Quartz Banger Brings 710 to Life 710 Life is a Los Angeles area company that manufactures a wide variety of standard and portable cannabis vaping and dabbing devices. The company’s proprietary e-nail coil is designed to work seamlessly with a specially made quartz banger, an upgrade sold separately from their e-nail packages. I discovered 710 Life last year in a High Times article reviewing 2018’s 10 best e-nails and have used their micro mini e-nail reliably for the past 5 months dabbing live resins, jelly waxes, shatters, crumbles, and other extracts. After putting my e-nail through daily tests of performance and durability, powering it up and down, disconnecting and reconnecting the coil and cord, disassembling, cleaning and reassembling the nail components and dabbing anew without incident, it is clear why the award-winning device made it on the High Times list. 710 Life micro mini e-nail 710 Life award-winning branded micro mini e-nail set to 720 degrees The micro mini e-nail comes with a titanium nail and quartz and ceramic inserts (1 of each) to enable dabbing right out of the box. For the past 5 months I’d gotten great tasting vapor off of the quartz and ceramic inserts but both eventually became mired in gunk and irretrievably embedded in the titanium. They broke when extracted. No point in throwing good money after bad, so after cracking a 2nd quartz insert I decided to purchase 710 Life’s branded quartz banger, made especially for use with its proprietary coil. The banger sells for about $40 (there are coupon codes on the website) and features a deep bucket and lamppost neck displaying the company’s colorful honey bee/honeycomb logo. 710 Life 20mm/14mm quartz banger after soaking in hot water & scraping off the gunk The specially designed quartz piece fits 710 Life’s coil perfectly and includes a small stem protruding from the banger neck to help stabilize the coil, which would otherwise fall off. The coil rod rests on the little banger stem and the attached cable feeds back towards the dabber, trailing down and around the base of the rig and back out to the e-nail, I copied a few dabbers who’d bent their coil rods to make them fit more naturally over the little quartz stem. Both the bent rod and the strategically positioned cable improve overall stability and keep the coil well-seated. Bent coil rod The coil rod can be bent for a more contoured fit over the banger’s small stabilizing stem Replacing the titanium nail and inserts with a quartz banger sparked a reassessment of my e-nail temperature setting. I’d taken my first month of quartz insert dabs at 720 degrees, then lowered the temp to 710 degrees where it remained. But a quartz banger heats up more quickly than a titanium nail and spreads the heat much more evenly around the sides and base of the bucket, so I reduced the dab temp to 700 degrees which still felt too hot. 710 Life’s website claims 650 degrees is the optimal dabbing e-nail temperature so I took a few 650-degree dabs with the quartz banger and I have to agree. I’ve experienced more flavor, less oily residue, and no loss in potency at the lower temperature. The coil rod rests on a little stem on the side of the banger neck Dab nails will accumulate oily, resinous gunk at any temperature, with any wax, and will require regular, if not daily, cleanings to maintain performance. 710 Life’s website features detailed instructions for different methods to clean quartz. I’ve developed a regimen that works for me. After each dab, while the bucket is still hot, I spot swab any residue taking care not to spread the oil around the quartz. At the end of a dab session I’ll dip a q-tip in isopropyl alcohol and spot swab with that. This spot swabbing helps slow gunk accumulation, but doesn’t effectively clean the quartz, which requires more extensive measures. Quartz banger with e-nail coil Coil rod and cable, when positioned correctly, allow the stem to prop up and hold the coil in place My cleaning method is a fairly easy and efficient way to remove at least 90% of the resinous gunk: Fill a small bowl or cup with very hot water, immerse the quartz in the water for about a minute to loosen the grime, then scrape the gunk off with a dab tool. The process must be repeated several times to be effective. I then use q-tips and tissues dipped in rubbing alcohol to swab away the carbon remnants. 710 Life suggests buying a few dentist quality metal picks, but the sharp end of a dab tool works. The spoon end is helpful, too, while flexible q-tips work to clean out the banger neck. The quartz can be maintained at near new quality with proper maintenance, but should it need special care 710 Life also offers customers instructions for deep cleaning. 710 Life e-nail unboxed stuff quartz banger Some of 710 Life’s branded accessories, included with e-nail purchase The 710 Life micro mini e-nail is a good investment. The unit has functioned consistently well over time and is priced reasonably in comparison to similar devices. The e-nail has its quirks, but with experience and the reassurance that comes with the company’s excellent customer service, there is little to worry about. When my original unit malfunctioned beyond my ability to correct it, 710 Life sent me a replacement with no hassle. They even have a program allowing the user to put down a deposit so that 710 Life can send a replacement overnight, then they credit back the deposit upon their receipt of the defective unit. I took advantage of this program and the company delivered exactly as promised. My replacement unit works wonderfully and has always reset when necessary. 710 Life manufactures and sells a variety of neat dabbing and vaping gadgetry in addition to its standard e-nails, like their Dip and Dab, Aqua Dabber, Dry Rosin Press, Pure KnockOut dry herb vape device and more. But at only $40 (less with coupons), their quartz banger is an especially good buy. Why? It transforms e-nail insert/titanium nail dabbing into a completely different kind of cannabis vaping experience by recapturing the fun and intensity of butane-generated torch dabbing without the volatility. In its 2018 review of the company’s award-winning e-nail, High Times noted that what truly sets apart 710 Life’s e-nail from other standard e-nails is the way it functions when used with the specially designed quartz banger. Since replacing my titanium nail with 710 Life’s 20mm 710 Life quartz banger, I couldn’t agree more!!