Anybody Using A Kabuki?

[Knifemaker]

W.A.U.?

Western Australia?
Western Arab Union?
Weird Alcoholic Uncle?

Or Western Austria, but I doubt they would care. A little smarter there than a lot of countries.

Humm, Wussy .... University, . Far left west coast university?

 

[Katdarling]

Knife, are you speaking to rebuilding the VVTF itty bitty nautilus replacements?

Pictures of your instructions, please?

Or Western Austria, but I doubt they would care. A little smarter there than a lot of countries.

Humm, Wussy .... University, . Far left west coast university?

What?

 

[HBcorpse]

Knife, are you speaking to rebuilding the VVTF itty bitty nautilus replacements?

Pictures of your instructions, please?




What?

I believe he is referring to the VVTF, or as I call it, the W TF coil.

As for the Wussy A$Š University...well, I was speculating on what WAU stands for.

 

[DPLongo22]

I believe he is referring to the VVTF, or as I call it, the W TF coil.

As for the Wussy A$Š University...well, I was speculating on what WAU stands for.

LOL!

Western Oz. They have some strict vaping rules in place, if I recall correctly. Googleable....

But I LOVE the "... University" reference. [emoji23]

 

[Jim-]

My first flight with a Kabuki/Radius was back in December. I figured what the heck, let's see what happens. I left it in the same condition throughout the flight, ready to vape! Vaped on board during take off and landing (semi-sea level) and while at 30k+ feet. Result of my test? It worked flawlessly and required no maintenance from me at all. I've flown half a dozen times since then with the same results. Needless to say the Radbuki combination never ceases to amaze me. As always, just my experiences and YMMV.

 

[ENAUD]

I have to use jeweler's loop to build it. Same as I use to work on watches.

Wrap 7-8 wraps of 28 ga around the allen wrench, or similar size rod, that the Kabuki came with.

Cut leads very short. Install coil and check for function.

It is hard to wick it vertically, but this gives the best vape for me with the unit.

Once coiled, loosen the top lead, and pry it to the other side of the unit. You can now stuff the wicking material behind it with a shoe shine motion. When you have it where you want it, tighten the top lead.

For the other side of the coil, it is tight. I poke some wicking material, (the center of the wick length) behind the wick using a very small jewelers screwdriver. Once in, I can now press, and shoe shine the ends in until set.

Cut the ends of the wicking material 3/32" from the threading, and puff it out. Once this is done, press it into the juice channels. This will help wicking and prevent leaking.

For wicking material, I use KGD cotton, starting with a piece 3/4 to one Inch long, and less than 1/4 wide. then split the two halves apart. Do not remove smooth, harder surface from the two sides. Use these smooth sides against the wick itself.
this accomplishes two things. First, it keeps the fibers from getting pinched between the coils, which causes a burned taste initially, and causes the cotton to wear out much faster. And the looser cotton facing away from the wick, promotes much faster wicking. Preventing dry hits.

The first time is a PITA, but you will more than likely get the hang of it after that!
Good Luck!!!

Knife


Knife

I built mine with horizontal coil and left the inside free from any cotton other than what passed through the coil. I packed the cotton kind of tight into the cut outs on the sides that are exposed to the juice. It did not leak or gurgle, and the wicking kept up with chain vaping.

 

[scotdc]

I have to use jeweler's loop to build it. Same as I use to work on watches.

Wrap 7-8 wraps of 28 ga around the allen wrench, or similar size rod, that the Kabuki came with.

Cut leads very short. Install coil and check for function.

It is hard to wick it vertically, but this gives the best vape for me with the unit.

Once coiled, loosen the top lead, and pry it to the other side of the unit. You can now stuff the wicking material behind it with a shoe shine motion. When you have it where you want it, tighten the top lead.

For the other side of the coil, it is tight. I poke some wicking material, (the center of the wick length) behind the wick using a very small jewelers screwdriver. Once in, I can now press, and shoe shine the ends in until set.

Cut the ends of the wicking material 3/32" from the threading, and puff it out. Once this is done, press it into the juice channels. This will help wicking and prevent leaking.

For wicking material, I use KGD cotton, starting with a piece 3/4 to one Inch long, and less than 1/4 wide. then split the two halves apart. Do not remove smooth, harder surface from the two sides. Use these smooth sides against the wick itself.
this accomplishes two things. First, it keeps the fibers from getting pinched between the coils, which causes a burned taste initially, and causes the cotton to wear out much faster. And the looser cotton facing away from the wick, promotes much faster wicking. Preventing dry hits.

The first time is a PITA, but you will more than likely get the hang of it after that!
Good Luck!!!

Knife


Knife

Thanks for the tips! I'll be giving it a go soon.

 

[NotSoMini]

W.A.U.?

Western Australia?
Western Arab Union?
Weird Alcoholic Uncle?

Western Australia . Knowing ahead of time that vaping is not allowed in W.AU I did take 60mls of unflavored eliquid in addition to the many mls of flavored all of which came back with me to the US. The tour started in Perth and ended in the Northern Territories (Darwin) where it is OK to vape however I did not see one person vaping other than the sales person in the one sole vape store tucked away. I did go in out of curiosity. All the hardware mostly was the type we all used when we first started vaping. The eliquids (did not look at the brands or where they were from) were small 10 ml bottles. Their customer segment is the military service people. At the Darwin airport I met a man vaping outside that was from Melbourne where apparently it is OK to vape so we chatted for a bit. In Sydney I stayed in the city center area one night on my way home. The sidewalks were full of cig butts even though there were cig .... disposal bins. On the otherhand where I live I rarely see anyone vaping. When I am driving and stopped at a light, people will look at me I think more because I think they do not know what I am doing.

In case anyone is wondering, I did fall off the wagon head first. That darn wagon needs to come with seat belts. It took me about a month once home to get back to vaping although I was doing both during this time. The price of cigs in AU is out of sight not to say the packs are anywhere from 20 cigs up to something like 60 in one pack with horrible pictures on the box.

 

[FACE MEAT]

Or Western Austria, but I doubt they would care. A little smarter there than a lot of countries.

Australia's policies on e-cigarettes are completely ...-backwards and ridiculous. They've spent the past 15 years trying to eliminate smoking with sky-high taxes and a complete ban on advertising. Cigarettes are kept in a metal box behind store counters. Branding on packs is not allowed.

When the e-cigarette came along, they weren't even given a chance. There's a few things Australia does well. E-cigarette regulation is not one of them.

 

[HBcorpse]

Just wanted to post this. Apparently it is a real billboard and vapors are blowing up their phones and FB to have it removed.View attachment 567603

So now, mental illness is a tobacco product?

I called and told them to remove the billboards.

Sounds like they're getting a TON of negative feedback from vapers.

Let's add to the fire!

 

[NotSoMini]

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[kilobit]

So now, mental illness is a tobacco product?

I called and told them to remove the billboards.

Sounds like they're getting a TON of negative feedback from vapers.

Let's add to the fire!

I just called the number.. from Europe....
The nice lady at the other side could not tell me anything about the billboard.
The only thinkg she could do is transfer me to a "stop smoking helpline"...

I thanked her and wished her a good weekend.. sigh.. so dissapointing..

 

[BreSha6869]

Australia's policies on e-cigarettes are completely ...-backwards and ridiculous. They've spent the past 15 years trying to eliminate smoking with sky-high taxes and a complete ban on advertising. Cigarettes are kept in a metal box behind store counters. Branding on packs is not allowed.

When the e-cigarette came along, they weren't even given a chance. There's a few things Australia does well. E-cigarette regulation is not one of them.

Canada is similar with cigarettes. Fingers crossed that they aren't as idiotic with vaping.

 

[ENAUD]

So now, mental illness is a tobacco product?

I called and told them to remove the billboards.

Sounds like they're getting a TON of negative feedback from vapers.

Let's add to the fire!

Blasted them on FB

 

[tyleris12]

Don't waste your time trying to call the number on the billboard, as they are clueless there! Their Facebook page now has 2.1 thousand negative reviews I believe?





Is my link showing up for you guys? I'm on tapatalk and it doesn't look right to me.

 

[FACE MEAT]

Link looks fine to me.

 

[Katdarling]

I prefer this billboard.

 

[Katdarling]

I phoned as well, and left a message for the person in charge of the billboard. She never phoned back (surprise, surprise).

 

[NotSoMini]

I read that the Aspire Cleito replacement pyrex glass tube works with the Kabuki. It is slightly larger but it did work. This is a 5ml tube for those looking for larger capacity. I have not tried it as I am happy with my current set up so cannot speak to it firsthand.

 

[DPLongo22]

I read that the Aspire Cleito replacement pyrex glass tube works with the Kabuki. It is slightly larger but it did work. This is a 5ml tube for those looking for larger capacity. I have not tried it as I am happy with my current set up so cannot speak to it firsthand.

REALLY???????????????

No leakies or anything either? Because THAT would be a difference maker for me. In a very big way (no pun intended).