Scubagen Mods

[nicotime]

Just to clarify...I was just explaining what SL was talking about...it wasnt my idea to go diagonal...I just understood the concept.

Back when I was using SS in CE2's...I had a wick like a scroll that was split after it came out of the coil...and it was bent and kinked by the time I stuffed it in the cup and tube...it was a hell of a mess...but it wicked fine still.

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[UA72Riddle]

I don't use wire inside of mine while bending it....last time I tried I couldn't get the wire out....

I just take my time and roll, and bend.....then unkink ....until I get it. Get it close, and the heat from torching will do some of the work for you.

 

[perlionsmitnick]

I don't use wire inside of mine while bending it....last time I tried I couldn't get the wire out....

I just take my time and roll, and bend.....then unkink ....until I get it. Get it close, and the heat from torching will do some of the work for you.

bending with a wire just minimizes some risk of kinking, kind of like a plumber using ice or sand inside to bend pipe.

 

[nicotime]

I don't use wire inside of mine while bending it....last time I tried I couldn't get the wire out....

I just take my time and roll, and bend.....then unkink ....until I get it. Get it close, and the heat from torching will do some of the work for you.

I thought you was a welder UA....you know the magic rule....if it doesnt work heat the crap out of it and get a bigger hammer!!

 

[UA72Riddle]

I wouldn't know anything about being a plumber....other that s**t runs downhill...

I thought you was a welder UA....you know the magic rule....if it doesnt work heat the crap out of it and get a bigger hammer!!

:LOL: now THAT I do know! Along with....

"weave it wide, wish it well...grind it off so no one can tell..." and "no such thing as too much heat.....just too slow"

 

[MotoMofo]

hi, just got my scubagen today. I rolled my first wick, wrapped the coil, and it works! well... sorta. it seems to be wicking ok, but i am getting PIDLY vapor, but good flavor and way too much TH. when i dry fired the coil, only like the first wrap or two was glowing. what did i do wrong?

 

[nicotime]

I wouldn't know anything about being a plumber....other that s**t runs downhill...




:LOL: now THAT I do know! Along with....

"weave it wide, wish it well...grind it off so no one can tell..." and "no such thing as too much heat.....just too slow"

Thats the first thing they teach turd herders isnt it....look DOWN the pipe...not UP it!!

 

[perlionsmitnick]

Thats the first thing they teach turd herders isnt it....look DOWN the pipe...not UP it!!

You can tell I'm not a plumber, I bite my nails lol

 

[UA72Riddle]

hi, just got my scubagen today. I rolled my first wick, wrapped the coil, and it works! well... sorta. it seems to be wicking ok, but i am getting PIDLY vapor, but good flavor and way too much TH. when i dry fired the coil, only like the first wrap or two was glowing. what did i do wrong?

Poor TH and very little vapor is an airflow issue...

Put a small hole in the top cap even or just below the coil height....you will be good to go.

Just don't go too big...no more than 1mm...I use a 1/32" bit (just under a mm) from a dremel drill bit set.

 

[harmonic]

only the first wrap glowing means your coil is shorting out

 

[mrjaguar]

yup.. shorted coil.. use a toothpick or something and move the kanthal around till the whole thing glows.

 

[Scubabatdan]

Ok so I was bored tonight hehehehehe

Here is a G-tank-US top cover and the 3ml tank next to it, remember we will loose about a 1/2ml to the o-ring seat. But at 3/4 it does not look that big
The syringe is roughly the same dia as the current G-tank cover slightly smaller.

Dan

 

[UA72Riddle]

No matter what I do with this curved wick, I ALWAYS have one end glowing if I try to tak long drags.....I have to do short bursts...kinda aggravating....

 

[Dalton63841]

Ok so I was bored tonight hehehehehe

Here is a G-Tank-US top cover and the 3ml tank next to it, remember we will loose about a 1/2ml to the o-ring seat. But at 3/4 it does not look that big
The syringe is roughly the same dia as the current G-Tank cover slightly smaller.
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Dan

All I got from that picture is how good the DSUv6 looks...

 

[Robert T]

Looking good Dan! I like the background toys too.

Robert

 

[MotoMofo]

Is there a trick to these o-rings? Seems pretty impossible to slide the tubing over them.

 

[UA72Riddle]

If you are using the o-rings that came with it.....I would suggest picking up some smaller ones from Lowes.....

Bevel the tube, lube the o-ring with juices....work it on. About all I got. I picked up some smaller o-rings.

 

[Darkreign]

Is there a trick to these o-rings? Seems pretty impossible to slide the tubing over them.

I picked up some Silicone Grease from the plumbing department in Ace. Made all the difference.

 

[asdaq]

Vegetable oil works a treat too.

 

[TUS172]

Doing both is even better...

Both cutting diagonally on the grain of the SS mesh and cutting an arc as I described earlier. If the J cut is used one can save addtional material by shortening the wick and moving the cut of the arc more towards the end that will be used as the J aprt of the wick. I am not arguing against anyones ideas here. Just trying to use all the good suggestions made to get the best production out of the SS mesh. I cut the wick diagonally, I use the J and I cut the mesh before makking it so that the curved part of the wick has a bit less material to deal with when curving it. If you don't want to try it... Fine. If you try it and don't like it... Fine. I am just saying it has worked great for me.