Exploring a mystery gadget

[@tricanproductions6184]

I lost it at "dynamically using heat to extract the beneficial effects of herbs". Thank you for that sir.

[@SianaGearz]

Yeah sage, mint, thyme, camphor. Good stuff.

[@blueskyredkite]

You left off the best bit: "... to get away from their brain". I'm watching this with headphones, my laughing out loud completely ruined the TV drama my wife is watching. Ooops!

[@macelius]

"A lot of people are using those herbs to get away from their brain, and a lot of them tend to be technical people"

[@neilwilliams4684]

Yeah? I'm still trying to work out exactly what he meant.

[@tricanproductions6184]

@@neilwilliams4684 I suggest starting your research with the works of a Mr. Cheech and Dr Chong

[@divingquokka]

When in uni we had this subject called pharmacognosy, which deals with herbs and plants. We did analysis of cannabis with thin layer chromatography (TLC). How do you get the constituents on the TLC plate? Well, by stuffing the cannabis in a little metal tube, heating that in a special little heater and letting the smoke blow on to the plate. The entire lab smelled like a Dutch coffee shop! Steam distillation of cloves to make oil of cloves (eugenol) was also fun and smelly.

[@otakuribo]

Finally, a device that lets magic smoke out on purpose 🌿

[@Uchoobdood]

haha!

[@Not-The-Fox]

And it keeps working!

[@cultusgti]

Yep this one keeps Chooching out the magic smoke

[@nicksshitbro]

I was like "uhhh. I know what kinda device that is in the thumbnail! Lemme make sure I'm not the first one to tell the big guy.

[@CosRacecar]

@@nicksshitbro same, and I haven't partaken since high school

[@richardkaz2336]

With the right herb you too will be able to see the light flicker naturally.

[@KlodFather]

While devising an evil plan to destroy the contents of the fridge and cupboard.

[@PossumMedic]

That's how you know it's working 🤣

[@leybraith3561]

It's wonderful to actually find a device that doesn't stop working when you let the magic smoke out! Thanks for your entertaining, thought provoking and instructive videos. Thanks also for taking the time to put into Words (& Pictures) your common sense views, worldly experiences, empathy, understanding and encouragement. Nice.

[@davidvb3754]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cal28kim]

I love Lucas smoke!!

[@Epsicronics]

Magic smoke is a very apt description i would say

[@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima]

2 weeks ago?

[@tbelding]

Not only does it not STOP working, it doesn't really START working until the magic smoke comes out.

[@paulmccoy2908]

Eons ago, when I learned of the “chemical property” that makes this thing useful, I immediately thought of using the hot air solder pen. Well of course I headed directly to it for (what turned out to be) some successful experimentation. And let me tell you that the ladies at the rework desk were not as impressed as I was with the science.

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

A company (now defunct, didn't last long) called TerpTech LLC made a product called a terp torch, which was a soldering iron with a ceramic heating element covered with a chamber that held quartz bb's. I still have it, but the element broke so I need to buy a new soldering iron, but it was cool as shit

[@MS29K_YT]

Brill

[@SteelBuckeye]

This is an old design that has been around since the early 90’s. We called the leftovers “Larf”. This unit was replaced by the volcano.

[@dhpbear2]

In spite of its high price, the Volcano pays for itself quickly!

[@Uchoobdood]

Yep, exactly right! Ya used to have to stock up on oven bags once they started sticking together and not filling up by the volcano. These just had a long tube.

[@AMKR4Lyfe]

we call it spent but theres actually many cannabinoids left in it

[@SteelBuckeye]

We would roll the larf into j’s and give them to our broke friends. They loved it.

[@Karebear9001]

I dig the volcano. Got one this year! Old lady lungs *cough cough* ahahaha

[@uncaringbear]

What I like about Clive's videos is how he seems genuinely curious about the devices he examines.

[@jeremey2072]

He’s like all of us who immediately take everything apart as soon as it’s out of the packaging.

[@DairyAir]

He is… at every level… it’s not all about “how”… a lot of it is “why”… Very curious person…

[@BobMuir100]

Clive, you are wonderful mate. I can’t explain what you have done for me, you relax me, make me laugh, educate me and I can watch/listen even when I am clueless to the subject. Keep it going Clive. Thanks Bob England

[@HaLo2FrEeEk]

I love how you skirt around the actual words while describing what it is and what it's for. I, myself, use these magical "herbs" for their medical benefits, helping with pain and anxiety, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the other effects as well :) Thank you for being such a learned and progressive person and for sharing your knowledge and outlook with us

[@EddyGurge]

The trippy pulsating fits. Perfect day for this too!

[@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima]

2 weeks ago?

[@soundspark]

Probably a Patreon supporter.

[@Benzona]

assuming this came out for patreon supporters on 4/20?

[@richardjenkins2321]

Perfect 5/7.

[@naturevision4k123]

I owned this exact unit 10 years ago. You're missing the "whip" component made of a glass bulb with a screen that fits on the device, some latex tubing, and a glass mouthpiece at the other end. They work great and easily soothe broken bones. Even after the power cable frayed I put on a new one and used it until the thermostat was shot.

[@evanbarnes9984]

I had a version of that years ago, and it was awesome! So much better than combustion-based extraction methods

[@Slikx666]

Clive. That drawing you did could be described as "The strongest shape" according to a certain real civil engineer. He can't play a game without one appearing. 😆👍

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Lol, when I saw that I was like "wait a minute... ".

[@jeffreyh1778]

Wow, an RCE ref. Nice

[@Slikx666]

@@jeffreyh1778 It had to be done. 😆👍

[@ThisIsStapes7]

Ahhh a fellow engineer. Weird that this is the crossover point.

[@fireandcopper]

Some of these devices are driven by 18650's, mine is German and higher-end, it is very efficient at its job, heat air to drive off certain compounds that you'd want, it completely skips combustion, toasting the material but not burning it. The RGB LEDs are a nice touch when your brain is saturated with "herbal" effects

[@tomgucwa7319]

Rummage sales in America don't have such gizmos

[@loc4725]

@@tomgucwa7319 Isn't certain paraphernalia illegal in some states?

[@OldPoi77]

Stores and Bickle are great

[@P8FPV]

😁

[@infernaldaedra]

@@tomgucwa7319 Actually these were popular in smoke shops in the US pre 2010s as soon as handheld vaporizers took off these pretty much disappeared.

[@MikeOrkid]

"Beneficial oils in those herbs." Absolutely love that description.

[@DrYak]

Tip-toeing around The Algorithm's banned words, level: master!

[@rubiconnn]

"Beneficial" is a bit of a stretch.

[@mordekai_wilde]

​@@rubiconnntell that to all the medical herb patients

[@iamnotagoat66]

I actually learned how to code arduino by making my own electronic PID controller for a concentrate nail. you are right that a lot of them are technical people, thank you for mentioning that. :) love your videos!

[@lvrboi92]

That's a really cool idea. Congrats!

[@UrbExGear]

What heating element did you use?

[@iamnotagoat66]

@@lvrboi92 I just bought a 5 pin XLR 40mm coil for any big brand e nail (wiring is not interchangeable between brands) so that I can replace the coils if they die. AC line neutral and ground run thru the coil with T+ and T - leads as well for thermocouple inside coil.

[@sompka1]

No need to make a custom heater tip. Just use a diesel engine glow plug. Inert, durable and gets red hot in seconds.

[@wasteoink8376]

@@UrbExGear we used a 3d printer hotend heater :) cheap and easy to find

[@flyingbeaver57]

Ah yes, the amazing "hot air box." These were quite common on EBay from 2011 - 2016, and probably before and since. One slightly more sophisticated variant has the same case design, but incorporated a tiny CPU fan (30mm?) operated by a tiny toggle switch on the front panel. The case is sealed with Special SafetyTape - which I believe is a code for "low grade paper masking tape," and the fan is mounted to draw air in through a highly sophisticated grill opening (made by poking holes in the plastic bottom plate with a hot soldering iron). I've not seen one with multicoloured LED 'enhancement' but that's the magic of progress! Some of the most expensive versions of this design include a potentiometer or "High-Low-Off" switch to adjust the fan speed - very high tech. There were DIY versions of the "wooden box" vapourizer published on many project sites. Most were a plywood box with an incandescent light bulb mounted vertically inside. Above that heat source was a herb container made from one half of a tea ball, or a small stainless steel "sauce cup'" to hold whatever was to be vapourized. The container fsat in a circular hole in the box's top. Over that was an inverted Pyrex or Silicone funnel, held with a DIY bracket and gasket. A silicone tube "whip" attached to the stem of the funnel. Some designs relied on "user suction,." Others used a small computer fan to pressurize the box, forcing air through the "herb cup." 12 VDC halogen bulbs for headlights were used in many setups. The whole thing could be powered from a 12VDC 5A laptop AC power supply,. Switches for the lamp/heater and the fan made a basic control panel. An oven thermometer gave a rough idea of air temperature. Many plans included a metal shroud around the light bulb, made from a 180ml tomato sauce tin with the ends cut out. This concentrated air flow past the bulb/heater, and gave an air gap between heater and case. Some "techie" designs used a temperature control module with a sensor & feedback loop - about $10 - $12 on Ebay. The LED/LCD display would show actual or "set" temperature, with a built in relay to switch power to the heater. Some designs were well thought out and reasonably safe. Others were less skookum - potentially a shock or a fire hazard. Thanks for sharing this one with us, Clive.

[@docferringer]

Thank you for that wonderful info-nugget, fellow AvE viewer! Saved me from gettin' on the Gargler and doing the ol' jazz hands routine myself.

[@meatharbor]

8:06 I can't figure out if this diagram more resembles the world's saddest rocketship or a Skynet-designed marital aid.

[@Epsicronics]

Why not both? :)

[@SilveniumTheDrifter]

Hahahah!

[@mfx1]

The heating element can also act as the temperature sensor as it's resistance will change with temperature.

[@julienderiviere4907]

"A lot of them tend to be technical people"... so true :D

[@mclamby]

I think Dynavap are a good example of this. Inspired alot of people to make little induction heaters and stuff.

[@mattymerr701]

And furries

[@restojon1]

Never a truer word.

[@bf0189]

@@mclamby Yup made an induction heater too!

[@Jake-xe1wu]

If you've never met a stoner that could MacGyver a bong together out of any three objects around then you've never met a real stoner.

[@wiseoldfool]

As someone who enjoys cooking with herbs, I've heard of smoked paprika, but I think that's a different process!

[@LORFCASTER]

Wow neat ! thankyou for this.... i used almost this exact model for years as a teen. Only difference was a manual twist knob to control the temp. Same screen and same seemingly inaccurate temp reading. I was very happy with it, still own it ! 15 years old and probably still works. I then upgraded to an Airizer V-TowerX that stopped producing heat after 11 years

[@softsmoken]

I had one around for about that long myself.. plugged it in and it started smoking on its own-i dunno what happened to it but I didn't plug it back in. Don't really need it these days anyway.

[@ILikeStyx]

I had an Airizer Air II and then a Pax II. These days I just buy oil cartridges for a slick little rechargeable pen battery, cause Cannabis and THC is legal in Canada :D

[@Jake-xe1wu]

Priced per a year of use that isn't bad. I sold mine over 6 years ago and it is still going like a champ after I had put it through a few years myself. Even if you don't like how they operate you can't blame them for build quality.

[@steviebboy69]

@@ILikeStyx I wish it was legal here, i would use it for sleep, well actually I think there is one area of Australia where you can grow 2 plants per person. It is in the ACT, where all the hot air comes from in this Country in Canberra.

[@twinturbotaj]

I have an old one, same thing but it just has an on/off switch and a potentiometer.

[@PuFFerTV98368]

That’s the one eye have…had…Imma gunna go looken for it right now…you hold on and Eye will be right back…you can hit the first hit. ✌️😶‍🌫️😮‍💨

[@Oddlot0930]

I've used these before. Really liked them. One of those made a little bit go a looooooong way

[@kolby4078]

I honestly preferred these to volcanos

[@Mattiflips]

Vintage herb vaporizer! I had one like this at one point gifted to me from a friend who quit partaking in the devil's lettuce. A glass bulb is packed with herb and placed over the screened bit. And there is a silicone tube attached to that to draw on and inhale the good good.

[@eugenew2]

It's a vaporizer. You are missing the "whip" (the 16mm taper connector to vinyl tube to plastic or glass mouthpiece)

[@justinahole336]

I used to have one of those!

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

I too had a similar machine but it was bright orange with more of a cheese-like hue so we nick-named it “The Mac’n’Cheese Machine”. This was back when I was a huge marijuana enthusiast. I no longer partake regularly anymore though, save for a few random times a year on average. Nothing against it. It just lost my enjoyment for it.

[@grymgwynion3039]

Yeah, Without the whip it's useless really probably why it ended up in a car boot sale

[@ftgv1]

We all know that’s what it is bruh…

[@eugenew2]

@@ftgv1 if he wanted to sell it, he knows the parts to get.

[@marc-andregaudreault5100]

I like you, I've been watching your videos for years but now it's time to tell you, I love what you do, I love how you can just use pure rational thinking and share it with other random people online. Respect. Btw i'm a technical guy too, industrial electronic guy in Québec Canada.

[@flexo3333]

It's a good one. yeah should be a ceramic heater. same as soldering irons.

[@Bill_Yarkakar_XVIII]

Nice little unit for extracting the active ingredients from finely-chopped herbs. I had a fancier unit with the exact same element, and it was still working flawlessly when Atrial Fibrillation left me having to abandon consumption. Unit lasted a full decade without ever needing re-calibrating or replacement of the heater. My particular unit was also fan-driven, as you could either use the tube or collect the... mist... in a bag.

[@dhpbear2]

D'oh. I'm *old* enough to know what this is! :) This is a new unit but the very old vaporizers used this same type of enclosure, although slightly narrower. (Sans LEDs, of course :) )

[@tbelding]

I'm old enough that the shops didn't have _anything_ in them with LED's. 'fiber optic' lamps, sure.

[@ianhosier4042]

It did take me a few minutes to work out what it was really for

[@BlackHoleForge]

Thank you for not shying away from the subject. There is much to be learned in All Electronics.

[@CookingWithCows]

Never underestimate the power of engineering that a herb appreciator will achieve when the inspiration strikes them. I have seen the craziest devices made for extracting beneficial compounds.

[@Justinkyulee]

It's a "whip" vape or hose vaporizer. It's a common appliance for flower inhalers. Volcanoes are bag inflating vape. Magic Flight Box is a classic AA battery powered portable wooden vape with heating chamber and optional attachment option to water pipe. Puff Co water pipe is a Apple of concentrates devices. Lookas Seahorse is a "nectar collector" concentrate device that is used like a straw with a optional whip for water pipe attachment. Honestly don't need water filter when it doesn't generally make smoke.. vaping is about compounds not smoke.

[@mattfleming86]

I now imagine Clive walking up to "the dude" and saying "I would like two foliage sticks please"

[@maxritter7868]

If you enjoy wacky thermal herb extraction devices you should look into the Dynavap or the Anvil, although they both work without electronics. The engineering behind them is pretty neat.

[@allenwelsch2839]

I imagine those who understand the purpose of this machine giggling throughout the video, while other, less enlightened folks stared confusingly.

[@frizzlefry1921]

Some people laugh, others need an explanation.

[@cfisk85]

Almost forgot about these 😅

[@jacquelinebrunder2384]

Yes I'm none the wiser as to how it would be used.

[@glasslinger]

I stared confused. Where do you put the dope?

[@frizzlefry1921]

@@glasslinger piece is missing.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

A one way trip to leave your mind. Great piece of kit, expertly designed and engineered. Thanks for explaining Clive.

[@TechGorilla1987]

I totally want to drop-ship one of the wood-grain ones to the guy from LGR. I'll bet he's seen one before.

[@AureliusR]

To the guy from LGR? You mean .. LGR aka Clint

[@robertneselic6805]

Clint! Just stain the would a tiny bit darker.

[@TechGorilla1987]

@@AureliusR Yep! I wasn't sure I had his name right, so I didn't put it in there. Thanks for that! He's a decent dude. I'll bet he knows how to use the device. :D

[@bf0189]

Never used one of these days as it's a bit old school and much prefer my homemade induction heater Dynavap setup. What I like about my Dynavap is that I can use a butane torch when I need my medication if I am out and about so it doesn't need electronics. Though I'm interested in making a Pinky setup which uses a #8 53N61S TIG Nozzle, PID controller and a 20mm heater cool and some sort of ruby, quartz or sapphire material to help with the convextion. I'm not sure how it hundred percent works yet but it looks very interesting.

[@dcallan812]

So asprin in resin form, makes sense. Neat gadget great video 2x👍

[@katbryce]

Aspirin in resin form is called willow bark. The stuff you buy in the shops is just a synthetic form of it.

[@fooferutter3001]

There is no aspirin in willow bark stop spreading misinformation and actually look into it.

[@dcallan812]

@@fooferutter3001 Asprin was picked at random as an example. It was more being IRONC or takeing the piss ouit of Clives explination. I spread NOTHING but love and kisses, have a great weekend. ❤☺👍👍

[@fltchr4449]

@@dcallan812 Ha. I thought you chose aspirin because it comes from bark. You probably unconsciously knew that.

[@dcallan812]

@@fltchr4449 👍👍

[@mistaecco]

I recently got a similar device that skips the internal nichrome coil and instead simply uses what appears to be a ceramic soldering iron heater element, much like the one found in my hakko fx-888. Everyone's entitled to their opinion on the use of magical herbs, but it's certainly a creativity stimulator for many and can lead to any number of ingenious creations, such as these!

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

At first I thought you were going to say it is supposed to preheat holes in certain 'for pleasure' products XD Like they just slide on and sit for a bit to heat up. (Not that you haven't already looked at something like that...)

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Those would be pretty small, but I don't know you that well...

[@jhonsiders6077]

Lol

[@AnIdiotAboard_]

Its like a one way trip, i wonder why they did that. Given the target audience is likely to be somewhat shall we say baked, they took the precaution of keeping the baked from become burned on mains voltage. Still have one of these in the box with instuctions, states in no uncertan terms, there are no user servicable parts inside and the whole thing is nailed together around the vaperoizer chamber, any attempt to remove it will likely result in "Serious Damage" to your unit. Personally keeping the baked away from mains volatages and very high voltages is good.

[@j0hnf_uk]

The casing looks like something you'd make in second year woodwork class! Obviously, 'custom made', for a specific market demographic. A, 'herb dryer', indeed! 🤣

[@Noobinski]

Intriguing! Due to a lack of proper schematics I just build a rather simplified version of the device for further testing. Just without all the electronics. I replaced the electronical components with a rudimentary combustion solution based on fermented leaves and a paper casing for usability reasons. Who would have thought that the glass piece is easily replacable by a cylindrical multi layer cardboard strip? Although there is no current or voltage involved, there seem to be surprisingly huge amounts of flow! I will take a day off or a week to get really reliable test results.

[@AMKR4Lyfe]

I died laughing like Ive seen that as every headshop; it's a vaporizer (old style, E-Nails, Electronic Dab Rigs (like Puffco Peak/Pro) and the pen style ones and cartridges that screw in a pen or cartridge modbox) the Volcano was the top of the line. An E-Nail turns your borosilicate glass water pipe/bong with a titanium nail that heats when wrapped around the nail itself which goes to a large power box and oddly an XLR cord/plug in the box which I only knew because I have a studio and thats a microphone cord! weird... Fascinating seeing that broke down; also seems to me that they'd make it unremovable because 1. Cheaper & 2. You need to buy another instead of cleaning the frosted glass rod) to maintain it.

[@brandonwhite8862]

so glad other people know what this is. i ordered one of these off ebay back when i was in highschool.

[@High_Caliber]

They actually work not too bad. I've still got one that's only maybe 10 years old. The rubber on the tube has started to go brittle, but damn if it doesn't still puff

[@PullingWrenches]

yea man I was glad to see some other people recognized it too lol always saw these ones in the glass case at the head shop by the Volcanoes and other vapes. I actually used this style once lol Bringing back fuzzy memories of April, back when 420 was a real event, practically was a holiday in the city I grew up in!

[@somethingsomething404]

I had one of these break and they mailed me just the glass rod, but I couldn’t install it for the life of me

[@sixstringedthing]

There's a very good reason why some equipment uses XLR connectors for AC/DC power: these days they're one of the cheapest forms of postive-locking connector you can buy. They're also quite robust, and can pass a reasonable amount of current (even though they're not designed or rated for this) because the contacts have a fairly large surface area. Still a terrible idea of course... any decently-high-current application should be using connectors that are rated for the job. I wouldn't use XLRs for anything more than a few hundred mA.

[@iNFiNiTY125]

I have a device very similar to that except it doesn’t have a cool wood enclosure it’s just plastic and the temperature controller is slightly different on mine. It’s more similar to a soldering station, when you turn it on it goes to whatever temperature you last set. I’ve popped mine open before and it also has similar construction to that where it looks somewhat DIY made. The tapered glass piece on the end is called an 18mm male joint. There is a 18mm female joint glass bulb piece that goes over that with a round metal mesh screen to keep the dried herbs in place. On the other side of the glass bulb is a rubber hose for inhalation. The device works quite well but it’s very intense, as other commenters said the newer version of this is the volcano, it’s similar but blows hot air.

[@TheZombieSaints]

Dry herb vaporiser! This type was my very first type and to be honest one of the best types I've used! Anyway, awesome video Clive, brought back some old memories or in, case some, let's say, hazy memories 😉!" p.s yes they use a thing called a 'whip'. It has a female ground glass socket type thing that you can put your dry herb in, then slide it on, then inhale. Very simple.

[@npctrucker1367]

Perhaps maybe you should look into getting and taking apart the handheld versions of the flameless herb smoker, I personally have one and it would be interesting to see. Because what you have here is the console version the kind that's less portable.

[@dustybeta4055]

I was poking around the other day and noticed my portable pen-style vaporizer operates at 4.2V and 420 mA. Nice little Easter egg from one technical person to another

[@Epsicronics]

@@dustybeta4055 4.2V comes from the single 18650 cell, the current could definitely be a nice lil reference tho

[@hippynurd]

Ive had one, but never seen the insides before. Its my understanding that its essentially a soldering iron with a glass fitting. It uses tubes that plug in, I think they call them whips. The one I had was actually a fairly nice unit, I cant remember the name, I didnt really use it. It turns out that I prefer a bowl, since the pandemic, herb sticks have often become the device of choice

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

i used to have one and it was great for my Product, there is a glass fitting that goes over it with a surgical tube and oh my was it nice... now very expensive... i miss it its also used to keep the majority of the tar in the herb itself

[@Jake-xe1wu]

You can get standard models similar enough for sub 100 bucks us. Arizer v tower is what I use as a whip vape and I bought it last year for 80 bucks on sale.

[@flavorman9159]

Arizer EQ for me. Best vape for the dollars

[@orellaminx3530]

6:49 235C is already combustion temps for the material, but also probably drops with air flow. To get at the CB compounds, you need higher temps than for the trippy stuff, and this is right around the temp you need to be at to get them all. It simply doesn't need to go higher.

[@rayceeya8659]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but back when I was into certain herbs, the optimal temperature for a device like this was more like 250C. 200C is a bit too cold for optimal performance.

[@wasteoink8376]

It depends on how smokey you like it. I m not a smoker so 200C is enough. Highest oil vaporization is around 160C

[@AnIdiotAboard_]

I think it comes down to personal prefrence, my dry herb vape offers a range between 150 and 275, and 180 is more than enough for me, although i dont do it to get high, i just want to take the edge of a mind that wont shut up, that wont give me an repireve, i dont have aspergers or any form of ortisum however i do have other mental health issues, and without these magical herbs, id be on Lithium tablets or whatever there equivelent is this days, finding the dry herbs changed my life, i can take the edge of my mind without getting perpendicular and work, and i find with my mind dialed back to 11, i can communicate better.

[@rayceeya8659]

@@AnIdiotAboard_ I was building DIY models back in those days. Mostly whatever I could scavenge from Home Depot. It was still illegal then. Kids these days... They have no idea what we went through to get decent smoking apparatus going.

[@N4CR]

I have one of these, it's called a vapourite (the Original ones) and is for uhhh.. aromatherapy and essential oils and heating 'herbs' to select temperatures. I've had it for about 15 years. It is mass produced but in lower volumes initially. You can use 'herbs' about 5 times by raising the temperature a bit, different uhh.. herbanoids will evaporate at different tempreatures. So you can dial it according to your needs. Very useful for medical patients etc who don't need the uhh.. higher end effects and just need the relaxation. It smells like popcorn, so is super stealthy if you need to be discreet. There are other attachements than the wand/tube, e.g. an oil evaporation device that's much shorter. Glad you found it, they are not so common!

[@plaws0]

"I wonder why they did it like that?" Dude. You *know* why ... It's the same reason that they only build about 2 a day.

[@evilutionltd]

Lazy design by lazy stoners.

[@luminousfractal420]

That's why they need to legalize it lol, it can work both ways depending on what you use.

[@pileofstuff]

Increasing amounts of testing led to a significant slowdown in manufacturing.

[@tbelding]

I suspect it's simply because it's a very simple device, and they didn't want the OTHER technically oriented people to try to do modifications while ... actively utilizing it. If you have to break the glue bonds of the back to do it, you'll think twice about that level of effort while under the influence.

[@FilthyMcNasty]

Nah, I'm fairly certain they did it like that because there's no good way to do warranty repairs on something that's likely encrusted with residues of a substance that's not legal in most states/countries. Safer/Easier and way more profitable to just sell more units. I worked at a smoke shop in the mid-late 2000's when vape tech was just becoming popular. Sold tons of these things. I can't tell you how many people bought one only to end up breaking the heating element and coming back to buy another.

[@mulhatton]

Oh Clive... You have the most magnificent narrative on "dynamically using heat to extract the beneficial effects of herbs" that I have ever heard. Ever! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 🍻 cheers mate ✌️

[@gregorythomas333]

Sadly using something like this will not get me away from my brain...believe me...I've tried...I just get hungry then sleepy but the brain keeps doing it's thing...even in my sleep. I've actually solved a lot of technical problems that were bugging me while awake by "sleeping on it" which seems to allow my brain to figure things out while I'm unconscious.

[@andyreact]

That's exactly what REM sleep (dreaming) does, puts the peaces of the puzzle together!

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Can only suggest staying away from sativa strains, as they excite the nervous system. Indica's would be better for calming the nervous system. Couchlock strains are best, from my personal experience. Using a vapourizer is also a lot "cleaner" I find.

[@westinthewest]

Being asleep and unconscious are different things.

[@luminousfractal420]

It's a massively varied crop. I'm lucky enough that they legalized it here and after 25years recovering from dodgy prescription meds and two years trying official types of weed I've found there's something for everything, certain types will shut your brain off even during sleep (I get sleep stress and all the effects also). Depends what you use. Limonenes and all that stuff.

[@s0r03]

Sleep always helps it’s when your brain works through its daily problems but also when things go into long term memory I found if I study and sleep I remember but if I study and then go right to the test I remember far less

[@Vgp-rp4iu]

I have a portable handheld herb vaporizer. Is this essentially the same thing? Vaporize the herb without actually burning it allowing only the "good" stuff to be inhaled. I can't vape oil because it hurts my lungs and I don't smoke anymore so these vaporizer are pretty nice. Can get my medication without all the harsh smoke.

[@davidsotomayor8713]

I remember these were always the worst lol. For vaping dry "flower" you really want an active convection unit. I'm not saying that you can't get decent results using conduction, but there's usually a steep learning curve and will always require alot of stirring of the material and constant temp adjustments.

[@wesleyhayes1847]

These worked just fine

[@kiefac]

Perhaps you could use your battery-powered lung-operated fog machine to blow into the mouthpiece of this device - then you can see where it can take air in by seeing where the fog comes out

[@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima]

2 weeks ago?

[@GokuBlackROSÉ423]

@@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima yeah it might have been an unlisted video a couple of weeks ago

[@jhonsiders6077]

Lol the uhhh shape of the glass LOL

[@timteecvhn]

@@GokuBlackROSÉ423 All of Clive's videos appear a couple weeks early for the patreon members primarily. And a couple weeks later when it's ready for public viewing, he re-lists the video proper for everyone to watch. Basic thing really, most people know it, some don't tho.

[@softsmoken]

Air usually(always far as I've seen) comes in small holes in the glass at bottom of glass tube down where it attaches(threads into) inside of the box for these.

[@engineerpauly7480]

You can pull the glass tube out of the grommet just wiggle it around a bit it'll loosen up, I've done it a few times to put it in a better designed vertical arrangement

[@mrrkrr]

Clive secretly celebrating 4/20.

[@benbaselet2026]

Not so secretly :-)

[@cyrilkatatak2267]

How funny to see one of these. I bought one about 25+ years ago here in California. The Brand was Vape Bros and it was even more basic with only a switch/temp dial. Maybe a toggle on/off. I don't remember. I do remember that it came out in the very early days of vaping when modified paint dyer guns were the norm & that it worked very well. Tks for the the memories.

[@assistantto007]

The world of mind altering things never ceases to amaze me. I was a long time can of 'erb. A couple of years ago I went on a couple of dates with molly, and since then I have quit all forms of smoking, gaping and drinking.... I'm 100% clean and sober and I'm bored out of my skull, with no desire to revert to my old ways.

[@TheAMadMan]

Now I really want to see an educational type video on how to use the usual herb consumption devices using your most excellent general viewing safe language.

[@PaulEcosse]

I'd never seen one in the wild, but had an inkling that's what it was. 😆

[@frogz]

i have, used them too, the whip and glass cup are very fragile

[@jslay88]

Cannabis vaporizer from early 2010s. The glass is ground for the coupler to seal. This is standard borosilicate glass like used for chemistry. They are 14mm or 18mm couplers. It is very surprising how well a ground coupler can seal.

[@sarkybugger5009]

As a big fan of Italian food, one of these would help immensely in drying my occasional bumper harvests of herbs. Might as well put it to good use, eh Clive. Hint hint. ;o)

[@flmalegre]

Is there any better way to enjoy basil? I think not.

[@sarkybugger5009]

@@BluePlanetMedia Whoosh!

[@Martynjs]

Interesting contraption. Perhaps it belongs in a specialist museum (I understand there are such places somewhere) Not that I know anything about herbalistic endeavours.

[@oasntet]

I wonder if that's a standard piece of laboratory glassware, or custom specifically for this. The taper angle looks very common.

[@mtreis86]

Ground glass fittings can be purchased and a glass blower can connect them to anything else made out of borosilicate. They can be made too, on a glass lathe.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Closest I could find was ground end tube, but no flange at the other end.

[@mtreis86]

@@bigclivedotcom It is probably a tapered borosilicate glass thermometer adapter, or it may be custom made from a tapered joint

[@samuraisystemsllc]

The glass adapters and joints, etc, are all sold by taper size. That one looks like a 14/20 taper to me, but perspective is difficult. Might be 24/40.

[@TechGorilla1987]

@@samuraisystemsllc You likely nailed it with the 14/20. Bare minimum it could be a 10mm, but I doubt it. If you look at the item closely on the web, it looks like a standard ground glass joint.

[@K3NnY_G]

I loved this from the first moment having keen awareness of it's actual use...

[@askhowiknow5527]

It’s a Schmizzler A good example too You use it to resync and calibrate your eigenplex

[@tiov3001]

Reminds me of the Roach Cafe in Kensington Market, Toronto. Pre legalization, was fun to go there and they had one on every table for the customers to use. Good times.

[@wisher21uk]

Love the way you worded it lol, great tear down never seen one or used one looks funky though thanks Clive

[@softsmoken]

"Vapor Canon" is missing the "whip".. Air comes in at the bottom of the glass tube with the frosted connection for the silicone tube that has another piece of glass in the end with a space then a screen and you inhale the ground herb through the "whip" and against screen setback about 2"(50mm) after that space(for the herb) screen stops it there and you then place the glass piece with herb on that end of the silicone hose on the wooden box glass with the ceramic heater. The air comes in through the bottom of the glass with the lights that attaches down inside the wooden box. there are usually 2-4 holes in the glass near where it threads on, going over the ceramic rod which let's the air come in the bottom of it heating as it goes to the tip and bringing vape through the herb as you pull warm air through it/ through your whip (4-6 inch piece of glass with conical frosted connection to match the one in box, gap for herb, then screen to hold the herb from going up into the hose which has a mouth piece at the other end) this is pretty much the first legit design where only hot air touched your herb, before this it was basically an upside down jar with a soldering iron sticking straight up inside with a little metal plate on the end you put the herb on then let it heat that tray up and fill the upside down jar or gumball machine looking thing, then stick your hose in the side and pull out the smoke...

[@jackgilchrist]

Haven't seen one of those in ages. Not sure if they still make cannabis vaporizers like that, but they were very common 15 or so years ago (give or take), when medical pot was being legalized all over the place and vaping was all the rage since it was supposedly healthier. I tried vaping hack then, but I much preferred good old fashioned pipes, bongs and joints. Of course I quit just a short time before it became legal in my state. Decades of hiding it and being a "criminal" and I never even got to smoke a legal doobie.

[@TravisTerrell]

I had one WAY back in the day, before portable vapes became good. Those are less common now, but the properly designed versions do work very well after you learn the quirks of them. I think the design of the whip glass portion may be deceptively complex btw.

[@saintjupi]

i knew what it has instantly but it’s really cool to see older vape tech. it’s really smart and healthy for you when enjoying herbs.

[@AbsolemLNG]

My buddy had a vape exactly like this in high school. Can confirm this is the intended purpose lol. His didn't light up all rainbow-y, but same exact body shape. The piece that's missing is a little glass bowl with a plastic hose on the back that you inhale through.

[@Sharlenwar]

Yeah, this is like my Vapor Brothers device. My power control is a dial control vs. led. There is an attachment you put on it. It's fantastic! Especially since cannabis is legal now where I live (Canada).

[@Mark_B544]

Thanks again Clive for another great and interesting vid

[@Mark-wq7wd]

I had one of those in my 20s! Something very similar. Absolutely loved it. What a blast from the past to see this lol

[@FabianCook]

There doesn’t need to be airflow through. You use your inhaling force to pull the boiling oils out of the dried herbs. I do have a model though that has an actual fan that pushes air through instead.

[@jamescole6846]

I been working on or examining not just electronic but all types of gadgets my whole life and pride myself in usually guessing what something is or what it might be used for when I see it. I thought it was going to be either some type of audio/sound mic for specific frequencies or maybe an infrared (or other type of electromagnetic radiation) detector but never never would I have guess a bong :)

[@Deebz270]

On first glance I thought it measured ionising radiation as the tube and grill at one end looked remarkably like a Gieger-muller tube, which I was acquainted with when working health-phys in the reactor compartment of a nuclear boat - then I saw the LED temperature display and the game was up, I knew instantly what its likely use was. Yeah, I know - the notion of a gieger counter in a wooden box seems somewhat implausible... But it could have been a school project (?)

[@LittleRainGames]

My friend had/has an old version. Havent seen him in over a decade. Only lives 20 minutes away maybe Ill give him a visit.

[@FYMFTP]

Those glass fittings are standardized sizes for "smoking lamps". You can buy all kinds of accessories and fittings at any head shop.

[@monkeyfeed908]

Hey idk if you will see this but I wanted to let you know I appreciate all the "Heres my proof its unplugged." and "ok we are going to check its voltage but I am being very carful to not touch and circuits.". Most of us here are very safety minded and I know alot of us complain about stuff like that to others. its just nice to show ppl getting into electronics how to be safe but still enjoy the hobby

[@colinH1964]

Looking at the shape of it and the fact you said it uses a soldering iron element, I'd guess the whole thing is a rebuilt soldering station. It looks a bit like some of the old Weller ones. The plastic base may have been from the original stand.

[@Gersberms]

Oh man I used to really want one of those! From what I was told those were the best version of that type of product. I think made in The Netherlands.

[@SteveBrandon]

I'm in Canada so I could probably put that device to its intended use if I wanted to quite legally now, however even just the second hand smoke from "the herbs" in question give me a blinding headache so I won't even if the device itself looks like something seen in a wall of awesomely funky devices in a science lab in a 1990s movie.

[@shanejohns7901]

Maybe selling it as a kit for the end user to put together was all that would pass legal muster wherever this thing was finally assembled?

[@botox9907]

GIVE ME THE STOCHIOMETRIC GRAPH DISPLAYING THE DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE RANGE AND CONCENTRATION OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS FROM THESE SO CALLED HERBS YOU SPEAK ABOUT!

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

_"And a lot of people are currently using them to get away... from their brain"_ -- BigClive 2022 lmao I, honestly, was not expecting that finish. I had mentally ended that sentence with "away", as your sentiments had been conveyed by then. So yea, that just slayed me... 🤣 Honorable Mention to "it's all just *baked* in software".

[@superscatboy]

Reminds me of something I saw in an ad once that talked at length about "high rotating cannabinoids". I never forgot that phrase, because I thought it would be a great name for a band.

[@DrRChandra]

Maybe it's programmed like my refrigerator thermostat (the style of which you've featured on this channel recently), it has a "do not stall the compressor" feature. If the temp is above the setpoint plus the tolerance at power-on, it delays for the compressor delay to make sure there was not a brief power interruption, therefore the tstat has no idea for how long the compressor was off. Seems kind of silly for something at 200 degrees, but no good way of knowing.

[@LoPhatKao]

built a unit for similar extraction from a soldering iron and a small brass cup on the tip about 25 years ago compared to modern devices, its like Mao's backyard steel vs a Pittsburgh mill lol

[@keithking1985]

LOVE the effect the LEDS's make in the test tube. gives me an idea. 😁 THANKS CLIVE..

[@dollabilyall]

I had one of those but mine was plastic not wood but otherwise the exact same unit with a glass reservoir on a piece of rubber tubing and a glass mouth piece on the other end of the tube.

[@DrakenFireen]

i have a similar device but its used to heat Super Glue for super glue Fuming in a air tight box, i used em to make Small Warhammer figures as its easier to work on the models getting a light layer of Super glue before priming paint.