I use a wire mesh wick in my rebuildables, and find I prefer the wire to touch the wick, just not wrapped very tightly. You just have to mkae sure that your wick is oxidized very good so as to not create a short anywhere the wire comes into contact with the wick. IMO this produces the best VTF(vapor,
throat hit, flavor) but seems to gunk everything up a little quicker. Tho that too may just be the juices I enjoy
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