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I'm guessing Y'all mostly fire them with the thumb?
I'm left handed and I thought the BB would be awkward but it isn't. I guess you could say I thumb/squeeze/pinch it. It's about the size of a deck of cards. I use the side of the thumb knuckle to fire. Kinda gives the sensation of raising a flask when vaped.

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I think Hobbs has the Exocet, which is one that popular, but costly from what I have seen. :unsure:

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Yep, and it's running in the BB pictured above. Thing is though, it's an SXK Exocet, not an original Exocet. And it's quite inexpensive. I don't feel real good about that, but couldn't even imagine paying what an original costs.
 

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Yep, and it's running in the BB pictured above. Thing is though, it's an SXK Exocet, not an original Exocet. And it's quite inexpensive. I don't feel real good about that, but couldn't even imagine paying what an original costs.

So you are saying that it is a clone of the original? I guess I didn't know there was one.:?:
I think I saw the original at Vapinart for $150.00, that is half the price of a BB.:shock:

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Yep, and it's running in the BB pictured above. Thing is though, it's an SXK Exocet, not an original Exocet. And it's quite inexpensive. I don't feel real good about that, but couldn't even imagine paying what an original costs.
SXK makes nice stuff, recently I acquired a Hadaly bottom feed attie clone by SXK in a classie deal, I immediately loved it and contacted the company that made the OG attie, they had disco'ed it...so I ordered a couple more SXK's found swimming in the Bay...no shame here...at least I tried.
For my mods, I go with authentic, for atties, I have a mix of authentic and clones. I'll get authentic as I can afford it. I just can't afford the best all the time.
I got a fair mix of authentic and clone atties, sometimes I'll try a clone to see if it's a good fit, and then seek out the original if I like it...many times, I'm so far behind the curve ball they aren't made anymore :lol: so I haunt the classies waitin for 'em. Psyclone is gonna release their Entheon attie Thursday or Friday, and I suspect some folks may want to move up and maybe sell off their Hadaly's...maybe then I can get an OG of that one...the fun is in the hunt...I got all my Russian 91's long after they were released, yeah, I had to do total breakdowns to clean them, but the Bucks saved more than covered my time spent, and I got to know them things inside and out...
 

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So you are saying that it is a clone of the original? I guess I didn't know there was one.:?:
I think I saw the original at Vapinart for $150.00, that is half the price of a BB.:shock:

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There was the question of handiness I had, as well as constant "no can haz" availability ... so I picked up the SXK Exocet at the same time I picked up the black SXK BB that came with an authentic DNA60. The SXK also came with not only a rebuildable deck but a nautilus bridge and a Kanger bridge. So I picked up a knock off BB and 4 bridges for well over $100 less than an original BB alone, not even counting the bridges. The silver BB pictured above IS an original BB I finally found available on their site ... and while I was there, I picked up an original Nautilus bridge. Honestly, there isn't a whole lot of vape difference between the WAY less expensive knock off stuff and the originals. Just the matter of ethics ... and how ethical $150 for an Exocet is, MIGHT be debatable as well, considering one could get ten to fifteen (10-15 !!!) SXK Exocets for that price. Shoot ... $150 for a bridge? ... that's still more than I paid for an SXK BB with original DNA60 AND four SXK bridges all together.
 
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There was the question of handiness I had, as well as constant "no can haz" availability ... so I picked up the SXK Exocet at the same time I picked up the black SXK BB that came with an authentic DNA60. The SXK also came with not only a rebuildable deck but a Nautilus bridge and an Aspire bridge. So I picked up a knock off BB and 4 bridges for well over $100 less than an original BB alone, not even counting the bridges. The silver BB pictured above IS an original BB I finally found available on their site ... and while I was there, I picked up an original Nautilus bridge. Honestly, there isn't a whole lot of vape difference between the WAY less expensive knock off stuff and the originals. Just the matter of ethics ... and how ethical $150 for an Exocet is, MIGHT be debatable as well, considering one could get ten to fifteen (10-15 !!!) SXK Exocets for that price. Shoot ... $150 for a bridge? ... that's still more than I paid for an SXK BB with original DNA60 AND four SXK bridges all together.

So did you get yours directly from here then? :unsure:

SXK Billet Box Exocet Style RDA Silver SS 14mm Rebuildable Atomizer

Or maybe here?

SXK Exocet clone

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I really love that saying Hobbs...mom used to just say, Life isn't fair son. The cotton candy Ferris wheel thing makes me chuckle...
you know, as the sand in the bottom of my hour glass piles up I spend more time assuming life is unfair. I'm rarely disappointed. Makes things more peaceful. :)
 

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you know, as the sand in the bottom of my hour glass piles up I spend more time assuming life is unfair. I'm rarely disappointed. Makes things more peaceful. :)
She didn't want us to have any disalusions about the real world, a wize woman she was...we had a code...if you don't wanna know...don't ask. Sometimes that was a good thing, other times, well, painful questions can yield painful answers...hohnesty was foremost. I miss her...
 

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So did you get yours directly from here then? :unsure:

SXK Billet Box Exocet Style RDA Silver SS 14mm Rebuildable Atomizer

Or maybe here?

SXK Exocet clone

KAS
I got 2 from 3F Vape ... at different times. Good thing they come with several extra o-rings. BOTH had stuck top caps and the o-rings had to be replaced when the cap was removed. Must be hotter and drier than hades where they store those things before shipping. One complaint I've read about the original, is the o-rings the top cap sits down on can't stand the heat of those who vape around 30-40W. I used 29AWG Kanthal 7.5wraps @1.68ohms and run it at 7.9-9.6W. Still, those cap o-rings (actually o-ring is on the base) are prolly going to be the weakest link.
 

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Poked around looking on those sites, and the BB clones I was innerested in...no can haz! :lol::lol::lol::lol: sorry, I found that funny :)

That is a quote taken from Doug Dino from Billet box, he is a funny guy. :)
After this post I looked around the 3F Vape site and they showed a few of the BB clones in stock.:?:

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When working on one device, ALWAYS have another ready to vape on. Thank you ProVari Classic !!!

Out of curiosity, I tried connecting a ProVari Radius to the Evolv EScribe software ... not surprisingly, it didn't see the Radius of course.

The Billet Box with DNA60 doesn't come with a USB port, so I had to solder leads to a DNA60 charge board and access the DNA60 on the BB to hook it up. Just fiddling around ~~~

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Astro the Turf, I'm 2 days late (I have a "doctor's excuse").

Happy belated THIRD Vape-A-Versary, sweetie.
That's the best late news I have ever gotten from a girl...

Thanks Kat!!!
 

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