Ceramic Wicks

[dshgr]

I'm curious about the ceramic wicking material everyone is talking about. It is really expensive at the vape shops. Is this the same stuff:

Nextel Braided Ceramic Very High Temperature Sleeving

 

[dshgr]

49 people have looked at this post and nobody knows the answer?

 

[AmandaD]

Not quite - the stuff we use has been heat treated at a very high temperature. Yes, it is very expensive - but the only place to buy it from where it's guaranteed heat treated properly for vaping is rba supplies.

 

[Dissonance]

99% sure it's the same, but 2 problems:

1) Ceramic wicks need to be baked in a kiln after production - So unless you have something that can reach those temperatures (1800º F iirc) then using this material un-treated poses health risks.

2) I believe I read in a thread that some vendors will check to see what you're using it for, so OMEGA might not even sell to you if you say you're using for vaping to avoid lawsuits (See reason 1).

Though to be honest... I've tried some from RBA Supplies, and I wasn't impressed. It works, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't the "OMG" experience I was expecting for the price. I'm much happier using SS/cotton.

 

[edyle]

99% sure it's the same, but 2 problems:

1) Ceramic wicks need to be baked in a kiln after production - So unless you have something that can reach those temperatures (1800º F iirc) then using this material un-treated poses health risks.

2) I believe I read in a thread that some vendors will check to see what you're using it for, so OMEGA might not even sell to you if you say you're using for vaping to avoid lawsuits (See reason 1).

Though to be honest... I've tried some from RBA Supplies, and I wasn't impressed. It works, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't the "OMG" experience I was expecting for the price. I'm much happier using SS/cotton.

When you say "It works", to be clear,
do you have to replace it eventually, or will it last indefinitely or years/months?

 

[Dissonance]

When you say "It works", to be clear,
do you have to replace it eventually, or will it last indefinitely or years/months?

It still gunks up eventually like every other kind of wick, I guess you could dry burn it and re-use it a few times... But I got it to try in my gennys so I wouldn't have to mess with the problems SS presents. Pretty much just used the stuff I bought in a few different builds to try it out and plain ol' solid rolled #500 SS mesh won in the end Can't speak as to how it works in non-genny attys, since I'm more than happy with cotton in those.