How do you stop a coil turning in to a spring when you let go of it.

[FRSguy]

I thought I would try my own coils and I am having a surprisingly miserable time of it.
I wrap it around a hex wrench like in a video I watched but when I let go of it the coil opens up like a spring.
I have tried squeezing it but it seems to almost always lead to some kind of short in it.
How do you guys do it because I have watched a ton of videos and it never seems to happen to them at all.

 

[Firestorm]

Are you trying to get all of the coils to touch (like in a traditional microcoil)? Before I install the coil on my atomizer I compress it using tweezers and torch it. It tends to stay compressed once it quickly cools.

 

[bholcomb22]

what gauge wire are you using??? The higher the gauge the harder it is going to be to work with.

Torch the wire before you wrap and when you are done compress the coils with tweezers or plyers and torch the crap out of them with a little torch or if you don't have one a lighter will work.

 

[FRSguy]

Ah thanks guy I appreciate it!.. .will torch it next time!

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

I use a screwdriver. It lets me put a lot of tension on the wraps. Do not cut the wire before wrapping the coil and use the spool to add a lot of tension. This heavy tension seems to work well, I almost never have to take the tweezers to the coils. I do not pre-torch the wire prior to wrapping just a few pulse dry fires.