Personal vapage vent

[Rttch]

No hack saws in this household and no desire to have one. My youngest one likes to try things out for herself right now, so I think I'll wait until she's much older to even see how one works much less have one around. Playdate time here is almost over, so I'll have some time to dedicate with my toys soon.

 

[KillFace]

The edges on cartos are pretty sharp, put a standard drip tip on and slide that end thru first to avoid cutting up the o-rings. Saddle valves are meant more for puncturing soft copper than steel, so I find occasionally sharpening the tip with a small flat hobby file allows it to punch thru with less deformation of the carto barrel ... be warned though ... a sharp point on the punch will lessen or eliminate that satisfying "pop", which is actually the metal giving way when pushed past its breaking point by a dull punch.

This is exactly what I do. I always put on this drip tip

Number 1

And then I slide it always from the bottom. When refilling, I put it back in and push the top in, take it out and fill from the top, then put the tip back in for pushing up past the o ring.


I love my tanks and don't really use anything else.

 

[kingcobra]

Doesn't everything slide in better with a little bit of lube?!

Ahh but there's nothing like a nice natural tight fit

 

[Dusty_D]

Ahh but there's nothing like a nice natural tight fit

Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with that concept. I always have to lube everything.

 

[Rttch]

Another update

After a couple more "fail" punches, with no dremel around yet, I think I have the technique down now. I took off the rubber part in the valve and that has worked for me to prevent the punch from moving to the side of the carto. I did use some lube to get my carto through the phiniac and it worked like a charm. I'm so used to filling from the top and sliding the tank on from the top down (it was the only way with the flanged cartos), that I did the same this time as well. I just kept the little rubber tip in the mouthpiece and didn't cut any o-rings that way.

I tried out a kanger carto (didn't want to use my last boge until I can get some more) and it is taking forEVER to soak up 100% vg juice. I'm letting it all sit right now and will hopefully be able to have a vape after watching my favourite show tonight. DCT is back on the bullet for now.

Also, I have pics of the assembled setup now