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Hello everyone. I turn wood on a lathe for a hobby. I normally make things like pens, pepper mills, bottle stoppers and goblets. I decided to put wood around a Riva 510 battery tube to see how it would turn out. I dissembled the riva down to just the tube. I glued a piece of brown ebony around the tube. Then I turned it down and sanded it to 1200 grit. Next I applied 10 coats of CA glue(crazy glue) as a finish. The finish was also sanded to 1200 grit and buffed with white diamond. It took ~3hours from start to finish. About a week ago I bought a E-power 14650 to test and see how good they work. The newer buttons seem to function fine and I have not had any issues yet. My next project will be to turn the tube on the E-power. The tube on the E-power unscrews from the switch so when the battery dies it will be much easier for me to change compared to my riva.

ok I think I have come to the conclution that fruit flavors and vaping dont taste good to me. all my tob mixes are great. why do all my fruit ones taste like cough syrup or some type of foot? they smell great in the bottle but flavor sucks. damn you lorann. all my tob flavores from TFA perfect. except ry4 now. tastes weird in my ce2's

I have to say that the green apple that I got from thevaporroom is very good. Not too strong just right. You should give that one a try. I think I may try that Bobas bounty. It just kinda sucks cause if you don't like a flavor it just goes to waste. Guess that's a chance we all have to take.

i feel that a cart iss good for about 2-3 analogs.

I’m surprised no one commented that it is not the cart or the amount alone, its mainly the strength of nicotine. General rule of thumb is that someone absorbs 1mg of nicotine per analog cigarette (even though an analog has about 8mg nicotine total, but most of that is lost through the burring process…. So your body only get 1mg out of the 8mg) and some studies put this number has high as 1.7mg per analog. So if you’re a pack a day smoker, then you get 20mg of nicotine per day. Now lets equate that to mg/ml of ejuice…. If you vape 6mls (or 6x1ml carts) of 6mg nicotine ejuice per day, then you are vaping 36mg of nicotine per day, or equal to 36 analogs. BUT, and this is a big BUT… Your body does not absorb 100% of the nicotine you are vaping. NO good studies have been done on this, and no one knows for sure how much nicotine your body absorbs. IN MY OPINION, based on my experience and ‘listening to my body’ I think you absorb 50-60% of the nicotine you vape. So that’s 36mg from above is really only equal to about 18 analogs, or almost a pack. So to answer your question… how much does 1 cart equal to in analogs? Well what’s the strength of nicotine ejuice you are using? 1 ml cart of 24mg nice juice = roughly 12 analogs, or 2-3 drops =roughly 1 analog. 1 ml cart of 18mg nice juice = roughly 9 analogs, or 3-4 drops =roughly 1 analog. 1 ml cart of 12mg nice juice = roughly 6 analogs, or 5-6 drops =roughly 1 analog. 1 ml cart of 6mg nice juice = roughly 3 analogs, or 10-11 drops =roughly 1 analog. …when I starting vaping 6 months ago (I was a 1.5/pack a day smoker), I vaped 3-4mls of 18mg nic juice. Now I’m vaping 6-8+mls of 2mg ejuice….. so as far as nicotine, I’m getting a lot less now… but my goal is to quit all together eventually… but I think I’m going to stick with 0mg nic for a long time at the end… lol…

You will find on this journey you will try many different combinations to find your sweet spot. The advantage to vaping is the choices we have, but the bad news, is that in the beginning its a bit overwhelming !!! i.e.: 18mg liquid = 1ml contains 18mg of nicotine. I vape quite a bit and doing the math I vape pretty close to what I smoked as far as nicotine is concerned. I do however, vape more than I smoked....at least is feels that way. Instead of going out for a smoke and smoking a whole cigarette, I vape a hit or two throughout the day. As far as nicotine goes, you should be ok. easy enough to track if you are filling your own carts....just keep in mind the filler holds onto a bit of liquid. If you really want to know what you vape, dripping is a good way to really measure how much liquid you use. 18mg/ml or 24mg/ml are normal strengths for many of us. If you have the provari, don't waste money on the 510. If you are looking for something with better battery life to use when you are out and about, look into the ego...they use 510 atomizers/cartomizers/tanks. Clear as mud??

Wow didn't think this thread would end up this way AT all but hey at least we all learned something. Lol! The lavatank is made of a polycarbonate tube that is known to crack. There is a list of known juice that cracks tanks and that there are pyrex tubes the same diameter that do fit the lavatank but don't have the links for either sorry. The caps are made from acrylic pen blanks but a larger diameter. Spun on a lathe and hand crafted. Each one is a one of a kind work of art. They are the best working tanks too. Never have leaking problems, they're easier to fill than any other tank I've ever tried, and ya don't end up with juice in your mouth like a lot of the DCT tanks.

Direct drip on a de-bridged atty. This seems to give me the best flavor and vapor production. Carto's just taste off to me. I know most people say they cant taste the filler, but I sware I can... I do switch over to carto's when I have to. Like driving or where dripping is not easy.

You know one thing I noticed. Even though I'm now a none smoker, is just how appealing a pack of cigarettes is. Any time I go to a gas station to grab some soda etc I can't help but notice the wall of cigarettes. I'd never buy a pack and honestly I just don't crave them anymore, but there is something subtle and attractive about the art work. I can't help but think we're getting mind screwed every time we see a pack. I don't know if it's the colors or what, but I'm willing to bet there is some type of physiological research that goes into those boxes.