Knurled Brushed Brass King

[JemhidiahSSJ4]

Just picked this up today #316 along with a few new juices to try and a Pyrex and Brass Innovape silencer DT.

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[nic_fix]

at first i loved it. then i got critical of it. now i am feeling it is reasonably decent. nice pics but you didn't say how you like it.

 

[JemhidiahSSJ4]

Only had it a couple hours I'll let you know once I've had some time with it.

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[jwat82]

So the unlike the ss, the knurling is nonfunctional?

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[nic_fix]

I got upset because this behaves like typical brushed brass. which it is! I expected it to stay mark free like ss. that was just me being stupid. handle it for a few days and it should start to get marks. that is par for the course with brass. my criticism was unfounded on that. the contact has to be screwed onto the button very tight for it to be recessed. if you mess with the button be careful and use the right tools. I made it so it is about.35mm protruding. I do not see any way to use magnets on this. it is very good for a spring which is the main reason i got it. much easier to press now with one hand. I think the knurled one does not have airflow adjustment afaik. that is fine because my atty does. how is the knurling non functional? you grip it to unscrew it. the original one was an octagon shape.

 

[JemhidiahSSJ4]

Brass patina's It's one of the reasons I like brass. My button is recessed, I don't need to lock it at all to sit it down. It has no noticeable voltage drop. I like the 3/4 turn locking ring and the throw is pretty short on the button with a nice spring.

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[jwat82]

I guess I didn't word that properly.

On the OG Diamond Knurled King, the knurling was on the air flow control and locking ring.

I guess it is functional for grip, but its essentially just decoration, when compared with the regular dusted brass king.

That's what I was talking about.

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[NatureBoy]

I like it, looks good. Recessed button? I'm a fan of those.. can we get a pic of that? I haven't seen this one yet.

 

[JemhidiahSSJ4]

It was just released Friday the 14th that's probably why you haven't seen it yet. This one stays at the house so I'll take a picture of the switch when I get home.

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[JemhidiahSSJ4]

Trying to figure out which atty to get for it, I'm thinking about putting a brass crown on my King.

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[nic_fix]

it got a patina and light scratches real fast. that is normal and fine. i just got upset for no reason. it smells metallic on my hands but i don't mind that either. it will go away. overall this is really nice. i was being an idiot. the switch is super for a spring. i don't see any way to put magnets in it. mine came with what appears to be silver contacts as they certainly are not copper. it hits hard and very little voltage drop. i preferred to have the button protruding a drop. now after my stupid rant i would say this is nicer quality than my chi you which is already very good. i think that is the most likely comparison.

there is a small nick in the contact. can i sand it or is that plated? if it is solid i am good to go but i need to know first. it probably does not matter anyways. since the battery's surface is not perfectly flat either.

 

[JemhidiahSSJ4]

They come with copper contacts so I have no clue what you have. Take some pics of it.

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[JemhidiahSSJ4]

I like it, looks good. Recessed button? I'm a fan of those.. can we get a pic of that? I haven't seen this one yet.

just picked up the Quasar, now I just need a brass cap for it. Here is the pic of the switch you wanted.

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[NatureBoy]

Cool, thanks for posting the pic of the switch.

 

[nic_fix]

this pic is magnified 30x. it did not come out good. to me the pin looks like dull silver. you can see where I damaged it on the right side. should I sand that assuming it is not plated? or best left alone. it still hits hard. the residue is caig pro-gold contact enhancer.

just thought id mention. I cannot feel that with my finger nail. it is about .25mm. looks like a gouge but it is a scratch. the caig in there makes it look worse at 30x magnification.

thanks.

 

[nic_fix]

no reason to get silver pin upgrade for this. first of all they are plated. plating wears off actually making contact worse. the stock ones are copper. pure silver has a .1% better conductivity than copper. that is very negligible and these are not even pure silver. so in this case the stock pins should be better. plus the whole mod is brass which does not conduct as good as copper. I would like magnets in it but I don't see any way. perhaps someone has done it and can say what was used. if this had magnets it would be darn near perfect. I actually did not damage the pin. many pins come much more banged up than that pic.

 

[coffeetwitch]

so is this king worth buying over the brass nemesis? mainly how hard it hits when compared to an authentic nem and voltage drop between the two?

 

[nic_fix]

similar drop and maybe harder hit. quality is un heard of. yes, I know I freaked out at first but I was being an idiot. I have not seen any other mod built this well. some others are close but this takes the cake. pretty much only one I use now and I have a nice collection going. the nem is nice but just not quite up to the surefire. just can't beat usa when they do it right. the nem is very nice too and part of what I call the quality is the surefire ways about twice what the nem does. that could be a problem for some people though. the weight plus recessed button takes some getting used to. balances nicely but I still get some misfires because I did not press it good.

 

[coffeetwitch]

thank you nic_fix. i think i will definitely try to get one when i can. i have a zen dx 650 now it doesn't seem quite right. maybe its how im building my kayfun or maybe its that my banana is just one of those juices that doesn't do well with warmer coils. maybe mechanical mods just aren't for me idk.

 

[coffeetwitch]

also, i think i would really like extra heft.