Threads wedged tight

[ionian]

Good news: my Troy X turned up today and it looks great. 
Bad news: I can't have until my birthday

good news: it got through customs fine
bad news: the body is so tightly screwed on I can't get it undone. Any tips please!

ive tried freezing it, but still couldn't get them to budge. My usual trick to put some welly in with a pair of pliers hasn't worked, and I don't want to damage the atty. would boiling help?

[Cousin Itt]

Know anyone with a lathe ? a lathe chuck gets a good grip on round things with little risk of marking the finish .

[dagl]

Soft jaw plumbers pliers?
Just a thought...

[Brambles]

ionian
Just looked at some images of one on google -- ermmm, looks like a left hand thread between top cover and coil platform.

[Brambles]

looking at todds reviews it is right hand threads -- now I am confused.

[dinamic22]

Have you tried running really hot water over the threads ionian it works on most screw top jars etc that are wedged on

[ionian]

Thanks to everyone that's posted - the prize goes to Brambles. I froze it, boiled it, tried voodoo magic before I came back and checked this thread. The drip tip and base are right handed threads, but the two body sections are left handed. Came apart first time!


At least I have it sorted and don't have to send it back to turkey...

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

[Brambles]

...and for my prize I would like that Provari on the left please. ..Yep, that one.

[ionian]

If I had a provari, I'd send it you Brambles*

I'm just relieved to have it sorted, can't wait to give it a go later in the week.






* not necessarily true

[Wobblybootie]

Keep us informed on it's performance ... I have my eye on the Mini setup.

[ionian]

Aug 16, 2014 15:34:30 GMT Wobblybootie said:

Keep us informed on it's performance ... I have my eye on the Mini setup.

Will do Wobblybootie. I love filler atties, I've got xploras and herons already but got this because of great reviews, not least from 300 on this forum:
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/39257/troy-show-tell

I haven't seen any reviews of the mini yet, but I'll keep my eyes open. I'm not sure I like the square top on the mini, but if it has adjustable airflow like the big one it'll be more versatile than other 16mm filler atties.

[Wobblybootie]

I'm missing my Xplora and thought I'd scope the market before buying and the idea of a 16mm hybrid really appeals.

[300]

Aug 16, 2014 15:42:31 GMT ionian said:

Aug 16, 2014 15:34:30 GMT Wobblybootie said:

Keep us informed on it's performance ... I have my eye on the Mini setup.

Will do Wobblybootie. I love filler atties, I've got xploras and herons already but got this because of great reviews, not least from 300 on this forum:
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/39257/troy-show-tell

I haven't seen any reviews of the mini yet, but I'll keep my eyes open. I'm not sure I like the square top on the mini, but if it has adjustable airflow like the big one it'll be more versatile than other 16mm filler atties.

My bad, should've mentioned reverse threading, very sorry M8. Might not be a bad idea to make this clear on their website.

To get mine undone at first i screwed it on a 20 x 1 mod in hybrid mode & applied a little extra force.

Wasn't too keen on the Troy X mini at first sight, i think they should have stuck to the same shape up top as the 22mm Troy X but the more i think about it the more i think it would be great for the Gizmo, the thing that might swing it for me is if the hybrid threading was compatible with other 14500 mods, i'll wait for someone else to buy & try, i'm sure someone will try it out & post their findings somewhere, i did ask the question in a thread over the road on UKV as someone had bought one & recommended it but i got no response.

Another problem is that i have a collection of Spheroids, can i justify buying something that would most likely render them all redundant?

Hope you enjoy yours as much as the ones i've got here, i love 'em.

[Wobblybootie]

Can't see any AFC on the mini but I'm still hovering ...