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Yes, that's same place mine also seems to get clogged.. It gets just like how a clogged screen would get only difference we can clean these and reuse, which is a very nice thing...The metal certainly has weakened a bit after 3-4 cleanings, the spring action not as good as it once was. Mine , that end piece that rest inside bowl that is like little under 1/8" long, kinda fills with resin once it does brushing or snapping no-longer works to get good hits..
mine was getting greasy every few days to the point I needed to clean her to work right.
.... yeah, as it cakes and bakes on, it's a little harder to clean,... I hear you on the metal tempering loss, but so far it's OK, still pretty much the same spring to it,... but the repeated blasting to red glow isn't a good thing long term maybe,.... guess we'll see!
I don't do that often though, only when lazy... I like to hold it upside down and pull the base back and let it snap onto the ashtray surface to knock bits loose during use, and/or just straight draw with flame to roast out stuck bits.... Cleaning, I'll heat it up a little, then dunk it in 91% alcohol and take a q-tip to it while immersed,.. this cleans it well and fast enough.... they are certainly using a high quality alloy!
