CARB CAPS

Carb Caps are essential for almost any domeless nail dabbing experience. To use a carb cap, heat up your heating element, place your oil or concentrate on your domeless nail, and then place the carb cap over it. While it may seem like an aesthetic glass topper for your nails, this dabbing accessory has the scientific

purpose of helping you get the most out of your concentrates and seshes. Carb Caps come in many different styles. This article will cover everything you need to know about the purpose and importance of dab carb caps, including bubble caps, spinner caps, disc caps, marble caps, directional caps, and even dab tools with carb caps. 

What Does a Carb Cap Do? 

A Carb Cap for dabbing regulates the airflow and the pressure around the dab inside the nail. Task Rok invented the carb cap in 2013, and the term carb cap was coined because this dab accessory works very similarly to how the car's carburetor regulates the airflow and heat around the engine. Different style carb caps are more applicable to certain types of dab nails and quartz bangers, but their purpose is always the same. By using a carb cap and this air control process, you will get more out of your dabs, not only saving you money but also making taking your dabs a more enjoyable and satisfying experience.

How Important Are Carb Caps For Quartz Bangers? 

A carb cap can be an essential dab accessory to own. Without a dab carb cap for your quartz banger, you will likely be wasting a good amount of product by not capping your nail and creating airflow plus pressure around your dab rig bongs to aid in complete convection, which will give you the best-desired result. Creating this pressure and airflow and properly allowing your dabs to be vaporized with convection will preserve terpenes in your concentrates and produce a more significant amount of vapor.

How To Dab Properly With a Carb Cap? 

Now that we know a carb cap's purpose and function, let's talk about how to use one properly. A carb cap is the last step before beginning to inhale and take your dab. After heating and cooling your dab nail: Place your concentrate using a dab tool.

• Put your carb cap on top of your banger.
• Begin inhaling off the dab rig.

Different styles of carb caps will create different airflows. A spinner carb cap will automatically generate a vortex of air just by placing it on top and inhaling. In contrast, a bubble cap requires the user to manipulate the carb cap altering the airflow more manually while inhaling. The following article can inform you about How Do You Properly Season A Quartz and Titanium Nail.

What is Yellow Line Glass Carb Cap vs. Black Line Quartz Carb Cap 

The difference between Honeybee herb's yellow line carb caps and black line carb caps is that the Yellow Line is made from glass, and the Black Line is made from quartz. Quartz is more desired because of its ability to withstand much higher heat than glass and therefore is less likely to break when exposed to higher temperatures. Another small but noticeable difference is that the Honeybee Herb logo is etched onto the Quartz Black Line carb caps. The Yellow Line glass carb caps do not share this feature because glass cannot withstand the heat of the laser used to etch a logo onto quartz. This is an example of the strength of quartz compared to glass. 

Types of Carb Caps?

There are many different styles and types of carb caps. From Spinner Caps to Directional caps, it is all about different airflow. Each of the following carb caps provides an airflow that will affect the vaporization of your product a bit differently. Learning about different types of airflow and the carb caps that provide this will help you decide which carb cap is best for you and your dab setup.  

Directional Carb Caps 

Directional Carb Caps for dabbing are a flat disc top with a small handle that will allow airflow through a hole in the top and through an angled spout on the other side of the disc. This cap is then manipulated and twisted to move the airflow around the banger and your dab.

Bubble Carb Caps 

Bubble Carb Caps are named for their bubble design on top of your nail. These carb caps function similarly to a direction cap. The difference is that the bubble design allows you not to twist but move the cap and airflow to more areas of the banger that a regular directional carb cap may not reach. 

Spinner Carb Caps 

A Spinner Carb Cap is similar in function to a Disk Carb Cap. The main difference is that a Spinner Cap has a handle that allows extra manipulation of your dab's airflow. This is also a preferable feature as your cab caps will be less hot and allow for quick removal and access to cleaning your dab nail after each use.

Stamp Carb Cap 

A Stamp Carb Cap is like a Disk Carb Cap. The main difference is these caps will have a handle that usually has a larger opening that allows more airflow to be brought in at a faster and less restricted rate. These caps will typically not sit as securely as a bubble cap, so it is advisable to be careful when using them.

Topper Carb Caps 

A Topper Carb Cap is very similar to a directional cap in function. However, the spout which delivers the airflow to the nail sits at a bit of an angle and sits flat on top of the nail. This design enables the user to rotate the cap to deliver an angled airflow to all of the areas of your nail. This helps spread your dab around to all hot areas of the nail while also providing airflow to aid in the vaporization of your product.

Disc Carb Caps 

A disk Carb Cap is a flat and round piece of either glass or quartz that has angled slits that bring in airflow to create a large and powerful vortex of airflow around your dab. The airflow slits can come in different styles and cuts, which give different airflow patterns. These caps do not have a handle or way of manipulating them while in use. They rely on the different angles of air intake holes to create a vortex without manipulation by the user. As this style carb cap sits on top of the nail without a handle and most of its surface area is in close contact with your hot nail, it will be hotter and usually requires waiting to cool down before handling it. 

Which Material is Used to Make Carb Caps? 

There are many different materials that can be used to make carb caps, including glass, titanium, quartz, or ceramic. Different materials can give slightly different results, but the function of airflow is the same. Pairing your dab nail material with the material of your carb cap is the best way to go. Using a titanium carb cap on a glass nail is not advisable for differing heat retention and a possibility of breakage. Check out these materials from which a carb cap can be made and see which would be best suited for your needs. Glass carb cap

• Titanium carb cap
• Quartz carb cap
• Ceramic Carb Cap

Glass Carb Cap 

Glass Carb Caps are created from borosilicate glass and have less heat resistance than a carb cap made from quartz. Using a glass carb cap is more acceptable than a glass nail. This is because you are not exposing your carb cap to as high of temperatures as your dab nail. Glass carb caps are best used with glass or quartz dab nails. 

Titanium Carb Cap 

Titanium carb caps are made from titanium. Titanium is less commonly but still used in the world of dabbing. Titanium carb caps are often found on top of a titanium dab tool and are best paired and used with a titanium nail or banger. Advantages of titanium are that it is corrosion-resistant, has an extremely high resistance to heat, and is much less fragile than glass, quartz, or ceramic carb cap. 

Quartz Carb Cap 

Quartz carb caps are probably the most popular on the market today. Quartz glass is made by mixing quartz sand with borosilicate glass. It is stronger and more durable than borosilicate glass without quartz. Their high resistance to heat makes them highly desirable to any serious concentrate connoisseur. A quartz carb cap is best paired and used with a quartz nail, glass nail, or banger. 

Ceramic Carb Cap 

Ceramic carb caps are made from ceramic. Ceramic is created by applying extremely high temperatures to clay mixed with silica to add strength. This gives ceramic high heat resistance, making it ideal for a carb cap. A ceramic carb cap is best paired and used with a ceramic dab nail. 

Which Are The Best Carb Cap To Spin Pearls? 

When using terp pearls or dab beads in your banger, getting them to spin is key to the function and purpose that they serve of efficiently spreading your concentrates around your nail. Some carb caps, such as spinner caps and disc caps, are designed to create a powerful vortex in your banger that will spin the pearls without any manipulation. Directional and Bubble Carb Caps do not have the same air intake angles, do not create as heavy of a vortex, and will require some manipulation to get the pearls to spin. 

How Do I Know Which Carb Cap To Buy? 

It comes down to two things; The desired function you are looking for and the type of banger or nail you are pairing it with. As discussed earlier, different caps give different airflows. Whether you are looking for a total vortex of spinning airflow of a spinner cap or a bubble cap's more subtle and direct airflow, there are plenty of options.