enthdimension
Rising Star
anrchy said:I only use a bic to melt the crystals with it loaded. Once they are melted I use a small soldering torch.
I used to load the Spice onto the disc, then use a lighter to warm it without touching it with the flame til it melted. However, I realized no matter how careful I was, the Spice would slightly turn golden as I warmed it, indicated "caramelizing" or breaking down had probably occured. I also noticed the vapor had a burnt Spice taste to it and was quite a bit more harsh.
Now what I do is first warm the disc itself (warm, not too hot!) then load the Spice from a folded piece of paper onto it. The Spice melts right on. If any Spice happens not to melt, I just press it into the pad ligtly with the handle of my tweezers(it usually sticks just fine without spilling off). Then I load it into the GVG with the tweezers.