Pipe Talk - all makes, models, and designs
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Extremely similar. No time for more pics now. The cap is magnetic and comes off. Battery drops on to a spring. The old school standard.
One thing you realize when using a non-EPM pipe is how genius and comfortable Matt's EPM V2.5 buttons are. The clicker in the rim design is really nifty and super comfortable. I love and I mean LOVE this Stirling. It shall be an heirloom of my kingdom. That said, you do have to push the button way down into the bowl to fire it. The EPM button design is by far superior to anything else on the market.
One thing you realize when using a non-EPM pipe is how genius and comfortable Matt's EPM V2.5 buttons are. The clicker in the rim design is really nifty and super comfortable. I love and I mean LOVE this Stirling. It shall be an heirloom of my kingdom. That said, you do have to push the button way down into the bowl to fire it. The EPM button design is by far superior to anything else on the market.
Yeah the 2.5s are one of those brilliant "Well Duh" ideas that mastered the keep it simple rule in design. I love how thay are truly made like any old school pipe, take the battery and button and all the guts out and you could still put tobacco in it if you are crazy that is, but still. I might be contacting Luis sometime because I love good old school master crastmanship. Even the box it came in looks awsome.
Man, that guy does beautiful work, right down to the presentation. I was at his site a few months ago when the Las Vegas pipe was available... That one was tough to pass up, and I've had a hard time living with myself ever since!
The size of 5cents coins is good - but many coins work, including UK one pennies - not sure about US coins - please send them to me & I will check
I just googled euro 5 cents coins: inside is steel - good for magnets - and outside is copper - good for electricity.
I gave some explanation in the french forum: sorry in french
- the zepipe 2 - again, with the photos.
la zepipe 2 : Vos créations de mods
On the top, the switch is just a coin on a little magnet, on the negative side of the battery. When you press on a side with your finger, the coin touches the ring, and clouds of vaporToo simple to be true? Yet working great : great direct contact, then coin gets back to initial position and switch is off. System is super flat and is safe. Actually I think it works for epipemods too.
The switch is called " zepipe switch 55" - as originally made with a 50 cents magnet, and a 5 cent coin
I would like to see more photos of how the switch works. Is the coin tipped at an angle when you activate the pipe?
I seldom buy Chinese made mods because 95% are ripped off clones but this pipe from smok seems to be the exception to the rule and it looked like a good knock around pipe for times and places I didn't want to take my good pipes.
Having said that I don't think this particular set-up would be advisable to use in public...lol...
Having said that I don't think this particular set-up would be advisable to use in public...lol...
The size of 5cents coins is good - but many coins work, including UK one pennies - not sure about US coins - please send them to me & I will check
I just googled euro 5 cents coins: inside is steel - good for magnets - and outside is copper - good for electricity.
Sorry....hirize...I'm not sending any loose change to France
You will have to pay your own taxes. 
I don't know any U.S. coin that is magnetic. Plus a 25 cent piece is a little too big, and a 5 cent piece is a little too small.
But, here's a thought to anyone who is interested......Take a cooper, brass, or steel washer 7/8" O.D....find a magnet that will fit in the hole real tight: if not tight the epoxy will act as a insulator; Epoxy this to a 7/8", or maybe a 3/4" concho, after removing the post.
Having said that, I have never done this, but it might work....maybe?? FYI: The magnet will have to be proud of the washer at least 1/8"
Thanks again for sharing.....hirize.....
duckie......
edit....I would use a brass washer.....
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This is the best thread ever! I fell in love with e-pipe the first time I saw one on this forum. It made me want to figure out how to build one, because of the prices of the EM.
I have my "thread" here on ECF now
I got 2 newb questions though.
1) What is the most common battery used in e-pipes?
2) What's the key ring for?
I have my "thread" here on ECF now
I got 2 newb questions though.
1) What is the most common battery used in e-pipes?
2) What's the key ring for?
Thanks Duckie. Euro 5 cents coins are 21.3 mm diameter I think, i.e. a bit more than 18350 battery which is 18 mm diameter as the name says.
on this picture you see the coin is almost as large as the bowl - this is an italian 5 cents coin, with the Coliseum on it
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New pipe time...direct from the mysterious Island of Rapa Nui this pipe of the gods is a direct relative of the Moai gods live there still. How it was made to be used with technology that the natives did not possess is unknown, many speculate it was designed and create by visitors from the heavens...the same that helped create the Moai. Perhaps it was dropped by one of them and passed down through the ages. There are texts in Rongorongo that describe great beings from heaven who issued steam from their months. Could this be an ancient astronaut 's long lost pipe? Did they have the knowledge of vaping? We may never know, yet the pipe exists...
Ok...it is actually from Cockney Rebel but you have to admit it puts you in mind of the Moai of Easter Island.
Powered with an 18650 battery this should be a great all day pipe...
Ok...it is actually from Cockney Rebel but you have to admit it puts you in mind of the Moai of Easter Island.
Powered with an 18650 battery this should be a great all day pipe...
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Welcome!
Most e-pipes take an 18350 battery. There are some that take 18490, 18650, and even 26650 (I think that's the measurement). For brand, AW IMR's or eFest flat tops seem to be what most people use.
The key ring is what is attached to the negative wire, and it is set in the perimeter of the bowl of the pipe, just above the level of the battery when it's installed. In a pipe with an ePipeMods-style switch (magnetic button that is attached to the negative end of the battery), when depressed, the metal edge of the button comes in contact with the key ring, and it completes the circuit to fire the mod. I hope that makes sense.
New pipe time...direct from the mysterious Island of Rapa Nui this pipe of the gods is a direct relative of the Moai gods live there still. How it was made to be used with technology that the natives did not possess is unknown, many speculate it was design and create by visitors from the heavens...the same that helped create the Moai. Perhaps it was dropped by one of them and passed down through the ages. There are texts in Rongorongo that describe great being from heaven who issued steam from their months. Could be an ancient astronaut 's long lost pipe? Did they have the knowledge of vaping? We may never know, yet the pipe exists...
Ok...it is actually from Cockney Rebel but you have to admit it puts you in mind of the Moai of Easter Island.
Powered with an 18650 battery this should be a great all day pipe...
That's one beautiful and unique piece of briar!
1) 18350 flattops are most common but pipes can be built around any battery
2) shhhhhh...it's magic....
I seldom buy Chinese made mods because 95% are ripped off clones but this pipe from Smok seems to be the exception to the rule and it looked like a good knock around pipe for times and places I didn't want to take my good pipes.
Having said that I don't think this particular set-up would be advisable to use in public...lol...
Somebody please tell me where I can get one of these. I've been looking for a minimalist pipe mod for a while, and this is perfect.
ETA found at madvapes.
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