I don't bother to take mine off. I just make the legs a little longer, slide it in the coil body then stick a 3mm screwdriver through the holes to line up the coil.
Do you cut the wick off even with the sides and leave it, or do you stuff it back it a tad or does it matter?
I agree it is just about as simple to build 'thru' the top cap
(but also) once you get the cap loosen'd up it works pretty easy
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I leave some wick pokin' out most of the time, plenty of room, why not ...


