I fixed my orchid to hold more juice.

[WVJammer]

I'm not sure if this is the right section for this. I loved my orchid when I got the easy fill cap from Fasttech, but it didn't hold enough juice for me so I made some changes.

Edit: DON"T force it on! The strain will cause it to split when it heats up. Use a lighter to soften it before you put it onto the chamber.

 

[fq06]

Nice modification!

 

[heateris]

Tobeco is coming out with a v3 & v4.

There's a GB for them on FB and reddit.


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[WVJammer]

I just found this one on focale to:

http://focalecig.com/Product/Orchid-Style26650-Rebuildable-Tank-AtomizerSilver-22364

 

[TheWestPole]

I'm not sure if this is the right section for this. I loved my orchid when I got the easy fill cap from Fasttech, but it didn't hold enough juice for me so I made some changes.

Clever boy! Kayfun tank?

 

[TheWestPole]

I love my new Orchid V1 and have been trying some modifications. I have ordered a couple of Taifun GT Nano tanks to increase the juice capacity, but until they come in, I decided to modify the chamber/chimney to get as much capacity out of the stock tank as possible. The stock chimney extends, by my measurement, about 4 mm past the o-ring seal in the top cap. While I will need that extra 4 mm when I attach the Taifun GT tank, it's not needed with the stock tank. So I shortened the chamber 4 mm by grinding off material from the bottom.

The internal threads of the modified chamber bottom out when screwed down, leaving about a 1 mm gap with the base. So I do not get the full 4 mm of extra capacity. However, I do get three improvements: A bit extra juice capacity (not a full ml, but every little bit helps); a chamber that tightens down firmly and cannot be unintentionally reversed when unscrewing the top cap; and juice channels shortened by about half. Now the juice only has to flow about 2 mm before hitting the wick.

 

[WVJammer]

Nice job WestPole. Yes it's an old kayfun tank I had laying around.
I think when I get a chance I'm going find some kind of pipe or something, thread like the orchid & see if I can get a smaller piece & thread it to match the kayfun chamber threads, That should fix both problems of height & a two piece chimney.

 

[TheWestPole]

Nice job WestPole. Yes it's an old kayfun tank I had laying around.
I think when I get a chance I'm going find some kind of pipe or something, thread like the orchid & see if I can get a smaller piece & thread it to match the kayfun chamber threads, That should fix both problems of height & a two piece chimney.

Your're talking about making a new chamber and attaching a Kayfun chimney section in place of the Orchid chamber/chimney, right? There's an idea. I can see that working very well with your Kayfun tank. (And it gets you into cheap quartz tanks on FT.) A short cut might be to cut the chimney off the top of the Orchid chamber/chimney and drill it out to fit the Kayfun chimney section. The top of the Orchid chamber is pretty thin, so maybe a press fit would do. I don't have a lathe, and those bigger metric taps are pretty damn expensive.

If you're into doing that, why not shoot for a full Taifun GT tank (5 ml, not the nano, also cheap on FT)? With a Kayfun chimney attached to an Orchid chamber you are almost there, within 1 mm or so. Doable.

Good ideas. I will be following your lead...

 

[WVJammer]

That's exactly what I was thinking about.
I don't have a lathe either, I was going to use a drill press. I have sae taps & dies but no metric ones yet.
I like the idea of cutting the chimney off the top of the Orchid. And the Taifun tank too. I just ordered an extra chimney\chamber & a Taifun from FT.
Now the waiting game begins...............lol

 

[fq06]

Those two chambers are very different sizes. Not sure how you would mate those two together.

 

[WVJammer]

I would probably use an adapter of some kind or just cut the chamber off the orchid & dill the top to fit the kayfun one, like WestPole suggested.

 

[TheWestPole]

Tobeco is coming out with a v3 & v4.

There's a GB for them on FB and reddit.


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V3 is out on FT. The tank as basically a Kayfun Nano with no greater capacity than V1 and V2. V4 looks to be a mm or two taller than a Kayfun standard size tank, and will likely be interchangeable with it. So it looks like all that's new is a longer chamber/chimney part.

 

[WVJammer]

Every little bit helps. The link I posted above for focale shows a two piece chimney, but it's a 26650 with only one air hole.

 

[TheWestPole]

Modified Orchid chamber/chimneys. Ready to grow!



Left: Sortened, fits 25mm stock tank and Kayfun Nano tank.
Stock (not shown): Fits 25mm stock tank and 30mm Taifun GT Nano tank.
Middle: Extension, fits 35mm stock Kayfun tank and 40mm stock Taifun GT tank.
Right: Replaced chimney, fits 55mm Kayfun Extra Long M-Tank, 60mm three-part tank (2 stock Orchid plus one Kayfun middle tank), up to a 70mm tank, which I would have to make custom.

The one on the right uses a Kayfun Mini Long chimney, which comes with the kit but I will never use, attached to a stock Orchid chamber with the chimney removed. It is press fit with a bit of epoxy for sealing. It's not finished because I'm waiting for the epoxy to fully cure before removing the excess and giving the whole thing a clean up. Won't cut the chimney to size until I decide whether I'll use it for the 60mm three-part tank mentioned above or a longer custom job. Excessive, I know, but I'm kinda curious whether such a tall ones will function as well as the shorter ones.

So far I have used the one on the left with a stock tank and the middle one with a stock Kayfun PC tank. Both work great. Waiting for the other tanks etc. to come in. I don't intend to purchase the Kayfun Extra Long M-tank, which is overpriced, when the bigger three-part tank will just be a matter of assembling about $4 worth of FT parts.

 

[TheWestPole]

@WVJammer and others, I started an Orchid modifications thread (http://vapingunderground.com/threads/orchid-modification-thread.20819/) in the hopes that the various bits of Orchid discussion here and elsewhere might be aggregated and improvements logged for the benefit of all of us. Please join in and copy your best posts if you are willing. Cheers!