Can someone explain how to roll a cotton wick?

[fjgotgame24]

Sometimes I see pics of people with solid pieces of cotton like this one. Is that just cotton from a cotton ball thats rolled up?
It looks really dense and basically the only time I can get cotton into my coils is if its micro and I thread it in. Would really like to do it in this method, seems like it can hold a lot of juice.

 

[Discord]

I usually unroll a cotton ball to make a long strip, tare off a piece that's appropriate for the coil (very little practice will teach you what you need) and then twist the whole length to get the thickness and density that I want, often times appearing like in the picture you have here.

 

[super_X_drifter]

Sometimes I see pics of people with solid pieces of cotton like this one. Is that just cotton from a cotton ball thats rolled up?
It looks really dense and basically the only time I can get cotton into my coils is if its micro and I thread it in. Would really like to do it in this method, seems like it can hold a lot of juice.

Bro, that's a pic of one of my builds from like a year ago it's CVS pharmacy sterile rolled cotton.

I still use the same cotton but Doing it differently these days. Here's a vid
http://youtu.be/BP_iwf_gTew

 

[wulfenstein311]

i've recently (very recently) learned that its better to use less cotton for your wick to facilitate better capillary action. the bigger your work, the more juice is just gonna sit at the ends instead of traveling to the coil.

 

[fjgotgame24]

Bro, that's a pic of one of my builds from like a year ago it's CVS pharmacy sterile rolled cotton.

I still use the same cotton but Doing it differently these days. Here's a vid
Micro Coils 101 - Part Three - Wicking And Vaping - YouTube

Unflavored nic? Whats that taste like? Thanks for the vid I appreciate it, but after watching it I realized the cotton was a lot smaller than I thought. On the pic it looks as if the cotton is super big for some reason, like bigger then 3mm ekowool, but yea you guys are right about having too much cotton. I think maybe some kind of quad coil build might be able to handle a lot of juice though because the heat will be spread out and you wouldnt have to rely on just 2 coils to get the work done. But even then I cant seem to think of a solution, maybe quad vertical coils and wrap it like you would in a chimney build? Or quad nano dragon? Hmmm...

 

[super_X_drifter]

Unflavored nic? Whats that taste like? Thanks for the vid I appreciate it, but after watching it I realized the cotton was a lot smaller than I thought. On the pic it looks as if the cotton is super big for some reason, like bigger then 3mm ekowool, but yea you guys are right about having too much cotton. I think maybe some kind of quad coil build might be able to handle a lot of juice though because the heat will be spread out and you wouldnt have to rely on just 2 coils to get the work done. But even then I cant seem to think of a solution, maybe quad vertical coils and wrap it like you would in a chimney build? Or quad nano dragon? Hmmm...

Yeah, in that pic the cotton and coil were huge. I switched to micro coils shortly after that.

Unflavored nic base is an insanely satisfying, bland vape that produces great clouds too. It reminds me of what I remember about Marlboro lights. It's important to get it in high VG ratio (70% VG or higher) or it will not be nearly as good. I get it from wizard labs my freedom smokes.

 

[ph0kused]

Sometimes I see pics of people with solid pieces of cotton like this one. Is that just cotton from a cotton ball thats rolled up?
It looks really dense and basically the only time I can get cotton into my coils is if its micro and I thread it in. Would really like to do it in this method, seems like it can hold a lot of juice.

Hey Guys I'm gonna try this out...

Biowick 100% Organic Cotton Wick - Eciggity

Organic cotton wick, no need for boiling, ready to go right out of the package, 3MM thick - I think they make some 2mm also...

Looks pricey, but I'm all about convenience.

Anyone tried this? Or something similar?

 

[fjgotgame24]

Hey Guys I'm gonna try this out...

Biowick 100% Organic Cotton Wick - Eciggity

Organic cotton wick, no need for boiling, ready to go right out of the package, 3MM thick - I think they make some 2mm also...

Looks pricey, but I'm all about convenience.

Anyone tried this? Or something similar?

Negative...you know what I actually did the other day, I stuffed cotton into my 2mm ekowool. You open it up like you would when you use it as a sleeve for a peice of mesh or ss cable, but instead you just take small bits of cotton and slowly stuff it in with a syringe tip. It kinda ends up looking like a snake when they eat something bigger than them, it gets all fat and bulky. I definitely noticed an improvement in how much juice it holds, but the task of stuffing ekowool with cotton little by little is so annoying. Also you cant dry burn it cause of the cotton. My torch isnt working right now, (cheap pos) so I cant torch the ekowool at the moment but once I can Ill probably take another shot at it. Maybe do like 3-5 feet of ekowool, its going to suck biggg timeee

 

[sandt38]

Hey Guys I'm gonna try this out...

Biowick 100% Organic Cotton Wick - Eciggity

Organic cotton wick, no need for boiling, ready to go right out of the package, 3MM thick - I think they make some 2mm also...

Looks pricey, but I'm all about convenience.

Anyone tried this? Or something similar?

I just buy Rite Aid sterile rolled cotton. IMO it has a better consistency than CVS (CVS rolled seems to have litte cotton pills in it), and it is easy to work with. No need to boil or condition sterile cotton. I spent $6 for enough cotton to last me a couple years, EASILY, and I am constantly swapping out wicks and playing with different set ups. It is so simple to set up a wick it makes no sense to spend money otherwise. You can play with density easily enough. Just watch a few videos, you can get a rough ideal of how to roll it, and unlike a prewrapped wick, you can adjust it to your taste.