Wax Vaporizers

What are concentrate vaporizers?

Wax vaporizers are vapes that are specifically designated to be used with concentrated forms of THC. Meaning that they’re a little more complicated, but ultimately hit much harder than dry herb vaporizers. 

Because concentrates are sticky and messy, they'll need proper maintenance to stay working their best. For those who prefer dabbing over the dry herb, E-Rigs, and Wax Pens are a blessing compared to traditional dab rigs which required a torch lighter and a glass banger. 

So what exactly is a concentrate? The short answer is that it’s a substance extracted from the cannabis flower - It’s the purest form of THC. In modern times, there are tons of popular kinds of concentrates. They come in a lot of different texture varieties which can undoubtedly make it confusing for a newbie. As they are generally sticky, it's why they’re informally known as ‘dabs’ since they need to be dabbed onto an atomizer. 

(Concentrates are different from cannabis oil. That has its type of vape that can be found in our Oil Vaporizer section. If it comes in a cartridge or a pod, then it’s designed for an oil vape.)

Wax Vaporizers 101

There are 2 varieties of wax vaporizers but at their core, they work relatively the same in terms of how the concentrate is heated.

• Wax pens as the name suggests are small and portable.
• While electronic dab rigs or e-rigs (or dab rigs even), can be portable but they are usually larger and include easy-to-damage glass pieces.

A Wax Pen works much the same way as most portable vaporizers. They work in two parts with a battery base and an atomizer heating element of some kind. The second part is an atomizer that will either be in the form of exposed coils or a bucket chamber. You'll be placing your concentrates into this chamber by using a dabbing tool aka a metal or glass rod that helps to avoid that sticky mess. As a pro, almost all wax vaporizers in our catalog will come included with a dab tool. As a sort of third piece, there will be a mouthpiece that you'll be inhaling your vapor.  

E-Rigs are kind of like dab rigs, but instead of a torch lighter, electricity is used to heat the atomizer.

Electronic dab rigs will have a battery base. Again, as with wax pens, this battery is rechargeable. Aside from that, the atomizer will normally be bigger than pen models and equipped with a glass bubbler of some sort. Much like a bong, these bubblers will be filled with water to cool down and humidify the vapor that you inhale. The result is producing smooth and tasty hits which are easier on the lungs. Some E-Rigs can also be further customized as many companies offer different types of coils and bucket atomizers. These different kinds of atomizers can alter the taste and strength of vapor clouds and are also just plain fun to mess around with. 

Find out more about either Wax Pens or E-Rigs in their respective sections to figure out which one works best for your needs! 

Why should you buy a wax vape from Tools420?

Having been around since 2016, we've seen almost every kind of wax vaporizer come through our door for testing. While the ones on our shelves are known for their quality, a lot have failed our testing. In other words, we only carry products that we truly believe in. As well, you'll be able to see our testing in our Wax Pen Reviews and our E-Rig Reviews. In these reviews, we will give our non-biased breakdowns of a device's key features and show you tons of photos about how it operates as well. If you still have more questions that weren't answered there, we also have a 7000-subscriber Tools420 YouTube Channel where you'll be able to see all of the devices on video.

Concentrate Vaporizer FAQs

Can I mix concentrate and dry herb to vaporize?

In some flower vapes, you can use a bit of concentrate in the middle of two flower clumps, but in wax vaporizers, they can only be used with waxy concentrates.

Do you hit wax vapes until you get no more vapor?

You can tell when your concentrate vape has cleared its bowl when either the vapor begins to start tasting burnt, or if the vapor production begins to drop off.

How many hits of vapor from concentrate?

If you are using a higher voltage in your dab pen, you can expect to clear a rice-sized grain dab in about three good hits. On lower voltages, you can expect about five hits before your wax is spent, which might require multiple heating cycles.

How to buy a vaporizer for concentrates?

Here at Tools420, you'll be able to shop our full selection of concentrate vaporizers with free shipping on orders over $70. Simply checkout and select the shipping option that you'd like. Additionally, you can use our live chat feature to talk with one of our experts about any of the questions that you still might have. We are here to help! While there might not be one best wax pen sentiments in the community, we believe that there is a device that will be perfect for you!

How to dose your THC concentrate in a vaporizer?

To properly dose the THC in your concentrate vaporizer sessions, you'll first look at the THC percentage in the concentrate before looking at how many sessions you can get from your jar. For example, if you get 10 sessions from a 1g jar of 50% THC, then each session will contain about 0.05g of THC per dose.

How to refill a concentrate vaporizer?

To refill a concentrate vaporizer, all that you'll need to do is clear out the chamber from your last session with a Q-Tip before loading in your new dab with a dab tool. By cleaning out your last session, you ensure that nothing will get burnt so that your atomizer will stay working its best.

How to get oil concentrates for your vaporizer?

Your local dispensary will be sure to have tons of stock of concentrates for all types of vaporizers. Just make sure that you are buying from a legitimate source so that your label is accurate.

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