My cheap version of the ''Line"

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Interesting. BJ, I have all but got this down and can build one in pretty quick fashion. The only thing sucking is the top. The amazing putty works, but prevents me from making it a removable/switchable tank. Any easy ideas? I looked locally for some delrin rod in 1/2" to turn down and couldn't find anything...
 

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Interesting. BJ, I have all but got this down and can build one in pretty quick fashion. The only thing sucking is the top. The amazing putty works, but prevents me from making it a removable/switchable tank. Any easy ideas?

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Sound weird? The melting point of Delrin is 347C. Cork's ignition temp is 300-320C
 

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Interesting. BJ, I have all but got this down and can build one in pretty quick fashion. The only thing sucking is the top. The amazing putty works, but prevents me from making it a removable/switchable tank. Any easy ideas? I looked locally for some delrin rod in 1/2" to turn down and couldn't find anything...

how about a piece of acrylic rod commonly found as tool handles and such. chuck up a 50cent screwdriver and turn down a piece off the handle end. i found a clear 1inch+something rod little over a foot long it was a toilet plunger handle (NOT USED). was going to turn some into drip tip adapters but all my tooling is still packed away somewhere amidst 60something boxes i dont have time to try and go through right now lol

add: oh i wasnt thinking too far ahead lol i dont know how it would handle heat. prolly not well ;)
 
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Interesting. BJ, I have all but got this down and can build one in pretty quick fashion. The only thing sucking is the top. The amazing putty works, but prevents me from making it a removable/switchable tank. Any easy ideas? I looked locally for some delrin rod in 1/2" to turn down and couldn't find anything...
I have been using a teflon rod I purchased a while back and hand carving it, teflon is very slippery and hard to keep it attached to the tube. Ordered all those tubes to see what I can come up with and waiting for the slow ship from China on a dozen ego W.
 

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From those with experience in this mod, does this have any telltale signs that it has 510 threads (it's the only pic), or the cone threads. I honestly have little faith that it is not actually rebranded.

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And does this look like it has potential? The pen cap covers the whole tank/window and there is a compass set in the cap... who would think of this?!?

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From those with experience in this mod, does this have any telltale signs that it has 510 threads (it's the only pic), or the cone threads. I honestly have little faith that it is not actually rebranded.

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And does this look like it has potential? The pen cap covers the whole tank/window and there is a compass set in the cap... who would think of this?!?

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There is no way to tell unless you look in the bottom of the cart, I have been using the ones with ego threads with an ego to 510 adapter and actually like it better since you don't have to cut any metal.
 

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I have an A2, a Line, 4 Cheap Lines, and now a G-Tank-US. Right now my cheap lines are my best vape. The simplicity of design and the triangular positioning of the posts and wick to eliminate long runs of coil wire eliminates hot spots. The line system give the warmest vaper since the vaper goes direct from coil to my mouth. The G-Tank-US is the most complicated and the coldest vape.
 

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I have an A2, a Line, 4 Cheap Lines, and now a G-Tank-US. Right now my cheap lines are my best vape. The simplicity of design and the triangular positioning of the posts and wick to eliminate long runs of coil wire eliminates hot spots. The line system give the warmest vaper since the vaper goes direct from coil to my mouth. The G-Tank-US is the most complicated and the coldest vape.

I thought the Line and your cheap line are very similar in design and construction except you managed to use screws instead of silver wire. I have Line and a cheap Line done for me by a friend using silver wire. I have only used both of them for a few hours so no much experimenting yet. Like you,I vape almost 100% vg except for some distilled water and flavor extract. I use #300 mesh because #400 seems to overwick .

I hope you can give me some advice on how to improve the modding of the cheap Line and/or what mesh/kanthal setup.
Thanks in advance.
 

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The line and the cheap line vape the same except with the silver wire the line sometimes loses the good contact. On the cheap line I use a 3/32in hole for the wick and roll a thick #400 wick with a good hole in the middle. I fill it thru this hole in the wick with a needle and syringe. These thick wicks pump vaper out like a volcano at 8 wraps, 32awg, 2.8 ohms at 4.8 to 5.5v. I do not understand what you mean by overwicking (flooding)?
 
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