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Chakris

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If they have any blems, it would be listed under the Clearance section. Keep checking it.

:rickroll: 1,000 in the Hardware Thread. View attachment 184335

Since it is the Hardware Thread, I thought I would show off my Hardware :lol:

Nice vape station, that's about what mine looks like - mostly purple. :D
 

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Morning Bronze, I don't know how XFoo does it by hand. I can't get enough grip on the bit - guess I'll have to wrap tape round it or something.

It can be done Chak. But the first time or two it's a pain. The bit wants to walk all over the place. Not sure you can pin the bit on that tiny hole or not. Depends on the bit. You can get those cheap Black and Decker bits...I think they call them Bullet Points or something like that from a Home Depot (or Thai equivalent). They have little anti-walking points on the end that will probably fit in that tiny hole to keep it from wandering. I've never done it on that device so I don't know. X has so we know it can be done. But you're right, a drill press is best (or a vise at least). Do you have access to either?
 

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I'll have to wrap some tape round the end of the bit so I can get a better grip on it.
Morning Bronze, I don't know how XFoo does it by hand. I can't get enough grip on the bit - guess I'll have to wrap tape round it or something.

I didn't mean to suggest using a "finger bit" to drill the hole, although I suppose that could be done. There are finger bits sold on one or two vendor sites. You find them in hobby stores. Here's one on Amazon. What I meant before was you don't need to clamp or use a drill press on the cap. A handheld electric drill does the job without the need of using a vice to hold the cap. Drill in one hand, cap in the other.
 
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I didn't mean to suggest using a "finger bit" to drill the hole, although I suppose that could be done. There are finger bits sold on one or two vendor sites. You find them in hobby stores. Here's one on Amazon. What I meant before was you don't need to clamp or use a drill press on the cap. A handheld electric drill does the job without the need of using a vice to hold the cap. Drill in one hand, cap in the other.

Reminds me of an episode of Married With Children. Jefferson was holding a board in front of his face and Al was on the other side ready to drill a hole through it. LOL!!!

Say, in high school, did you know Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game?
 

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I dunno what the big deal is. SS mesh wicks are really easy to make.

Hey gt. What was this a reply to? We're talking about drilling out air holes in RBA top caps. Did I miss something?

I just made my second one, felt like bragging. :)


:lol::lol::lol::lol:

But yeah, it's not that hard. :)
I'm sitting here dizzy from the 0.8Ω coil in my Cobra, it sure put some punch in the 100% VG Shadow I felt was a bit too light in my other setups.:vapor:
 

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:lol::lol::lol::lol:

But yeah, it's not that hard. :)
I'm sitting here dizzy from the 0.8Ω coil in my Cobra, it sure put some punch in the 100% VG Shadow I felt was a bit too light in my other setups.:vapor:

Once you get used to vaping at .8-1.0ohms, everything else seems to be a bit light comparatively. I have to charge my bats when they get down to 3.65 volts because I notice the drop in power so much when using ultra low resistance coils. A Phoenix at 9-10 watts is a good substitute when I'm in between genny sessions.
 
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