First post on NT thread / introduction

[ReigntheGamer]

Sure...I am open to ANY pointers. I've been using the coil winding gizmo tool...and for some reason it makes the leads all wonky on me. I may just abandon that thing. It makes nice tight wraps, but I struggle with it beyond that. Maybe I should use the winder to hold the coil in place while I'm mounting it in the coil base. I dunno. Anyway, I just need practice I know....but it's a struggle to put that insulator back on without mucking it all up.

I also need a decent pair of tweezers, cause couple times I messed things up while trying to squeeze the coils tightly together. It's hard to fit tweezers in that little cup. I should probably torch beforehand, but I am still experimenting with different methods.

I'd love to have a pointer on cutting the leads really close so there's no chance of shorting there.

For the coil gizmo, did you get two washers, a screw and a wing nut to hold your wire in the device? Using it without that little add on could make the leads quite ungainly, with it my leads are as straight as can be. If you haven't already check out SuperX's video on it, I have mine setup like his and it works really well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XLIHmm5p2Y&list=UULWoUhjf61yHLlCuRfOHPuQ

I have found instead of cutting the leads if you just grab them with a pair of needle nose pliers and rotate it in slow circles it will snap them off much closer than I can ever cut them.

Instead of using the winder to hold the coil in place I like to use a 1/16" drill bit, it's just a little smaller than the coil winder rod and works really well. Hope this helps!

 

[Bored2Tears]

For the coil gizmo, did you get two washers, a screw and a wing nut to hold your wire in the device? Using it without that little add on could make the leads quite ungainly, with it my leads are as straight as can be. If you haven't already check out SuperX's video on it, I have mine setup like his and it works really well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XLIHmm5p2Y&list=UULWoUhjf61yHLlCuRfOHPuQ

I have found instead of cutting the leads if you just grab them with a pair of needle nose pliers and rotate it in slow circles it will snap them off much closer than I can ever cut them.

Instead of using the winder to hold the coil in place I like to use a 1/16" drill bit, it's just a little smaller than the coil winder rod and works really well. Hope this helps!

Yup. Watched his vid, and got the two washers. Those washers actually might be a part of my problem. I bought them in haste and they are too large, so I'm constantly trying to keep the wire out away from them as the gizmo is winding around. I'm gonna replace with something or grind them to a flat edge on that side.

Will try winding the leads when done instead of snipping them.....that's a good idea. And will transfer the coil off that jig. I was thinking 1/16 bit was bigger for some reason than the jig size ....but I'll put the micrometer on it and verify. Must be smaller tho if you're using the same thing.

 

[Bored2Tears]

Yay! I love C&H

My wife bought me the complete C&H coffee table book collection one Christmas. Man Bill Watterson was genius, IMHO. Such insight on so many things... and subtle with his humor, philosophy, religion, ....everything. He could gracefully hit such powerful topics without ever alienating his readers. Just genius.

 

[ReigntheGamer]

Yup. Watched his vid, and got the two washers. Those washers actually might be a part of my problem. I bought them in haste and they are too large, so I'm constantly trying to keep the wire out away from them as the gizmo is winding around. I'm gonna replace with something or grind them to a flat edge on that side.

Will try winding the leads when done instead of snipping them.....that's a good idea. And will transfer the coil off that jig. I was thinking 1/16 bit was bigger for some reason than the jig size ....but I'll put the micrometer on it and verify. Must be smaller tho if you're using the same thing.

I agree with the washer size, if they're too big it messes up the whole thing. My wing nut is a little on the big side so I have to hold it perpendicular to the rod and tighten with a screwdriver. Little bit more work but the legs are nice and straight.

1/16" is bigger than the teeny-tiny rod but for the next one up they slide in and out perfectly. I should have asked which coil rod your using in the gizmo.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Well, my curiosity had been killing me so I finally succumbed and gave NT a try. Ordered 30ml of Wakonda and 15ml of CLS just a minute ago. Hope that it impresses me as much as all of you.

My hardware is probably lacking.....and alas, I don't have a dripper yet. But, I run an Eleaf istick , have a Lemo.... and i rebuild my Kanger Protanks with cotton and microcoils. It's been working so far. Really want to give the Reo thing a try too...but my wife may kill me if I spend any more money on vaping. (We both quit smoking and vape, but she was a light smoker, and is a light vaper.... I promised her we'd be saving $ by vaping, because I believed it at the time. That hasn't proven to be the case yet...LOL.)

Any suggestions for the Wakonda and CLS given my equipment limitations? I love a coffe vape but got the CLS mostly to broaden my horizons. I haven't tried too many sweet e liquids yet.

Been vaping about two and a half months now. I did have one week where my equipment was all failing, I was frustrated and quite frankly having major cig withdrawl...so I smoked 1 pack over that 5 day period. Been vaping exclusively otherwise.

I recognize Soignee from the Lemo thread, I think but wanted to join the group....you all seem pretty chill. Anyhoo, hello!

Heya B2T! Welcome to the fold. Pull up a chair buddy - Standard issue Black Jumpsuit, Nike's, and Tin-Foil hats will be issued shortly.

I gotta be honest - no idea why you think the eLeaf iStick isn't "good gear" - that little beast pretty much kicks the tail out of devices that are over twice the price - I consider it a "best buy" in the marketplace right now. (If Katy's wasn't pink, I'd probably steal hers!)

If you're already re-wicking Kanger clearos, you're on the right track. Honestly - with the gear you have now, you could stop and realize some of that saving you hoped to achieve. I personally get a better vape from a mechanical mod and a dripper, but in the real world the difference is probably negligible if you keep your coil well maintained.

I don't have any specific reccomendations aside from this - if the CLS doesn't hit for you right away, let it sit a bit. We do a pretty good job of adequately pre-steeping liquid before it arrives, but it will continue to improve until it is 10-12 weeks old. Once it does hit, most people load up and put themselves on some kind of steep cycle. YMMV Wakonda has some of the in-house vanilla extract and a some of the custard base, so it will continue to improve, also. (such is life with vanilla) That said - two great choices - I can't wait to hear your thoughts and read the reviews!

Welcome to the family!~

 

[Kent Brooks]

Thanks for the replies already. In addition to the NT banner, I think I need to finally get myself one of them newfangled avatar thingees.....and figure out how to upload it or something. I struggle on forums sometimes with uploading photos ,so I am a little gunshy. Actually, on that subject, is it easy enough to upload a random picture from the interwebz for an avatar?

I use a free program called photoscape to crop images to the desired size - I forget what the largest possible size is for regular members (mine is larger because I am a forum supplier I think?) As a general rule if you crop by ratio an then resize, works pretty good.

As far as the banner - we'd be honored if you fly your freaky flag and ride with the success banner... don't forget to redeem the banner bribe - free joooooose never hurts.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Welcome B2T. I just arrived here a few weeks ago when I initially purchased my 15 ml "samples". I highly recommend going with the 50 ml sample size....you will thank me later. Oh and The Virus....well lets just say I'm infected. Definitely try some of the Virus. Its one of the most unique and delicious liquids I have ever tasted.

We paid joppa to say that - ask the rest of the forum.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Yes, the virus will be my next. I basically flipped a coin to choose between H1N1 and Wakonda. I think the image for Wakonda really is what won me over. Nothing like a toke on the ole peace pipe to make one think of happy days.

This mysterious power in all things they called Wakonda, and through it all things were related to man, and to each other.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Hmm.....ok now its there. Signature success !!! I am on a roll. Now, to conquer an Outlook invitation ......ha ha.

Congrats on nearly 45 days of delicious success!

 

[Bored2Tears]

Congrats on nearly 45 days of delicious success!

Kent, thanks for all the replies. As I am sure you are a very busy man, I think it says a lot that you take the time to welcome your customers. I can only imagine it won't be long before you have to hire staff to do that for you. In all seriousness though....I have been lurking on this forum for a while, and while I am usually on a tight budget... what sold me to at least try your liquids is that you clearly take care of your customers. That alone deserves recognition. Thanks.

 

[JoppaRoadCruiser]

We paid joppa to say that - ask the rest of the forum.

This is true. Kent promised me a gallon of TV!

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

Sure...I am open to ANY pointers. I've been using the coil winding gizmo tool...and for some reason it makes the leads all wonky on me. I may just abandon that thing. It makes nice tight wraps, but I struggle with it beyond that. Maybe I should use the winder to hold the coil in place while I'm mounting it in the coil base. I dunno. Anyway, I just need practice I know....but it's a struggle to put that insulator back on without mucking it all up.

I also need a decent pair of tweezers, cause couple times I messed things up while trying to squeeze the coils tightly together. It's hard to fit tweezers in that little cup. I should probably torch beforehand, but I am still experimenting with different methods.

I'd love to have a pointer on cutting the leads really close so there's no chance of shorting there.

Done! Hope they help but I am always here to ask questions of if needed. Plus, best tweezers I've used are found in a two pack from Walmart, use the small head and love them $1.98. Also the toenail clippers are the same from a two pack from Walmart $1.98

 

[Bored2Tears]

Done! Hope they help but I am always here to ask questions of if needed. Plus, best tweezers I've used are found in a two pack from Walmart, use the small head and love them $1.98. Also the toenail clippers are the same from a two pack from Walmart $1.98

Thanks Megan. Saw my inbox had new PMs. Looks like an in depth read, so I will go over all of it from home after work. I appreciate it.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

Thanks Megan. Saw my inbox had new PMs. Looks like an in depth read, so I will go over all of it from home after work. I appreciate it.

Happy to help.

 

[Bored2Tears]

Heya B2T! Welcome to the fold. Pull up a chair buddy - Standard issue Black Jumpsuit, Nike's, and Tin-Foil hats will be issued shortly.

I gotta be honest - no idea why you think the eLeaf iStick isn't "good gear" - that little beast pretty much kicks the tail out of devices that are over twice the price - I consider it a "best buy" in the marketplace right now. (If Katy's wasn't pink, I'd probably steal hers!)

If you're already re-wicking Kanger clearos, you're on the right track. Honestly - with the gear you have now, you could stop and realize some of that saving you hoped to achieve. I personally get a better vape from a mechanical mod and a dripper, but in the real world the difference is probably negligible if you keep your coil well maintained.

I don't have any specific reccomendations aside from this - if the CLS doesn't hit for you right away, let it sit a bit. We do a pretty good job of adequately pre-steeping liquid before it arrives, but it will continue to improve until it is 10-12 weeks old. Once it does hit, most people load up and put themselves on some kind of steep cycle. YMMV Wakonda has some of the in-house vanilla extract and a some of the custard base, so it will continue to improve, also. (such is life with vanilla) That said - two great choices - I can't wait to hear your thoughts and read the reviews!

Welcome to the family!~

Thanks. Just wanted to clarify my initial post. I definitely think the Lemo is an excellent RTA. And, the Protanks are great when i finally get through the struggle of getting a rebuilt coil in there. What I intended to say by limitations of my equipment is that I don't have the ability to sub ohm or run really high power....and no dripper. I was just referring to any advice on how people bring the best out of Wakonda and CLS.

But yes, I am trying to put the equipment I have to work. I almost tossed the Protanks till I resigned myself to rebuilding them with cotton. I couldn't keep them from flooding out on me with the stock silica wicking.

By the way, I noticed Wakonda had the mixed batch date but not the CLS. What should I infer from that?

 

[penguiness]

Well, my curiosity had been killing me so I finally succumbed and gave NT a try. Ordered 30ml of Wakonda and 15ml of CLS just a minute ago. Hope that it impresses me as much as all of you.

My hardware is probably lacking.....and alas, I don't have a dripper yet. But, I run an Eleaf istick , have a Lemo.... and i rebuild my Kanger Protanks with cotton and microcoils. It's been working so far. Really want to give the Reo thing a try too...but my wife may kill me if I spend any more money on vaping. (We both quit smoking and vape, but she was a light smoker, and is a light vaper.... I promised her we'd be saving $ by vaping, because I believed it at the time. That hasn't proven to be the case yet...LOL.)

Any suggestions for the Wakonda and CLS given my equipment limitations? I love a coffe vape but got the CLS mostly to broaden my horizons. I haven't tried too many sweet e liquids yet.

Been vaping about two and a half months now. I did have one week where my equipment was all failing, I was frustrated and quite frankly having major cig withdrawl...so I smoked 1 pack over that 5 day period. Been vaping exclusively otherwise.

I recognize Soignee from the Lemo thread, I think but wanted to join the group....you all seem pretty chill. Anyhoo, hello!

I have some expensive gear (several items costing more than $200 each), and I love the flavor from the Lemo so much that I have 3 of them with a 4th on the way. I have a third iStick on the way as well. You have excellent hardware for NT liquid. No limitations there!

 

[57chilicat]

As usual I'm late to the party, but I wanted to join in and say Welcome Bored! I am confident you will love the NuThouse as much as I do! Now I'm off to check out this Lemo thingy bopper!

 

[Wheats]

Hey Folks! This week I jumped in the pool and put in my first order! I've been reading great things all the converted and addicted have said about NT, and Im so excited. My order shipped today! Let the mailman stalking begin! Been in a juice rut recently, nothing amazes this palate anymore. Tastebuds need a reboot. Ordered some Virus (6 for me and 18 for a very good, very unaware smoker friend) and Wokonda at 15ml and overfilled! Oh yeah I'm ready and feelin the love. Gear wise an mvp2 and eleaf Istick, Veritas RDA and Nautilus Minis.

 

[57chilicat]

Welcome to the NT party Wheats! It is so awesome to see the family grow! Pull up a comfy chair and join the fun!

 

[ReigntheGamer]

Hey Folks! This week I jumped in the pool and put in my first order! I've been reading great things all the converted and addicted have said about NT, and Im so excited. My order shipped today! Let the mailman stalking begin! Been in a juice rut recently, nothing amazes this palate anymore. Tastebuds need a reboot. Ordered some Virus (6 for me and 18 for a very good, very unaware smoker friend) and Wokonda at 15ml and overfilled! Oh yeah I'm ready and feelin the love. Gear wise an mvp2 and eleaf Istick, Veritas RDA and Nautilus Minis.

Welcome to the NuThouse Wheats!!! And let me be the first to say #infected.

Those are my two of my favorites, I think you will be very happy with them