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I've been trying rayon again as I don't think I gave it a fair chance before deciding I didn't care for it. Used it the other day and it was good, but having issues with seeping juice in the AFC because of having to make the tails so thin. Have to work on making that balance.
 

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I dropped by the local Sally's this weekend and picked up a box of Rayon.

Jumping jeepers Batman - that is one ^*%*% large box!

As luck would have it I had a new virgin tank that I had yet to build on. Two 8 wrap Ti 28AWG coils later and then need to somehow get the newfangled (to me) Rayon in there. After lots of rolling, twisting and compressing I got both coils and the juice channels stuffed with Rayon.

I primed it up with 0mg %100VG and reassembled with 1-2ml of same in the tank. It seems to vape well with no noticable flavor. Given I have so much of the stuff it is rather doubtful that I'll use cotton again.
i have the 500 ft box as well and love it. $15 for several lifetimes of wicking material ain't bad!

I rarely use cotton and when I do it is only because I have a couple packages of Cotton Bacon and would rather use it then throw it out.

The biggest advantages to rayon IME is that it basically has no taste and the fact that it doesn't swell when it gets wet like cotton does. You can stuff the coil full and not worry about over wicking.
 

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I've been trying rayon again as I don't think I gave it a fair chance before deciding I didn't care for it. Used it the other day and it was good, but having issues with seeping juice in the AFC because of having to make the tails so thin. Have to work on making that balance.

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So with rayon, I twisted it to get it in the coil, it squeaked but I wonder if I had it too full, when I pulled on it it was starting to pull the coil with it, should it still slide thru the coil without too much drag??

Mine are often so tight I have to hold the coil still with one hand/finger while I pull it thru with the other. You can also twist the back end of the rayon tight to help it slid thru the coil
 

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OK .... OK I guess I have to get me some of that Rayon stuff (are the styrofoam heads included or extra?)

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The biggest advantages to rayon IME is that it basically has no taste and the fact that it doesn't swell when it gets wet like cotton does. You can stuff the coil full and not worry about over wicking.

Another advantage to rayon is that cotton does not like dry burns - cotton burns easier than rayon.
 

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I have a feeling once I try the Kayfun all my other tanks will go in storage stash box LOL!

I have 4 KFL lite's. Over time they had been put away as I tried other rta's, Recently I have been bringing them back out, and fitting them with Bell caps. The bell caps shorten them up, and makes them lighter. Now they are my favorite rta again. I'm going to order some KFL lite bases, and more bell caps from FT so I'll have lots of them.

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So with rayon, I twisted it to get it in the coil, it squeaked but I wonder if I had it too full, when I pulled on it it was starting to pull the coil with it, should it still slide thru the coil without too much drag??
This tutorial is what I follow, it's AWESOME!! (Thanks Bronze!! :wub: )
The *only* thing I do differently is I pull my wick up through the bottom part or the KFL chimney, screw it on, then trim straight across, flush with the top.
Then I use tweezers to tuck the ends down into the "well" area.
Like I said, maybe beginner's luck, but I have had no problems.

Microcoil Pictorial - Simple

OK .... OK I guess I have to get me some of that Rayon stuff

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Mine are often so tight I have to hold the coil still with one hand/finger while I pull it thru with the other. You can also twist the back end of the rayon tight to help it slid thru the coil
This is why you are getting a taste in the beginning,your putting it in a bit too tight if it's moving your coil.I make mine snug,it will try to pull at the coil just a bit,but will still slide through,and from the very first draw,all i taste is my juice,never any off taste at all.I love rayon,with cotton i always had to rewick every 2 days,with rayon i rewick about every 2 weeks haha.
 

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So with rayon, I twisted it to get it in the coil, it squeaked but I wonder if I had it too full, when I pulled on it it was starting to pull the coil with it, should it still slide thru the coil without too much drag??
I put so much in that I have ruined coils. I generally have to cut one side of the wick and twist it out when i remove it as well.

Unlike cotton, it is very hard IME to overwick with rayon.
 

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This tutorial is what I follow, it's AWESOME!! (Thanks Bronze!! :wub: )
The *only* thing I do differently is I pull my wick up through the bottom part or the KFL chimney, screw it on, then trim straight across, flush with the top.
Then I use tweezers to tuck the ends down into the "well" area.
Like I said, maybe beginner's luck, but I have had no problems.

Microcoil Pictorial - Simple



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Thanks I will watch that!
 

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Mine are often so tight I have to hold the coil still with one hand/finger while I pull it thru with the other. You can also twist the back end of the rayon tight to help it slid thru the coil
I often do both. With 30g, just a finger on top of the coil, and twisting the rayon works well.
 

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