Kayfun lite plus black clone edition
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Anybody have the black colored BE yet? I'm trying to find out if the finish is satin, matte, or polished shiny.
Wogay. Got it today, and it was perfect. Hell, I could even catch the fatass Mundy magic wires under with ease.
Only problem is, those jackasses state it was stainless steel when in fact it is zinc coated iron. THAT, you do not ever wanna have anywhere close to heat. The finish looked a little weird to me so I torched it. The zinc immediately sizzle and oxidized to form a matte yellowish coating. Torched it over more, quenched it in cold water and the zinc just crumbled leaving a dark black steel.
Soaked it in boiling water for half hour, thing was rusted through
In short, dishonest seller, product wasn't worth crap
In my angst, I went online and ordered 3 different ones from diff vendors. Once I get em and put em through various heat and chemical test, I'll post up links of those that works.
ETA: the seller was laptop screws
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inotfat, I apologize... I was the one that posted the link to laptop screws. Mine are still in the mail. I should have waited to test them before I posted the link. I'll be returning mine.
Hahahah not any of your fault buddy. The website was ridiculously misleading since they listed the stainless steel specs. If you can, you definitely wanna return em. The fumes given off by the oxidizing zinc isn't smth anyone would wanna inhale. Heh.
On the bright side, I managed to verify that the dimensions are perfect, and I've gone on to order a .... load from other vendors to try em out.
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M1.6 x 3mm. I wouldn't use anything else apart from ss or titanium (but pricehhhhh)
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Hahahah not any of your fault buddy. The website was ridiculously misleading since they listed the stainless steel specs. If you can, you definitely wanna return em. The fumes given off by the oxidizing zinc isn't smth anyone would wanna inhale. Heh.
On the bright side, I managed to verify that the dimensions are perfect, and I've gone on to order a .... load from other vendors to try em out.
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When you ordered from laptopscrews did you make sure to click on the SS link on the right side? Stupid question I know...
Can you post some of the links that you found with SS screws?
So a few days ago I got some vapemail containing two Black Russian Ed clones in black.
They looked pretty impressive, but it all went down hill from there unfortunately.
One was DOA due to the vertical juice channel on one side being cut too deep. Juice basically freely flowed into the chamber, flooding it.
The second worked fine, but had a tighter draw than I typically like, but the BIG issue came when I took them apart to clean and rewick.
The fill screw on both had rusted horribly! They are gold color so I just assumed they were plated to look cool, but it has to be something else.
I assume rust isn't safe for inhalation, so I'm happily back to my Black Editions and authentics. I guess that's what I get for straying away from the BE gods.
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They looked pretty impressive, but it all went down hill from there unfortunately.
One was DOA due to the vertical juice channel on one side being cut too deep. Juice basically freely flowed into the chamber, flooding it.
The second worked fine, but had a tighter draw than I typically like, but the BIG issue came when I took them apart to clean and rewick.
The fill screw on both had rusted horribly! They are gold color so I just assumed they were plated to look cool, but it has to be something else.
I assume rust isn't safe for inhalation, so I'm happily back to my Black Editions and authentics. I guess that's what I get for straying away from the BE gods.
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How did you find out that the laptopscrews.com screws were plated SS?
I prefer them, I've got a good set of Hudy drivers. You don't have worry about stripped heads as long as the screws are half way decent.
Couldn't quote the other one, but I emailed the folks at laptop screws and they verified that it is zinc coated steel (not stainless steel). They also said that they do not have the stainless steel, and if I wanted it, it would have to be custom made and ordered in quantities of 1000 minimum lol.
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Did the page you ordered from have a zinc and a stainless option? Mine did and I clicked on the ss to order. I have to wait until tomorrow when they get here to return them. How did you verify that they were zinc and not ss?
Eh? I verified it by asking the vendor and torching it. Ss doesn't oxidize and tarnish when torched. Also doesn't rust when soaked in water
Also now that you mentioned it the page didn't have an option to select zinc or ss. Weird. There was only the link to the ss specifications
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I got one of these on his last buy on eBay and to say I'm unimpressed would be an understatement. The juice channels are off on each side and the airflow is much too tight even though I've tried adjusting the center pin, air flow control, and several other things.
I have a ton of Kayfun clones. I have an EHPro KFL+, EHPro KFL+ v2, 3 different Tobeco ones (2 purchased directly from Tebeco in November 2013, 1 from FT in March 2014), Hcigar 3.1, a Russian 91% v2 and a Black Edition from the last buy. I also have a Russian 91% from Angelcigs (which I'd advise you to stay away from at all costs). I've also owned the KFL that Suck My Mod reviewed.
I never really saw the need in buying authentics when it came to kayfuns. I just figured all were the same. A friend of mine had an authentic KFL but I didn't care for it because of lack of adjustable airflow. Well, after I dropped a decent amount of money on a mod ($270 to be exact), I figured I'd get one nice authentic dripper and one nice Kayfun. Last week, I got a KFL+ v2 from Vapinart and I never will sit here and say how clones are the "exact same thing". It's not even close. The machining on these things is so precise. Everything from the drip tip to the juice wells are perfect. Not a flaw in them.
I get it though. Some people don't want to spend the money, but I guess I should get back to the original topic. If I was going to buy a clone, I would not get the Black Edition. Your best bet is buying the EH Pro KFL+ V2 if you're going that route. I got that in a few weeks back and from a performance standpoint, it's the closest thing I've found to the real deal.
I have a ton of Kayfun clones. I have an EHPro KFL+, EHPro KFL+ v2, 3 different Tobeco ones (2 purchased directly from Tebeco in November 2013, 1 from FT in March 2014), Hcigar 3.1, a Russian 91% v2 and a Black Edition from the last buy. I also have a Russian 91% from Angelcigs (which I'd advise you to stay away from at all costs). I've also owned the KFL that Suck My Mod reviewed.
I never really saw the need in buying authentics when it came to kayfuns. I just figured all were the same. A friend of mine had an authentic KFL but I didn't care for it because of lack of adjustable airflow. Well, after I dropped a decent amount of money on a mod ($270 to be exact), I figured I'd get one nice authentic dripper and one nice Kayfun. Last week, I got a KFL+ v2 from Vapinart and I never will sit here and say how clones are the "exact same thing". It's not even close. The machining on these things is so precise. Everything from the drip tip to the juice wells are perfect. Not a flaw in them.
I get it though. Some people don't want to spend the money, but I guess I should get back to the original topic. If I was going to buy a clone, I would not get the Black Edition. Your best bet is buying the EH Pro KFL+ V2 if you're going that route. I got that in a few weeks back and from a performance standpoint, it's the closest thing I've found to the real deal.
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