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Initial impressions:
- Ridiculously easy to make. Cut the top off the bottle, punch the bottom and done.
- Not so easy to fill without making a mess because the spot where the carto's punched breaks the seal when you slide the bottle over it. There's probably a better way to fill it than in the video, though - I'm thinking filling from the bottom would work better.
- No end caps so it should be pocket-friendly. I wouldn't sit on it, but the bottle seals *very* tight on the carto. It ain't gonna move unless you want it to.
No chance with my leather punch but poking a hole in the thing shouldn't be too hard. I think next time I fill it I'm gonna try filling from the bottom - that should work. I do like the fact that this thing holds about as much as a 1 1/2" syringe tank and is a fair bit smaller in diameter.
Thanks Wizard, that is the video that I was referring to. Mine is still working just fine. The really nice thing, besides the cost, is that you won't have to worry about rubber breaking down and giving you that nasty taste. I have quite a few of those bottles left over from ordering samples over the past year. I wash them out and save them for mixing. By the way, I also found that removing the adhesive from the stickers is relatively easy. I just leave the rubber stopper in the open end and put a round toothpick in the hole, and another round tootpick, or the .... plug in the battery end, and hold it under hot tap water. As the carto gets hot, the glue softens. Then rub vigorously with a towel or wash cloth and the glue comes off pretty easily with no chemical residue to worry about. Takes a few times under the hot water, but works well
Good job wizard, I like that. Can't wait till my bottles get here now. I have some 15ml bottles like that, but that is way too big for me. Actually, too long for the cartos anyway.
Why do you think you need 2 holes for the Dual Coil? And where do you put them?
I tried with just one hole on the dual coils (Mega XL), but they didn't seem to wick fast enough, and ultimately had a big drop in vapor and flavor if I chain vaped. Adding the second hole fixed that for me. Not sure if it factors in, but I'm also using 60/40 VG/PG juice. As for the placement of the holes, they are exactly opposite each other just above the plunger. They work really well, and I haven't had any flooding or leaks.
i made mine with a ce2 metal carto, i put in only one holeand its going good. if i get dry hit , just sqeeze the bottle and walla! got some vape.
Nice and easy to make ,, thanks for the video
Nice and easy to make ,, thanks for the video
an old carto. put through bottom hole then puntched it with hammer till it came out the other end.
Thanks for the reply. I will try 2 holes and see what happens with the DC carto. I put in 2 holes in a single coil carto the same length as the DC and it flooded and gurgle and I couldn't use it unless I covered on of the holes. So it seem funny that 2 holes in the DC wouldn't do the same thing. Maybe its the way they wrap the DC coils inside the carto. I use 70pg/30vg. so your juice is allot thicker.
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Actually, now that I think of it...I had a DC I just retired as the flavor had dropped a lot, and it has only one hole. But I forgot I was using 70/30 PG/VG like you are. So I'm pretty sure I just need that extra hole due to the higher VG. I haven't tried 70/30 PG/VG with two holes, since that was the only DC I had that juice in.
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I've not seen any photos of the operator end. Is the carto sticking out slightly??
Yes it is. Not sticking out much, but it's out. Was cool just to make it myself. )
)Another plus that I found is that you can write on these bottles with a Sharpie permanent marker and it doesn't rub off easily. I used fine point so that I can label my juice in small letters on the bottom/top of the unit.
I got my MadVapes DC tank today. The tube is 1.5" long x .75" Dia. The tube is kind of thin, but should hold up. The carto is 2" long including the threads. I just filled the tank and put in about 12 drops inside the cart to prime it. I will vape with it later tonight.
I have gone through a tanks worth of juice in the Smoktech 3.2 ohm carto, and it's holding up very well. Even looking down into the top, I can still see some juice in the filler material. This thing has been wicking and vaping great.
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