Do all of these people really make their own coils?

[lelander]

I just love looking at all of these setups.

Looking forward to when I'm comfortable enough to start building myself.

But reading on here, it seems like just about everyone builds their own wicks and coils.

It looks so tedious. Of course I'll get into it some day, just wanted to know if all of these people are really building their own coils.

For now I'm just sticking with my MVP and PT2s.

 

[The Ocelot]

Hi and welcome!

Not everyone builds coils.

 

[Train2]

Lots do, but certainly not everyone!!

I built a couple, then decided it was "not my thing". Figured out how to get stock coils working well, and also got into carto-tanks, and also tried DIY - making my own juice. THAT turned out, WAS up my alley - my favorite flavors are now ones I make myself for a cost of about $0.05/ml.

Lots of folks make a hobby of vaping - collecting gear or making ever-better coils, etc.
Some folks just explore enough to find equipment and flavors they're happy with - and then vape it.

 

[b3nningt0n]

I had someone at the shop replace my coil & wick in front of me so I could see how it was done. I bought extra wick and coil from them and after a few weeks it was time to change the wick out. Did it on my own in about ten minutes! Good to know how to do it, save a little money here and there. Of course this is a drip tip (atomizer) setup so anything outside of that and I'm lost.

 

[patkin]

I don't think so. Your perception may be because they post more often sharing their experiences/education with each other but I would say the vast majority of vapers don't get heavily involved in rebuilding. After a time they may begin cleaning heads or replacing flavor wicks but rebuilding coils is only for those who enjoy tinkering or are willing to go to that length to save or are on a hunt for what they perceive as a "better" vape... and there are, of course, the hobbyists. Most vapers are just interested in the simplest, most reliable and tinker-free setups actually but do eventually get involved in basic maintenance to prolong the life of their hardware. So, with the heads in clearos for instance, know that "rebuildable" is usually just referring to the flavor wicks which are comparatively simple to replace. But even this can become a drag for most you don't really hear much from them here other than looking for the best deals on replacing heads.

 

[ThinMan]

Thanks for that reply, patkin. I got extra wicks with my clearomizers and was a little apprehensive about the idea of changing them out. So it sounds pretty easy. That's cool.

 

[Foodacris]

It's a hobbyist thing. For me, there's just something about vaping a coil I personally built. It's like the quality of my vape is more in my control than in my wallet's.

It's 100 times easier than most people think it is. I actually keep a lot of my old coils in a little box.

 

[DelboyinDorset]

I made a few messes on my steam turbine but then I discovered that a supermarket own brand cotton tip was just exactly right and made my first perfect coil after snipping off one of the cotton tips.

It probably is a bit OTT but I find it quite enjoyable getting it just right, steaming a passing cloud and nice flavour but to be honest I could make do with a BCC or DCT

 

[EddardinWinter]

I rebuild. Not for saving money (there is no way to make such a claim while buying $110 Kayfuns, Russians, etc.). I do so because I find it to be the absolute best flavor I have had. It takes a bit of time invested, some basic tools, and some patience. I have been richly rewarded for my investment in rebuilding.

 

[tj99959]

I'm 72 years old, so I guess I'm proof that most folks could wrap their own coils, and DiY their own juice, if they wanted to. But then again, most folks could also fix their own cars, but how many want to. (or think they can't)

 

[yzer]

I sure don't. I'm from the less-fuss-the-better crowd and use a carto tank.

 

[vladzilb]

Vaping for 5 months now. Reason I got into building coils is to save money. Using micro coils with cotton wick, VTF is awesome. The materials for that set up is around $10 and will last a long time. A store bought coil/atty/carto average life is about two weeks.


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[DelboyinDorset]

I'm 72 years old, so I guess I'm proof that most folks could wrap their own coils, and DiY their own juice, if they wanted to. But then again, most folks could also fix their own cars, but how many want to. (or think they can't)

I have two old Vespa's and a Reliant three wheel van which I have to maintain the old fashioned way as its technology level is circa 1950's, I've always fixed my own transport if I could and hated having a newish car where it was sealed up and unable to do a thing to it, coil, points, setting dwell angles and adjusting valves, grease nipples aplenty and very rewarding when the job is done proper

 

[SteamGrizzBear]

I built my first coil/wick setup on my Russian 91% clone and could not be happier, the flavor and throat hit are so much better than my Iclear 30/16 or protanks. The initial investment in some Kanthal wire/batteries/cotton etc is well worth it in my opinion. I do like to tinker with this stuff even though my wife doesnt understand it. It could be worse, I could be smoking analogues and spending my money on doctors....

 

[DelboyinDorset]

And a lot too is for maintenance is it not? Like cleaning and making sure no nasties build up, you don't get that option with an analog (I love that term) Once a day I clean and polish my active mods, q-tip out the screw holes and give the inside of the drip tips a good clean too, just makes sense.

 

[Racehorse]

tried DIY - making my own juice. THAT turned out, WAS up my alley - my favorite flavors are now ones I make myself for a cost of about $0.05/ml.

I kept track of my expenses first 6 months, then after a year, and most of my $ went to buying ejuice.

If you can make one or two flavors you like, you will save a whole lot of $$ that way for sure.

So far, I have one I really really like, and two that are "almost" and need just a few tweaks.

 

[Kropotkin]

I make my own coils and really enjoy it. It's about a million times easier than it looks, and is actually quite gratifying once you can do it well and quickly. At this point I can easily do 4 or 5 complete builds, including dual micro-coils (sounds fancy, right?) in well under half an hour - and I'm the klutziest person alive.

Having said that, though, I have to admit that - easy as it actually is - building coils is probably a vaping hobbyists pastime, just as making homemade mayonnaise is a cooking hobbyists pastime. Most people just aren't going to bother. And I'd bet that if you added up all the ecig users in the world, you'd find that only a smallish percentage actually mods devices or builds elaborate coils.

It's fun and easy and produces a truly great vape, but it'll never be for everyone.

 

[Sthur]

Make coils for all my devices now. Better flavor and cheaper in long run. I also have russian and when you get that into this hobby it the only way to go. Plus russian has awesome flavor and like it a lot.

After first few it gets so easy like second nature and you will never go back.

Come to the dark side

 

[Dandreid]

I do build my own coils at this point and really enjoy it. As others have said, it isn't all that difficult, but for me it's all about my obsessive nature. When I pick up a hobby, I really pick up a hobby I was also the kid who took everything apart and I am also a trained machinist. I personally enjoy doing all of this myself and that's me. If you enjoy tinkering, you will end up here, and if you are happy with the simplicity of heading to the store and buying a coil that's what you should do. You can always get as far into all of this as you want. My wife prefers to simply buy a coil in the store and she is happy with leaving it at that. If you are like some of us, you will end up with some amazingly crazy setups that you will brag about 50 years from now. Some people tie flies, some people go fishing, and some people collect toys. I vape and that's my ultimate hobby right now.

 

[Myk]

I'm a jeweler, also trained in watchmaking.
Building coils is nothing.
Cheaper, better and eventually less messing around than even if money was no object and you bought new attys instead of cleaning them.