First Twisted 28g RM2 Build

[MrsMojoRisin]

Hi there Reoville,

I tried my hand at a new build today and thought I would post some pics to get a little feedback. I'm always looking to improve my vape game, so any pointers would be awesome.

Anyway, this was my first time attempting to twist 28g Kanthal and I think it turned out pretty good. I did 7 wraps on a 5/64th drill bit, ohms out a .78. The flavor is insane, which I'm really surprised at because all my builds on the RM2 have tasted amazing. Hard to improve on perfection, but I think I did it justice.

 

[dbrandt01]

Always love twisted builds, I'm gonna do a dual coil in about 5 minutes in my Odin.
I don't see anything that would need improving. The only thing I would do, being the paranoid guy that I am about stuff like this haha. Is I'd bend the leads you trimmed up, but build wise looks amazing.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Very nice coil - good job.

Couple of things come to mind...

* Maybe try to position the coil closer to the edge of the deck - as close as possible without shorting out on the cap. Also try to make the coil perpendicular to the air hole. There are some who would point out that this would make for a slightly longer leg to one post, but I find that not to be an issue, whereas precision coil placement has a huge effect.

* Go ahead, try 1-2 less wraps. You know you wanna. You'll find the heat up/cool down times better and the vape will be even more intense (you are using some good batteries rated for 20A or more, yes?).

 

[MrsMojoRisin]

Thanks Guys,

I bent up the leads so that's all taken care of, and retightened the post screws. I always have trouble clipping that negative lead so I'll have to remember to bend it up in the future.

Papa, I usually do pull out the coil a little closer to the edge. I think I was thrown off at how much bigger this coil is than my usual 28g microcoil and that caused my placement to be slightly off. The twisted is so much easier to work with though. I may have to do 5 or 6 wraps next time, you're right, I do want to.

I'm using Samsung 25R's right now.

 

[JamezC]

That's a super clean looking build, you did a good job. I just recently discovered the awesomeness that is twisted kanthal myself, and it's crazy good. I love that intense flavor, and the vape is more dense (to me) than regular ol micro coils

 

[jifjifjif]

I'm planning on trying this out soon myself. Looks great to me!

 

[gopher_byrd]

I'm running a twisted 30 7 wrap 2mm ID in a RM2 right now that came out to 1 ohm and it's pretty tasty. Hmmm, I may have to twist some 28 for science...

Sweet build by the way.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

Love me some twisted builds - good job! Taste is subjective but I find nontwisted wire just doesn't cut it anymore in terms of flavor. Plus, the beauty of the coils.. the beauty of the coils.

 

[JetMac]

Here's my twisted 28g build on my cyclone w/AFC. Comes out at .5 ohms and is mighty tasty!!

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[Papa_Lazarou]

I may have to do 5 or 6 wraps next time, you're right, I do want to.

You'll get a piece of your soul back.

sloth knows what I'm talking about.

 

[Sirius]

Nice coils Meagan..I use that same build 90% of the time.

 

[jifjifjif]

Here's my first attempt at twisted wire. It's 28ga Kanthal twisted via danny's pen trick. 4 wraps on a 7/64" drill bit and came in at .5ohms. Very easy to get 3mm Readyxwick in there. I'm going to sleep now, so I'll take some rips off of it tomorrow and report back with my opinions. Goodnight, REOville.

 

[Sirius]

Me ol' tube mod days..seems I've been twisting wire forever...jifjifjif..think we could sell it spooled?

 

[Mia11]

Looks great, Meagan. I love twisted too! Very intense flavor. One thing I notice is the coils don't seem to last quite as long as untwisted, but that's minor. It's fun to make it.

 

[MrsMojoRisin]

Looks great, Meagan. I love twisted too! Very intense flavor. One thing I notice is the coils don't seem to last quite as long as untwisted, but that's minor. It's fun to make it.

Thanks Mia, I am really digging this build! So much so I won't even mention the amount of juice I've burned through since starting this thread a few hours ago. This could be dangerous.

Thanks Sirius for inspiring me to give this a go. I don't even mind you posting your fancy duel coils on my amateur thread....showoff Haha, as we say in Mass, those coils look Wicked Sweet.

 

[Sirius]

Thanks Mia, I am really digging this build! So much so I won't even mention the amount of juice I've burned through since starting this thread a few hours ago. This could be dangerous.

Thanks Sirius for inspiring me to give this a go. I don't even mind you posting your fancy duel coils on my amateur thread....showoff Haha, as we say in Mass, those coils look Wicked Sweet.

Tip; Cut a length of 26 or 28 gauge kanthal....twist to straighten the wire out..Then fold it for a dual coil and twist. You will have much tighter twists.

I'll look for a video on straightening kanthal for ya.

 

[Sirius]

This guy is such a ....waffle..but he has HQ videos soooo........

 

[TraceyS]

I'm going to twist some wire soon too

 

[CMD-Ky]

Can you tell me what "Danny's pen trick is? For a twist, I am thinking of folding the wire over one time, attach it to a fixed pole and use a slow electric drill to do the twist, twisting until the wires just start to twist over a second time, then stop. Does this sound right?

Here's my first attempt at twisted wire. It's 28ga Kanthal twisted via danny's pen trick. 4 wraps on a 7/64" drill bit and came in at .5ohms. Very easy to get 3mm Readyxwick in there. I'm going to sleep now, so I'll take some rips off of it tomorrow and report back with my opinions. Goodnight, REOville.


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[PBOB]

This guy is such a ....waffle..but he has HQ videos soooo........

....waffle? Thanks Sirius, I have learned a new word. That is pure genius! Rip does some pretty amazing builds, most not practical, but beautiful.