Some of us do not like cotton wicks. Either because we cannot find the proper cotton, or because we do not like the taste anyhow, or because we do not like to change wicks every day or two. If you prefer silica, but want the advantages of a micro coil, below is a way to accomplished that. Thanks to Xobeloot for this tip - thought I'd put it in pictures, maybe someone else will find it of value.
WARNING: I position my coils for a good and proper throat hit (TH) and less sweetness (more acid notes) of the juice - thanks again to Xobeloot's mentorship in this regard. Also thanks to all the Reonauts in this forum who have made micro coiling easy for us untechs. The coil below is quite high, in fact, the TH was too severe, even for me - that's easily remedied - just push the coil down with your finger.
1. Building the micro coil on my "jig" with a 1.5mm (1/16") drill bit and 28 gauge Kanthal. Found the 28 better than the 30 gauge for this purpose. About 6 or 7 wraps.
2. Completed coil. Came out at 1.0 ohm, prefer just below 1 ohm. At that height the TH is extreme.
3. Your silica unravels into distinctive threads. Each thread is about 0.5mm. I take two threads and put them between a piece of folded Kanthal wire. Lightly wrap the two tails of the wire.
4. Thread the wire through your coil. Now slowly pull the silica threads through. You might want to stabilise the coil with your other hand to prevent it to distort. Remove the wire, either by unfolding or by cutting the silica. Sometimes the wire will cut the silica anyhow through the pulling force.
5. Wick slightly juiced, positioned and trimmed.
Vaped. TH too extreme, pushed down the coil - Perfect!
WARNING: I position my coils for a good and proper throat hit (TH) and less sweetness (more acid notes) of the juice - thanks again to Xobeloot's mentorship in this regard. Also thanks to all the Reonauts in this forum who have made micro coiling easy for us untechs. The coil below is quite high, in fact, the TH was too severe, even for me - that's easily remedied - just push the coil down with your finger.
1. Building the micro coil on my "jig" with a 1.5mm (1/16") drill bit and 28 gauge Kanthal. Found the 28 better than the 30 gauge for this purpose. About 6 or 7 wraps.
2. Completed coil. Came out at 1.0 ohm, prefer just below 1 ohm. At that height the TH is extreme.
3. Your silica unravels into distinctive threads. Each thread is about 0.5mm. I take two threads and put them between a piece of folded Kanthal wire. Lightly wrap the two tails of the wire.
4. Thread the wire through your coil. Now slowly pull the silica threads through. You might want to stabilise the coil with your other hand to prevent it to distort. Remove the wire, either by unfolding or by cutting the silica. Sometimes the wire will cut the silica anyhow through the pulling force.
5. Wick slightly juiced, positioned and trimmed.
Vaped. TH too extreme, pushed down the coil - Perfect!
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Prior to this I had no idea how to get that silica in.
