If you this " Wick" , dont bother...

[anavidfan]

I constantly "peruse" or in state of boredom waste time browsing, when I already have things that work more than "good enough".

I saw this on Ebay. It sounded great, It looked very functional, heck 3mm rope? I asked if it needed to be cleaned in anyway, as it looked like PIMA cotton. I got PIMA a while ago, and its almost water resistant if not washed. It 5.00 for a good sized bag with free , real fast shipping.

SO last night I set up, or try to set up my Origen... First its extremely fluffy, you need 3 times as much, no problem. Then I started to prime the wick and its like a duck, the liquid just rolls off it. I tried poking it as I added liquid, shoved it into the fibers, this is odd. Its like its "oily"?

So I yanked the wick off thru it in the toilet and it floats ? So I get curious and I take an average thickness 1" length and put it in a small cup, with about a 1/4 " of water and set the wick on one end in water the other half leaning against cup.

I just remembered and looked in. The wick is hardly damp...

Dont bother, unless you want to knit something , as its silky and a lovely color. I would love a sweater made of this.... It really looks and feels more like wool or my cats fur.

Those are from ad, Oh, it comes with a great little tool to help you pull the wick thru the coil.

Just thought Id share my experience. Has anyone else bought this and what were your thoughts.?

 

[Toxic Sadness]

Never tried. Though, I personally use and love cotton yarn.


vaping, the hobby that saved my life.

 

[anavidfan]

Its VERY different from other cotton yarns Ive tired... Is very silky , like a fine wool. Its supposed to be 3mm, but its so airy I had to use 3 strands for a coil that was 2.5mm in diameter. It just doesnt absorb liquid or water. I left a strand in a cup for almost 24 hours and it was barely damp on the closest part of wick to water.

It has a sheen like dolls hair.

 

[ronmack]

It has natural oils and waxes that have to be boiled off it's all that I use now once it's prepped right there's nothing I like better I prepare about 1ft at a time so it lasts me a while same thing with angel hair U.S.A. Cotton.

 

[anavidfan]

Thanks, I was thinking it needed to be cleaned, but when I contacted the seller he said it did not need cleaning, that it was ready to use. I might try washing and airdrying or putting it in a bag with silica packets. I always worry with all the heat these days and the humidity that it might mold.

 

[ronmack]

I've tied the ends with dental floss and use really hot boiling water weigh it down so that its not floating I use 2 spoon's lol seems like way too much to have to go through next I'm going to try the organic washed from the cotton man paper towel dry

 

[ronmack]

That's not what I thought it was sorry I'm using cotton from the cotton man. Angel hair and Carolina

 

[Exchaner]

Have you actually tried pulsating a coil with a "wet" wick inside - just for the heck of it?

 

[ronmack]

Not below.8

 

[Exchaner]

Is that .8 ohms?

 

[ronmack]

Correct