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[diack]

yankeebobo could you explain in more detail (show) how do you make a wick of cotton balls?

 

[Klepto]

More cotton fun.
Not sure i want to try this with dual coil in Ithaka. The tin man coil

 

[fright88]

Cotton is one of the reasons I wish Imeo's test with dual air holes had worked out. Dual microcoils in Ithaka with cotton would be great. But dual x microcoils would be hard to rewick and I don't think the air flows correctly for parallel coils.

 

[Shaketuga]

Cotton is one of the reasons I wish Imeo's test with dual air holes had worked out. Dual microcoils in Ithaka with cotton would be great. But dual x microcoils would be hard to rewick and I don't think the air flows correctly for parallel coils.

I run parallels sometimes and they work fine for me you just have to pinch them together


$haKe

 

[fright88]

I run parallels sometimes and they work fine for me you just have to pinch them together


$haKe

I've done that with standard coils and it worked ok Not as good as an x IMHO. I've got some cotton yarn on order I will be trying something similar. I just wonder with them pinched together how hard it will be to thread the yarn.

 

[imeothanasis]

I would be glad to see what you will find yankee and I will do the same as you.

I definitely understand the concerns on high exposure to heat. Especially for a prolonged period of time. Keeping the cotton moist and saturated becomes even more important with this process. The cotton will take on the heat of the liquid for sure. On the flip side of the coin, I have had great concern over fiberglass, silica, etc. I continue to do some research on cotton. At the same time, I draw some concerns over heating up a material that CAN handle that heat. Until I learn something drastically different, I'm just more comfortable vaping on something a little more "natural" than a factory produced material.

I do zero dry burning for the very reason that you just can't. There is no way. And frankly except for the inconvenience of having to completely recoil, I wouldn't see a need to. With silica part of my want of dry burning was to save the money of silica and not recoil. Now 1 out of 2 reasons are out. There is a reason that firefighters are instructed to stay away from polyester and other materials that are more man made and use cotton or wool. Although they can burn, they burn cleaner and don't produce toxic chemical output that can leach.

This is something I've wanted to look into more. I notice a difference in everything.

 

[yankeebobo]

I will say this. Even as it stands I feel more comfortable with cotton. Natural vs man made. Taste speaks for itself. It's uses in other applications speak for itself.

 

[godek]

I will say this. Even as it stands I feel more comfortable with cotton. Natural vs man made. Taste speaks for itself. It's uses in other applications speak for itself.

I see your point, but man made is not always worse. I'm into hiking and we have a saying that is just the opposite: cotton kills! Do not take this literally (cotton wick does not kill), but in cold/ damp conditions, you are in for some dangerous times if you wear cotton. Cotton does not dry and you will feel cold or even freeze with damp clothes. If you wear synthetics, you will be much safer/ warmer in the same conditions. So for me, I feel safer with Silica. just my 2ct br godek

 

[gtbb]

I see your point, but man made is not always worse. I'm into hiking and we have a saying that is just the opposite: cotton kills! Do not take this literally (cotton wick does not kill), but in cold/ damp conditions, you are in for some dangerous times if you wear cotton. Cotton does not dry and you will feel cold or even freeze with damp clothes. If you wear synthetics, you will be much safer/ warmer in the same conditions. So for me, I feel safer with Silica. just my 2ct br godek

If I ever go on a hike I'll wear silica then. Can I use cotton for wick while I'm hiking?

 

[yankeebobo]

I'll take natural over man made. Yes some applications have a place for man made products. I would not use a cotton condom either. But I'll vape on cotton.

 

[imeothanasis]

What we really want to know is the behavior of a product in specific circumstances and in our situation how it reacts on heat, on how much heat and for how much time. Some natural products cant be burned because they produce toxics, others can, because they dont produce toxics. So we have to focus on what cotton produce under those situations.

Until now I havent find any info about this but I am still searching. I recommend to all of you to do the same. That way we can collect all the necessary info and we can all vape safe.

 

[Shaketuga]

Is there any chance that COV will get the engraved pieces for Ithaka? What I want to with My Ithaka requires it. I'm sure we've all seen the dual window set up...


$haKe

 

[imeothanasis]

cov will not have them but Greek seller already has them Sha. So if you want one of them just order it from vasilis.

 

[Shaketuga]

Sweet!! Isn't customs fee like $30?


$haKe

 

[imeothanasis]

I really dont know Sha. I thought that there was no customs fee

 

[Shaketuga]

Hmm I'll check either way I suppose it's worth it (I'm not down with the clone of something that I spent so much on lol)


$haKe

 

[imeothanasis]

maybe you mean the bank fee Sha? I think that you can pay by paypal.

 

[Shaketuga]

Awesome!!!! I just checked and shipping will only be 9 euros The reason I ask is because I ordered from Greece a while back and had to pay a €25 customs fee.


$haKe

 

[Shaketuga]

Though I will say I received my items in 3 days so I'm also sure that had to do with the hefty price


$haKe

 

[Shaketuga]

Im so excited no Imeo you have no Idea bro hopefully he still has one in stock on friday/payday


$haKe