How do you straighten silica rope wick???

[bluegrasslover]

I've been making some repairable ce2s and I'm using the woven silica rope from mcmaster. It's awesome as a wick but I can't seem to get the weave bends out of it. Also, is there any way to twist the silica threads in a way that it stays twisted?

 

[bluegrasslover]

Come on, someone has to have a technique that works. Anyone?

 

[denali_41]

you can try using an iron

 

[martinc]

Suspend some weights at the nd...they might straighten after a week or a century...or stop skimping and buy the proper stuff

 

[bluegrasslover]

Suspend some weights at the nd...they might straighten after a week or a century...or stop skimping and buy the proper stuff

I was kind of thinking it was proper being that it's referenced all over this board. What do you consider proper? I'd love something better.

 

[juicejunky]

Soak it in PGA overnight to get rid of sizing (should do that anyway to remove any chemicals since it's made to be rope), pull it straight and let it dry on a paper towel and the kinks go away.


If you put a little PG or VG on them they should stay relatively twisted.

 

[martinc]

I was kind of thinking it was proper being that it's referenced all over this board. What do you consider proper? I'd love something better.

Well,odysseus wick is 2mm and iatty1 is 3mm iirc...avail. at all GG retailers

2mm:New Odysseus Wick

and e-mail them for the thicker version

 

[bluegrasslover]

Soak it in PGA overnight to get rid of sizing (should do that anyway to remove any chemicals since it's made to be rope), pull it straight and let it dry on a paper towel and the kinks go away.


If you put a little PG or VG on them they should stay relatively twisted.

Thanks! I'll give this a try.