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This vapouriser feels solidly made and the manual temp gauge gives it a retro but reliable feeling. It reminds me of something manly like a Festool or Makita tool for those familiar with such brands. It doesn't appeal to my feminine side! Like L S Diesel alluded to HERE it would look at home in a toolbox or on a work-bench. The handle reminds me of a metal detector handle or an electric strimmer. I have big hands so my fore-finger gets warmed since it is close to the heating element.
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Number of downloads: 151 Plenty To Scale
It has an on/off switch, a temperature gauge from 40°C-220°C an adjustable wheel running from 1-7 and a dead man's switch incorporated into the handle (very tempted to get a bit of duct tape to hold this switch on even though it can void the warranty according to the manual-maybe overheat the unit?).
The unit doesn't stand upright but instead lies flat on 3 rubber feet which are lovely and grippy but do tend to pick up a bit of dust/dirt from whatever surface it sits on.
There is quite a big bowl that has to be filled to the top with about 0.6g( just over a teaspoonful) of cannabis. Compare this with the Volcano Solid valve chamber that when filled 60% takes 0.4g of cannabis. So not as economical as the Volcano because you can fill it one third full and still get decently high.
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Number of downloads: 56 Plenty v. Solid
The Plenty is utterly silent apart from the slight whistle I manage to produce when toking on the whip at a certain speed.
This machine gives lots of vapour with minimal effort: 2 big draws once it hits it's set temperature and you get plentiful vapour. I've been running the unit at 5 which equates to about 180°C according to the dial ...any higher and I get tickly coughs (but doesn't help that I'm at the end of a Christmas chesty cough).
The cooling tube is very effective but it gets very hot; enough to burn yer fingers near the start of the spiral tube. There is a clear warning-do not touch metal parts. Once the machine switches off or you remove the whip it cools very quickly. The passive draw makes the temperature drop quickly so I keep an eye on the gauge and orange light.
Draw 1 gives clear air but fresh fruity flavours of bud and a 5°C drop in temperature.
Draw 2 gives a full cloud off quite dry 6 month old bud and another 5°C drop.
By the 3rd bowl I was supremely caned and started to forget to press the dead man's switch. You get a top quality hit from this device with no taste of plastic etc., a very pure flavour. Quite succulent thick vape.
You can't draw for too long before the temperature drops and you have to wait a minute to hit the sweet spot as the orange light clicks off and another toke awaits. I've found that overall it is worth sipping at rather than caning big lungfuls like using a bong.
I have yet to clean it so will update when that happens. I'll be avoiding anything poisonous when I do because of the creases in the pipe/whip/coil (see pic). I'll be trying simmering in milk or oil or plain water in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Some Vital Statistics
Time to heat up to 180degC, 3minutes 40secs. My Volcano Digital takes 4minutes 50seconds to reach 185°C (control light turning off).
Time to heat from 120degC to 180degC 1minute 45seconds.
Time for the dead man's switch to turn off machine, 2 minutes.
The power cable is a decent 270cm long (nearly 9ft) and a chunky 5mm in diameter.
Looks: 7/10
Functionality: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Bud Economy: 6/10
