do you make your own coils?
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I started vaping using cartomizers - initially with cigalikes and then in tanks. I moved to rebuildables to get a better vape and to avoid repeatedly buying disposables. I now use RBAs exclusively and I love them. When I need to build a coil I get out all of my gear and crank out about ten at a time and store them for future use. I make three different kind of coils using different gauge Kanthal (28awg and 30awg) with different diameters for different atomizers. I don't experiment, I haven't tried twisted wire, and don't enjoy rebuilding for rebuilding sake. Once I get a coil set up I'll leave it in for months at a time, just dry burning and re-wicking with cotton pretty regularly to keep everything clean and tasty.
When I started coiling I used a mini screwdriver, then a 2 mm drill bit ,went on to try a M3 bolt then tried a Mandral, after that I bought GREGSTERS coiling Buddy, next came the Creative coiling gizmo, all of which I used a blow torch to squeeze the coils together. Finally discovered the new wave of coilers and have settled on the KURO Coiler. This Vaping lark is a cash cow, but I love it.
Started making my own coils a month or so ago on a Plume Veil. Found out how easy it actually was and then bought a Lemo to replace my Nautilus tanks. Bye Bye replacement coils at 2 bucks each! Hello cheap vaping from now on!
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Yup, I rebuild my own coils for my Kanger ProTank 2s as well as for my Kanger Subtank OCC heads. I have a couple of rebuildables (kayfun clones and Atomic RDAs). I found a YouTube video about a week or so ago where a guy took a pen with a pocket clip and twisted his own wire. I tried it with some 30g and loaded it onto my Atomic - super easy. Of course, I can't find the link, but the premise is to take about 12" wire and twist the cut ends. Slip the pocket clip onto the other end. Hold the twisted ends with a pair of pliers. Then roll the pen on your thigh (or some other stable surface) until you get the twist density you like. This somewhat mimics 28g for me - I have a big roll of 30 that I use for my PT2 heads, and now I don't have to go buy a separate roll of 28 any time soon
ETA: Sorry for the babble - I misread your statement about building twisted more as a question rather than you already know how
Yup, I rebuild my own coils for my Kanger ProTank 2s as well as for my Kanger Subtank OCC heads. I have a couple of rebuildables (kayfun clones and Atomic RDAs). I found a YouTube video about a week or so ago where a guy took a pen with a pocket clip and twisted his own wire. I tried it with some 30g and loaded it onto my Atomic - super easy. Of course, I can't find the link, but the premise is to take about 12" wire and twist the cut ends. Slip the pocket clip onto the other end. Hold the twisted ends with a pair of pliers. Then roll the pen on your thigh (or some other stable surface) until you get the twist density you like. This somewhat mimics 28g for me - I have a big roll of 30 that I use for my PT2 heads, and now I don't have to go buy a separate roll of 28 any time soon
ETA: Sorry for the babble - I misread your statement about building twisted more as a question rather than you already know how
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Be careful not to over tighten subtank RBA , I did and am looking for someone that sells replacements. I love , love love the mini.
Also just replacing the cotton when it gets a bit funky and not replacing the coil itself saves even more.
I've been wrapping coils for about a year. Started with the 2.4 mm shaft of a small screw driver but switched to a coil-master when they came out. I figure that after the first couple of months the thing paid for itself in wire $$$ savings, plus, I can get perfectly balanced dual coils that heat evenly. I think it's fun, it saves me money, and it allows me to put together builds which are ideally suited to any given juice.
The main reason switching from conventional cigarettes to e-cigarette is the coil making. I love to explore and getting varies satisfactions from DIY.
I haven't yet but plan too soon.
Having just got the subtank and an orchid now is the time to learn. So far I have only gotten the replaceable coils for the subtank and had someone build the orchid. I know it would save money and be nice to build your own.
Having just got the subtank and an orchid now is the time to learn. So far I have only gotten the replaceable coils for the subtank and had someone build the orchid. I know it would save money and be nice to build your own.
I quite enjoy building my own coils. It's fun, cheap, and you can always get great performance. It's even better when you start experimenting with different types. Best to have a high-quality R[B|D|T]A and a great regulated mod to build them on so you have a lot of options to play with.
I've been building my own for a few months now. I was quite content with my nautilus and the bvc coils. I would occasionally forget to order more coils and would have to stop by the local shops to pick one up to get me by. I never stopped at the same shop because the prices were so ridiculous I thought there must be somebody out there that won't screw me. I was wrong. One day I was in a terrible mood. Asked the shop owner if he would cut me a break on a new coil with the purchase of 30 mil juice. He said no. I flipped my lid and have been wrapping ever since.
I do and the first one I built wouldn't work. I found out later the atty didn't have a firing pin LOL (long story). I use 28 gauge kanthal and just started using japanese cotton a few weeks ago. WOW, I wish I had used this cotton a long time ago, It's great. I don;t really know if there are different brands of cotton. I just picked up a pack on my last Mt. Baker order, the bag says KOGA. I haven't been building coils long, maybe a few months now. I can see how intimidating it could be to some, but as others have said there are a lot of youtube videos out there. The only coils I have built so far are micro-coils
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