This smallpenny is going out *big*
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You forgot to trademark that Ocelot original!
I'm RICH! mwuhahahahahaha...
I thought it was too distracting, but I fixed it.
I was in Nevada the first week of July to visit my sister and they don't have any slot machines out there! It was the strangest thing. You would walk into a casino out there and all you would see were Hoovers! Sucked up my moolah in no time flat!
I only have the one IBTanked and it's also 19mm, standard size. It's wonderful on the mini and I'm going to order more. I can't get that "fiddle with your thingie" down though! Do you have to have the top cap on while the tank is in the thingie? I've been doing it with the top cap off because the cap of the thingie fits on better. Guess I'll have to practice on that thingie!
I don't have the patience to fiddle with the the thingy. There are lots of ways to fill a carto and I'm always experimenting when I read something new, but most of the time I use this one or a variation of it: The Ocelot Method of Carto Filling (aka The Upside-Down Condom)
I've noticed there is a ProVari/music thread....there should be a musical intro to this sub forum...with this....
2001: A Space Odyssey Theme (Also sprach Zarathustra) - YouTube
2001: A Space Odyssey Theme (Also sprach Zarathustra) - YouTube
My heart stopped for a moment. I had to reread this. I thought I read dropped.
This gave me a thought- could you imagine your own theme song every time you take a vape.
Fun thought but I could see that getting old real fast.
The space odyssey popped into my head when I grabbed a knife to cut the tape on the box containing my mini, needless to say I was laughing as I opened the box! I don't think I would want to hear it everytime I picked up my mini though lol!
I watched a video recently showing how to fill a carto using the condom and I thought it was a great idea! I never would have thought of doing that. In the video though the filled condom was placed on the threaded end of the carto and the juice was pushed up through the filler from the bottom. Cool, now I know of two condom methods.
I used more flanged cartos than flangeless ones, so putting the threaded end in wouldn't work for me. I was already adept at doing it wrong, when I discovered it was wrong. La la la la
I tried one of those SYM things and just could not get my fingers to work it right. LOL.(it happens when one has RA). So my solution is to use a flexible rubber drip tip to insert the carto into my tanks. So simple for me. It protects the inner 0-rings from being snagged from the carto and once inserted you can pull it off without danger of pulling the carto with it. Just bend it a little while pulling it off. Just a thought for you. I think Madvapes has them for a buck or two(maybe less). I am also a carto tank gal. Have you looked at the bedazzled tanks? She has the whole tank carto glass setup for about $35.00(some less) and is great to work with.
Aluminus Tanks - Bedazzle Tubes
I tried one of those SYM things and just could not get my fingers to work it right. LOL.(it happens when one has RA). So my solution is to use a flexible rubber drip tip to insert the carto into my tanks. So simple for me. It protects the inner 0-rings from being snagged from the carto and once inserted you can pull it off without danger of pulling the carto with it. Just bend it a little while pulling it off. Just a thought for you. I think Madvapes has them for a buck or two(maybe less). I am also a carto tank gal. Have you looked at the bedazzled tanks? She has the whole tank carto glass setup for about $35.00(some less) and is great to work with.
Aluminus Tanks - Bedazzle Tubes
Thank you for the tip, but I've had a SYM for close to a year and am quite bonded with it. If you want to check out me playing "beat the clock" doing a Hot Swap, click on the link in my signature. I do have a little hassle pulling out the SYM in the video, but that was because I was rushing.
ETA: I have seen Bedazzled tanks, but I'm tank heavy at the moment - not enough juices I like to fill the tanks I have.
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Gotta love it when wrong works right! Ocelot in what situation would one choose to purchase a flanged carto over a non-flanged carto? Are flanged cartos necessary for some tanks? This is something I've wondered about.
The only time they are required are for tanks like the Smoktech DCT, which have a groove at the bottom the flange fits into. I don't recommend those kind of tanks anway. I haven't had any problems with them, but they look like something from the dollar store.
I initially got flanged because that's what Baditude directed me to buy when he helped me set-up my first tank (he had yet to be smitten with IkenVape). They were Smoktech (a.k.a. Smok) and performed fine for me. Then I won a tank from Valley View Vapes that came with a flangeless Boge installed. I don't mess with things that work, so I continued to buy the Smoktech for the XL tanks and the Boge for the small VVV tank.
I ended up not liking the Boge very much, but I can't say it was the carto itself. Boge didn't used to be available pre-punched, so the owner punched them, but his holes were too large for my thin juice (70pg/30vg). I may give Boge another try at some point.
Baditude was then enchanted by IkenVape, so I got some to try. I was very interested in the Platinum series, which I didn't realized were flangeless. I also got Mega Fusion, which do have a flange.
Without a flange, there is nothing to keep the carto from sliding up into the tank. It's not much of a problem if you pay attention...of course I didn't. I was refilling an IBTanked, pulled the SLM up and proceeded to pull it almost out of the tank and got a lapful of juice. Other people have had similar epic fails by picking up the mod by the tank. I have them, so I will use them, but I am in the minority of those not completely blown away by IkenVape. I like them, but I don't like them enough to stress over whether or not IKV will have stock when I need it or be forced to be a large number when they are in stock. I'm happy with Smoktech for now.
Thanks again Ocelot! You've been really helpful. I'm getting really excited about trying a cartotank and any and all info is appreciated!
I'm hoping to order from IBTanked this weekend, something pink and silver!
I'm getting really excited about trying a cartotank and any and all info is appreciated!I'm hoping to order from IBTanked this weekend, something pink and silver!
Penny you've EARNED that Provari!!!! I say go for it!!!!
Pretentious Penny has a nice ring to it anyway....
Thanks! I did go for it and am now the proud owner of a mini! She's right here with me now dripping some Boba's Bounty I received in vape mail today! I hadn't tried Boba's yet and thought my mini and I could try the infamous brew together lol! Honey butter!
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