Wish that guy would come back and respond because I'm slightly interested as well. I've been rebuilding for about 2 1/2 months now. All the youtube videos tell you to put a torch to it, but I was too lazy and cheap to do that. I do briefly put a lighter to the wire. I find that the wire wraps slightly easier if you do this. Then I push it with my fingernail against the end of the screwdriver to compress it. After I fire it for testing, I take my tweezers and compress it together one last time and center align it.
I've always wondered why everyone says to compress it considering all the kanger coils from the factory have the wraps with big gaps in them. I think it's just to make sure the wraps don't touch the ends of the base or something. Not sure. I just do 6 wraps of 32 gauge and it comes out to around 2.2/2.3 ohms. Works pretty well on the lowest setting of the istick, but I do notice some rattlesnaking at times, which kind of annoys me. After some use and rewicking sometimes it goes to around 2.4 to 2.5, or it's just an inaccurate reading.
I do think that the itaste mvp2 gives a slightly smoother vape than the iStick, but I refuse to take it out of the house anymore. It's just too big. It's much easier to carry if you're wearing baggy pants or jeans, but it's bulky if you were anything form fitting. Also, the intermittent center pin issues I got after a month were maddening.
I use rayon. I used to do a flavor wick, but I realized after a while that it restricts the air flow a tad, and it makes the coil take longer to wick and be useable because 2 wicks need to saturate.
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As for your bad threads, try to find a tap to clean up the threads with. Not sure exactly what size the 510 threading is? Anyone? If you aren't sure about doing it, do you know a mechanic? They could help you out. Then, you probably want to get a 510 to 510 adapter and leave it on there. Good luck!
