By cutting the tube short inside the cup... What I don't know is would that leave enough air flow and surface area to A produce enough vapor and B to to get any kind of draw from the thing.
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By cutting the tube short inside the cup... What I don't know is would that leave enough air flow and surface area to A produce enough vapor and B to to get any kind of draw from the thing.
Actually, I was the first to mention Fused Quartz..... in post #105! (http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/351986-pyrex-ss-hybrid-wick-11.html#post7820466)
But I guess nobody cares :'(
But I guess nobody cares :'(
Find me a good local supplier ghoti and you'll get allllll the credit.
I have found at least two suppliers in the UK... but until I get samples through, I cant comment on whether they are good or not
But I know that doesnt help you - although from my inital tests, it might need a different top cap for the genny to work.
It might need a chamber for the glass to go into to enable to coil to stay dry to get the best flavour, as when I tried it with some glass tubing from a fuse (like breaktru) it tasted a bit funky....
Still, Ill do what I can with what I have - I just had to moan though, cos I hate it when I make suggestions and then someone else gets all the credit
The annodized aluminum or stainless sounds good, but I'm wondering if the Pyrex or fused quartz would take the heat better. The coil may burn through the light annodized layer, causing shorts. And I have my doubts on the idea of just a stainless stell tube that is oxidized - I don't know if it would be possible to get the oxidation on it well enough to render it nonconductive. Let the experiments begin!
What do you want? A medal?
If you have one
otherwise just a very small mention in tiny writing near the final release of the ScubaQu But seriously, thanks to bedazzle for his further input on the Quartz... Im not a glass worker, I just have seen a lot of pyrex crack in my time.... I dont mind sharing ideas, but its nice to get noticed sometimes....
Now Im back to waiting for my Fused quartz samples to arrive, then I need to figure out how to isolate the vapour from the coils... as Im sure many others are currently doing.... just a pity I dont have much in the way of tools...
I am thinking some sort of muffler would be a nice idea to smooth out the violent "pops" of vapour produced might be in order?
Here's a thought. Ortech- Ceramic Tubes and Rods I wonder how it would work with silica wick running through the 4 channels.
Some time ago I had tried using Silica sleeving over the stainless wick to eliminate the shorting problems - vaper was OK, but the flavor was less than desirable. I was trying to find a supplier for ceramic sleeving, in a size that would work, but never found one, and I sort of forgot about that idea. This thread has renewed my interest. Maybe with the collective effort of those interested in Dan's idea, someone can find a supplier and we could experiment with that.
Edit: Way to go Pete54, you read my mind while I was posting!
Edit: Way to go Pete54, you read my mind while I was posting!
quoting from the manufacture's page:
"It has relatively poor thermal shock resistance."
Monty, I may just take you up on that offer, thanks.
Ghoti, you did mention it, but much too casually. No fear of god, and no threat of 'splosions.
Ghoti, you did mention it, but much too casually. No fear of god, and no threat of 'splosions.
Yeah did this set up with a slow burn glass fuse and the taste was terrible and I get more vapor out of it with out the glass... Here is what I get with out the glass onit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFbbZOge-DY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Later I'll make one with the glass
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Maybe the taste issue could be resolved by altering the airflow? Plugging the airhole and drilling a higher one might be worth trying.
As a side note, Pyrex, especially with the size being used here, really doesnt require a cutter. The score and snap method would work well. Then a quick fire polish to snooth the cut. Annealing is very important, too. It helps the chemical bonding in the glass to 'slide' back into position. This is done by holding the just polished glass in a non-oxygenated flame (orange, not blue) which is not as high in temperature. It allows the glass to lower in temperature gradually.
I'm having the same thoughts.
even widening the existing air hole might do the trick.
but I'm not willing to sacrifise any of my gennies at this stage
If you search "Ceramic Tube Fuse" on eBay there are of variety of sizes like the Pyrex ones. The smallest I see right off hand is 5x20mm, but it might be usable for experimenting. It at least shows that small bore ceramic tube is out there somewhere.
Key word there is "relatively". It may work just fine. I'm going to buy some and give it a whirl.
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