Best Taifun GT clone?

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hippesthippo

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I have a HCigar that's darn nice. Comes with plenty of spares, air-tubes, etc.. though that's not what you're really interested in. The atty itself came in great condition, no problems with the finish, threads work fine, everything works as advertised. I did need to clean off some machine oil with Dawn.

Only two problems; the chamber piece which collapses spins a little too freely. This can lead to your wicks getting spun around while screwing it on to the tank section. I resolved this by using a slightly thicker o-ring. Also, the adjustable 510 pin screws in crooked.. Kind of have to jimmy it around to sit straight.

It's twice as expensive as FastTech, but with H-Cigar you know you're getting something that will show up in 2-5 days (yay amrrican retailers) and for sure work out of the box. haha. I looked into getting the second FT TGT myself, but it showed out of stock and I know how that goes. I don't like waiting for months.
 

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I just got the cheaper fasttech model that is $19.65 and it's working great. No leaking and not to hard to build. I also like the draw, but may be tight for those who like it very airy (I don't). No extra air tubes like the above poster mentioned. Came with no extra pieces for tank, just what you see (unlike a kayfun lite plus).

I don't really mind though. This is how I would use it anyways. Came with some mesh, tiny bit of wire and some silica and the small blue phillips with a slightly longer shaft (never really use those anyways). Ordered it on Aug 3 and got it Thursday Aug 14. The bottom piece that you can push down to get to the deck slides way too easily, but works. Like someone else said a larger O ring would solve this.
 

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I have one from Angelcigs. I'd guess it to be the same as the nicer version from Fasttech that comes with all the spare o-rings and air tubes.

I had Fasttech's original offering and it turned out to be garbage, but took me awhile to realize the problem.....the center tube was bent to one side and finally broke.
 

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Unfortunately don't know the manufacturers, but the $22 Fastech GT with the extra o-rings is significantly higher quality than the $19 one.

It would be funny if it was exactly the same tank, but the only difference was the extras that come with it. Many people have said it is exactly the same. I should order one so I know for sure.
 
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