What tank for the Don

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tinstar15

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I use the chromed smoktek DCT tanks, VPX cartomaters, and the DCT MAP tanks on my don. All three match up beautifully, but I have a preference to using the VPX red or blue tanks. I bought one of the brushed finished XL tanks and one of the beveled tanks. After polishing both to a mirror finish, I put one beveled top and one flat bottom on the blue and red bodies. Just my opinion, but I think it looks better that way.
 

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I use the chromed Smoktek DCT tanks, VPX cartomaters, and the DCT MAP tanks on my don. All three match up beautifully, but I have a preference to using the VPX red or blue tanks. I bought one of the brushed finished XL tanks and one of the beveled tanks. After polishing both to a mirror finish, I put one beveled top and one flat bottom on the blue and red bodies. Just my opinion, but I think it looks better that way.
hows the airflow on the tanks once they are tightened all the way down onto the don?
i had a don but everytime i used a tank i had to ensure i lifted the tank up on the carto a little to ensure there was airflow
 

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Same as me. I can shove them all the way down, but that pretty much closes off the airflow. I leave a hairline gap which is only really noticeable if you hold it up to a light. One of my VPX tnks is cut slightly off level which acts like a sort of spacer. One edge bottoms out and leaves a gap on the other side. I keep meaning to disassemble it and true it up but have just been using it as an expendable "dont-care-if-it-falls-off-the-table" tank.

I modified my Don by grinding down a spare atty connector so that it would leave a small gap when used with a Smoktek tank. Basically I just assemble spare parts depending on what tank I want to use.

If you don't mind a clear tank, and it's cheap to boot, go with the Smoktech.
 
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Well although i had sme leakage problems now taken care of with some teflon tape on the bottom cap thread and it leaks no more the vision stone tank matches very well.
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