You guys are great! I'm reading this thread - laughing - and rooting for sloth...
...and thinking - I've had *extremely* good luck...
no drill bits - I use a little 2mm screwdriver (measured it in one of those thingies with the holes) It's easy to wind my wire and push gently against the end of the screwdriver handle.
I keep the coil in the screwdriver when I mount it - when it's lined up where I want it and screwed down tight I twist/bend the extra wire until it breaks. Doing it this way hasn't left any wire poking out from the screws.
I use the screwdriver to *gently* pull up on the coil and leave a bit of room over the base. (mine sit a little lower than the pic sloth posted)
I also mount my coil, check the ohms - then fire it, get it red hot - release the fire button - and then gently pinch the coils together with tweezers. I do that a couple of times.
I fire it several times to make sure it heats evenly from the inside of the coil out and there are no overlapping coils.
I am also officially casting my vote for Sterile Rolled Cotton for my wick. I did a side by side with organic cotton ball and the Sterile Rolled Cotton tastes perfect right from the start. It's also sooo easy to work with, nice long fibers - it just works for me.
Go sloth... go...
