Squonkers are Bonkers

[JuicyLucy]

Now all you have to do is translate that into mandarin and send it to all the chinese manufacturers! Oh, yeah! Might as well post it for all the "reviewers" become designers too!

At first I just chalked it up to squonk pin options being added to regular drippers, where a well is desirable (because dripping sux)

But now I'm seeing many squonk pins intentionally made to protrude above the deck =

 

[DogMan]

At first I just chalked it up to squonk pin options being added to regular drippers, where a well is desirable (because dripping sux)

But now I'm seeing many squonk pins intentionally made to protrude above the deck =

Or the flat of the positive post 3mm above the deck

 

[BrewBear]

At first I just chalked it up to squonk pin options being added to regular drippers, where a well is desirable (because dripping sux)

But now I'm seeing many squonk pins intentionally made to protrude above the deck =

Well, the Chinese jumped on the squonk band wagon but they clearly have no clue what squonking is all about. The sad part is that the "designers" don't get it either. I doubt we'll get a handful of really decent atties when all is said and done. Nuppins are like gold dust ( Todd's words, not mine), Stumpy is almost as hard to get unless Catfish gets permission to make more. Haku is good and B2k is decent ( my opinion) but that's about it so far for me.

 

[DogMan]

Well, the Chinese jumped on the squonk band wagon but they clearly have no clue what squonking is all about. The sad part is that the "designers" don't get it either. I doubt we'll get a handful of really decent atties when all is said and done. Nuppins are like gold dust ( Todd's words, not mine), Stumpy is almost as hard to get unless Catfish gets permission to make more. Haku is good and B2k is decent ( my opinion) but that's about it so far for me.

the chinese manufacturers don't understand vaping in general, if that helps

it's not unique to squonking

they keep the industry alive though

 

[BrewBear]

the chinese manufacturers don't understand vaping in general, if that helps

it's not unique to squonking

they keep the industry alive though

That is very true! If anything, we have them to thank for reasonably priced squonk gear. It may not be high quality and long lasting but at least it is affordable and more people get to try it.

 

[raineysky]

Decent O-rings would be an innovation for me

 

[DogMan]

Decent O-rings would be an innovation for me

tough to get the balance right

• not tight
• not loose
• can't expand if soaked in IPA etc

 

[The Cromwell]

i don't get why

the elitists at scoff at when i do because of resale value drop

it's not the stock market, it's a stop smoking aid

Ohh I would do it too, but one should not have to do it or buy something expecting to have to do it.

I kinda have that p[roblem with buying the plastic sqounkers and hearing 'Ohh it is great just have to swap out the contacts and put a modmaker 510 in it because it leaks"...
I would expect this from a Franken clone or somesuch but not from a supposedly good mod.

 

[The Cromwell]

tough to get the balance right

• not tight
• not loose
• can't expand if soaked in IPA etc

Yep and they come in a kazillion different sizes.

 

[DogMan]

Ohh I would do it too, but one should not have to do it or buy something expecting to have to do it.

I kinda have that p[roblem with buying the plastic sqounkers and hearing 'Ohh it is great just have to swap out the contacts and put a modmaker 510 in it because it leaks"...
I would expect this from a Franken clone or somesuch but not from a supposedly good mod.

Even a million dollar rda can't please everybody. We are all so different.

But if a $150 rda can be great with 5 minute modification, or not suited to me without, there's no question

 

[DogMan]

Well, the Chinese jumped on the squonk band wagon but they clearly have no clue what squonking is all about. The sad part is that the "designers" don't get it either. I doubt we'll get a handful of really decent atties when all is said and done. Nuppins are like gold dust ( Todd's words, not mine), Stumpy is almost as hard to get unless Catfish gets permission to make more. Haku is good and B2k is decent ( my opinion) but that's about it so far for me.

Oh. And stumpies needed modding too. They didn't make a BF version.

I think they were 90 bucks, and needed deck drilled and a bf pin added, which were tough to get at all

 

[snake94115]

Would appreciate a link to them since the search function on FT is as useful as a $3 bill.

Or a wooden nickel.

 

[BrewBear]

Oh. And stumpies needed modding too. They didn't make a BF version.

I think they were 90 bucks, and needed deck drilled and a bf pin added, which were tough to get at all

I know that. I have a Stumpy "catfish edition bf" and a regular Stumpy. The regular one is slotted for a trip to catfish to undergo a gender re-assignment.

 

[DogMan]

I know that. I have a Stumpy "catfish edition bf" and a regular Stumpy. The regular one is slotted for a trip to catfish to undergo a gender re-assignment.

Does he still charge $40 for 5 minutes work and $1 materials?

And not provide tracking? Or communication?

 

[snake94115]

Ninja stealth squonk! Lol it's ridiculous enough for me to want one anyways!

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Oh very cool.
Anybody remember those vape-can thingies?

 

[The Cromwell]

Does he still charge $40 for 5 minutes work and $1 materials?

And not provide tracking? Or communication?

DANG! Sounds like the business I need to get into.

 

[JuicyLucy]

DANG! Sounds like the business I need to get into.

If you keep it very secret you can double or maybe even triple your price

 

[snake94115]

At first I just chalked it up to squonk pin options being added to regular drippers, where a well is desirable (because dripping sux)

But now I'm seeing many squonk pins intentionally made to protrude above the deck =

Not to mention the side squirters...LMAO!

 

[BrewBear]

Does he still charge $40 for 5 minutes work and $1 materials?

And not provide tracking? Or communication?

I think last time I "talked" to him it was $25 but I'll check again. I bf'd a Igo-L and it was fine, if I find the time I might just attempt the Stumpy!

 

[snake94115]

Still no idea what to think of that damn Bastion thingy.

 

[DogMan]

DANG! Sounds like the business I need to get into.

he was doing over 200 RDA a week in his prime, with $39 profit margin

 

[The Cromwell]

If you keep it very secret you can double or maybe even triple your price

I will have lists... That's it lists....

 

[The Cromwell]

I think last time I "talked" to him it was $25 but I'll check again. I bf'd a Igo-L and it was fine, if I find the time I might just attempt the Stumpy!

I bf'd a 22mm Tsunami.... Had to splice 510 pins, none long enough. The the vape was not all that good....

 

[inspects]

I think last time I "talked" to him it was $25 but I'll check again. I bf'd a Igo-L and it was fine, if I find the time I might just attempt the Stumpy!

Buy a BF pin. I forget the size, but I could check tomorrow.

 

[DogMan]

Buy a BF pin. I forget the size, but I could check tomorrow.

m2.5

 

[inspects]

m2.5

Thanks Dan.....

 

[chohan]

he was doing over 200 RDA a week in his prime, with $39 profit margin

Nevermind... got it.

 

[BrewBear]

Buy a BF pin. I forget the size, but I could check tomorrow.

I have both 3.0 mm and 2.5 mm FD pins.

m2.5

Thank you.
My plan was to drill thru the pin and deck in one shot.

 

[The Cromwell]

wrong thread

 

[inspects]

I have both 3.0 mm and 2.5 mm FD pins.

Thank you.
My plan was to drill thru the pin and deck in one shot.

You don't need to drill the deck if memory serves me correct.

 

[DogMan]

I have both 3.0 mm and 2.5 mm FD pins.

Thank you.
My plan was to drill thru the pin and deck in one shot.

1. remove flat head pin
2. remove + post
3. + post in vice, upside down
4. 1.5mm drill bit up through the deck [it will fit and not touch threads]
5. throw out FD pin
6. buy a goon pin, make sure thread extends full lenth
7. trim length of pin thread
8. reassemble

 

[DogMan]

You don't need to drill the deck if memory serves me correct.

the flat of the positive post needs drilling

 

[BrewBear]

You don't need to drill the deck if memory serves me correct.

In the Stumpy, you have to drill the positive pin since it is a "funny" shaped kinda like a zig-zag shape.

 

[inspects]

the flat of the positive post needs drilling

Ah, you are correct.

 

[DogMan]

In the Stumpy, you have to drill the positive pin since it is a "funny" shaped kinda like a zig-zag shape.

and i was serious about the pin

FD head is thick

needs about 3mm ground off

but the allen key slot only goes in 2.5mm

so nothing to tighten once trimmed enough

goon pin fits, and has thin head

 

[inspects]

Brewski, I can't believe you have a stumpy without a BF pin installed.....

 

[The Cromwell]

and i was serious about the pin

FD head is thick

needs about 3mm ground off

but the allen key slot only goes in 2.5mm

so nothing to tighten once trimmed enough

goon pin fits, and has thin head

Just need a tiny hex drill bit

 

[BrewBear]

1. remove flat head pin
2. remove + post
3. + post in vice, upside down
4. 1.5mm drill bit up through the deck [it will fit and not touch threads]
5. throw out FD pin
6. buy a goon pin, make sure thread extends full lenth
7. trim length of pin thread
8. reassemble

I think these will fit! https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...acement-brass-contact-screw-for-goon-atomizer

 

[BrewBear]

Brewski, I can't believe you have a stumpy without a BF pin installed.....

Give me time, I started squonking less than a year ago but I'm making up for lost time

 

[DogMan]

I think these will fit! https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...acement-brass-contact-screw-for-goon-atomizer

Yep

 

[JuicyLucy]

Brewski, I can't believe you have a stumpy without a BF pin installed.....

Now, now Dale - not everyone can be a top shelf squonk star

 

[DogMan]

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[inspects]

Now, now Dale - not everyone can be a top shelf squonk star

Believe you have me confused with Dan....

 

[chohan]

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Hey, that's my local news station out of Charlotte, NC...wbtv. I didn't take any chances, I threw grandma, the biscuits, sweet tea, crockpot all in the bed of the truck. Plus a few sandbags for good measure. I needed all the weight I could get in that pickup.

 

[JuicyLucy]

Son of a bitch - just had one long ass earthquake - an 8 magnitude from its centered in Kodiak, I'm in Valdez

Happy to report all my squonkers made it through okay..,

 

[raineysky]

Damn, that's a big 'un!!!

 

[chohan]

Son of a bitch - just had one long ass earthquake - an 8 magnitude from its centered in Kodiak, I'm in Valdez

Happy to report all my squonkers made it through okay..,

Glad to hear you're ok Lucy. What was the asspucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10?

 

[JuicyLucy]

Glad to hear you're ok Lucy. What was the asspucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10?

Hahaha - went from 0 to 2, to 4 - got to six when it just wouldn't stop - kept waiting for it to get bigger - just got longer

Woke my ass up out of a dead sleep - my aquariums were sloshing all over the place but didn't tip

 

[JuicyLucy]

Glad to hear you're ok Lucy. What was the asspucker factor on a scale of 1 to 10?

WE get a little extra worried here because in 1964 our town was destroyed by the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America - 9.2 and it was centered here in Port Valdez

 

[chohan]

Hahaha - went from 0 to 2, to 4 - got to six when it just wouldn't stop - kept waiting for it to get bigger - just got longer

Woke my ass up out of a dead sleep - my aquariums were sloshing all over the place but didn't tip

Scary. Around here we just have to watch for occasional tornadoes. The ole wizard of Oz "a house will fall on you too" type deal.