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  1. Akya2120

    Anyone have ideas/plans for a DIY mech mod?

    I might. But you'd have to make two and we would have to have an agreement. I need to finish them but I have a couple I drew in autoCAD.
  2. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    That was a good analysis of the build lol. It does seem like a warmer vape, but maybe with less throat hit. I haven't used a build like this in a while. After I did this I started making nano dragons and recently I've been doing a tri coil which is kinda like a diamond coil but 3 bends instead...
  3. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    Good question and a good answer. I will eventually make a jig so I can set these up pefectly. I also think there is more cotton to wick exposure. Not to mention the wick is only transferring from bottom to top through essentially a pad rather than being bottle necked inside a coil. If I could...
  4. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    I'm going to try and put one of these in my russian next time I build it. I think this is the most vapor I have made thus far. It is pretty absurd. When I get home from vacation I will try setting this build up a little differently. That video is the first setup I have done with it, I am still...
  5. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    Just well shredded works, cotton balls already look like cotton candy to me lol. I use a pinch of cotton and pull it apart maybe twenty times in different directions.
  6. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    There's a video for you guys. My first upload to YouTube lol.
  7. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    Oh it is. Try setting it up with 30 gauge like this. It gets warm, with huge clouds. I can post a video if you'd like? That is plain cotton from a cotton ball. Boiled a handful for about ten minutes and left them out to dry over night with a paper towel over them. Don't squish then because...
  8. Akya2120

    Micro coils

    I use a 14 gauge needle and wrap my coil around that. Typically an eight or nine wrap with 28SWG nichrome. Once done I use tweezers to hold the coil and slightly compress it while I heat it with a jet lighter. I use cotton for wick. I just shred it up a whole lot and then poke it through with a...
  9. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    That might be a little easier to see. This thing is making huge vapor. I think it is crucial to have the wire slanting up on the center post. My brother tried to build one flat and it isn't making near the vapor. I'm really happy with the build. Just make sure there are no hot spots. If you...
  10. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    I can't get a better picture without using a photo hosting site. I will take another later with a jewellers loop.
  11. Akya2120

    Flat Wrap/Zig Zag Heating Element

    So I tried this the other day and it's been working excellently. Good flavor and vapor. I want to call it a heating element because it is no longer a coil IMO. I did a seven fold element with 30SWG nichrome and it is metering .6 ohms as a dual element. I have the center post leads bent with two...
  12. Akya2120

    Nickel Foam?!?

    I wonder if those who tried using the crumbly wicks tried firing them for 5 minutes with a torch. They may not be high fired from wherever they are getting them.
  13. Akya2120

    RBA Materials

    Any clues on NiChrome vs Kanthal for health reasons?
  14. Akya2120

    RBA Materials

    I'm sure it's been asked but is there any greater health risk with NiChrome versus Kanthal, Silica vs all the other wicks? I would like to know that I am using the healthiest materials I can when I rebuild. I know nickel can poison, aluminum can give Alzheimer's, silica can cause silicosis. I...
  15. Akya2120

    In Praise of Ekowool

    I had no idea my eVods could be rebuilt! I will have to try it. My ekowool is on the way! I normally just use Phoenix V4s as I love the vape they make. I need something that stores more liquid than an RDA though.
  16. Akya2120

    Sigelei Mechnical Mods

    I guess I was wrong about the spring, I can see how it would increase conductivity. My 19 shipped out and I didn't get an update that it was going to be here until this morning LOL, thanks USPS... Great job. Oh well, at least it made it here :D.
  17. Akya2120

    Sigelei Mechnical Mods

    Truth, I just used the original brass post by sanding down the insulator that held the magnet, which makes OAL shorter. All in all, I am very pleased :).
  18. Akya2120

    Sigelei Mechnical Mods

    Also the spring in the 19 is only for the button return... It doesn't do anything else otherwise. No need for a hot spring in it.
  19. Akya2120

    Sigelei Mechnical Mods

    19 and 20 in 18350 mode. Only problem is I can't get the 19 to fire with the 350 now that it is modded(the magnets gave it the length to make contact in 350 mode). That could be fixed by shortening the telescopic tube but I rarely use 350s so I won't be doing that. Honestly I think the 19 vapes...
  20. Akya2120

    Sigelei Mechnical Mods

    I'll let you know when my 19 shows up... Slow mail lady is taking her sweet time...