My preference... anodized aluminum with a shortened silicone sleeve ( the "condom" tip from the B&M for sampling purposes) easy on the teeth, no metal taste.
Drip Tips: Metal or Plastic?
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I am going to get a new drip tip for my Igo-W, So far used the protank 2 drip tip (metallic taste) and a plastic one (don't like the look of it).... I would prefer not to waste too much money buying loads so what is the best material that will NOT taste of metal? These are the options I have found...
Stainless steel
Titanium
Aluminium
Which would not have a metallic taste and work best?
Also which of those is the least cold?
Stainless steel
Titanium
Aluminium
Which would not have a metallic taste and work best?
Also which of those is the least cold?
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I'm certainly not an expert on metals or minerals or whatnot, but it seems to me that anything of a metallic nature would be cold in the winter. If you're gonna stick with metal as your tip though, I'd dare say Titanium. Can't say for sure, but I know for a fact that stainless and aluminum get cold, cold, cold in the winter months.
Personally, I'm thinking of looking into either carbon fiber or acrylic. Art and form are great and all that, but sometimes art has to follow function, at least with me.
As a side note here, I was disatisfied with the metallic tip that came with my PT II as well. I used plastic tips for awhile and found that the flavors tended to get bonded into the plastic. I boil my PT on high boil for about fifteen minutes, glass, tip and all. Sometimes, I even throw in just a tad of cleaning vinegar to help cleanse out some of the germs and buildup. I've found that this has greatly reduced that metallic taste that was so irritating with the metallic tip. Haven't used my plastic since.
Anyway... just a short term solution till I find what I really want. Hope this helps!
Did you build that tesla coil?
I prefer stainless steel, anodized aluminum, or derlin knuckleheads.
Yes the PT2 drip tip is coated brass so it tastes of metal, I ordered a 35mm anodised SS one so hopefully that will be better than the plastic one I am using now.
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I just ordered different kind of drip tips to try them which one suits best for me. I ordered all shapes of plastic, ceramics, aluminum, pyrex and stainless steel tips from Fasttech. Now I can't wait to get my hands on them. 
vaping since 2012. Newest mod Vamo V5. Hopefully I have enough money to buy Provari some day!
vaping since 2012. Newest mod Vamo V5. Hopefully I have enough money to buy Provari some day!
Got a new drip tip today, it is suprising how much of a difference it can make, for example if your atomiser is a tight draw, get a longer / wider drip tip and it will increase the airflow a lot, I was going to drill out the holes on my IGO-W but with this drip tip it's almost too airy now.
Just as a point if interest, the carbon fibre drip tips mentioned in this thread are basically plastic, polyester resin in fact, the binding agent that holds the carbon fibre together and gives it the gloss finish.
Silicone is good, especially for driving - avoids chipped teeth!
I like short drip tips mostly, a short as tip on a kayfun looks brilliant.
Glass is nice, feels good and looks great
Wood is also nice, has a pipe like feel to it and looks different.
Haven't tried stone, will do now though.
Silicone is good, especially for driving - avoids chipped teeth!
I like short drip tips mostly, a short as tip on a kayfun looks brilliant.
Glass is nice, feels good and looks great
Wood is also nice, has a pipe like feel to it and looks different.
Haven't tried stone, will do now though.
I WAS a hardcore plastic fan but have now been totally sold on the Emit Vapor insulated tips.
You might like glass. There are hundreds of choices. I like stainless steel, have about 60 drip tips, and consider them essential to my vaping happiness. I buy drip tips all the time. Lately, they need to have serial numbers and/or fancy engraving, or something different. Gold is pretty. I have several. My drip tip addiction is not something I would want to encourage in others. At $40 or $50 a pop, it just gets insane...even by my standards. Good luck to you!
Cool, they are fun to collect, I have recently started buying several a week.
The serial numbered ones will likely become quite collectable once production ceases.
Not a collectable item that will take up much space either!
I use stainless steel ones. Can clean them in very hot water. I found some juices will eat plastic tips and they get nasty after awhile.
I prefer plastic (delrin) because they don't weigh as much or cost as much as metal. I like a light-weight low-cost rig. I have two drip tips. That is one too many.
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im supposed to be using plastic to protect expensive dental work on my two front teeth. imo platic tips look cheap, feel cheap and i have no issues with metal aftertaste.
of course there are some exceptions as there are some nice delrin tips out there. i also have one pyrex tip and hope to get more of those.
of course there are some exceptions as there are some nice delrin tips out there. i also have one pyrex tip and hope to get more of those.
I like the looks of the stainless tips, but all I can ever think about is having that metal tip in my mouth while driving, hitting a pothole (or god forbid wreck) and that metal tip breaking out my front teeth. So I stick to delrin most of the time.
i draw from the corner of my mouth to prevent possible damage... and to make it not look like i'm hittin' a sippy cup.
When i started vaping i was fine with plastic but now i wouldnt think of using it again. Its plastic, in your mouth, rubbing against your lips, for quite some time , every day oO
stainless steel&ceramic for me
stainless steel&ceramic for me
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