I use cotton most of the time. I didn't know I wouldn't need tails? Maybe that's my problem. Haha.
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Thanks a bunch rob. I'm a guy who can appreciate quality craftsmanship. I can't put this thing down!Congrats DyrtyByrd
I generally clip my wick tails about even with the edge of the deck so I can tuck them down just a tad. I'll have to try clipping them short, I guess the juice does raise up a little ways when squonking.
I wick cotton tight like a Scottish roll, I usually run 3mm coils, cotton on the deck & get easy 5 great wet Vapes per squonk. I also squonk the bottle for a few seconds until the juice comes up in between the coil & post. Pull your Atty & watch your squonk, when you see liquid feeding up the wick release it, you'll get the hang of it, welcome to the best vape you've ever experienced 
There are lots of wicking variables with different wicking materials, what is commonly considered the right ways to do each of them and the ways that are not but work just fine too. As a very long draw lung hitter and flavor chaser I seldom follow what some may call the norm for wicks. To get more than a couple of hits between squonks, I want a lot of wick to hold a lot of joose, yet not cook it/hamper an atty from draining after the squonk. I only use KGD 3mm and RxW in all my atty's now days. With the cotton what works best for me in any atty is coils wrapped on 2.5 or 3mm forms, with tight Scottish rolled wick and tails that are long enough for the very ends of them to just rest on the deck. With RxW I leave the tails long enough for the ends to just touch the deck as well. Same with high center parallel coils with either cotton or RxW, the tail ends to also just reach the deck. I run each of my ADV's in 2-3 or more Reos that each have different attys on them. So my builds for an ADV can vary for the best flavor rich vapor from it in each atty I run it in.
Welcome Dirty Bird! As you can already see, we are a very helpful lot too. Keep us posted with any discoveries and questions. Starting a new year with a Reo = bliss!
Just stopped by to say welcome DyrtyByrd! Congrats on getting your first REO! What a way to begin the new year!
Thanks all for the replies guys! I decided to spend Friday night and most of today backpacking a short loop. Reo tagged along of course. But I still don't think I'm wicking this atty correctly. I'm really good at getting burnt hits with it. I guess it just takes some time to get the hang of it
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Can you take a picture of your coil and wick? That would help us see where the problem might be. Take the top off and watch the juice come up and wash over the coil. Then you'll get a feel for how long to squonk. It'll become second nature soon. Maybe take the wick out and dry burn your coil to see if you have a hot leg. Whenever I feel a burnt/harsh hit, that's usually my problem. A picture would help us sooooo much.....
Yeah - looks like way too much wicking. With a squonker, you just need to have the wick tails extend past the coil and maybe touch the deck. Some folks have only 1mm of tail extending past the ends of the coil. Unlike top fed dripping, you don't need to worry about holding a reservoir of juice in the atty - in fact, it's to be avoided as it can lead to things like juice cooking.
It doesn't look like you've got too, too much wick in terms of thickness, but maybe try and backing that off a tad, too. Looks good, otherwise, though. Nice job.
It doesn't look like you've got too, too much wick in terms of thickness, but maybe try and backing that off a tad, too. Looks good, otherwise, though. Nice job.
Here's a semi recent build I made wicked with 3mm readyXwick.
Looks good! I like the woodvils! I'd love to have one.
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