Arise clone shipped from FT. Should be here in about 10 days.
Will be interesting to see how good the machining is - the Squape authentic (
@ShowMeTwice can tell us yay or nay) looks to have some fine tolerances in the reviews I've watched. The combined juice flow/air flow control/chamber release will be the problem if there is one. Also hoping the fill port o rings are ok on the clone.
Cool. I'll be waiting for your take on the Arise.
The tolerances on my authentic SQuape Arise are, how do I say this, Swiss tolerances.

Which is to say the Arise is built like a very fine, and elegant, Swiss watch. Rotating the tank section, closing off juice flow, to get to the deck is easy. Perfect tolerances IMO. Nothing is too tight and nothing is on the loose side. All o-ring tolerances are perfect.
The combined juice flow/airflow control/chamber release work flawlessly. I've vaped 80vg/20pg, 70/30 and 50/50 DIY juices in it and have had zero issues. I've had the JFC wide open with each of those and not had any problems. I even took the JFC down to a trickle and had no dry hits.
Filling the tank section is a breeze. Close off the juice flow by rotating the tank section to the "0" position. Then simply rotate the top cap and fill.
One bit of advice I would offer is to start your coil position lower than you would think, or normally go, with a bottom AF design. 1.5mm above the AF give or take a bit. I knew that before my Arise arrived as one of the folks at StattQualm suggested that to me in an email exchange. In the Squape FB group, and on other sites, people complained about a "strong throat hit". Easily resolved by lowering the coil. Easy to do as well, even with an installed coil and wick in-place.
For those who like a strong throat hit positioning your coil, 2mm give or take, above the AF will totally do the trick. I've tried several coil positions.
Coiling and wicking on the Arise are super easy and a breeze. And that is why I would recommend the Arise to anyone brand new to building an RTA. You are not going to find one this easy IMO. And that comes from years of experience building on Kayfun's. As
@Opinionated said here not long ago "once you learn to build on a Kayfun you can build any RTA around". I wholeheartedly agree, I learned on an old Kayfun lite.
IMHO, the Arise is without any doubt in my mind superior, in every way, to many RTA's I own and love. Y'all know how I love my Kayfun's. One month and a few days in, the Arise has removed the mighty Kayfun's from their throne.
And that is no easy task. Top spot, easily.