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10 Best Inexpensive Mechanical Mods

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8. Vanilla Mechanical Mod

copper vanilla modThe Vanilla Mechanical Mod is manufactured by Smok-E Mountain Mech Works, which is based in Cebu, Philippines.  Though the Vanilla has become Smok-E Mountain’s flagship device, it also manufactures other original devices as well, such as the SLNDR, V-Rex and Invention mech,as well as the Wolf Call rebuildable dripping atomizer and a slew of assorted drip tips.

To meet demand, Smok-E Mountain has made the Vanilla available in three materials: 304 grade stainless steel, brass and copper.  The Vanilla is large enough to hold an 18650 battery and is the industry standard, which has become 22mm in diameter to fit most atomizers.  When purchasing the Vanilla, expect to see copper pins with a telescoping firing pin, an adjustable throw button with a lock ring, and serialized engravings.  Indeed, the Vanilla is definitely a pleasant sight to look at since lines were cut into the device to give it its unique and very appealing appearance.  On the lower portion of the body has a stamped Smok-E Mountain logo, while the bottom button also has the logo engraved, with an addition of a serial number.  There are various versions of the Vanilla, such as the special edition which includes silver contact pins, and the Vanilla can be obtained with or without a clear finish to avoid fingers prints or the patina process.

The Vanilla comes with quite a hefty price since it’s an authentic Filipino mechanical mod that has been precisely machined to perfection, but we were able to find a clone that may fit in your budget a bit easier, which is how the Vanilla sits on our list of best inexpensive mechanical mods.

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Blake Brown
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  1. The only thing is, is most of these mods you can find on fast tech for very cheap. Why not do an article about the 10 least expensive authentic mechanical mod?

    • I personally couldn’t agree with you more Paul but as with most of these Vape Deal websites or mod blogs they have all been sponsored by FastTech or any one of the many Chinese marketeers.
      There are actually a lot of inexpensive authentic mechanical mods out these days whether they’re authentic US or authentic China made they are their authentic and not clones.

  2. There are a lot of US sites that offer great inexpensive mech mods. I feel like the writer was just too lazy to do any real research. Check out Angelcigs, 101 Vapes, Sweet Vapes, etc. You can even get some pretty good deals on ebay.
    Shame on you for sending everyone straight to Fasttech for everything where everyone knows you take a chance of hit or miss when buying from them.

    • That isn’t the case at all. I wasn’t being lazy – in fact, posts about products are the easiest to write about. I linked to FastTech because the lowest price someone can get is typically what is wanted. Trust me, I can link to plenty of other sites, but many find themselves looking for the absolute best deal, and that is what I offered.

      • I’m very confused, as the lancelot, vapesirs, is created by Jason borne, out of the phillipines… missouri??? where’d that come from?

        • That’s what I found with research. I’m pretty sure that’s right, but I would have to research again to become more familiar with it and where it came from. After thousands of posts, it’s easy to forget many factors — I apologize.

  3. Are these clones from Fast tech

  4. this is EXACTLY the kind of post I was looking for, thank you!

  5. Just so that you know… for the FUhattans that you linked are actually a clone of a clone. The ones that have 1/1 on the button is the original Manhattan clone… the one with the mickey mouse doing the middle finger are clones of a clone. not that its a problem, but just thought people should know.

    • Sorry George but you are soooo wrong,the original fu hattans was Manhattan mods that Av didn’t pay for.so the company renamed them and sold them to make up for lost revenues.

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