Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four

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DavidOck

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I tried that way, but I don't have much grip (pinch) power in my fingers. My hand grip is much better & the pliers gave me better torque (?) for turning the screwdriver. I even got a longer screwdriver so I'd have more torque. Some of those 510 pins do not want to move in either direction. DH has tools & the idea now, tho. She'll figure out how to get he grip she needs & line that thing up! Whoop! Girl power!

Something like that might be needed for taking it apart the first time, but you shouldn't put it back together that hard. No need. If you can't get the holes to line up, don't force it, you can break the screw. You can make a small spacer / washer from an old carto condom, or if you have an assortment of tiny O-rings...

Oh, and no matter what method you use to do the "surgery", DO start the screw into the positive block before clamping anything, to avoid stripping threads!
 

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Something like that might be needed for taking it apart the first time, but you shouldn't put it back together that hard. No need. If you can't get the holes to line up, don't force it, you can break the screw. You can make a small spacer / washer from an old carto condom, or if you have an assortment of tiny O-rings...

Oh, and no matter what method you use to do the "surgery", DO start the screw into the positive block before clamping anything, to avoid stripping threads!
I agree, the 2 I had that were so hard to even unscrew at all worried me until I got them unscrewed, I was afraid that it was going to be stripped because it had been tightened so much at the factory. But they barely had any airflow at all. And the air holes wouldn't show at all without the positive block being too loose. So I took the pin all the way out & restarted it & they lined up & tightened up just fine.
 
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Oh the vendor that I was talking about answered my first email and informed me that I ordered more than they had left in stock but no suggested remedy. I emailed them back and asked for either a refund or to send me a replacement flavor of anything that they did have in stock (not picky) - that is when they decided to no longer acknowledge my emails...
What vendor was it? We need to know who isn't safe to deal with.

EcigCharleston didn't have enough of the right cartos to fill my order one time. They called me to ask if I'ld rather replace with something else or get a refund. Pretty good service!
Spent 5 minutes searching for the link. And, all I had to do was hit 'refresh' a couple times!
I am just in the waiting room to see if the surgery is a success. Fingers crossed.
I hope all goes well. Please, let us know. May the stars align in your favor.
I have a pair of those I wrap with electrical tape so it doesn't damage what I am holding.
I need to wrap them with rubber! The base keeps slipping and shooting out of my grip!
So how are you progressing? Getting any of them to work?
Give a girl a minute to catch her breathe. Between sleep (I got 8 hours last night. Yay!), work, clothes, and dishes, . . . Nope, not yet. It'll happen.

She has to take the wire screw out of the positive block. Then she has to use the sliding plier to clamp onto the bottom of the base, as close to the 510 pin as possible with the bottom lip of the pliers, & put the top lip of the pliers on top of that positive block & squeeze hard to hold them together while she uses a screw driver to adjust the 510.
Use the pliers to grip both the moving positive post and the fixed in place negative post, holding them in perfect alignment. Then tighten the 510 screw.
I tried that way, but I don't have much grip (pinch) power in my fingers. My hand grip is much better & the pliers gave me better torque (?) for turning the screwdriver. I even got a longer screwdriver so I'd have more torque. Some of those 510 pins do not want to move in either direction. DH has tools & the idea now, tho. She'll figure out how to get he grip she needs & line that thing up! Whoop! Girl power!
Something like that might be needed for taking it apart the first time, but you shouldn't put it back together that hard. No need. If you can't get the holes to line up, don't force it, you can break the screw. You can make a small spacer / washer from an old carto condom, or if you have an assortment of tiny O-rings...

Oh, and no matter what method you use to do the "surgery", DO start the screw into the positive block before clamping anything, to avoid stripping threads!
I'm done for tonight. I think I may have fixed one (or close enough to do the job). I'm getting ready for bed now. After I find the piece of my KF that flew out of my grip. It's somewhere around here.

Thank you all for the help. Especially Kenna!!!!!
 

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What vendor was it? We need to know who isn't safe to deal with.

EcigCharleston didn't have enough of the right cartos to fill my order one time. They called me to ask if I'ld rather replace with something else or get a refund. Pretty good service!

Spent 5 minutes searching for the link. And, all I had to do was hit 'refresh' a couple times!

I hope all goes well. Please, let us know. May the stars align in your favor.

I need to wrap them with rubber! The base keeps slipping and shooting out of my grip!

Give a girl a minute to catch her breathe. Between sleep (I got 8 hours last night. Yay!), work, clothes, and dishes, . . . Nope, not yet. It'll happen.





I'm done for tonight. I think I may have fixed one (or close enough to do the job). I'm getting ready for bed now. After I find the piece of my KF that flew out of my grip. It's somewhere around here.

Thank you all for the help. Especially Kenna!!!!!
You're welcome DH! Holler if you need help. Other than looking for that stray piece....I can't see there from here!
 

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I need to wrap them with rubber! The base keeps slipping and shooting out of my grip!

<OK, just checkin' if I'm on da front or back porch?> Sigh, never mind...

Oh, wait... I did just get three lil' blue rubber 'rings' with my Vapor Bank order. Would be just right for your purpose. Want 'em?
 

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Well, great. (Grate?) I went through here an hour ago, liking posts and picking out quotes to respond to, but the forum was acting up and got stuck, so I left it and now I come back and the quotes are gone and I don't know if the likes "liked" or not. I can't remember what I was going to respond to except the juice.

I made 60ml bottles of some "butterbeer" (butterscotch/banana stuff) for Rich, and another berry cheesecake (with added raspberry and graham cracker) and strawberry cheesecake for me. :) The berry cheesecake is still really soft, so it might just be that berry blend is soft. There's nothing WRONG with that, but sometimes I like a more pronounced flavor. This is good for early morning and late evening, though, when you want something soft and subtle. :D

And today I really need to sit down and re-order flavors. We've had a bit of drama here the last couple days (sick dog), so that kinda got put on the back burner for a while.

I can't remember what else I was gonna say... OH! One thing was @DancingHeretik Robert Cromwell was talking about the surgery YOU were doing! LOL! He was "sitting in the waiting room" waiting to see how it all came out. ;)

As for the rest of it, I claim CRS. (Well, I remembered TWO things, that's somethin' isn't it?)

~Lannie
 

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Robert Cromwell was talking about the surgery YOU were doing! LOL! He was "sitting in the waiting room" waiting to see how it all came out. ;)
Oh, that was cute! In my defense, I had assumed it had to do with his wife's recent injuries.

Sorry, Robert. And, thanks for the support. Surgery went ok, I think.
 

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Oh, that was cute! In my defense, I had assumed it had to do with his wife's recent injuries.

Sorry, Robert. And, thanks for the support. Surgery went ok, I think.

Uh-oh! In MY defense, I missed the part about his wife being injured. Sorry, Robert!
 

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Oh, that was cute! In my defense, I had assumed it had to do with his wife's recent injuries.

Sorry, Robert. And, thanks for the support. Surgery went ok, I think.

Me too Dancing ... I though it was an odd hour to be in the waiting room ... but what do I know. :rolleyes:
 

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I have two pairs of single slip-joint 5.75" pliers that I got somewhere. I wrapped the teeth with electrical tape, too. The reason I mentioned the size of the pliers is that I use, only, a carry-on bag when flying and any pair of pliers over 6" is a no-no. Checked baggage is good, though.

I actually got 4 pairs so my emergency kit in the car had 2 pairs. Sometimes getting parts separated just required two pairs. I wish I could remember where I got them.
 

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I have two pairs of single slip-joint 5.75" pliers that I got somewhere. I wrapped the teeth with electrical tape, too. The reason I mentioned the size of the pliers is that I use, only, a carry-on bag when flying and any pair of pliers over 6" is a no-no. Checked baggage is good, though.

I actually got 4 pairs so my emergency kit in the car had 2 pairs. Sometimes getting parts separated just required two pairs. I wish I could remember where I got them.
Itty bitty slip joint aka Channel lock pliers? Got mine at Sears Love em.
 

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Well I got my 3 VTC minis and I love the way they work but they have one problem. MY Kanger STM's do not fit flush and wabble. I have read about this before and I'm seeing if I can send them back and get 3 cuboids instead. They look like they have a better 510 connection. First time I have ever had that happen.
 

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I have two pairs of single slip-joint 5.75" pliers that I got somewhere. I wrapped the teeth with electrical tape, too. The reason I mentioned the size of the pliers is that I use, only, a carry-on bag when flying and any pair of pliers over 6" is a no-no. Checked baggage is good, though.

I actually got 4 pairs so my emergency kit in the car had 2 pairs. Sometimes getting parts separated just required two pairs. I wish I could remember where I got them.
I wrapped my teeth in electrical tape once, tasted awful

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