Can it be done, soft rubber T- Tips?

[kareaga]

Hey David,

About the T Tip Drip tips:

I, like many others, have a personal predilection for soft tips but at the same time I am a dripper too.

I asked in another thread whether T-Drips could be made of a soft rubber too and it was suggested that this could be achieved with a high temp silicon coat. Here is the tread:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...can-done-soft-rubber-t-drips.html#post1332197


Do you think this is feasible? Any chance of soft T-Tips in the future?

Thanks for considering this in any case.

 

[BrockJ]

They "could" be made out of Jello but they probably wouldn't last very long.

*yes they could. Freeze the Jello in LiqNit then machine* Shipping may be tricky...

I think what were going for here is longevity...

 

[Drozd]

you could probably coat the outside in silicone....or since silicone comes in different hardnesses..you could probably make some...thing is they'd have to be cast in a mold versus the delrin which is hard enough to lathe...cutting way back on production time and cost...

 

[KonaNeil]

These fit fine over 801 atomizers: SOFTY RUBBER PIPE BITS - BAG OF 6 - eBay (item 220421444575 end time May-20-10 02:51:41 PDT)

The same company sells big cheap bags of cigarette filters that can be used to refill cartridges.

 

[kareaga]

These fit fine over 801 atomizers: SOFTY RUBBER PIPE BITS - BAG OF 6 - eBay (item 220421444575 end time May-20-10 02:51:41 PDT)

The same company sells big cheap bags of cigarette filters that can be used to refill cartridges.

Hey, that's a great idea.

I've never been a pipe smoker and didn't know these existed. I am definitely going to try those tips

 

[KonaNeil]

I wouldn't bring up a competing product here but I doubt David would want to machine soft rubber. By comparison, would make pounding sand a rewarding endeavor.

 

[Drozd]

I wouldn't bring up a competing product here but I doubt David would want to machine soft rubber. By comparison, would make pounding sand a rewarding endeavor.

Lol hey I pound sand all the time....and it can be a rewarding endevor...

(I make leather bottles...and a key part of the process is to fill them with sand and pack and pound more sand into them to get them to stretch and take shape

 

[BrockJ]

Lol hey I pound sand all the time....and it can be a rewarding endevor...

(I make leather bottles...and a key part of the process is to fill them with sand and pack and pound more sand into them to get them to stretch and take shape

I hate to get off track here but do they hold water? Do you have a website where you sell them?

I use to do some leather work when I was a kid growing up on the farm (Dog harnesses, straps, etc..)

 

[timothymass]

i dont know about you but one of the main reasons i switched from the stock carts to a t tip was because my carts were melting i dont think rubber is very healthy to inhale just a thought

 

[Drozd]

I hate to get off track here but do they hold water? Do you have a website where you sell them?

I use to do some leather work when I was a kid growing up on the farm (Dog harnesses, straps, etc..)

yeah they hold water (they're lined with beeswax or lately I've been using a flexible food safe epoxy to make em watertight after they're shaped)...and no, no website to sell them....I ocasionally sell them at ren faires and such...but they're more for personal use and for a class I teach at re-enactor events on the history of leather drinking vessels...

just thought it was funny as the process does depend on pounding sand...

 

[forcedfuel50]

I would suppose rubber ones could be injection molded or a similar process as they couldnt' be machined. I don't have any plans to make any at this time though.

 

[MastiffMike]

A cheap, easy, do-it-yourself option would be to put heat shrink tubing over the outside (Houdini did it to his metal T-tip, sorry to lazy to find the post with pics). I imagine it's not as "cushy" as an all rubber one but until a good Minnesota company makes them it might help?