How I wick with bamboo
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Totally don't want to hijack the thread but.....
Has anyone tried squeezing some cotton through the interior of the xc132? I guess maybe you'd need the thread for this application, but me thinks you'd get the absorbency of the cotton and the heat resistance of the ceramic? No? If your willing to spend a VERY. Frustrating time of it lol
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Thanks for the nice write-up with pics! I'm going to pick some bamboo up the next time I'm at the craft store, and give it a try.
Do you have a good, trustworthy source for appropriately heat treated xc-132?
...It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again...
Put the lotion in the ####ing basket!!
If you were going that route you'd be better with a hybrid of SS mesh and cotton, since you can easily wrap the cotton in the mesh and then coil on top of that. The problem remains that cotton burns easily, but the mesh lasts ages.
HRH finds the TH too much with mesh, but i find it ok. Silica is my usual wick however, since it's a lot faster to make one on the fly.
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I'm not a fan of mesh, and I don't want to coil on the wick... I may give it a shot when I'm bored and have some time to kill.... Wish I had some of the thread people use for wicks...
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Ok so... Tried it, and xc132 for me is still meh. Wrapping a new coil and putting cotton back in
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Master, I have several different kinds (crochet thread. Embroidery thread, knitting yarn) of cotton threads, and two sizes of bamboo thread, some hemp, etc. I would be glad to send you some FREE samples. PM me your address. This actually goes for any Reonaut who might be curious or interested.
F-b, I don't know about Raynman, but I boil hemp before I use it, but I don't boil the bamboo or any of the cotton threads. The hemp is sorta stiff and coarse. Boiling softens it up. The bamboo is actually very soft thread.
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I am thinking about trying the bamboo. So far i have only tried cotton and silica and both are ok but I think im still looking for the right wick. Never quite happy with either one.
Yes 1/16 micro. I find that the bamboo lasts for at least a couple of days. Flavor changes are no problem to me but YMMV
The piece of bamboo I used was about an inch and a half. You may need to adjust for your coil size. (as in number of wraps)
I haven't tried Hemp yet. I do not boil the bamboo.
I do owe a special thanks to JC Okie for turning me onto this. I accepted her gift (that she is offering now) in another thread a while back. I'm so glad I did. I use Bamboo most of the time and have just a month ago started using ceramic on one Reo. Pix on the first page here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ompetition-longest-functioning-coil-wick.html
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I just tried the bamboo, and I think I like it better than cotton (either balls or Peaches and Cream). It seems cleaner - less fuzzy, and there doesn't appear to be a brief break-in phase like cotton with delicate flavors. To thread it through my micro coil (29 gauge on 16 gauge needle) I just folded it in fourths, and took another piece which I doubled (and twisted) to make a hook to pull it through. So 4 pieces of bamboo seems like a nice fit.
gbacon, the offer stands. PM me your mailing address and I'll send you some to try. Nothing to lose here....
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