LOVING my Mutation X V2... with the exception of the triangle screws and ....ty drip tip, but i've found a fix for those..just waiting for them to come in stock.
Does rebuilding coils save money?
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LOVING my Mutation X V2... with the exception of the triangle screws and ....ty drip tip, but i've found a fix for those..just waiting for them to come in stock.
I bought my first kayfun clone 3 months ago and 3 bucks for 10' of kanthal, 2 bucks for cotton balls and a buddy I work with gave me 20' of rayon for free. So far all I've done to my kayfun is re-wick. I've been using the 1.2 coil my Lemo came with on my ipv2s 60watter. The only reason I decided to build my coils is the fact that when I was using my mega tank I got sick and tired of coils not working after a week. Then the uh oh leaks from manufactured coils always ...... me off and oh god the flooding and gurgling issues. I haven't had to build a coil in 2 months and absolutely love it.
Compare to smoking cigarettes, yes. Compared to buying pre-made coils, yes. Of course that depends on the value you put on your labor/time.
The Vaping is cheap unless you treat it as a fad an chase every shiny new toy on the market. That said if I were to start Building coils today... I would skip the Clearomizer style tanks altogether.. Go straight to a purpose built tank system, like a Kayfun or Lemo or dripper.. Something intended to be built and rebuilt. While the Naughty is a good atty.. It is intended for DISPOSABLE coil heads, that just happens to be able to be rebuilt.
The Vaping is cheap unless you treat it as a fad an chase every shiny new toy on the market. That said if I were to start Building coils today... I would skip the Clearomizer style tanks altogether.. Go straight to a purpose built tank system, like a Kayfun or Lemo or dripper.. Something intended to be built and rebuilt. While the Naughty is a good atty.. It is intended for DISPOSABLE coil heads, that just happens to be able to be rebuilt.
I agree with 93gc40 on the value of labor/time. Because of time constraints, I just replace coils and move on.
I do have few rebuildables, and do play with them from time to time. But, I think I do this for more of enjoying the crafting time than getting good vape.
Only thing I am concerned with throwing out the old coils is that I kinda feeling bad about throwing those metallic pieces. If we have plastic casing for disposable coils with little metal pieces (just for coils and contacts), then I may not feel too bad about it. But then, I don't think I want to to have any plastic parts near those hot coils. LOL
I do have few rebuildables, and do play with them from time to time. But, I think I do this for more of enjoying the crafting time than getting good vape.
Only thing I am concerned with throwing out the old coils is that I kinda feeling bad about throwing those metallic pieces. If we have plastic casing for disposable coils with little metal pieces (just for coils and contacts), then I may not feel too bad about it. But then, I don't think I want to to have any plastic parts near those hot coils. LOL
What is the difference between RTA and RBA. Also, is there a smaller rebuildable tank than the lemo drop? I purchased an eleaf istick and don't want a huge tank because I think it will look funny with such a small box mod.
Rebuildable drip atomizer, rebuildable atomizer and rebuildable tank atomizer.... They are all RBAs, some just have a tank, others don't...
Rda is a rebuildable atomizer. Rda is a rebuildable dripping atomizer. Rta is a rebuildable tank atomizer. Rtda is a rebuildable tank dripping atomizer.
Rebuilding mass produced coil heads is a pain imo, but I enjoy building coils in RDAs. Rtas are more of a challenge imo, and I hate filling tanks.
Replacing cotton takes 2 min, but if it's too much of a pain there is always silica or better yet readyxwick. Readyxwick isn't cheap but it lasts in a build for several months and has a very clean taste. Dry hits are also more tolerable. It does a great job working. Putting it in a coil is a bit of a pain, but takes 10 min and lasts for months. Defiantly figure out what build you like with cotton, then once you have it down use readyxwick.
That said, coil heads aren't your biggest cost. Juice (or maybe gear..) is. Over the last year I've spent 2k or there abouts on vaping I think 1200 of that was juice. Granted I've been dripping, which burns through juice a lot faster than tanks or clearomizers (pro tanks, nautilus, etc). Recipes online are free. Usually there are 3-5 ingreedients to each bottle. One vial of an ingredient is $2-3, and makes 90-150 mls of juice. The base is pg and or vg and nic, 250mls of each cost in the neighborhood of $15. Those numbers are pessimistic estimates, so you can make more for cheaper. Taking the high end, 90 mls costs you less than $30. Mixing juice is as complicated as making a cake.. Follow the recipe, add the right amount of the right ingredient, mix, and wait for it to be ready. I have three flavors I use as all day vapes, switching between them on occasion so I don't get sick of one flavor. I still buy premium juice because there are some awesome flavors I love, but it takes me a few months to go thru them is I only vape them a few times a day at most. I usually stick to the juice I make as it's cheap, but vape some premium first thing in the morning and or after work, also I have some premium flavors that pair great with alcohol, so I take one of those to the bar with me.
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Rebuilding mass produced coil heads is a pain imo, but I enjoy building coils in RDAs. Rtas are more of a challenge imo, and I hate filling tanks.
Replacing cotton takes 2 min, but if it's too much of a pain there is always silica or better yet readyxwick. Readyxwick isn't cheap but it lasts in a build for several months and has a very clean taste. Dry hits are also more tolerable. It does a great job working. Putting it in a coil is a bit of a pain, but takes 10 min and lasts for months. Defiantly figure out what build you like with cotton, then once you have it down use readyxwick.
That said, coil heads aren't your biggest cost. Juice (or maybe gear..) is. Over the last year I've spent 2k or there abouts on vaping I think 1200 of that was juice. Granted I've been dripping, which burns through juice a lot faster than tanks or clearomizers (pro tanks, nautilus, etc). Recipes online are free. Usually there are 3-5 ingreedients to each bottle. One vial of an ingredient is $2-3, and makes 90-150 mls of juice. The base is pg and or vg and nic, 250mls of each cost in the neighborhood of $15. Those numbers are pessimistic estimates, so you can make more for cheaper. Taking the high end, 90 mls costs you less than $30. Mixing juice is as complicated as making a cake.. Follow the recipe, add the right amount of the right ingredient, mix, and wait for it to be ready. I have three flavors I use as all day vapes, switching between them on occasion so I don't get sick of one flavor. I still buy premium juice because there are some awesome flavors I love, but it takes me a few months to go thru them is I only vape them a few times a day at most. I usually stick to the juice I make as it's cheap, but vape some premium first thing in the morning and or after work, also I have some premium flavors that pair great with alcohol, so I take one of those to the bar with me.
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I switched over from rebuilding clearo coils to rebuildables. I doubt I ever go back. Rebuildables are designed from the ground up to be rebuilt which makes them much easier to rebuild than replaceable coils.
I prefer the vape from rebuildables immensely more than replaceable coils, though it should be noted I got off the clearo bus some time ago and they have been upgraded to handle more power. Saving money? Sure, once you have the supplies it's much cheaper.
I would burn through replaceable coils in a couple days. Tried rebuildables back in the days of gennies and never really looked back. I switched because it seems every release of a new product the replaceable coils prices keep climbing. I used to get the Kanger single coils for about $0.76 apiece in coops. Now? The prices are crazy though some get much lengthier life out of them than I did.
It is something you should enjoy though if you're going to get into it. While it doesn't take a lot of time, it takes some and in some ways is similar to fly tying which can be quite tedious if you don't enjoy it. Most of it is spent in the rewick process. Coils I wrap usually last me 2-3 months unless I decide to tear them out while I rewick every day or two.
I prefer the vape from rebuildables immensely more than replaceable coils, though it should be noted I got off the clearo bus some time ago and they have been upgraded to handle more power. Saving money? Sure, once you have the supplies it's much cheaper.
I would burn through replaceable coils in a couple days. Tried rebuildables back in the days of gennies and never really looked back. I switched because it seems every release of a new product the replaceable coils prices keep climbing. I used to get the Kanger single coils for about $0.76 apiece in coops. Now? The prices are crazy though some get much lengthier life out of them than I did.
It is something you should enjoy though if you're going to get into it. While it doesn't take a lot of time, it takes some and in some ways is similar to fly tying which can be quite tedious if you don't enjoy it. Most of it is spent in the rewick process. Coils I wrap usually last me 2-3 months unless I decide to tear them out while I rewick every day or two.
Thanks for this, Susan. I did not know that you could rebuild the Nautilus BVC coils. Great info.
I love building coils for my r91 and kayfuns. I am amazed all the time at how easy it is to get a good, consistent vape and I have enough kanthal and Koh Gen Doh cotton forever, I think. Save tons of money and it is fun.
I'm too lazy to do full builds, but I do rewick coils that I buy. Makes them last a long time.
I always do research on clearos I wanted to buy. If it's somehow rebuild-able, I'll buy it. I waited months before purchasing nautilus, waiting for somebody to find way hacking it.
i just bought 10 packs of 100 organic cotton balls from cvs for $40 that includes shipping 
Am I the only one that builds a coil and then re-wicks it roughly 15-25 times before I will replace the actual coil wire its self? Usually I can either burn off the gunk or brush it off with a toothbrush pretty easily so it safes a pretty significant amount of time in the long run.
I tossed a few of the tiny cleaning brushes into the cart on one of my Fasttech orders, they're under a buck and do a pretty good job on really gunked up coils. (Not that I ever let mine get really built up and gummy because I'm lazy...)
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I never really payed attention to how many times I rewick a coil. I usually rewick every few days and tear out a coil way before it's gone "bad" - probably once a month or so. Not true for my veritas. I think I put a build in 3 or 4 months ago and haven't rebuilt or rewicked it since (readyxwick). I just dry burn it when it even starts to look gunky and its good to go. using a 1.6ohm coil wrapped with 28ga on a 30w mod. vaping between 11-14w depending on the juice. I think after I figure out the build for the best vape on a new RDA RxW is going to be my go to wicking material since is so low maintenance.
I tossed a few of the tiny cleaning brushes into the cart on one of my Fasttech orders, they're under a buck and do a pretty good job on really gunked up coils. (Not that I ever let mine get really built up and gummy because I'm lazy...
Brush? Um you use a brush to clean coils?
Never tried that. I just glow them cherry red, and release the button and before it cools, dip just the coils under running water., My coils look almost brand new each time, even the ones with difficult to get to areas.
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