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Case in point, Tim and I had one wick each for over 4 months, then I got an iHybrid and had one in that for about a month.. then PEneoark started playing with our mods and we've had like 6 new ones in 2 weeks.. LOL
Sorry if this has been posted before, but I received an email from Stormy's Vapor Cellar. They are now carrying 500 mesh, but in the email they said "500 stainless steel mesh! 635 stainless steel mesh will be shipping soon!" I haven't even got to try 500 and now there is a 635?
Lies... All lies
I rewicked them once lol
My iHy once, my Zen AYS twice, Tim's Zen Mini once, and Tim's Pluid iHy once.. so four. =P I was close.
Doggin over an nu-vapor has done some SS wicking experiments (independently of BJ - his claim). Not as extensive as BJs experiments; but there is interest in this field.
A Wicking Experiment
A Wicking Experiment
Yeah.. and I asked him if you had any skin left on your fingertips.. 
We went for lunch at that deli across the street, we're gonna have that nice man (Kurt?) make our wedding cupcake extravaganza.. chocolate and peanut butter. =)
We went for lunch at that deli across the street, we're gonna have that nice man (Kurt?) make our wedding cupcake extravaganza.. chocolate and peanut butter. =)
So what did he prove, that one layer of mesh won't wick and 4 will? I am not a member of that forum so could not see his pics.
Doggin is trying to remove the variance from hand rolling the wicks. This experiment is hopefully just a beginning.
And yes, she proved one layer won't wick and four will
You have to start somewhere! It's interesting that she found oxidized to wick better then unoxidized. I believe your experiment on various oxidation methods (near the start of this thread) showed no significant difference - probably adhesion becomes more important on such a small amount of mesh, and this is what skewed her observations. Presumably on a lager rolled wick such differences are rendered moot or counterbalanced by other factors.
This is interesting, you could just replace the outer layer when the wick ages. I did something similar a while back just using a small separate piece oxidized under the coil.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/311418-my-ss-wick-trick-2.html#post6563655
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/311418-my-ss-wick-trick-2.html#post6563655
Doggin is trying to remove the variance from hand rolling the wicks. This experiment is hopefully just a beginning.
And yes, she proved one layer won't wick and four will
It's interesting that she found oxidized to wick better then unoxidized. I believe your experiment on various oxidation methods (near the start of this thread) showed no significant difference - probably adhesion becomes more important on such a small amount of mesh, and this is what skewed her observations. Presumably on a lager rolled wick such differences are rendered moot or counterbalanced by other factors.
That is interesting, actually folding or rolling doesn't really matter as long as you can get the layers tight against each other. Visually I first thought the oxidized wicked better as being dark the water showed up shiny on it more, but the kerosine lamp didn't prove that out. It is interesting in this pic that you can see a little wicking (capillary action) at the crease of the fold and it is centered right on the crease. My theory is that with the mesh, the holes in the mesh allow for lateral action and storage but the wicking comes from the closeness of the layers and quantity of layers. Smaller wire and holes in the mesh results in a tighter, more layer, more efficient wick.
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I suspect that the un-oxidized wick doesn't wick as well as there are oils on it from the hand rolling that repel liquid, be it water or juice. After rolling a wick, the first drop doesn't want to soak in when dripping and burning. This gets burnt away and it is smooth sailing.
This seems to be a factor in the kerosene test as well.
This seems to be a factor in the kerosene test as well.
True but I boil and steam clean all my mesh before experimenting.
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You can steam clean mesh by laying it on paper towels and using a steam iron.
A cappuccino maker has a great little steam nozzle for steam cleaning the finished wicks. This also works for cleaning crud off used wicks and coils.
A cappuccino maker has a great little steam nozzle for steam cleaning the finished wicks. This also works for cleaning crud off used wicks and coils.
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Milk? Quadruple shot w/ the tiniest splash of 1/2 & 1/2. Repeat as necessary.
Count, please tell me you don't microwave your milk.
Good evening all,
I could use a little advise....
I'm not new to genesis / SS wicks however I have run into a shorting problem lately.
I can build a "thin" wick with almost perfect results every time. When I build a "thick" wick, I am constantly experiencing terrible shorting issues.
I have oxidized a wick to the point that it is so brittle that it will literally flake apart and still have terrible shorts.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
I could use a little advise....
I'm not new to genesis / SS wicks however I have run into a shorting problem lately.
I can build a "thin" wick with almost perfect results every time. When I build a "thick" wick, I am constantly experiencing terrible shorting issues.
I have oxidized a wick to the point that it is so brittle that it will literally flake apart and still have terrible shorts.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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