Hmm, is mapp gas going to far for oxidizing the wick?

[kaos95]

So, I have a GGTS (clone) on the way, so I decided to bite the bullet and get a dud also. I am fairly mechanically inclined (and have been rebuilding vivi heads with some success) plus . . . it'll look cool and drag me even farther away from the look of analogs.

So my question for the experts, is, would a mapp gas be too hot for oxidizing the wick, and should I just grab a couple butane cylinders?

 

[Sovran]

Mapp is very hot. You run the risk of burning or melting the wick. It is also more expensive. I would stick with butane. Even the jet lighters you get in 7-11 will work fine. save your money for other stuff.

 

[urquidezj]

i used the oxy acetaline torches at work lol, super fast oxydize.

 

[Sinister Dexter]

Yes that's totally overkill. There is no need to go to such lengths. Personally I use a Bic lighter to oxidize my wicks and it works fine. I torch the rolled mesh once for a few seconds, until it glows red. Then I wrap a coil and dry burn it a few times to burn out the shorts. I have zero problems with my coils, they last weeks.

In my opinion covering your mesh with black soot is counterproductive. All you need is a thin film of discoloration on the steel. The proper color for an oxidized mesh is brown, not black.

Also, in my experience, quenching does nothing. The cigarette paper trick doesn't help either. It's just superstition. The real trick to building a coil is your dry burning technique. Use short pulses and don't let it get too hot. A red wire will burn through shorts. A yellow wire will cut through the steel and cause additional shorts.

 

[T41CK]

i used the oxy acetaline torches at work lol, super fast oxydize.

Wow we use to use these at work a lot to blow holes in 3/8" grey or red iron... Overkill but at least it's a free oxidation