flanged cartomizers seem like a dumb gimmick, do you agree?

[N rustica]

I ghetto punch unflanged cartos with a hammer and tiny nail.

Mabe the newer tanks have just gotten better and have eliminated the need for them. i've yet to have any leaking problems, and i don't use an extra gasket.

 

[440BB]

I think the flange makes some users comfortable it won't slide down, but I don't see the need either. I have one mod with a deep atty connection and I'm sure the flange would bottom out before it could make contact. I fill my tanks from the atty end anyway so it wouldn't work for me. I just screw cartos onto a dead eGo battery and slice 'em with a Dremel, but those $14.99 punches at phiniac.com look awful simple and effective.

 

[Rttch]

The flange cartos seemed like a necessity with one of my tanks as it slid more. Having the flange there helped to keep the tank in place. Also, the flange does have another purpose and that is to prevent someone from covering up the air holes at the bottom with their tank. No airflow means no vape. I don't use them anymore as cartos with flanges are of a limited variety, but they do serve their purpose in my opinion.

 

[djej]

It makes it a little easier to "slap it back on" without having to look at it and make sure you're right at the bottom. I pull it up a little, fill it, and pretty much push it back down very quickly. The flange gives a nice 'stopper' to the tank, but that's about it.

 

[tlmoody27]

I ghetto punch unflanged cartos with a hammer and tiny nail.
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I just tried that on one of mine that only had one hole and it made it dented the carto to the point it would no longer fit in the tank. Ticked me off...had to toss it.

 

[wseyller]

I find that the flange gives me something to grasp when I pull my cartomizer down to refill. But I could probably live without it.

 

[tlmoody27]

I'm gonna give it another shot with punching my own. Just got a saddle valve so I'll see how that works.

 

[Ratchet]

I'm punching all my cartos with a $6 Saddle valve from Lowes. Punched a second hole in about 30 of them just this morning since I bought flanged one with only 1 hole (cheaper) and I like 2 holes for my juices. I am planning on getting into using plain Boge cartos in the tank though. Just ordered a 25 carto bundle of Boge XL 3.0's from Surevapes for $23. If that works with my tanks, I'll ditch the flanged ones once I'm out of the ones I have here (LOTS)....