Drip Tips: Metal or Plastic?

[Lucky1384]

It's glass all the way for me! For some reason I find any plastic gives me a dirty feeling, like it's never clean. Metal feels the cleanest, but not nice on the lips personally. Glass just feels natural, and being crystal clear it's easy to see when it needs a little clean with a cotton bud/Q-Tip! Pyrex glass is a lot tougher than most people imagine.

 

[NineToez]

Love 2Puffs SS tips mostly for their designs, but admire many of the acrylic, ceramic, and even wooden ones out there and even in this thread. My gawd, they can be expensive tho.

 

[mooncow]

I enjoy the metal tips better esp when some heat xfers to them. Just feels nice

 

[MotherNatural]

I just got a couple of glass tips in vapemail today. Love, love, love them. So much so that I immediately ordered four more. Hmmm…maybe I should have made that 8 more.

 

[FourWinds]

I have a strange fear that someone will bump my elbow whilst I'm vaping, and knock my teeth out; I like to use soft ones.

 

[rawr]

Just ordered Pirex glass transparent drip tip to match with Kayfun clear body

btw I wont use the little tank+chimney, because pmma doesnt handle well the heat.

 

[Mimi Hen]

Fairly new to vaping. I only have the metal and plastic drip tips. Great advice in this thread! Gonna check out ceramic and glass tips! Metal in my mouth tastes like... well, metal! lol

 

[MotherNatural]

I also just got one made of stone but alas…it doesn't fit any of my tanks

 

[edyle]

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.

Glass is stone that happens to be transparent to the human visible eye spectrum.

 

[stillnotsmoking]

@edyle: Learn something new every day!

 

[yolo_]

I prefer metal tips cause they won't break or chip when i drop my Reo.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

I also just got one made of stone but alas…it doesn't fit any of my tanks

I keep 3 sizes of o-rings on hand for tips that don't fit. I get them out of the plumbing section at Home Depot (I'm sure any hardware store will have them) sizes #60, #36 and #47 made by Danco. Label is usually blue and white. Hope this helps. If the core is stainless steel-these will not help as it is the SS core that is too big. I have some with the SS Core that will not fit some of my rebuildables .

 

[fasteddie5]

I prefer Delrin or Teflon. Better flavor for me, and doesn't get hot.

 

[Starlight<3]

I use both. I actually have a jade drip tip also but I haven't tried it yet

 

[KimchiMonger]

I still like my cheap plastic ming as it fits comfortably in my mouth. Currently trying and loving most these shorty and ming style wood drip tips. Yes, it's wood! The plastics and god awful metal calabash tip were ok and vaping kept me off cigarettes the last 250 days but wood is the is working best for me so far. Ordered the tips online but I know now, after trying them, these fell from heaven! I only vape tobaccos and enjoying Desert Ship last couple of days and tips doing well.

 

[cmac303]

I personally use metal ones, but I mostly smoke tobacco flavors. That being said, I know a lot of people are into the blown glass tips...but I have not yet tried them.

 

[PaulBHC]

My wife is allergic to surgical stainless steel. Found out from ear ring posts. Her lips started blistering from the non removable chrome-y steel tips. We bought some tip covers cheap and solved the problem.

 

[Lexx]

My wife is allergic to surgical stainless steel. Found out from ear ring posts. Her lips started blistering from the non removable chrome-y steel tips. We bought some tip covers cheap and solved the problem.

If she likes metal tips maybe try titanium?

A selection of pretty glass or ceramic tips in her fav colours would also make a nice gift.

 

[SleeZy]

Metal / Aluminium

I've no experience with plastic tips though. But i like the sturdy feel of metal / alu.

 

[Mousey]

Plastic, Every time. The amount of times i've actually managed to freeze my lips to a metal tip i've left in the car overnight is beyond funny I really like the look of the metal ones but they're too much of a pain for me. Plus i hate banging my teeth on the metal ones, fees like my entire skull rattles