Coil Jig?
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Hello B-man 
I use a coil master, havnt had any probs with it, coil making simple and quick, great for basic coils, hope this helps Happy Vaping!
I use a coil master, havnt had any probs with it, coil making simple and quick, great for basic coils, hope this helps Happy Vaping!Been using this for awhile and it cranks out perfect tensioned coils everytime.
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Thanks guys. Think i'm going to go with the Coil Master. Thats the one I've been eyeing.
I was never big on them things, but I won a coil master v3 so I decided to give it a try. That thing works very well and pretty much fool proof on it not working. I would recommend it for beginners.
Coil Master is good for anything 28 AWG down. 30 up and it will wind the wire over itself. If you do get one get the Version 3 - it has longer bits.
Save more money. Buy a box of these. They are great for cleaning your attys. When you are done, snip off the cotton on the ends and you have a disposable 2mm coil jig.
Honestly I think it's more for the hobby aspect for some folks. I'm not terribly coordinated by any means but wrapping some Kanthal wire around a small screwdriver or drill bit is nothing terribly difficult.
Hold the one side of the wire and simply wrap, if it's wrapped around a round object it will come out round every time and the size of the object you used to wrap it around. I've yet to build a "bad" coil and like I said, I'm not terribly coordinated, I dread at the thought of having to chew gum and walk at the same time but wrapping some thin wire around something..... Easy peasy and I imagine for most people it would be too.
Hold the one side of the wire and simply wrap, if it's wrapped around a round object it will come out round every time and the size of the object you used to wrap it around. I've yet to build a "bad" coil and like I said, I'm not terribly coordinated, I dread at the thought of having to chew gum and walk at the same time but wrapping some thin wire around something..... Easy peasy and I imagine for most people it would be too.
Save more money. Buy a box of these. They are great for cleaning your attys. When you are done, snip off the cotton on the ends and you have a disposable 2mm coil jig.
I do use those in the way you describe but only to hold my coils in place as I screw them down not to wind on. I prefer something that is absolutely firm, like a drill bit or a screw driver for winding on.
These type of coil jigs work very well for me, but there are now so many different types on the market that work well for different people:
I dont reccomend the "coil jig" described above I would go for a Kuro Coiler or a Coil Master
I posted this in a thread Yesterday.
Hey Don't Worry.
The First couple of Coils I made looked Pathetic. And it Took Forever with Many Choice words. But every time I made one, it got a Little Better. And a Little Faster.
One day I saw one of these Coil Tools for like 7 Bucks and I said WTH. 7 Bucks isn't going to kill me if it is Junk.
$6.88 Universal Tools Wire Coiling Tool w/ Phillips & Slotted & Hex Key Screwdriver Bits - blue / 3.5mm + 3.0mm + 2.5mm + 2.0mm winding rods at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Darn thing works Great. And it is nice that it comes in a Box so all the Mandrels don't get lost.
Building Coils isn't all that Bad. But it takes a Little Practice. And having a Good Tool never hurt when doing Any Job.
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