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Oh man! I wanted to fill up my almost bone dry tank with the same Arabica roasted beans juice (from my smaller fill bottle). Then I read "Oh dang that's huge! Sorry!" "Thats what she said....." "in your dreams! :D". Then instead of grabbing the smaller bottle I grabbed the larger bottle with Columbian roasted beans instead and dumped it into the tank. :facepalm:
 
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So, how does it vape?
Still playing around with it, it's the first Taifun that I reduced the air intake via AC ring, I shut off 3 of the 6 outlets just now.
Also I wish that I had filled it with my DIY peanut brittle instead of Boba's for easier comparison.
 

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I finally took apart my Kanger K-1 DNA75, I think I've used heavier gauge wire on the up/down switches building a Hana 40 than they used on battery/output.
Thought about replacing them but that still leaves that crappy 510 so I'm doing nothing. A nice mod other wise.
 

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I've always used Purdy, never tried a Wooster.

I clean brushes by letting them soak in a detergent bath for a while to soften any dried paint up, then lots of soap and water followed by rinsing with lots of water.
I have both and I can't say one is better then the other, they both are quality brushes and will last you many, many years if kept clean and stored correctly. Video below is the way I clean mine with a couple of my own add ways. I tend to get paint all the way up to the metal, I like to use a smaller stainless steel or brass wire brush to work the paint from the bristles where they meet the metal instead of the one they show, brush carefully and only down toward the cut end. Shop Blue Hawk Stainless Steel Coarse Wire Brush at Lowes.com

I also have gotten by soaking Purdy brushes in pure purple power for a week before cleaning them using latex paint. I forgot I had set two brushes in the PP, was planning on cleaning them the next morning, when I found them a week later I was afraid I had ruined them but they clean up nicely. I wouldn't do it again as practice but overnight no harm, I may haven't gotten lucky the metal didn't rust, maybe it's stainless, not sure. Spin them dry and put them back in the cardboard they came in or roll them in paper as shown in the video, I use layers of newspaper with a piece of masking tape to hold it folded and it's worked fine for me.

I got a Purdy one it's... Different, definitely softer idk which one I like better for painting but I'm going to def. Be more careful with this one so the brush doesn't get all bent up.
I just got done hauling the air conditioner up from the basement and installing it for the season. We were at 50 at 6:30 this morning and it topped out at 95 at about 3 this afternoon. Thankfully, the humidity is really low, for New Jersey anyway, in the low 20% range.
What kind of ac? I taped a trash bag around mine in the winter to keep junk from getting into it. It's got a thing on top to help with that but in the less than a year since we've had it it's still gotten a bunch of leaves into it.
Speaking of wicks, I need to get my tail down to Sally's to pick up a box of rayon. I have about enough left for maybe one wick....yikes
I'll never run low again.
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How did you get through that box? We've been (me & my gf) working on one it seems like since I first heard of rayon & it doesn't look like we've made a dent in it... Lately though I have switched back to kgd pads for the most part, I like it better for unflavored.

Finished painting the hallway & living room yesterday, thanks to the advice from everyone here... & extra coat on the walls where the pink was bleeding through & did the trim which was like half undone. I'm having a bit of trouble with the semigloss on the trim on getting a consistent finish with it but the eggshells is much easier.
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I think I got it as smooth as it can go
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^not the best picture, it is pretty smooth this time though. I think I have finally figured out the right balance w/ the roller at least, not too wet/not too dry. It's weird that I actually didn't like the color my gf picked out (it was ok on the swatch) bc it was purple, but once I did this extra coat it's actually grey now.


But I've still got the bedroom/office & all the window frames before my gf can put up the new blinds, plus shef recently decided she wants to replace everything bronze with ss/nickel so thats not the last I've seen of a paint brush [emoji25]
 
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Hey Willie I got this filter, I think it's like the one you said only it's non-adjustable & it's in my size... is this the type I should use & it's reusable? It seems pretty thin though compared to the paper ones but it'll probably allow for more airflow. The whole hvac is new so I'd rather not strain it & maybe save some money on the expensive disposables.

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Sitting down, facing forward.
Kiba, looks pretty good! The AC is a window unit, 14,000BTU, high efficiency and keeps our whole "living area" nice and cool. It's not all that heavy, say 70 or 80 pounds and it's a slide in chassis so that saves a little weight. The problem with it is that all the weight is out in front while carrying it and not a whole lot that can be used as a solid hand hold. I don't want to leave it in the window, year 'round, but have been thinking about making a spot for it in a closet so I don't have to lug it up and down the stairs. It's either that or I'll get a couple of 2x6 and a pulley system so I can slide it up and down without actually carrying it more than a few feet. I hate to admit it, but I am getting a little older and the back ain't what it used to be. I use a lifting belt when moving it around just as a precaution.
 

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How did you get through that box?
The first box I bought (the bigger one) I gave to a local vape shop and renewed my supply when I'd drop by.
With FDA they stopped building so things really changed and I was too lazy to drive that far. Next time I go there I'll probably take them some of it.
The first time that I went there I showed them how to make contact coils with cotton wicks, they were still hand wrapping silica at that time.
 

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