid... You buy 'em books, and buy 'em books, and all they do is chew the covers." Yup, dad, I was chewin' the cover again! ROFLMAO!

Anyway, I thought everyone could use a good laugh today, so I thought I'd make that happen.

~Lannie

 

[Belhade]

I name the guitars that I build, but not my vapes. I can't think of any good names for them, either. Guitars have more personality. This one's "Tammy"

They tell you their names while you're building them. So far my vapes aren't talking to me.

Wow...oh wow. I love Teles, have a clone myself (though I don't really play) and that is fantastic! Is that reclaimed wood?

 

[Electrodave]

It's solid spalted maple. Wood from a tree that was starting to rot. Fungus makes the black and white streaks, but the wood stops rotting as soon as it starts to dry out.

It's prone to having soft spots, though, which is why it's usually just used for veneer tops. It does have a nice resonance for such a slab o' wood. It would be my favorite player if it didn't weigh 8 lbs.

 

[Krisma]

Okay - Why do "You" have to live on the other side of the World . . .

If Ya' live closer, I could at least start staking "You" . . .

Especially to see if I had a chance to get one of them from "You" . . .

​

Just sayin' . . .

I know - I KNOW - "My" Bad . . .

You always bring a smile to my face.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement on my gigantor, Which by the way is not that big. LOL
There is something quite special about using something we made. Over here we are living on the edge of regulation and it's comforting to know that whatever happens I will always be able to have gear to vape with.

It was always a plan to be self sufficient. DIY Eliquid, rebuildable atomizers (or in my case Sophia cartomizers) and now DIY battery devices. After so long I know I won't go back to smoking, but the thought of not vaping is still a tad scarey.

 

[Krisma]

Well, gang, I have to take that statement back. I'm a pure-dee IDIOT. I've been having some trouble with my binkies lately, with coils clogging up, and sometimes there's just no flavor, and last night it got to the point of no flavor and no VAPOR, either. I assumed the coil I was using had finally bitten the dust, but I was puzzled because as much as I was drawing on it, the danged binkie was getting hot, but nothing was happening. There was heat, but not heating the juice. SO frustrating...

(If you don't already know what I'm going to say, please put your drink down NOW, if you have one. I don't want to be responsible for you spitting on your screen, OK?)

So I handed it off to Rich and asked him if HE could get anything out of it, and he took one draw and said, "Well, there's no airflow." I'm thinking, "Oh, so I'm supposed to CLEAN those itty bitty little airholes out?" OMG... I mean, I used to wrench my own car when I was racing. I KNOW BETTER. Nothing works without air. Not a carburetor, and not an atomizer. Geeez-Louiiiiise... so I poked a pin in to break the dried juice loose, then rinsed in hot water, dried it, put it back together, and it was like MAGIC! Oh, HELL yeah! Now we have vapor. AND FLAVOR! And the danged battery didn't overheat!

I think I told you guys before that it's the simple things that elude me. Now you have proof. Holy cow, my strawberry is delicious again, and that fabulous brownie flavor that I'm so in love with tastes like brownies again. I was wondering why it hadn't been tasting very good these last few days. Now I will make sure to rinse that sucker and make sure it's clean EVERY SINGLE TIME I take the damblasted tank off. Oh, and the strawberry juice wasn't gunking up my coil, but the lack of air WAS. I'm still on the same coil I put in there last night when I finally figured this out, and it's still sizzling and going strong.

So, see? Not too wise after all. If my dad were still alive, he'd use his favorite line on me here, dramatically rolling his eyes: "My genius kid... You buy 'em books, and buy 'em books, and all they do is chew the covers." Yup, dad, I was chewin' the cover again! ROFLMAO!

Anyway, I thought everyone could use a good laugh today, so I thought I'd make that happen.

~Lannie

Catching up on all the posts in the morning sets me up for the day. We have all done this so you are not alone. I think its TJ that has the line first understand the gear you have. So many folks just jump those first steps and never quite understand what give them a perfect vape on their current gear. Well done for figuring it out.

 

[chopdoc]

Well, gang, I have to take that statement back. I'm a pure-dee IDIOT. I've been having some trouble with my binkies lately, with coils clogging up, and sometimes there's just no flavor, and last night it got to the point of no flavor and no VAPOR, either. I assumed the coil I was using had finally bitten the dust, but I was puzzled because as much as I was drawing on it, the danged binkie was getting hot, but nothing was happening. There was heat, but not heating the juice. SO frustrating...

(If you don't already know what I'm going to say, please put your drink down NOW, if you have one. I don't want to be responsible for you spitting on your screen, OK?)

So I handed it off to Rich and asked him if HE could get anything out of it, and he took one draw and said, "Well, there's no airflow." I'm thinking, "Oh, so I'm supposed to CLEAN those itty bitty little airholes out?" OMG... I mean, I used to wrench my own car when I was racing. I KNOW BETTER. Nothing works without air. Not a carburetor, and not an atomizer. Geeez-Louiiiiise... so I poked a pin in to break the dried juice loose, then rinsed in hot water, dried it, put it back together, and it was like MAGIC! Oh, HELL yeah! Now we have vapor. AND FLAVOR! And the danged battery didn't overheat!

I think I told you guys before that it's the simple things that elude me. Now you have proof. Holy cow, my strawberry is delicious again, and that fabulous brownie flavor that I'm so in love with tastes like brownies again. I was wondering why it hadn't been tasting very good these last few days. Now I will make sure to rinse that sucker and make sure it's clean EVERY SINGLE TIME I take the damblasted tank off. Oh, and the strawberry juice wasn't gunking up my coil, but the lack of air WAS. I'm still on the same coil I put in there last night when I finally figured this out, and it's still sizzling and going strong.

So, see? Not too wise after all. If my dad were still alive, he'd use his favorite line on me here, dramatically rolling his eyes: "My genius kid... You buy 'em books, and buy 'em books, and all they do is chew the covers." Yup, dad, I was chewin' the cover again! ROFLMAO!

Anyway, I thought everyone could use a good laugh today, so I thought I'd make that happen.

~Lannie

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Think I will order me a 510 connector and make one of these.

STEAM PUNK!
think I will use phillister head socket screws though. Aside from the 510 connector I have all the parts. Copper tube, compression rings brass strips, etc.
Might even nickel electroplate it. simple to do.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Watch the vid. It is a squonker!

I am gonna miss Todd he is taking his leave of doing video reviews.

 

[Krisma]

Watch the vid. It is a squonker!

I am gonna miss Todd he is taking his leave of doing video reviews.

Squonking (or as I call it splodging for the mess I make) seems to be going through a revival. I have had a couple of goes at it and I feel like its rubbing my stomach and patting my head (or is that patting my stomach and rubbing my head) I can definitely see the attraction for folks that use drippers but I discovered for the way I vape......it's not for me.

 

[cindycated]

Squonking (or as I call it splodging for the mess I make) seems to be going through a revival. I have had a couple of goes at it and I feel like its rubbing my stomach and patting my head (or is that patting my stomach and rubbing my head) I can definitely see the attraction for folks that use drippers but I discovered for the way I vape......it's not for me.

I thought it was like refilling - you squonk after a certain number of hits instead of having to remove the top cap and drip into the deck. It's not? I'm asking, cuz I was interested in it too, but not if you have to squonk every time while you're hitting it. That wouldn't work for me either.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

You don't have to squonk with a squonker. You can put a regular tank on there and just keep a bottle of juice in the squonker compartment to fill your tank with?

 

[redrebel821]

Well, gang, I have to take that statement back. I'm a pure-dee IDIOT. I've been having some trouble with my binkies lately, with coils clogging up, and sometimes there's just no flavor, and last night it got to the point of no flavor and no VAPOR, either. I assumed the coil I was using had finally bitten the dust, but I was puzzled because as much as I was drawing on it, the danged binkie was getting hot, but nothing was happening. There was heat, but not heating the juice. SO frustrating...

(If you don't already know what I'm going to say, please put your drink down NOW, if you have one. I don't want to be responsible for you spitting on your screen, OK?)

So I handed it off to Rich and asked him if HE could get anything out of it, and he took one draw and said, "Well, there's no airflow." I'm thinking, "Oh, so I'm supposed to CLEAN those itty bitty little airholes out?" OMG... I mean, I used to wrench my own car when I was racing. I KNOW BETTER. Nothing works without air. Not a carburetor, and not an atomizer. Geeez-Louiiiiise... so I poked a pin in to break the dried juice loose, then rinsed in hot water, dried it, put it back together, and it was like MAGIC! Oh, HELL yeah! Now we have vapor. AND FLAVOR! And the danged battery didn't overheat!

I think I told you guys before that it's the simple things that elude me. Now you have proof. Holy cow, my strawberry is delicious again, and that fabulous brownie flavor that I'm so in love with tastes like brownies again. I was wondering why it hadn't been tasting very good these last few days. Now I will make sure to rinse that sucker and make sure it's clean EVERY SINGLE TIME I take the damblasted tank off. Oh, and the strawberry juice wasn't gunking up my coil, but the lack of air WAS. I'm still on the same coil I put in there last night when I finally figured this out, and it's still sizzling and going strong.

So, see? Not too wise after all. If my dad were still alive, he'd use his favorite line on me here, dramatically rolling his eyes: "My genius kid... You buy 'em books, and buy 'em books, and all they do is chew the covers." Yup, dad, I was chewin' the cover again! ROFLMAO!

Anyway, I thought everyone could use a good laugh today, so I thought I'd make that happen.

~Lannie

Thank you for the warning...lol...my coffee is safe!

 

[Krisma]

You don't have to squonk with a squonker. You can put a regular tank on there and just keep a bottle of juice in the squonker compartment to fill your tank with?

You squonk only as much as you vape in one go. I just kept forgetting or over squonking.

I just topup my tanks each morning and I am set for the day. I don't carry any liquid with me unless we are out fishing.

I love some of the squonk boxes though. They are so elegant and curvy. I have always wanted to be elegant and curvy hehe.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

You squonk only as much as you vape in one go. I just kept forgetting or over squonking.

I just topup my tanks each morning and I am set for the day. I don't carry any liquid with me unless we are out fishing.

I love some of the squonk boxes though. They are so elegant and curvy. I have always wanted to be elegant and curvy hehe.

fishing? I need to get back into that. Have to clean the carbs on my boat and up the registration. I think a compartment for extra liquid and a spare coil would be a good idea though. Or maybe a dual battery mod with switchable batteries. Not parallel but being able to run one down and then switch to the other one?

 

[Krisma]

fishing? I need to get back into that. Have to clean the carbs on my boat and up the registration. I think a compartment for extra liquid and a spare coil would be a good idea though. Or maybe a dual battery mod with switchable batteries. Not parallel but being able to run one down and then switch to the other one?

We have some of the most beautiful surf and fishing beaches within a couple of hours and now we can breathe properly we can trek into some of the remote ones and still manage to have the strength to carry big rods and gear. I love this type of fishing. We are normally by ourselves and its so peaceful and there is still plenty of fish. We are in the middle of Australian salmon season and these fish are a brilliant sports fishing experience. We do catch and release the big ones though.

I learnt very early to carry spares of all vape gear because water and batteries don't mix.
Lanyards, cheap vv twists and regular tanks.