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Well I've spent some time with the Skill RDA and thought it's time to put up my review first a disclaimer. I purchased this RDA myself this review is based on my experiences and impressions
So onto the main event what you get in the box
The Skill RDA project designed by VapersMD and Engineered by Twisted Messes.
Skill RDA Specs:
• Black Anodised Aluminium Top Cap
• 24mm RDA
• 24k Gold Plated 304 Stainless Steel Deck
• 4.5mm Deep Juice Wells
• 2 Post Design With 3mm Wide Vertically Slotted
• Single & Dual Coil Air-Flow Control
• 6 x 24k Gold Plated Post Screws: 2 x Slot, 2 x Cross, 2 x Hex
• 24k Gold Plated Brass 510
• PEEK Insulators
• Serialised
• Bottom Feed/Squonk Pin Included
• A bunch of O-rings and a chunky Allen key
The RDA breaks into 4 parts
Initial impressions
Presentation box is ok nothing to write home about
Nice 6 post screws! I tend to go through screws at a rate of knots the ones provided are quality and I feel will last a long time
You have this huge 810 low profile stock cap I'm not sure whether there are a bunch of different caps mine says "No Skill Needed" lol
I could not see an authenticity sticker on my box
However my atty is serialised on the bottom I did buy this from a reputable company so I'm going to assume it's legit!
But my first impression is yeah this looks the nuts and you can have any colour you like as long as its black
(at the moment anyway)
Build Quality
Well this is a high end RDA which I picked up for £60 so I'm expecting quality my eye is going to be looking for every little defect and there are a few I've found which in all honesty I'm disappointed with
Inside the top cap around where the orings fits in the middle it's not machined as well as I would expect you can see its jagged, this should be top notch
There is a little bit of damage on my base, a tiny nic on the rim
If you look at the left side of this pic there is slight wear on the paint where the top cap meets the housing
Finally the Orings ....now apart from the one holding the drip tip in these are bloody tight! ...I mean seriously tight! especially the base ones... it's insane and I lubed them up like a gooden...the good news is you will not need to disassemble for dripping it's just a case of centre dripping (or squonking) until it's time to change the cotton, just make sure before you place the housing on the base you align the housing air holes with the coil! It's a PITA to adjust after that
The top cap is a little easier to re-move and to twist ...and I could take this out fairly easily with a little bit of persuasion
Other than this though really happy with everything else the paint feels textured and quality, it's got a lovely feel to it, has minimal amount of insignia or other crappy writing on it (which I loath in other attys) ... you have only the the skill rda logo etched into 1 side on the housing and the usual names and serial number on the bottom of the base, the styling and air holes are just marvellous it's simple yet very effective
Also the positive pin pokes out enough to use on a hybrid in my opinion though of course I propose you research into this yourself first
Whats she like to build on
The deck is glorious, it's gold plated including the squonk pin and all the other screws
It can fit monsterous coils in it no probs, mounting a coil is almost laughably easy. I put in my own alien coils 6wrap 3mm diameter (3x26g cores 36g wrap) and I still had loads of space either side
The screws bite fantastically I just absolutely love this build deck top marks...I imagine even monster 16ply stappletons could sit in the mountings flat!
And in terms of photos for coil porn shots this is gonna make your coils stand out a treat
How's she vape?
Well I'm not impressed with the stock drip tip but then I'm not a fan of low profile drip tips anyway I feel it muted the flavour and allows more clouds. Also the top cap does get hot so you are gonna get burny lips when chain vaping
Luckily this RDA will accommodate all your Goon/Kennedy drip tips so I purchased a custom one along with the atty
Now with this drip tip it's a whole different experience absolutely top marks! my favourite atty I've used regardless of class as some of you may know by now is the Pindad RDTA by Bombertech... this is on point with that maybe slightly less flavour but its negligible considering everything else going for this RDA
The draw is silky smooth no annoying whistle noise I've got a load of other attys to try but I just can't put this down I've enjoyed it that much!
Dripping is super easy, just drip down the middle and done no need to even take the drip tip off! and then there's the the squonking option! Also I'm able to take about 15 or more puffs before having to Re-drip
You could be a serious fog machine as well by opening up the air holes and bumping up the wattage... although I like a tighter draw with more flavour so close it down to just under two open vaping about 80w on those aliens pictures above
Final conclusion
Would I recommend this - yes absolutely it's marvelous in its simplicity and function, of course now it's set the bar for me to compare other RDAs against
Pros
Best build deck I've used at the time of writing this review
Awesome styling.
Lovely smooth draw.
Fanstastic flavour and clouds.
Squonkable.
Not as expensive as some of the other premium RDAs.
Cons
Some machining quality issues which I don't expect to see on a premium RDA.
O rings way too tight.
Well I've spent some time with the Skill RDA and thought it's time to put up my review first a disclaimer. I purchased this RDA myself this review is based on my experiences and impressions
So onto the main event what you get in the box
The Skill RDA project designed by VapersMD and Engineered by Twisted Messes.
Skill RDA Specs:
• Black Anodised Aluminium Top Cap
• 24mm RDA
• 24k Gold Plated 304 Stainless Steel Deck
• 4.5mm Deep Juice Wells
• 2 Post Design With 3mm Wide Vertically Slotted
• Single & Dual Coil Air-Flow Control
• 6 x 24k Gold Plated Post Screws: 2 x Slot, 2 x Cross, 2 x Hex
• 24k Gold Plated Brass 510
• PEEK Insulators
• Serialised
• Bottom Feed/Squonk Pin Included
• A bunch of O-rings and a chunky Allen key
The RDA breaks into 4 parts
Initial impressions
Presentation box is ok nothing to write home about
Nice 6 post screws! I tend to go through screws at a rate of knots the ones provided are quality and I feel will last a long time
You have this huge 810 low profile stock cap I'm not sure whether there are a bunch of different caps mine says "No Skill Needed" lol
I could not see an authenticity sticker on my box
However my atty is serialised on the bottom I did buy this from a reputable company so I'm going to assume it's legit!
But my first impression is yeah this looks the nuts and you can have any colour you like as long as its black
(at the moment anyway)Build Quality
Well this is a high end RDA which I picked up for £60 so I'm expecting quality my eye is going to be looking for every little defect and there are a few I've found which in all honesty I'm disappointed with
Inside the top cap around where the orings fits in the middle it's not machined as well as I would expect you can see its jagged, this should be top notch
There is a little bit of damage on my base, a tiny nic on the rim
If you look at the left side of this pic there is slight wear on the paint where the top cap meets the housing
Finally the Orings ....now apart from the one holding the drip tip in these are bloody tight! ...I mean seriously tight! especially the base ones... it's insane and I lubed them up like a gooden...the good news is you will not need to disassemble for dripping it's just a case of centre dripping (or squonking) until it's time to change the cotton, just make sure before you place the housing on the base you align the housing air holes with the coil! It's a PITA to adjust after that
The top cap is a little easier to re-move and to twist ...and I could take this out fairly easily with a little bit of persuasion
Other than this though really happy with everything else the paint feels textured and quality, it's got a lovely feel to it, has minimal amount of insignia or other crappy writing on it (which I loath in other attys) ... you have only the the skill rda logo etched into 1 side on the housing and the usual names and serial number on the bottom of the base, the styling and air holes are just marvellous it's simple yet very effective
Also the positive pin pokes out enough to use on a hybrid in my opinion though of course I propose you research into this yourself first
Whats she like to build on
The deck is glorious, it's gold plated including the squonk pin and all the other screws
It can fit monsterous coils in it no probs, mounting a coil is almost laughably easy. I put in my own alien coils 6wrap 3mm diameter (3x26g cores 36g wrap) and I still had loads of space either side
The screws bite fantastically I just absolutely love this build deck top marks...I imagine even monster 16ply stappletons could sit in the mountings flat!
And in terms of photos for coil porn shots this is gonna make your coils stand out a treat
How's she vape?
Well I'm not impressed with the stock drip tip but then I'm not a fan of low profile drip tips anyway I feel it muted the flavour and allows more clouds. Also the top cap does get hot so you are gonna get burny lips when chain vaping
Luckily this RDA will accommodate all your Goon/Kennedy drip tips so I purchased a custom one along with the atty
Now with this drip tip it's a whole different experience absolutely top marks! my favourite atty I've used regardless of class as some of you may know by now is the Pindad RDTA by Bombertech... this is on point with that maybe slightly less flavour but its negligible considering everything else going for this RDA
The draw is silky smooth no annoying whistle noise I've got a load of other attys to try but I just can't put this down I've enjoyed it that much!
Dripping is super easy, just drip down the middle and done no need to even take the drip tip off! and then there's the the squonking option! Also I'm able to take about 15 or more puffs before having to Re-drip
You could be a serious fog machine as well by opening up the air holes and bumping up the wattage... although I like a tighter draw with more flavour so close it down to just under two open vaping about 80w on those aliens pictures above
Final conclusion
Would I recommend this - yes absolutely it's marvelous in its simplicity and function, of course now it's set the bar for me to compare other RDAs against
Pros
Best build deck I've used at the time of writing this review
Awesome styling.
Lovely smooth draw.
Fanstastic flavour and clouds.
Squonkable.
Not as expensive as some of the other premium RDAs.
Cons
Some machining quality issues which I don't expect to see on a premium RDA.
O rings way too tight.
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