Just in case it was missed before when I posted it, here's my flute. At least some have called it that. I attempt to play it every night but all I end up doing is blowing smoke (vapor).
Attack of the (Kayfun v4) Clones!
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Dry hit? Wicking problem? I thought ...
They're always saying "less is better".
Not always so. Too skinny a wick here.
So we got glycerin overheating. At 280 °C
VG breaks down to Acrolein, foul & toxic.
Doh.
They're always saying "less is better".
Not always so. Too skinny a wick here.
So we got glycerin overheating. At 280 °C
VG breaks down to Acrolein, foul & toxic.
Doh.
Just in case it was missed before when I posted it, here's my flute. At least some have called it that. I attempt to play it every night but all I end up doing is blowing smoke (vapor).
No wonder it won't play. You need some finger-holes. Don't be shy. Just drill right across the body, battery and all ;-)
After my "skinny wick" problem, I got another build that's not quite wicking well
on my new black Tobeco. Granted, the deck surface isn't quite as cleanly
machined as on the plain stainless one, but nothing that would explain it. Let's
see how the next build goes. There are SO many variables in how you build
the coil and the wick! If I knew what I know now about the kayfun V4, about
how complicated and finicky they can be, I would NEVER have risked getting
a clone. And that would have been a loss ;-)
on my new black Tobeco. Granted, the deck surface isn't quite as cleanly
machined as on the plain stainless one, but nothing that would explain it. Let's
see how the next build goes. There are SO many variables in how you build
the coil and the wick! If I knew what I know now about the kayfun V4, about
how complicated and finicky they can be, I would NEVER have risked getting
a clone. And that would have been a loss ;-)
Wicking Kay-Funs can be finicky. After awhile it becomes real easy, Now I get a perfect wick all most every time, that wasn't always the case though 
Second day with the Titanium and it settled down at .19Ω. Three tanks later and it's still vaping great with the new counter nut. No fluctuations and I have the wattage set so the TC rarely kicks in on this build.
Pretty good test so I think the rest of the K4's are going to be updated.
Pretty good test so I think the rest of the K4's are going to be updated.
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Thinking of wicking.... Just gotta say, I don't get it with these coiler tools that seem to be popping up everywhere.
Are making basic coils that complex that a jig is needed? I mean, c'mon, wrap the friggin wire around a drillbit, nail, screw, driver, toothpick, whatever floats your boat. Not rocket science here. Simple eye-hand coordination.
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Are making basic coils that complex that a jig is needed? I mean, c'mon, wrap the friggin wire around a drillbit, nail, screw, driver, toothpick, whatever floats your boat. Not rocket science here. Simple eye-hand coordination.
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I ordered one from FT just to try it out. It was cheap enough and the design of the one I got seems sound so why not?
I use the pin from pop rivets and they work great. They are just the right size for holding the coil in place while dropping it on a deck and since they are aluminum and are super light. Some folks are old school and some like the new toys.
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Pop rivet pins... Great idea, like that. I use the loc-luer needle tips.
Totally understand & agree. What I laugh at is how some can't do a 2.8 coil because their jig only has 2.5 or 3mm pins. Doh.
Arthritis. Parkinsons. Poor eyesight. Just plain uncoordinated. Reliable consistency. Comes in "standard" metric sizes, no faffing about in a hardware store required. Whole lotta people out there that don't have drill bits, etc, already. Some people just want to get a coil wrapped and get on with their life, not spend a lot of time practising to get it just right by hand. The list goes on...
Hmmm. I often spend twice as long. if not longer, attaching the legs to the screws. If I screw up a build, its going to be there.
And I'm no young chicken, my hands slightly shake, & I need my readers to see my builds. Guess a coiler is in my near future
less than cotton but defiantly coil full! Just to the point of resistance and you can sometimes hear the CC fibers make a "Squeak" sound.
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