Kawfee beanz, DIY and assorted Shenaniganery :)
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That's the only wick I use. It's all I've used for the past two or two and a half years or so now... I don't care what anybody says, I've not tried anything else that works better for me.
@Kaezziel I hear that. I love me some cellucotton. It's the amazeballs. Saddest part, everyone I know thought I was out of my mind using rayon. Now the vape shop I used to venture into, have begun carrying it, and they're saying it's selling better than their Japanese cotton and organic cotton. From my personal experience, rayon just gives a cleaner taste, transitions easier, and is easy to work with.
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TMI...
Typically I do dual coils with NiChrome 80, 24g, 3mm ID, 6 wraps spaced and wick with rayon. I forget what it ohms out at, but that's my normal go-to.
Now go hug dat Mage!!
Haven't used NiChrome in a while... I'll give it a shot.
Another member of the Rayonati.
One trip to Sally's and I was set for life...
I think i'm stocked up for a few lifetimes haha,i went in for the 500 ft. box and they were out,so i got the giant 3 pound box.Been using from that box for a couple years now,and i think it's still around 2.9 pounds haha.Another member of the Rayonati.
One trip to Sally's and I was set for life...
Hai erryone. Likes and Loves all around!
CW, that's the second time EVAH I've heard that word, and all within a week. I 'bout spewed mah kawfee!
Should have my HΩ Slice Limited appearing in my hot little hands today. It's a 26650 device, so I had to grab a couple 26650 batteries. Not quite sure why I went for it, other than I like the Ω symbols all over the body
Love it when a Shenaniganator wins a contest!!!!! Congrats @tejas!!!!!
Completely agree! Not to mention, when the coil gets gunky, just open up the atty, fire it up to get the coil hot, then rinse the coil/wick under the sink. Most of the gunk pops right off. Dab the wick with a paper towel and fire it a few times to dry it most of the way out, re-wet with juice and get back to vapin'... I usually just throw away any wicks that come with attys.
I'm still a big fan of NiChrome. I occasionally use SS, Kanthal, and Ti... but NiChrome is hard to beat for me. I can't really remember the last time I built with Kanthal, but I'll throw in a random build with SS or Ti when I wanna play with TC vaping.
@tejas and @Kaezziel I explicitly use 316L stainless now. Nichrome is good and soft and definitely works well and makes cream flavors pop for sure. Only thing I didn't like about Nichrome was it's ability to turn a greenish color after a few weeks of use. Yes, it's the nickel in the Nichrome that turns green. If you see that, flush the coils off, dry burn the pants off them, rewick, and go at it again. Heavier use results in faster coil destruction.
Plus, I like 316L. It's about as soft as Nichrome and has a ramp time about as similar. Only thing I don't like about 316L is it's instability. Once heated, you can see a resistance fluctuation that's confusing at first. Makes you think you have a hard short sometimes, but it's the way the wire reacts when heated.
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Plus, I like 316L. It's about as soft as Nichrome and has a ramp time about as similar. Only thing I don't like about 316L is it's instability. Once heated, you can see a resistance fluctuation that's confusing at first. Makes you think you have a hard short sometimes, but it's the way the wire reacts when heated.
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Yep, I've been using NiChrome for years and it is still my favorite. I usually don't keep a coil longer than about two weeks. With the juice I'm running right now, I have to rinse/dryburn every day and usually rewick entirely every other day. It is VERY gunky... (Beard Co. #24 - Salted Caramel, just in case anyone was wondering. I really need to mix some stuff this week! LoL)
I do like 316L, but only really use it for TC vaping. Way too damn unstable for VW or Mech vaping, IMHO. I only have 316L in 26g, so I don't know if heavier gauges might be better for me or not. I should probably pick up a few different spools of NiChrome and SS316L in 24, 22, 20g so that I'll have a few more options to play around with.
I used nothing but SS316L for months, but back on the kanthal lately. The only NiChrome I have is 28g... need to get some 24g. Don't like working with the thin wires.
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