Gosh darn coils!
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I think this is a Big Part of being successful. Being able to Reproduce what you Did the Last Time if it Worked. Or Being able to Adjust from a Known amount when things Don't go as Planned.
I tried using Rayon on my First Builds. Because everyone said how much "Better" Rayon is. What they Didn't say was it was Difficult to Gauge how Much Rayon to use. Seemed like I was Always Guessing.
I quickly moved to Cotton Pads because I can cut a strip of a Cotton Pad by eye the Same Width with Remarkable Accuracy. And it didn't take long to find the Best Width to go into a 3.0mm or 3.5mm Coil.
Find a bead shop and ask for Chinese shears. Sharp, accurate, compact, inexpensive. Actually, most of my.jewelry tools have been perfect.
I know you are going to Shake your Head at this. But I have tried a Lot of Scissor, and these work the Best for Cutting Wicks.
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Thank you for giving me a sense I'm on the right track. I've been playing with my first RTA for a couple weeks now, and have found a build I'm comfortable with and can reproduce. After that, I obviously needed to buy another, so I've got a completely different one to try tomorrow.
Lol, yeah, that's the way it works, all right
But I've got frugal shiney-itis. I just go through posts from ages ago -- i.e., about nine months earlier -- and find what people thought was great then. Now, it's pretty inexpensive. Although, with my second purchase, the jury's still out, but there may have been a reason it was a bargain.
It sounds like you are Doing Fine.
I'll be Honest with you, I have Tried Hundreds of the "This is The BEST" things over the Years. And it seems like Every Week someone has a "Better" way to do This. Or to Wick that. And Ya Know what? Most of them Work about the Same as the Old Way.
So I focus in on what's Easier to do.
Like I said, I Started with Rayon. And I struggled. So I Switched to Cotton Pads and the First wick I made Worked. And after a Short Period, I had Cotton Pads wick down to a Science. But I went Back to Rayon now that I knew How much Wick would work. And I was Able to get Rayon going.
Was Rayon Better? Maybe? Seemed like it was a maybe a Tad Better? I Guess? So I went back to Cotton Pads. Because it was So Much Easier/Faster. And So Much More Consistent.
I guess what I'm saying is sometimes something can be 5% Better, but it can be 30% Harder to Do. So I tend to Give Up a Very Small amount of "Better" for a Big Percentage of "Easier".
But that is just Me.
I know you are going to Shake your Head at this. But I have tried a Lot of Scissor, and these work the Best for Cutting Wicks.
Aha! What beaders call Chinese shears!
$0.93 Precision Stainless Steel Thrum Scissors at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
After the Lemo (v1), I got a AGA-T5. I was just going through threads where folks had recommended single-coil RTAs, looking at reviews, and I found this one for $9.95. For that price, if it was a mistake, it would be a small one.
I read many people's remarks that it's too shiny, but I think it's kinda purdy. All the juice leaks back out if you fill it from the fill hole (I read that, too, but forgot), but it's fine when filled through the bottom.
We'll see.
This is the best option for you. Get one of these tools and spend about 30 minutes making tons and tons of coils with the jig/tool and the next time you need a coil, just grab one of your premade coils. Made my vaping life so much easier. Separate the pre made coils by gauge and # of wraps into labeled bags/containers and you wont have to worry about building coils for the longest time.Hey Don't Worry.
The First couple of Coils I made looked Pathetic. And it Took Forever with Many Choice words. But every time I made one, it got a Little Better. And a Little Faster.
One day I saw one of these Coil Tools for like 7 Bucks and I said WTH. 7 Bucks isn't going to kill me if it is Junk.
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Darn thing works Great. And it is nice that it comes in a Box so all the Mandrels don't get lost.
Building Coils isn't all that Bad. But it takes a Little Practice. And having a Good Tool never hurt when doing Any Job.
quick tip if ya scissors feel dull
find a glass bottle like a wine bottle with narrow neck or an empty glass juice bottle needs to be a glass bottle
and use the scissors on the neck as if you trying to cut the neck off the bottle
do this for a few seconds a few times
then try out ya scissors again on some paper or ya wick material
its an old trick that works to resharpen them
hope this helps save a few scissors out there
find a glass bottle like a wine bottle with narrow neck or an empty glass juice bottle needs to be a glass bottle
and use the scissors on the neck as if you trying to cut the neck off the bottle
do this for a few seconds a few times
then try out ya scissors again on some paper or ya wick material
its an old trick that works to resharpen them
hope this helps save a few scissors out there
Come winter mine will all look like 3 year olds made them again. Right now I'm whipping out beautiful coils. Eventually it will be December again
Good luck with it. I've never built one, so no tips from me. I have faith in you, though. I'm sure you can handle it.
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