Cotton yarn as a wick

[Commie]

So I found a wicking material that seems to work better for me than rolled cotton.

Cotton yarn. The one I have is Sugar'n Cream brand. I'm not a knitter, so it's hard for me to tell the thickness of it. On the roll it says US7, 4.5mm. Not sure what that means, but it's definitely thinner than 4.5mm

Anyway. I used to use it before, and had issues with it as it was burning too easily. Turns out, that was before I started to use microcoils. It was too loose for my previous coil diameter. In a microcoil rolled around 1/16" drill bit, it's perfect.

The advantage over rolled cotton is that it's stronger, and is consistent diameter.

Wicks just as good, but seems to be a bit more resilient. With average cotton wick, and my juices, the flavor starts to deteriorate after a day or so, and on the second day it really needs to be replaced. With this, after three days so far, I can't tell the difference in flavor yet.

It does have a disadvantage. It has to be boiled. Like really boiled, for about 1.5 hours. Otherwise it tastes like you're licking a sweater

 

[stillnotsmoking]

I am finding I prefer the yarn to rolled cotton as well. I too would like to find some that doesn't need boiling.

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[Steamix]

I'd boil it anyway just to be on the safe side - have a care though, some yarns are waxed which makes them easier to work with for their original purpose. I don't think the manufacturers were planning on their product getting threaded through a heating coil.

 

[dustinmj]

I use peaches 'n cream that I have sitting around from my protank/vivi building days... the color is 'ecru' which is supposedly not bleached or dyed (there's a thread on ECF somewhere where somebody sent them an email). It's an off-white color. It wicks just as good as rolled cotton though I tend to lean towards cotton ball cotton for my reos. I just think it sucks up the juice a tad bit faster after plunging. For the record, the peaches 'n creme has 4 strands and removing one of them seems to wick the best at ~1/16".

 

[marsos52]

glad to hear this.. a few months back I started using sugar n cream cotton yarn and haven't looked back since.
best I have tried yet. easy to work with and has no taste to it. I don't boil it use cut off a piece and roll it to fit my coil.

 

[Stringer63]

I use peaches 'n cream that I have sitting around from my protank/vivi building days... the color is 'ecru' which is supposedly not bleached or dyed (there's a thread on ECF somewhere where somebody sent them an email). It's an off-white color. It wicks just as good as rolled cotton though I tend to lean towards cotton ball cotton for my reos. I just think it sucks up the juice a tad bit faster after plunging. For the record, the peaches 'n creme has 4 strands and removing one of them seems to wick the best at ~1/16".

Yep - I've settled on just your standard cotton balls with my micro-coil setup. I tried sterile cotton balls from RA, and its weird, but I got a scratchy throat feel from them and the regular cotton balls seemed to provide a much smoother vape for me on the RM2. No fuss with boiling - just snatch off a piece and roll it up.

 

[Norman Clature]

I'm glad I'm not the only weirdo using yarn. I get this kind:

Simply Cotton Organic Worsted Yarn Knitting Yarn from KnitPicks.com - 100% organic natural & undyed cotton yarn

They have 2 types of Organic. The "Worsted" is thicker. They are both 4-ply.

It may seem pricy but you are getting more than 1 and 1/2 football fields of yarn per roll (164 yards) so we are talking about pennies here.

Even though it's organic I boil it anyway because I'm overly cautious.

Thanks,

Norman

 

[oplholik]

Hmm, I may have to revisit the use of the yarn on one of my RM'2s. I tried it once on a Drunker tank, but you needed to let it sit and soak for hours. So I gave up on it.

 

[clnire]

I have some Peaches and Cream I am going to try using. I boiled a bunch for about 1/2 hr just to be safe. I am new to building coils, so this info is very helpful!

 

[LarryPer]

I've tried all these brands and boiled them but they really taste bad. How come?

 

[dragonl]

I though it is a crazy idea, coz I bought some cotton yarn. This thread proof it does work. Hmm, got to boil it to try it out.

 

[DoogieTony]

I used to use yarn in my Vivis (and it worked great) but I prefer the sterile cotton balls for micro coils, if you get the amount and roll correct it's way better for micros IMO.

 

[jocat54]

I used to use yarn in my Vivis (and it worked great) but I prefer the sterile cotton balls for micro coils, if you get the amount and roll correct it's way better for micros IMO.

I also find cotton balls seem to work better than the yarn for me. The yarn does work good but the cotton balls just seem to be better. There is a little learning curve on the cotton balls figuring out how much to use. The yarn is easy, for my 1/16" micro coil, I just take one of the four strands out and thread it thru. Just like the cotton balls better.

 

[Norman Clature]

I've tried all these brands and boiled them but they really taste bad. How come?

Well; this might not be the reason, but yarn takes more priming than the cotton gauze or cotton balls. I have two RM2s. One is always in use and the other one is always ready to go but not primed with juice.

So at the beginning of each day I take the drip-tip off the one that is ready to go but not primed and prime it with about 1/2ml of whatever juice I'm in the mood for. I have it sitting on top of an old carto cover which collects the juice that drains out of it.

I keep using the one in use for about 20 more minutes while the one being primed absorbs the juice and then it's usually good to go.

It also helps to un-braid (if that's a word) your wick before you thread it into your coil. The yarn I have is 4-ply. I roll it around in my fingers and pull all 4 strands apart before threading them through a piece of kanthal I turned into a hook/needle to thread it into my coil build.

I think this makes it more pliable and absorbent. The attached photo is not the best build I ever did but you can see that the yarn hardly looks like yarn because I've separated the 4 individual "strands."


Thanks,

Norman

 

[oplholik]

I re wicked today using the P&C cotton yarn instead of the rolled cotton I have been using. So far I'm liking it, but will see after 4-5 days of running them. I find the yarn much easier to work with. Just remove one of the four strands, and it's perfect for my 1/16" dia. coils. It pulls thru the coil much easier. I did my 4 mods that run RDA's, three Reos, and a Provape-1.

 

[NkSde]

I'm actually using Sugar and Cream right now wicking my RSST, It works well, I boiled it still just to be on the safe side because you never know what dyes where used or whatever but interrupted flavor, vapes well, quick delivery I love it.

 

[oplholik]

I received this today from P&C regarding the white cotton yarn I used.

Good morning Mr.



Thank you for your interest in Peaches and Crème cotton yarn.



#01005 White is processed with hydrogen peroxide and a softener to remove the cotton seeds.



May you have a wonderfully creative day!



Regards,





Customer Service Representative

 

[TastyKakes]

Any white cotton has been treated with a bleaching agent, usually peroxide. Natural cotton has a beige tint to it. I've used peaches & creme yarn for several applications before. Boiled it three times at ~ 20 minutes each time and rinsed with cold water between boils. Not sure if that removed everything or not, but I'm more than comfortable using it at this point.

As always, the choice is yours.