All I saw at 5:39 was a piece of equipment bailing that stuff up like a mad man. Interesting watch though reminded me of 'how it's made' haha
Cotton?
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All I saw at 5:39 was a piece of equipment bailing that stuff up like a mad man. Interesting watch though reminded me of 'how it's made' haha
Not everyone does it. Some people think boiling cotton is necessary.
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I personally like using Peaches and Creme cotton yarn from Wal-Mart....boiled to remove sizing. It is extremely easy to work with, and is perfect for 1/16" coils. Because it is preformed, you get consistency which is a big plus for me too.
I cut off about a 3ft piece, boil it twice for about 10 min each (changing the water between boils). Then let it dry over night. Next I cut one end into a point and take a drop of Elmer's glue and rub it into the point making it perfectly round and then leave it to dry. This gives me what amounts to a needle tip on my yarn to poke it through a coil. I always make sure to pull it all the way through and cut it off from the back end of the yarn piece so my needle tip is ready for the next coil. The one 3 ft piece lasts for several months since I only use about 1/4"-1/2" for most of my builds.
With this method I can pull out an old wick and rewick it in a matter of seconds, unless I need to do a full clean on the coil then it takes a couple of minutes tops.
I cut off about a 3ft piece, boil it twice for about 10 min each (changing the water between boils). Then let it dry over night. Next I cut one end into a point and take a drop of Elmer's glue and rub it into the point making it perfectly round and then leave it to dry. This gives me what amounts to a needle tip on my yarn to poke it through a coil. I always make sure to pull it all the way through and cut it off from the back end of the yarn piece so my needle tip is ready for the next coil. The one 3 ft piece lasts for several months since I only use about 1/4"-1/2" for most of my builds.
With this method I can pull out an old wick and rewick it in a matter of seconds, unless I need to do a full clean on the coil then it takes a couple of minutes tops.
Smart! I'm still off and on about the boiling thing but I guess it can't hurt. Will boil some tomorrow....I'm going to feel weird about this.
"Hey, whatcha cookin'?"
"Cotton"
Spaghetti, the correct answer is spaghetti.
I boil mine about 10 minutes give it a good rinse and boil it another ten minutes and let dry a couple of days. To me it makes a better texture to work with and I now have a zip lock baggy that will last me months. I like to squeeze all the air out of the bag too when Im not using it.
I use sterile rolled cotton from the first aid section at CVS. Just a pinch will make a nice wick, enough to last a lifetime.
want the best cotton available?
don't want to boil cotton with your head down hoping nobody sees you?
want great wicking and great taste from your cotton with no break in period?
you want koh gen do organic, guaranteed not to have garbage in it cotton pads.
just peel the pad in two layers, cut a strip about the size you need along the direction of the fibers and go.
this stuff's fantastic!
Koh Gen Do Organic Cotton Pads at DermStore
don't want to boil cotton with your head down hoping nobody sees you?
want great wicking and great taste from your cotton with no break in period?
you want koh gen do organic, guaranteed not to have garbage in it cotton pads.
just peel the pad in two layers, cut a strip about the size you need along the direction of the fibers and go.
this stuff's fantastic!
Koh Gen Do Organic Cotton Pads at DermStore
Its cotton all the way for me... and I never boil it... use organic cotton from Whole Foods
about 6 months for me.
but i'm tellin' ya... you gotta try that koh gen do cotton. it's friggin' fantastic! you'll see, after a while, you'll notice other cotton gives off a taste when you first install your wick. koh gen do doesn't do this, it's easy as pie to work with and the fibers are already lined up perfectly straight for fantastic wicking properties.
it's love at first vape, i tell ya.
Yeah... When the coil takes a dark appearance, just pull out the cotton, dry burn and rinse off. Then re-wick with some fresh cotton and you have a brand new coil again.
That's what I use, no need to boil/rinse/dry. Just take a pinch, roll tight and feed through coil
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I picked up this on amazon the other day,
http://i.imgur.com/Mba2jt5.jpg
They work very well at wicking, and was not too expensive.
Amazon.com : Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls -- 100 Cotton Balls : Beauty
http://i.imgur.com/Mba2jt5.jpg
They work very well at wicking, and was not too expensive.
Amazon.com : Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls -- 100 Cotton Balls : Beauty
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