You didn't take the cap off?
EDIT: if this came across as insulting, that wasn't my intention. I just never considered even trying it with the cap on or else I would have been more specific.
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You didn't take the cap off?
EDIT: if this came across as insulting, that wasn't my intention. I just never considered even trying it with the cap on or else I would have been more specific.
LMAO
you'll have to wait a lil longer got some work to do...LOL
speaking of which, i was supposed to be doing work for my job...oh well
so i can stick one end through (the drilling end) but not the other. there are a couple spots that need to be filed out. no biggie i'm guessing. gotta fix this coil or put in a new one...then rock star.
You didn't take the cap off?
EDIT: if this came across as insulting, that wasn't my intention. I just never considered even trying it with the cap on or else I would have been more specific.
that didn't come across as insulting at all brotha. I'll say it myself: DUH
the coil did survive and I'm vaping like a rock star
first thoughts...
no noticeable difference in flavor. good thing
easier draw.
not really sure what's not to like about this. I'm not gonna drill out my other until i get a better bit (or i may use a power drill) - but tempted to swap caps so I can try this on my other REO with other juice...not a bad idea at all
thanks guys! this rather rocks.
check the hole alignment most of my caps are not interchangeable, you might need to swap the whole RBA,
PSA: whacking you coil with sharp metal is not a good idea.
PSA: whacking you coil with sharp metal is not a good idea.
correct about needing to swap whole RBA...dammit.
really? I thought it was a wonderful idea myself
I stepped up through the number bits until I got to 1/16. I liked that for a while until I started lunging it. Now I'm at 5/64 for me it's top shelf. Duals need to be a little bigger or have AFC like my Cyclops.
Well I did the dumbest thing imaginable (not really but DUMB none the less)
Decided to drill out my other RM2, this time using a power drill. My co-worker showed me the vise and said it would be a good idea to hold the cap in place with it. So, the good news = drilled a perfect 1/16 hole. the bad news - squeezed the cap too hard on the vise and it must have bent it just a hair - now the threading is f'ed up. It's usable for now - can force it down to a tight seal and vape like a rock star. but Its a PITA plus bad for the RM2's threading no doubt...
should I order another cap or two, or just go ahead and order a new RM2 since the threading on it may become damaged?
Decided to drill out my other RM2, this time using a power drill. My co-worker showed me the vise and said it would be a good idea to hold the cap in place with it. So, the good news = drilled a perfect 1/16 hole. the bad news - squeezed the cap too hard on the vise and it must have bent it just a hair - now the threading is f'ed up. It's usable for now - can force it down to a tight seal and vape like a rock star. but Its a PITA plus bad for the RM2's threading no doubt...
should I order another cap or two, or just go ahead and order a new RM2 since the threading on it may become damaged?
Order a new cap or 2, always a good idea since it lets you have different air holes for the same RM2. If your other cap screws on ok then the base is not messed up.
Just put the cap back in the vise and squeeze it straight (well round) again, that's what I would do with it. Put cardboard on the vise jaws so as not to mark the cap.
hmm, I can't exactly tell which part was squeezed in...but if i can figure that out you're saying just squeeze the other side more or less? i can try that...not a bad idea. just kinda scared to make it totally unusable while waiting on new caps
Just barely tighten the vise against the top and then undo it and rotate slightly and tighten the exact same amount. you'll either find a spot that is loose or tight. keep going around tightening to the same spot on the vise until it's even.
1/16 here too, .5 ohms. Flavor is still plentiful at 1/16 frankly, it's just a better vape all around.
Drilling is not hard to do at all, especially the rm2 since the cap is so soft (in fact i drilled my rm2s at my desk at work with just a drillbit i had in my bag and pliers to hold it straight.)
If using a real drill (which is recommended) you just want something to hold the cap straight, if possible a vise but i've used some pliers held with my other hand too.
Then what I do (and please not i'm a total noob with power tools) is place the drillbit straight on the hole, start the drill slowly and ramp up the speed, while pushing a little, steadily. You don't need to push hard, but if you don't it will just spin. On the rm2 it should take maybe 10 secs to clear the hole.
Drilling is not hard to do at all, especially the rm2 since the cap is so soft (in fact i drilled my rm2s at my desk at work with just a drillbit i had in my bag and pliers to hold it straight.)
If using a real drill (which is recommended) you just want something to hold the cap straight, if possible a vise but i've used some pliers held with my other hand too.
Then what I do (and please not i'm a total noob with power tools) is place the drillbit straight on the hole, start the drill slowly and ramp up the speed, while pushing a little, steadily. You don't need to push hard, but if you don't it will just spin. On the rm2 it should take maybe 10 secs to clear the hole.
ok - gotta figure out exactly what you mean by this. so, when I held it on the vise before, I had it so that the airhole is facing towards me - not facing up. so the vise was pinching at the sides of the cap, not top and bottom. knowing that - should i repeat that, rotating slowly while pinching at the sides? or should I pinch it top-and-bottom and rotate like that?
'OI! A sloth is a sloth as a blade of seaweed is a dry llama in search of crystal watersor 2 days if you use Sloth's method!
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Put your finger in the topcap and roll it on a flat surface. With your eyes at the same level as the cap, as you roll it - look at the very top part of the threaded end.
Your cap is oval or egg-shaped, and through touch and watching if two points get higher as you roll it, you'll have found where it's out of round. Those bits need a squeeze.
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Your cap is oval or egg-shaped, and through touch and watching if two points get higher as you roll it, you'll have found where it's out of round. Those bits need a squeeze.
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Ok knowing that makes it even easier. Put in vise so it is pressing against the sides from top to bottom. So when you look down on the vise you see the sides not the top or bottom. Close the vise just enough to put pressure on the top. Loosen and keep rotating the cap a bit at a time and tighten to just put pressure on the top of the cap. Keep doing until pressure needed to tighten against the top is even all the way around.
sorry I just wanna be sure I'm understanding...so it'll be pressing against the sides, with say, the airhole pointing up at me if I look down at the vise from above (or away from me etc). But the vise isnt touching the top or the bottom - it's touching the sides. correct? wouldn't it then be applying even pressure all around the sides? not sure how to get pressure only on the top part of the cap
top of cap = drip tip fits.
bottom of cap = threaded.
sides of cap = one airhole.
you need to squeeze the sides.
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bottom of cap = threaded.
sides of cap = one airhole.
you need to squeeze the sides.
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