Commie, this would be my first RBA so I don't have a favorite, or a clue what is best for a Reo Grand. The reading I have done previously has all be for Genesis style atomizers so I don't have much info yet on building for a Reo.
Hmm, well, in that case, my suggestion may have came off as arrogant, I apologize.
Your wick material and diameter will affect how fast it will draw juice, and how much juice it will hold. Silica is easy to learn on, since it doesn't burn. Cotton tastes better and wicks faster, but you have to be mindful of accidentally dry burning it. Stainless Steel is the most pain to set up, but you have experience with it.
For SS, you'll probably want a super low resistance coils, around or under 1 ohm. But you likely already know that. For silica or cotton, I'd suggest somewhere around 1.7-2 to start with.
Thicker resistance wire will respond slower, but will produce more vapor. 30 gauge is my favorite.
With cotton, it seems easier to coil the wire around a toothpick or drill bit to get it situated and then feed the wick through it. With SS and silica, it's easier to wrap coils around your wick.
Regardless of what you start with, you might want to try all kinds of different things until you find what you like. And absolutely positively meter between your posts before you fire it on a Reo. It'll save you a few shorts and a few springs.
