On stockpiling after FDA deeming regulations

[Rickb119]

That thread died a while ago. I'm hoping LeoBak will pop in with his pics. I'll dig up the link tomorrow if not. Getting late where I am.

Thanks. A link would be nice. Tried, but couldn't find it.

 

[JustWondering1]

There is no doubt in my mind that FT or any other China supplier will make sure they can take our money for as long as absolutely possible.

My last 2 FT orders said electronic components on the package. They know what they are doing on all levels. Can they be eventually stopped? Yep. Will they work every possible angle to get around everything first? Yep

Three Cheers & a Woo Hoo for ingenuity and craftiness!!

 

[dcdozer]

Thanks. A link would be nice. Tried, but couldn't find it.

I think this is it:

KangerTech SUBTANK Mini

 

[clnire]

But can't we stockpile the heck out of the STM o rings now to amass enough to last the rest of our lives?

I have been stocking the o rings...

All my orders from FT for the past year at least say electronics with no mention of anything ecig or vapor I just didn't pay attention until this year so probably longer. I haven't purchased anything with a battery from them in a long time to remember what it said on the label.

As far as i know,you should still be able to just buy gift certificates from Fasttech.That would be easier than trying to find other items at the same price,etc.

It would be easier to just buy a gift certificate for the amount of your order and use that to pay! Hum, glad I thought of that!

 

[JustWondering1]

I'm well on my way to doing that! But then somebody mentioned that they'd dry out eventually. Ideas about storing them in water were out there. I stopped thinking about it and kept ordering o rings...

Hopefully, some enterprising vaper will start a custom o ring business, and then, we'll be golden!!.

 

[JustWondering1]

I have been stocking the o rings...

All my orders from FT for the past year at least say electronics with no mention of anything ecig or vapor I just didn't pay attention until this year so probably longer. I haven't purchased anything with a battery from them in a long time to remember what it said on the label.


It would be easier to just buy a gift certificate for the amount of your order and use that to pay! Hum, glad I thought of that!

 

[Bob Chill]

So I did purchase two of the Ehpro Kayfun Lite +, now I'm looking into the replacement parts. I don't want to buy the wrong things, as long as it's the lite + I'm good?

The only difference between the lite, lite+, v2, 3.1, and monster v3 are the bases. The tank sections, top caps, bell caps, and chimneys are all interchangeable with any of the bases. If you get some short chimneys you can use 27mm tanks sections or the nano quartz 3 piece tanks. One thing I really like about kayfuns is the vast variety and availability of parts that go on top of the various bases.

 

[BreSha6869]

All my orders from FT for the past year at least say electronics with no mention of anything ecig or vapor

Same with all 10 or so of my FT orders. "Electronic parts" I believe.

The best description I have yet seen on one of my vape packages was from Health Cabin last week... I boug a bunch of Ehpro KFL+ clones and those suckers come in a big box with spare parts, screwdriver etc. Package was about 1" square. Description? "Steel tube". Declared value? $10. Thought that was great.

 

[clnire]

BTW, my statement of "glad I thought of it" regarding gift certificates was followed by a wink because I fully credit @b.m. For the idea. Thanks b.m.!

 

[b.m.]

BTW, my statement of "glad I thought of it" regarding gift certificates was followed by a wink because I fully credit @b.m. For the idea. Thanks b.m.!

Haha,i can't really take credit either.I seen it mentioned in the Fasttech thread a while back.I looked for a long time on Ft,and could never find a buy gift certificate option,but someone posted in that thread about how to do it.So,since it is a little tricky to find them on there,here is the original post on how to find them.


"You CAN BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES. Anyone can. You have to do it thru fasttech mobile. Type in: m.fasttech.com to get to the mobile site.
Then there's a drop down arrow at the top next to your name. You can find it in there."

 

[cocacola31173]

Ok Kinda confused about screw sizes for the post screws and the fill hole screws for the Kayfun Lite plus. This is what I found so far. The first link is the page on here that lists the sizes but the sizes are listed different on Fast Tech. can any one see if I got the right ones?

Kayfun Replacement O-rings and Screws! | E-Cigarette Forum

This is for the deck screws that I have in my cart.
$0.91 Replacement Screws for Kayfun V4 (5-Pack) 5-pack - size: 4.0*1.6mm at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
And this is for the fill hole screws
$2.11 Replacement Phillips Head Screws for Atomizers (50-Pack) - M2.5*5mm at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
And this is the o ring for the fill hole screws.
$0.80 Rubber O-Ring Seals for E-Cigarette (10-Pack) 12-pack - 4*1.8*1mm (OD*ID*T) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Im no good at reading measurements so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[clnire]

Ok Kinda confused about screw sizes for the post screws and the fill hole screws for the Kayfun Lite plus. This is what I found so far. The first link is the page on here that lists the sizes but the sizes are listed different on Fast Tech. can any one see if I got the right ones?

Kayfun Replacement O-rings and Screws! | E-Cigarette Forum

This is for the deck screws that I have in my cart.
$0.91 Replacement Screws for Kayfun V4 (5-Pack) 5-pack - size: 4.0*1.6mm at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
And this is for the fill hole screws
$2.11 Replacement Phillips Head Screws for Atomizers (50-Pack) - M2.5*5mm at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
And this is the o ring for the fill hole screws.
$0.80 Rubber O-Ring Seals for E-Cigarette (10-Pack) 12-pack - 4*1.8*1mm (OD*ID*T) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Im no good at reading measurements so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

This is what I have for the fill screw o-rings. The red ones you have listed for fill hole screws is smaller, they fit top fill holes in top fills like Subtank minis and such.

1mm X 2mm Metric Buna-N 70 O-ring [N1.00X002] : The O-Ring Store LLC, We make getting O-Rings easy!

 

[Rickb119]

I think this is it:

KangerTech SUBTANK Mini

Thanks again.

 

[Kenna]

I just want to say something to all you fuc..., er, um, I mean nice people, whI keep trying to convert me (thru your continued praise of the STM) away from my RTA of choice(the KFL, of which i have 2, in one configuration or another, because it was my 1st RTA, I've been using it for less than 6 months, and I want to be as stubborn/cheap/simple as possible).

Stop. Please, for the love of God, stop.

All I've been able to amass so far is a single liter of 100mg nic. I already still have 125ml of 60mg to go through....thank goodness....

Every time I see a new STM post, and how it might have been the be-all-end-all RTA/RBA for me, I just think that you all are making me spend money I just don't have....

Godfundme, here I come....lol...

Lol! I've resisted all other tanks. I have, however, stocked up on KFL+v2's & all parts! I've done well to do that by taking advantage of the sales & not trying to spread my money out by trying to stock parts for multiple styles of tanks
I found the one that works for me right after I started vaping, & news of yhe dirty busimess the FDA is up to hit about the same time, so I've been stocking up on devoces & learning diy since then. Doing it a little at a time was anxiety riddenn but it's worked out.

 

[BreSha6869]

Lol! I've resisted all other tanks. I have, however, stocked up on KFL+v2's & all parts! I've done well to do that by taking advantage of the sales & not trying to spread my money out by trying to stock parts for multiple styles of tanks
I found the one that works for me right after I started vaping, & news of yhe dirty busimess the FDA is up to hit about the same time, so I've been stocking up on devoces & learning diy since then. Doing it a little at a time was anxiety riddenn but it's worked out.

I wish I did the same. I had to stock up on parts for Nautilus/Mini, Subtank Mini/Nano, Aromamizer, Crown, Kabuki, Super Tank Mini and KFL+. Just unmanageable IMO.

If I did it again, I would have only bought Kabuki/Nautilus tanks as they all use Nauti coils, Subtanks as they are solid, rebuildable and TONS of parts are available and my KFL+ as I love the draw and parts are everywhere. Beyond that, I have a bunch of drippers and I don't regret buying any of those...

 

[Kenna]

Thanks for this!

Do you know if it's possible to get the very short (around 16mm) acrylic insert (not sure what else to call it) that replaces one of the steel parts of the tank (allows you to see liquid level) for Kayfun Lite Plus V2? Been looking and cannot find.

eta: It would be like the acrylic replacement tanks FT sells, only shorter.

Fastech has them. On my phone so can't link. Search Kayfun replacement tanks. You might have to go thru a few pages but they have them.

 

[GeorgeS]

Looking back I now realize that I ought to have been more focused, however I did end up with a range of tanks:

• Aspire K1 clones, I've never had one leak. The coils last a few weeks of unflavored and with some effort can be rebuilt. Great M2L tight draw.
• KFv4 clones, I had two that I enjoy "toodle puffing" on. Narry a leak from ether one of them. I picked up 4 more +oring sets from FT.
• Nautilus Mini clones, I got to love the mini's. Between them and the K1's is what I started with and got me off smoking. While these are easier to rebuild than the K1's I added 10 VVTF v2 RBA's to go along with my hand full of v1 "RBA"s.
• Atlantis clones, even easier to rebuild then all but the KF4's above the aftermarket RBA heads are even easier (as long as you get ones where the posts and holes align correctly), more output and arguably better flavor than all the above.
• Kanger TTM clones, this is what I got the most of (10ea) and just ordered up some Authentic bases to replace the clones that are not up-to-snuff.

Seeing all my stockpile tank purchases in a list shows a trend to low power, output and capacity tanks. All of which can be fired on my stock pile of Vmax V3's. This month I may need to consider adding a few higher output tanks.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Yes, the STM o-rings need tender care. I give all of them a lite machine oil bath every Friday night, rinse three times, and then use a blow dryer set on low to dry them.

 

[mattiem]

Thank you again. Got assorted colors. That concludes my first ever, and possibly my last ever, order from Fasttech. It was all drip tips and various and sundry replacement parts. No problem paying w/ PayPal. I wonder when this might become an issue- if 8/8 will see a crackdown by PayPal.

If I am remembering it correctly the paypal rules only apply to us here in the US. I don't think it will apply to China based suppliers.

 

[mattiem]

Same with all 10 or so of my FT orders. "Electronic parts" I believe.

The best description I have yet seen on one of my vape packages was from Health Cabin last week... I boug a bunch of Ehpro KFL+ clones and those suckers come in a big box with spare parts, screwdriver etc. Package was about 1" square. Description? "Steel tube". Declared value? $10. Thought that was great.

I know they can pack a lot in a box but how in the world did they get all of that in a 1 inch square box

I know you meant 1 foot but I will take any LOL I can find at this point and that one tickled me