Hello everyone, I am curious as to the pros and cons regarding the different materials used to make drip tips and how they affect the different aspects of a vape. Flavor/ vapor production/ heat etc. I have just ordered a ebonywood drip tip since I was tired of my stainless steel one getting super hot after a "chain vape" session of about 5 min. Any body know?
Different materials in drip tips?
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I got some plastic ones originally that came with a clearomiser. Then i got a nautilus that comes with a metal drip tip.
I did some reading and bought some ceramic drip tips but I have yet to use them ---- actually just swapped out the metal one and had a vape on the ceramic drip tip and well ah its no worse than the metal, either the same or better but thats just a few vapes with the liquid i have in the tank atm.
ps - Time duration and maybe the volts etc i do have had no heat effects on the stainless steel drip tips.
I did some reading and bought some ceramic drip tips but I have yet to use them ---- actually just swapped out the metal one and had a vape on the ceramic drip tip and well ah its no worse than the metal, either the same or better but thats just a few vapes with the liquid i have in the tank atm.
ps - Time duration and maybe the volts etc i do have had no heat effects on the stainless steel drip tips.
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I don't like cheap metals (like the drip tips that came with first ProTanks, unremovable, grr...). I don't know if they affect the taste of the vapor, but I just dislike them. What most affects the quality of the vape are the height and shape of the drip tip and how wide a bore it has--the wider the opening, the bigger, looser the draw.
I've tried Delrin, stainless steel--never got hot for me, ceramic and acrylic; they are all OK.
I've tried Delrin, stainless steel--never got hot for me, ceramic and acrylic; they are all OK.
For me, there are two materials that stand head and shoulders above the rest. Glass and stone. I expected to like ceramic, but I don't find it anywhere near as good as glass.
Both are available cheaply although you might have to go to FT to find the stone: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1448609
Don't be tempted by these: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1601600 They are absurdly thin.
Both are available cheaply although you might have to go to FT to find the stone: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1448609
Don't be tempted by these: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1601600 They are absurdly thin.
Most people use organic cotton balls from Walgreens since it's easily available. They say they get a cloth taste for a little while when putting in a fresh wick. Then there is Japanese cotton supposedly absorbs juice better with no cloth taste. A lot of people like rayon from sally's beauty supplies, it's a synthetic fiber possibly made from bamboo pulp but not always, no bad tastes. There is silica, ecowool, and hemp fiber. I've heard the hemp fiber can give a woodsy taste. Those are the most popular I think
Ehhhh... not what he was asking.
I think drip tips are a personal preference thing. I like derlin or plastic driptips. I drive a lot for my job and nothing sucks more than hitting a pothole while putting your pv with a metal driptip on it up to your lips to have a vape and cracking a tooth.
So plastic for me. I dont sub ohm and I would imagine with lower ohm builds heat builds up and could transfer to a metal drip tip. Thats just an assumption.
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I love the Ebony Premium Wood Drip Tip by Jina Mods, have 3 of them. Gives vape a natural feel, and adds a kind of wood snap after taste, similar to an actual smoke. But, if dropped, yeah, they can break, fortunately a little elmers, and it's all wood again.
On wide bore drip tips, ss is okay, if they are extremely thin walled. I have the BIG BAD SUM-A-GUN from Fat Daddy's, which I have on the Big Dripper, and it stays pretty cool, given the big wide Bore, and being so thin. Looks great the Big D., and is the same diameter as the drip plunger, making it look "made for" each other. It was my fave d.tip, till received my first Eboney.
wood, derlin, glass, ceramics, all have a higher insulation coefficient, so they tend not to heat up as readily, thinner the wall, the faster heat is dissipated. Size of bore will also highly effect vape. And unless vaping over 40 watts, generally wide bore d.tips will detract from flavor, but if pushing things up a bit, where one is like, drilling out the intakes, well the exhaust generally needs some pipes too, or can't move the vape out fast enough.
Glass is okay, but I only use glass tips at home, for fear of dropping a mod and crossing my tips, or something like that
I suggest you try several different kinds and expirement yourself and see what YOU like best.i have about 25 different kinds myself and will change them out depending on my rba I'm using. Each different tip and the way it's made can make a difference in your vape.its a 'very personal thing. What Iike, you may not so do some expirements and find your favorite. The right tip can make a big difference.
As has been mentioned, personal preference is a big factor here, but they do have some distinct qualities.
Glass heats up very slowly, which is nice for preventing hot lips. However, I don't personally like the feeling of it in my mouth. Also the fragility is an issue.
Acrylic, while also heating up slowly, feels weird for me as well.
I usually switch between Stainless Steel and Delrin ones. I like Stainless Steel ones but they do tend to get hot on some of my builds, in which case I use a Big Well Delrin wide bore drip tip.
The shape/size of the tip is much more important to way it affects vapor. Wider bore = more airflow, so bigger clouds. A tight draw can add flavour to some devices, espeically if the vape is very cool as is a tight draw will improve the flavour a LOT. My personal recommendation is try a few different kinds and see what you like. That's what I did before I decided I love wide bore Delrin and SS tips.
Also shout out to the Tugboat's drip tip as it's still one of my favourites. It's SS with a delrin base as an insulator, so it doesn't get hot. It's nice and chunky with a fairly wide bore (not that wide) so it gives good vapour and is easy to drip into.
Glass heats up very slowly, which is nice for preventing hot lips. However, I don't personally like the feeling of it in my mouth. Also the fragility is an issue.
Acrylic, while also heating up slowly, feels weird for me as well.
I usually switch between Stainless Steel and Delrin ones. I like Stainless Steel ones but they do tend to get hot on some of my builds, in which case I use a Big Well Delrin wide bore drip tip.
The shape/size of the tip is much more important to way it affects vapor. Wider bore = more airflow, so bigger clouds. A tight draw can add flavour to some devices, espeically if the vape is very cool as is a tight draw will improve the flavour a LOT. My personal recommendation is try a few different kinds and see what you like. That's what I did before I decided I love wide bore Delrin and SS tips.
Also shout out to the Tugboat's drip tip as it's still one of my favourites. It's SS with a delrin base as an insulator, so it doesn't get hot. It's nice and chunky with a fairly wide bore (not that wide) so it gives good vapour and is easy to drip into.
I use the derlin plastic ones and metal mflux wide bore types, and noticed no difference in flavor, and I don't really get the "heat" and i'ts never really cold here (some complaints in colder climes with the metal ones)
I think it's a "to each their own" kind of preference, Ed seems to like the wide bore long ones in various metals...
good luck!
I think it's a "to each their own" kind of preference, Ed seems to like the wide bore long ones in various metals...
good luck!
Thank you to all the different responses I guess I'm going to have to go on fasttech to sample each one until I find my preference. Thanks everyone!
I have some MLV diamond drip tips, which are Pyrex tips. Work amazing and they really don't get hot. By far the best drip tips I've come across.
Also have an ebony wood drip tip and I love it but don't use it often because it's so beautiful and unique that I'm scared of messing it up.
For SS, it depends on the type and quality of SS the tip is made of. I have a handful of cheap SS drip tips that are ok and used in my rotation. But they do get hot. I also have a few RSM SS drip tips that are amazing, never get hot and are of so much better quality than any other SS drip tip I've come across.
My girl uses hand blown glass drip tips and loves them. Says they never get warm.
I am curious to try the stone drip tips as they catch my eye.
Also have an ebony wood drip tip and I love it but don't use it often because it's so beautiful and unique that I'm scared of messing it up.
For SS, it depends on the type and quality of SS the tip is made of. I have a handful of cheap SS drip tips that are ok and used in my rotation. But they do get hot. I also have a few RSM SS drip tips that are amazing, never get hot and are of so much better quality than any other SS drip tip I've come across.
My girl uses hand blown glass drip tips and loves them. Says they never get warm.
I am curious to try the stone drip tips as they catch my eye.
I've been using some Oso-type wide bore drip tips and love the combination of acrylic/steel. The fact that they are two independent drip tips, one inside the other, really help keep the acrylic part cooler.
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