Fiberglass Wick
WillyB had posted a link for fiberglass wick awhile ago, so I took the bait. The order was for 30 ft. of 1/16" wick that came to $17.70 with shipping and handling. Below is the link for product.
Ten yard hank of #1376 round braid fiberglass wick. Diameter is approximately 1/16". Used for oil lamps - WickStore.com
After working with it for a few days, trying to get the wire around it, this is what I came up with that works for me.
I ordered a 14 ga. blunt needle from OSDIYS. Had to de-bur the luer end of excess plastic on the I.D. It helps to have a #1 center drill. Fed the wick through by using 34 ga. ni-chrome wire.
Now it is stable enough to wrap wire around the wick.
Before wrapping the wire, I make sure to unbraid the wick, or it will be too tight for juices to wick fast enough.
After wrapping wick, then I make sure enough of the wick is pulled through needle that when it is cut, there will be enough wick at needle to grasp hold to pull more through. *Side note, for those who haven't tried cutting fiberglass, with normal scissors, at loose ends it wants to slide off scissor blades more than getting cut. I make sure that my coil is aligned where I want it before cutting off.
The fiberglass wick is lasting longer for me than the silca fiber. And I'm not getting any adverse flavor from it.
Now I have way more than enough wicking material than I'll probably ever use.
WillyB had posted a link for fiberglass wick awhile ago, so I took the bait. The order was for 30 ft. of 1/16" wick that came to $17.70 with shipping and handling. Below is the link for product.
Ten yard hank of #1376 round braid fiberglass wick. Diameter is approximately 1/16". Used for oil lamps - WickStore.com
After working with it for a few days, trying to get the wire around it, this is what I came up with that works for me.
I ordered a 14 ga. blunt needle from OSDIYS. Had to de-bur the luer end of excess plastic on the I.D. It helps to have a #1 center drill. Fed the wick through by using 34 ga. ni-chrome wire.
Now it is stable enough to wrap wire around the wick.
Before wrapping the wire, I make sure to unbraid the wick, or it will be too tight for juices to wick fast enough.
After wrapping wick, then I make sure enough of the wick is pulled through needle that when it is cut, there will be enough wick at needle to grasp hold to pull more through. *Side note, for those who haven't tried cutting fiberglass, with normal scissors, at loose ends it wants to slide off scissor blades more than getting cut. I make sure that my coil is aligned where I want it before cutting off.
The fiberglass wick is lasting longer for me than the silca fiber. And I'm not getting any adverse flavor from it.
Now I have way more than enough wicking material than I'll probably ever use.
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