Electronic Nail (or E-Nail) is an evolutionary step in dabbing that removes the need for a torch. An E nail gives greater temperature control, so heating dabs isn't a game of guesswork. You'll enjoy the full flavor of your concentrates without worrying about overheating.
For the daily dabber, buying an electronic nail is a no-brainer!
An electric dab nail is a dab rig accessory attached to your water pipe. It allows you to vaporize concentrates such as oils, waxes, e-liquids, or dabs without a blow torch or butane burner. It has a built-in heating element and a power pack. An electronic nail provides better temperature control, so you don't lose flavors and potency.
The first electronic nails had a heating coil wrapped around the quartz banger or nail. You set the enail temperature through a controller box. This enail coil then transferred heat to the banger through conduction.
The dabber would then use their rig as in a typical dabbing session but without a butane torch. These older desktop enails were typically mains-powered and needed a power cable to plug into a wall socket. These enail kits were relatively bulky and only made for use at home. You needed to be careful not to trip over the cable and knock your dab rig to the floor.
Portable enail dab kit devices like the Lookah Q7 and Q7 Mini replace the traditional dab rig banger. These battery-powered devices don't need any power leads, so they are easy to use anywhere. You attach the enail directly to a dab rig for precision dabbing.
They have a preheat function and hold wax or other concentrates in a chamber. When the preset temperature is reached, inhale from the dab rig as you normally would.
The great benefit of these electric dab nails is their ability to produce a consistent temperature. With the butane torch method, you must play a guessing game as the nail heats.
Is the temperature enough to vaporize, or is there excess heat that will burn the wax or oil, resulting in a loss of flavor?
This consistency means you can explore the full flavor of your favorite herb concentrates by pinpointing the perfect temperature.
This not only helps conserve your wax; it's much cleaner, so it maintains your dab rig and reduces the need for cleaning as frequently. Lookah has some of the best enails for sale at our online headshop.
One of the main reasons more people don't dab with a dab rig is that it's seen as quite intimidating, at least in the traditional manner.
To dab from a wax dab rig, you must use a butane torch to heat a quartz banger. Using a torch can be pretty scary for those new to vaping dabs. Many are worried about burning themselves or setting their house alight. Of course, with an enail, you must ensure it is charged.
With an electrical banger or enail, you don't have to worry about an open flame. This lowers the entry-level to dabbing, making it much more approachable for newer participants to try. Dabs make it easier to control higher dosages when medicating CBD or THC wax.
You need to find the right temperature when using a torch to dab. The nail should be high enough to vaporize the wax but not so hot that it burns off the flavonoids and cannabinoids. This can be a difficult task, requiring trial and error.
With an enail, you can set the voltage or temperature and create the same dabbing experience every time. If you are a flavor chaser, go for low temperatures and dab at 400 to 450 degrees. If you are into clouds and massive hits, then 600 to 700F will be a better option. This is easy to do with an enail.
There are several considerations when choosing the right enail for a satisfying and safe dabbing experience. From performance, functionality, ease of use, safety features, portability, and personal preferences. We have put together a guide on what to look for when choosing your enail:
To select the best e-nail evaluate your needs and consider these factors.
If you are buying an enail for the first time, we suggest checking the Q7 and Q7 Mini devices from Lookah.
The Q7 enail fits 14mm pipes and comes with a silicone sheath for 18mm joint water pipes, turning them into an electric dab rig.
This electric nail uses a double-layer quartz coil with patented technology. You can set the temperature between 200°F and 750°F.
Turn it on, set the temperature, and it will heat up at lightning speed.
Once ready, it will vibrate once, letting you know it's ready for action.
Drop in a tasty nugget of your wax or favored concentrate like rosin, bubble hash, budder, or crumble.
Close the lid with the built-in carb cap and start dabbing away as it maintains the set temp for 60 seconds.
No cables or torches make it an excellent portable enail for smooth, easy dabbing. With a full charge, the battery life will provide several dabs.
The Q7 Mini is a newer version of the Q7 device. This mini enail has a similar style with a silicon sleeve to fit 18mm or 14mm pipes.
It has three preset voltages and uses the same replaceable 710 dab atomizers as the Swordfish, Unicorn Mini, Dragon Egg, and other Lookah vape devices.
Lift the lid and put a small dab in the atomizer's center.
Close the lid and press the power button five times to turn on the device.
The device will enter a countdown mode from 9 to 0.
Once completed, you can choose the voltage setting by clicking the power button two times.
Then, press and hold the power button to start vaporizing the wax. You're ready to start dabbing when you see a little vapor come from the lid (usually about 5 seconds).
There are three main differences between these two devices.
The Q7 enail has a built-in coil that can't be swapped out.
The Q7 Mini has replaceable Lookah 710 thread coils and is compatible with all four versions of this coil.
The Q7 has a precision temperature control that can be set in 5-degree increments from 200F to 750F
The Q7 Mini has three preset voltages, low 3.2V, med 3.6V, and high 4.0V
The Q7 can maintain the set temperature for 60 seconds at a time. Once you start, you don't need to press the button.
The Q7 Mini can maintain a session for maintaining a session for 30seconds, but you need to keep the button pressed down.
Our E-nail is easy to clean and should be looked at two ways; Routine maintenance using Q-tips to wipe away excess wax after using, and occasional deep cleans done once a month or so depending on usage.
Overall caring for your E-nail is simple and with a little routine will keep your unit working perfectly for years to come.
Using an E-nail is very easy. Every device will vary somewhat however these steps will be relatively standard.
An E-Nail is an electronic device used to consume quality concentrates. E-Nails replaces the open flame of a torch that would normally be used to heat your nail. E Nails are typically attached directly to a dab nail and heat the nail.
Both units work on all Freeze Pipe bongs and dab rigs, even our bubbler with an adapter we sell. Adjusts to fit any dab rig with a 14mm or 18mm bowl size.
