The Drip Tips Of Drip Tips

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Camaroboi13

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How are you finding that Kraken? I wanted to get one but read that they leak badly when horizontal

It's quite possible that they do leak when horizontal, but I haven't had it to that point. I've had it for about a month now and I'm digging it. On the plus side, it's got adjustable air holes and you can close them off completely and toss it in your pocket and it SHOULDN'T leak lol. Haven't been brave enough to try that yet. I've accidentally sat down with it for about 5 or so minutes in my pocket and I didn't get a wet seat so I suppose that's a good thing :toast:
 

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This is a forum By definition his opinion was asked. Cut the snark.

Actually if you really want to get down to the nitty gritty, his opinion of MY product was not asked. I did not post a pic of my drip tips and say what does everybody think of these. The original poster asked a question about drip tips and I showed him what I got, where I got it from, and the price I paid for them with a photo. I did not ask for anyone to judge what I got, where I got it from, or the price I paid for them. Thanks for playing. :facepalm:
 

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The fact of the matter is that atomizers don't reach a temperature that would melt lead. Also, people don't seem to get overly excited about copper water pipes with lead solder either. Do you eat? then you ingest lead. If you walk down the block in NYC, you probably inhale more lead than you would ever get in a year's vaping with an uncleaned Chinese brass drip tip.
Yet even serving food on standard brass dishes is considered unsafe. Yes, serving food - never mind actually putting said dishes in your mouth.

The cleaning procedure outlined in my blog is still in current use, is considered acceptable, and was developed at the turn of the century. If you want to call that medieval, then cars and airplanes should also be considered medieval forms of transport.
Hey, your magic process may be 100% fantastic. I haven't the faintest idea. What I object to is your snarky remark about anti-brass-"hysteria," which suggests that concerns about brass are some fluffy, unfounded internet meme. They're certainly not.

If you have scientific or professional info on all of this stuff, great. Post it, with links and explanations. Otherwise your suggestion is right up there with telling noobs to take a couple more wraps off that .5 coil - and we all know how useful that is.

Face it, our lungs are coated in radioactive sludge from the cigarettes we smoked. Do you really think that a fraction of a fraction of a percent of lead that we "might" inhale over the course of years from using a brass drip tip or a chrome plated brass atty is an actual health concern? I don't.

This all being said, we are all free to make our own choices. I merely posted one way to ensure that Chinese brass was rendered as safe as naval brass.
Except that you didn't post it. You just trivialized perfectly legitimate concerns and pretty much sneered at anybody who isn't inclined to take some internet stranger's word at face value. And why on earth should people do that? I myself wouldn't rush out and follow the lead of a person who thinks cigarettes are "radioactive," and I can't imagine why anybody else should either.
 

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    Not the widest mouth I've see but these are nice.
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    DancingHeretik

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    Here are a few plastic, wide-mouth drip-tips from fasttech:

    https://www.fasttech.com/p/1437400

    https://www.fasttech.com/p/1447706

    https://www.fasttech.com/p/1508903

    I know it's much faster from the States. But, I've started buying most of my drip-tips from FT because they fit my 510s better than most I've tried from other places.

    It always seemed to me that about 1/3 of the drip-tips I bought were just a tad too big, like they were made for a 901, not a 510 (just that tiny little 1mm too big). But, every single drip-tip I've bought from FT has fit exactly. What a surprise.
     

    newplague

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    Well, in my opinion. if you have found your ADV and have the mod you will use forever (like I have and do) spending $25 on a drip tip is no big deal. I'm not out there buying every new unit that hits the market. I use a Reo Grand + RM2. If I want to spend a little more for someones IP, development, hard work, and cost of running a business then I will.

    This will be my next drip tip btw
    Rocket Science Pyrex Drip Tips
     

    Camaroboi13

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    Dont buy those metal Skull drip tips you see available from every online vendor. They just rock and fit loose. I dont like mine, never use it.

    Lots of drip tips fit that same way, Marc. The trick is to use either fishing line, dental floss, saran wrap, or something of the like and put it underneath the o ring in the little channel it sits into. Then put the o ring back on around it and it will create a tighter fit, less likely to leak or fall off. I rocked the skull for a good 3 months that way without a problem.
     

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    It's quite possible that they do leak when horizontal, but I haven't had it to that point. I've had it for about a month now and I'm digging it. On the plus side, it's got adjustable air holes and you can close them off completely and toss it in your pocket and it SHOULDN'T leak lol. Haven't been brave enough to try that yet. I've accidentally sat down with it for about 5 or so minutes in my pocket and I didn't get a wet seat so I suppose that's a good thing :toast:

    Thanks for the feedback :) It is a great looking tank, and love the twisty airflow regulator idea. I just wasn't sure how far the genesis tanks have come, my first one leaked all over me. I just love the design of the Kraken. My unit lays down a lot (next to me on the sofa, in the cupholder in the car,etc) I guess the only way to know is to give it a go! If it does leak it'll become a desk tank :)
     

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    Those Rocket Science Pyrex Drip Tips are absolutely stunning. The price is outrageous, but maybe I'll get one as a birthday present to myself. I've bookmarked that website.
    Whoa. Stunning is right.

    I don't have anything quite that fancy, but I do love pyrex. It stays cool, looks great, and is a lot sturdier than you'd think.
     

    xtwosm0kesx

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    Yet even serving food on standard brass dishes is considered unsafe. Yes, serving food - never mind actually putting said dishes in your mouth.


    Hey, your magic process may be 100% fantastic. I haven't the faintest idea. What I object to is your snarky remark about anti-brass-"hysteria," which suggests that concerns about brass are some fluffy, unfounded internet meme. They're certainly not.

    If you have scientific or professional info on all of this stuff, great. Post it, with links and explanations. Otherwise your suggestion is right up there with telling noobs to take a couple more wraps off that .5 coil - and we all know how useful that is.


    Except that you didn't post it. You just trivialized perfectly legitimate concerns and pretty much sneered at anybody who isn't inclined to take some internet stranger's word at face value. And why on earth should people do that? I myself wouldn't rush out and follow the lead of a person who thinks cigarettes are "radioactive," and I can't imagine why anybody else should either.

    If you actually paid close attention to the forum and specifically the debate dealing with brass parts in atty's recently, you would understand what he means by "hysteria".

    People have been freaking out about remote (and sometimes not so remote) possibility that some brass part of their atty MAY come into contact with juice and therefore leech lead. The only risk of lead leeching comes from surface lead (if present) in the brass that once removed (by the process PlanofMan is referring to) no longer poses a threat to the user in any form unless you over-heat (very high heat) or machine the surface exposing more lead.

    These same brass fears are constantly reiterated while thousands of vapors are vaping away on chrome plated brass Protanks.

    Also next time you critize someones knowledge, try actually doing some research. Cigarette smokes contains Polonium-210, which most certainly IS radioactive.

    Carry on.
     
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