New to RBA's - Few questions (Wicks, coils, fill hole, etc.)

Jonathan;12089847 said:

SS mesh... it can be a real nightmare to learn. After a good bit of trial and error, this is what I decided I like in my own aga-t2:
Supplies
#450 mesh 45mmx45mm
3mm hollow ekowool tubing
.1mmx.5mm flat kanthal ribbon
14 gauge blunt needle
-Finding hotspots when using a bare mesh wick can be hair-pulling madness, just omit that step completely by using ekowool.
Steps involved:
1) Clean your mesh with hot water and dish soap. Make sure all traces of soap are cleaned away
2) Torch one side of the mesh, allowing it to glow red on entire surface. Flip and repeat 4 more times.
3) firmly hold one end of mesh. use a syringe tip or other pin shaped object to pinch screen between finger with, and drag along length of screen to make it curl up on itself, as is done with ribbons
4) Fold over just the tiniest bit of roughest edge of screen. begin rolling as tightly as possible between thumbs & forefingers until rolled up.
5) roll repeatedly between fingers until wick is solid, w/ no hole in center. one way will tighten, the other way will loosen, you will be able to feel if its tightening or not
6) Once wick is completely tight, hold end w pliers and torch until red glow has been on every part of wick. repeat this step 4 more times
7) cut one end of the wick w scissors at a 45 degree angle. This allows more juice to flow up through the bottom end.
8) Set aside wick for now and grab up ekowool tubing. torch tubing an inch from the end and cut with wire cutters, scissors wont cut right and it will fray uncontrollably if you dont torch the area where you cut it first.
9) Thread 14 ga blunt tip needle through the clean end of the ekowool. torch entire piece till it glows, being careful not to let the syringe glow also. Allow it to cool an d trim just frayed end off.
10) set wick inside clean, dry atomizer. do not attempt to use dirty/wet/full atty or ekowool falls apart. torching makes ekowool stiffen and retain shape
11) trim wick flush w top of center post in atty using scissors.
12) slide ekowool tube over mesh, taking care not to let it snag or fray. Trim with wirecutters, even with or a bit above mesh wick top.
13) Cut a 3 inch piece of kanthal ribbon. torch entirely til it glows orange 3 times. do not hold torch still or youll ruin kanthal
14) wrap on device, not outside of it. I like a 3/4 coil wrapped medium tight giving me 1.3-1.5 ohms of resistance, but its a personal sweet-spot kinda thing, you may like 2.5 or .5, its very subjective
15) test coil w the proper meter. I have a regular old ego threaded one which can be found on almost any site w rba supplies. SAFETY FIRST!!!!
16) Fill w your favorite juice and enjoy. For more info, I found all of pbusardo's videos on youtube to be very helpful while I was learning.

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