Did Clone Tutorial (genesis style)

spraintz;7784918 said:

I oxidize my mesh while unrolled, 2 maybe 3 quick passes per side with my lil butane torch. I only oxidize until the color of the mesh is gold/dark brown.........this is very important, you don't want to "over-oxidize" the wick as this can lead to a "brittle" and fragile oxidized layer that can be very finicky.

Once I've oxidized I roll the wick by hand.....no paperclip, no needle......just keep rolling it with yer fingers while adding more and more pressure until it starts to get the size you need(I test fit on the wick hole as I'm rolling). I like to roll my wicks smaller than the diameter of the wick hole on all my atomizers so there is extra room for air return.

At this point the wick will be nice and tightly rolled but still a lil "floppy" (not stiff), I think this is where a lot of folks start to have issues. Some methods state that you need to quench the wick a few times (this stiffens or hardens the wick)......here is where I disagree. Quenching a wick will give it stiffness and make it a lil easier to work with but to do so you have to heat the wick red hot and then quench.........this heating red hot can get you into that "over-oxidized" area and tho it might be easier to wrap a coil you run the risk of it shorting easier as well.

What I do instead of full on quenching: I take my freshly oxidized and rolled wick and give it 1 very light pass with the torch and then drip some juice on the wick. I then light the juice and let it burn away (juice burn). I do this about 3/4 times, each time dripping new juice on the wick once the juice has burned away. This will add a lil bit of rigidity and give a good juice coating to the wick that helps with wicking and helps with shorts.

Once all that is done I will throw the wick in the atomizer and stick a paperclip down the wick hole to hold the wick steady and simply wrap my coil.......I wrap it tight but, as stated above, just tight enough so that each coil is in contact with the wick.

I pull out the paperclip and I do my test fire and coil adjustment. Using this method my coil adjustments on test fire are very very minimal and many times not even needed. I can do a full wick and coil from start to finish in well under 10min......just a coil change in about 1-2min.

I will say one thing, there is no substitute for practice......I went through every method and trick (band-aid fix) for trying to eliminate shorts but I just kept practicing...................now my Provari hasn't seen an E1 error in ages

Hope this helps, lemme know if ya have any questions.

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