The Orchid clone has arrived!!!

[Kaezziel]

WooHoo!! My V2 finally made it in.... man that's a tiny build deck!
But I built her up with dual 32g 10 wraps, total resistance 2.2 ohms. Wicked with rayon and mounted on my Tesla VV/VW running at 15W (Maxxed out the Tesla).
Good flavor, good vapor... loving the airflow, and even wicks 20pg/80vg juice with the chimney screwed all the way down... no leaks, just goodness.

At some point I'm gonna have to rebuild at a lower res and try it out on the mech, just to she how she can really run!

 

[b.m.]

Ok,got the glass back today.I am now the proud owner of what i'll dub the orchid v1.75 haha,it's almost perfect now,i just need to get a v2 and switch these parts over,then i can dub it a v4.If anyone else gets the glass done like this,i highly reccomend putting it on the v2,i have it on a v1 and it is a pita to fill because the metal rings for the glass are very close to the chimney.Dont get me wrong,it is doable,i amvaping with it now,it just takes some patience to fill it,the v2 should eleminate this issue though.As for capacity,i got 3ml in it,and could probably have gotten more in it,as there was an air pocket in the top cap that i didnt realize until after i screwed the base back on.I strongly believe with a v2,this setup will hold 3.5ml+.The glass turned out great as well,the cut was perfectly done.Only thing now is to change the o-rings to some black ones.



Oh,and kaezziel,totally agree,you definitely need to try that thing out with lower ohms on a mech,nothing like it haha.I run mine at .9ohms on my stingray,just fantastic.

 

[Kaezziel]

Looks good, b.m.! And I kinda dig the red o-rings... My V2 is still stock, so I'll have to start picking up kayfun parts so I can pimp mine out too!

 

[cindycated]

Ok,got the glass back today.I am now the proud owner of what i'll dub the orchid v1.75 haha,it's almost perfect now,i just need to get a v2 and switch these parts over,then i can dub it a v4.If anyone else gets the glass done like this,i highly reccomend putting it on the v2,i have it on a v1 and it is a pita to fill because the metal rings for the glass are very close to the chimney.Dont get me wrong,it is doable,i amvaping with it now,it just takes some patience to fill it,the v2 should eleminate this issue though.As for capacity,i got 3ml in it,and could probably have gotten more in it,as there was an air pocket in the top cap that i didnt realize until after i screwed the base back on.I strongly believe with a v2,this setup will hold 3.5ml+.The glass turned out great as well,the cut was perfectly done.Only thing now is to change the o-rings to some black ones.

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Oh,and kaezziel,totally agree,you definitely need to try that thing out with lower ohms on a mech,nothing like it haha.I run mine at .9ohms on my stingray,just fantastic.

b.m., you should try it with the top fill cap. Dunno if this is true of the Orchid V2, but on the KFL, I've been reading that the Quartz kit blocks the bottom fill port just enough to make it a PITA. Looks good! Looks like the more practical big brother to the V3 that they're selling now.

 

[b.m.]

Haha yeah,there is nothing better than customization haha.The top cap i used is a direct fit,even with the stock tank,and best part is for the cap and drip tip together was under $5 at fasttech.The glass started out as a full size kayfun quartz kit,but was cut down a little over 1/4" by another member on here,in stock size it would'nt work.Although for anyone who wanted to go this route,the member who did this for me will possibly getting a few more to cut to size,so if he does i will urge him to post the info here,another option is the glass tube cutting tool that Cindy posted a picture of a few pages back.That tool can be found on ebay for less than $14 from a U.S. seller,or less than $8 from china.One more option that may or may not work,would be to possibly use a diamond cutoff wheel on a dremel.I think that way would probably be quite difficult though.

 

[b.m.]

b.m., you should try it with the top fill cap. Dunno if this is true of the Orchid V2, but on the KFL, I've been reading that the Quartz kit blocks the bottom fill port just enough to make it a PITA. Looks good! Looks like the more practical big brother to the V3 that they're selling now.

That's a good point,i forgot that it does partially block the hole on my kayfun.I want the v2 anyway,so i will give it a shot,if nothing else,i can use this top cap on the v2,and the top fill cap on this one.I wish they would make the top fill cap for these the way the cap is on the new fogger v5.Rather than turning it to line up the holes,the top section of the cap unscrews and comes off to reveal the fill hole.Oh well,guess ya can't have everything you want in life haha.

 

[cindycated]

So why couldn't you unscrew the base and bottom fill with a needle? That's how I've been filling. To me, that's easier than having to monkey with the o-ring at the top of the chimney each time. I just don't tighten the chimney to the base, so the base just screws right off.

 

[b.m.]

Yeah,that is how i usually fill them,only i kept the chimney tight and just pulled the base up a small bit,but with this one,i had to unscrew the base all the way,the chimney was tight on the base,so i had to unscrew it,and then put it back into the top cap so it wouldn't leak out.I think when i did that,it is what caused an air pocket between the chimney and top cap,and being the metal rings are so close to the chimney,it created sort of an air lock,blocking juice from filling that area.Next fill,i will do like you say,and just leave the chimney a bit loose,so i can get the base out of the way without removing the chimney.Then i will be able to get a true accurate capacity on this.Even at 3ml i'm happy just to be able to use any juice without worry of cracking the plastic,but i know it will hold a bit more,and more is always good haha,especially with how fast these things guzzle the juice down.

 

[Majiks]

alright, so as you all have seen b.m.'s new glass tank, and it looks amazing i was the person who happened to cut the glass down for him, now the question is if i do decide to cut down the glass pieces for people. A. who would be interested? B. would u rather buy the whole kit off of me or just the cut down glass??? realize that they would take some time to get here after i place an order from fasttech

 

[b.m.]

Yep,anyone who wants this done,i highly reccomend ^this guy.Great work and he kept me posted on the progress through the whole deal.Definitely the easiest way to get,is to let him do the work so you don't have to haha.

 

[cindycated]

Right now, I'm more inclined to buy an extra chimney and try to put in a longer stem,which in theory shouldn't be too hard, but if that doesn't work out, I'll definitely be PMing you...

 

[Kaezziel]

Oh,and kaezziel,totally agree,you definitely need to try that thing out with lower ohms on a mech,nothing like it haha.I run mine at .9ohms on my stingray,just fantastic.

At some point, I'll try it on my Knight... but honestly, right now at 2.2 ohms on 15W, it's running great! I've gone through 4-5 tanks since yesterday and still no complaints... (I've got a Tobh set-up for sub-ohm at the moment)... The Orchid is less of a juice hog than I expected. I'm sure that'll change with sub-ohm, but I'm absolutely happy with it. May have to pick up a few more!

 

[toddrhodes]

My V2 clone showed up yesterday, purchased it over the weekend from an eBay seller and can't believe it got to me so quickly. I set up it up with dual horizontal coils, 7-8 wraps of 28 awg kanthal. Ohms out at .72 or something like that. I wicked with KGD OC and snipped the cotton around the base. Applied my liquid (50/50) and set the ends of the cotton flush with the edge of the deck, but I just take my screwdriver and drag the cotton down into the channel just a little. I don't know if it helps but it's less time consuming then building a wick with tiny tails at the end In any event - wow! Very, very nice tank. Airy, lots of flavor, and has no trouble keeping up at .7 ohm. I like it better than my Fogger V4.4, both before and after I tried to give it more airflow. What a great tank for $17 shipped. Glad I found this thread

Todd

 

[CMD-Ky]

I score my first two builds to be successes; I bought two clones. I go differently than most, that is 2.4 Ohm at 7.5 Watts with rayon on a home made SX350 box. I followed the suggestions here especially regarding just a very very slight bend into the juice channel, it wicks great without floods or leaks. This was a 2.0 mm winding rod, 13 wraps with 32 gauge wire and enough rayon to feel a "squeak". The flavor and vapor are very good. My comparison is the Taifun GT. I did find that cutting one wire lead a little longer than the other helped in insertion into the mounting holes and placement - old guy with old eyes and less than rock solid steady hands. I am pleased with this purchase and recommend it. It does use the juice, hence the vapor and flavor.

My thanks to all of you, your experience and suggestions saved a lot of time and frustration.

 

[b.m.]

Right now, I'm more inclined to buy an extra chimney and try to put in a longer stem,which in theory shouldn't be too hard, but if that doesn't work out, I'll definitely be PMing you...

On that note,didn't think about it until today,but if you attempt to solder this like you mentioned in an earlier post,make sure you get something like silver solder or similar,definitely make sure you dont use lead core solder or whatever it's called,i dont think that would be to healthy to breathe in haha.

 

[SteamHead]

What about "milling" out that super thick top cap with a dremel? Seems like that could get you at least a ml or two...

 

[vapero]

What about "milling" out that super thick top cap with a dremel? Seems like that could get you at least a ml or two...

it should for the v2 not for the v1

 

[cindycated]

On that note,didn't think about it until today,but if you attempt to solder this like you mentioned in an earlier post,make sure you get something like silver solder or similar,definitely make sure you dont use lead core solder or whatever it's called,i dont think that would be to healthy to breathe in haha.

Yeah, with SS you'd HAVE to use silver (lead free solder), because the regular stuff wouldn't stick anyway - not that I would use anything leaded.

I got a reply from FT about the taller chimney request. I didn't get the canned "we'll put it on our to do list" response. Instead, they asked how much longer it would have to be. I estimated 5mm and told them it would have to be measured more carefully, but don't have a caliper, so dunno where to go from there. Also, I think that the regular KFL chimney is about 1mm too short for even the KFL with some of the top caps, so I might actually have to play with it to say for sure what it should be. I'm good at drilling and pressfitting, but I suck at soldering, so we'll see how far that goes. Gotta get some money together for parts first.

There's a guy in the FT forum that just stuck a plastic tube on the stem (like the water line for RO water filters) - that's another way to go too.

Milling the top cap would probably be a PITA. Also, it would give you more capacity, but wouldn't help with making it prettier with KF add ons (like glass tanks). I like the V3 that came out, but the capacity's probably pretty horrible. I doubt that it would be the 2.5-3ml that they list it as.

 

[cindycated]

it should for the v2 not for the v1

Did you ever drill out your top cap, vapero? haha was that you?

 

[cindycated]

...or I could just sit back and wait for what's coming...