Here’s a home made vaporizer we can really get behind.
Lets just take a second to be completely honest here. There’s no point in suggesting that this is possibly for smoking tobacco. Medical marijuana is legal (well, not federally), in several states, and we’re sure there are hackers there that would really enjoy making something of their own instead of just buying something.
We’ve covered a few below and they always seemed to have something in common. They use soldering irons for heat. Inevitably someone points out what a bad idea this is.
They are right to do so. There are a multitude of possible bad things that could exist on that soldering iron, or the adhesive you use to fasten things to it, that you probably shouldn’t breathe. That soldering iron is what drew us to the project in the first place though! It’s a hack! Shame on us (maybe we’ll tackle pressure rated PVC next). It is like drinking beer through a lead pipe.
So, why would someone want to use a vaporizer? It is slightly healthier. You’re not burning all the plant material and inhaling it, you’re heating it to the point that the thc and magic goo inside boils and makes vapor, which you breathe. We don’t know exactly how much healthier it is, but it has to be at least marginally better than burning things and inhaling it.
A very popular device for this is the Magic Flying Launch Box or MFLB, a portable vaporizer that retails for around $100. People have figured out that the thing is quite simple. A wire mesh is heated to roughly 360F (180C) degrees or more by shorting out a battery. That’s it. You might be thinking , couldn’t I use an E cigarette? Well, probably not, they don’t get hot enough. It would be a cool hack though.
When building something like this, you need to do a little research and make absolutely sure the materials you are using aren’t going to kill you. Some wire meshes are coated in zinc or other chemicals. Solder obviously needs to be considered as well. You weren’t seriously going to use treated lumber for this were you? What are you, stoned?
Many people have done DIY versions of the MFLB. Some are super quick and trashy, some are more detailed in their build, and some are even solderless.
All the people bitching about this hack need to chill out and vape some green.
2023 dab gorilla tape and patch it up but it is not for anyone except me. Times are tough on drug dealers. Especially when everything is so dangerous due to being tainted with a medication that’s been used for years. But that was 2002 and I think they just had lollipops for people with pain or access to a script pad, but don’t pull one out in an interview especially if you’re interviewing for a job. I didn’t do that because I’m not stupid. I watched it. I didn’t record it on video because it didn’t happen yet. We did not have video on a telephone and I think we just got cameras on them. Oh this makes me angry, just typing and I’m not even typing. This could be artificial intelligence, but 2013 doesn’t have artificial intelligence we just called you guys dumb
Screw you. I am going to start my own Hackaday, without the hookers and booze.
without the hookers and black jack. *facepalm*
Just a little edit, it’s Magic-Flight Launch Box (not Flying*). http://www.magic-flight.com/ Happy Hacking.
I know people who’ve used vaporizers and I can say they look much more medicated when they’ve smoked a joint. Plus they are much cheaper :)
Interesting how cannabis related topics always have the most comments here ;-)
I commented 10years later on an iPad Pro. It’s all legal. Many places. 2018 made up this bill. Yeah. The year. Whatevs. I’m gonna go get a vape gummies and tincture of … terpenes taste like armpits or I warm up the rosin from echinacea no no. Hemp. Compliant with the loopholes farm bill gummies meh but they taste goooood haymaker blend skrawburrr mango. I get cotton candy cuz it’s gross and not an affordable snack.
2013. Hey. There’s some weird stuff now. We all need to recover … I’d like to laugh and
Ha ha, trolls are funny..
Commence to 3d printing pointystick.stl
(Laughs haughtily in basement)
Vaporizor? Magic Flying Lunch Box? Damn you guys kill me hahhahaha
I love the use of the word “Medical..” lol
Awesome article, title made me LOL a bit though. Reminds me of my teenage years of making things like vaporizers and bongs from scrap.
This is beyond lame. Marijuana is lame. Drugs and alcohol are lame. What a life you have if that’s all you’re into.
Folks like you do not comprehend the value of the Almighty’s given plant. Why do you believe that this is all we’re interested in OR do all the time? Can’t you chew gum and rub your belly at the same time. Educate yourself, so you won’t be so “lame”.
Sorry if this has already been said, but if your kid is on a hacker site at school he SHOULD be blocked!
Man this article saved my life! i live in iran and there is no way to find a vapor here tnx man!
I would probably not go with the iron either ha. Although, vaping your weed is much much better.