Today must not be my lucky building day because I learned both of these lessons. I finally got my helios clone in today (boo on slow vapemail), and quickly ripped out the crappy pre-installed silica and coil, built another with excited manically trembling hands, in my rush I didn't look away from the kanthal while snipping the loose ends and *derp* right into my lacrimal caruncle (pink tissue between nose/eye). LOL I thought it was hogwash that people recommend this and I even did it sometimes when looking really close while snipping, out of superstition, but never thought it would happen to me. I guess it's alot like the feeling of being late to work, and not putting on your seat-belt because "What are the chances I'll get into an accident within the next 15 minutes? hurr hurr" Luckily the little kanthal bugger didn't spear itself in or anything crazy, or even hit me in the retina, just *by the skin of a goats balls* wedged itself right in the canaliculi hole between the nose and inner edge of my eye. I ran to the bathroom with the tweezers I was using to build it with and grabbed'er before it could work it's way in or anything else terrifying. So now I'm half tempted to wear some safety goggles when I clip 
, jesus I can't imagine if that little thing worked it's way under my eyeball, almost makes me shudder thinking about it. (sorry to put this thought into you head if it sounds as scary to you as it does me )
Finally once I get that perfect coil in with my cotton through it, I did one last look over to make sure everything was alright up-close. Of course while getting in close to make sure everything's peachy I see a big ol pile of stainless steel rust and slivers on the deck, SON OF A WITCH'S TIT. So I yank out the cotton and go scrub it under hot water for a little, getting a painful microscopic metal splinter in the process, that has persisted to remind me it's there even as I'm typing this (I'm using my thumbs second knuckle to use the space-bar btw, it would be on the most used finger to express my distaste online to the manufacturer, next to the middle one anyway as I flip off my screen like a lunatic (jk I know it's pretty much my fault but still). At least I didn't end up inhaling that metal dust. Finally after leaving it under some running hot tap-water and dish-soap she's purdy and good to go.
-Just thought maybe I could save some eyeball's with this lesson I learned the hard way for ECF
, vision is a nice thing don't take it for granted 
. Aside from these two experiences though, the helios is a pleasure to work with; plenty of room/clearance to play with on this puppy, and just check out that positive post in the middle, talk about convenient, I wish all rda's had this "block style" post (whole reason I bought it 
). It was so easy to slide that kanthal in, like prom night all over again 
. Yeah I said it.
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, jesus I can't imagine if that little thing worked it's way under my eyeball, almost makes me shudder thinking about it. (sorry to put this thought into you head if it sounds as scary to you as it does me )Finally once I get that perfect coil in with my cotton through it, I did one last look over to make sure everything was alright up-close. Of course while getting in close to make sure everything's peachy I see a big ol pile of stainless steel rust and slivers on the deck
, SON OF A WITCH'S TIT. So I yank out the cotton and go scrub it under hot water for a little, getting a painful microscopic metal splinter in the process, that has persisted to remind me it's there even as I'm typing this (I'm using my thumbs second knuckle to use the space-bar btw, it would be on the most used finger to express my distaste online to the manufacturer, next to the middle one anyway as I flip off my screen like a lunatic (jk I know it's pretty much my fault but still). At least I didn't end up inhaling that metal dust. Finally after leaving it under some running hot tap-water and dish-soap she's purdy and good to go.-Just thought maybe I could save some eyeball's with this lesson I learned the hard way for ECF
, vision is a nice thing don't take it for granted . Aside from these two experiences though, the helios is a pleasure to work with; plenty of room/clearance to play with on this puppy, and just check out that positive post in the middle, talk about convenient, I wish all rda's had this "block style" post (whole reason I bought it ). It was so easy to slide that kanthal in, like prom night all over again . Yeah I said it. View attachment 315675
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