So, by now, may of you have noticed the thread dealing with Chromium oxide being formed on our SS mesh after being heated.
I want to try and research some alternatives that will work for those of us who love rebuildables. My first two thoughts are unbleached, untreated hemp fiber, and cotton. I seriously doubt that these materials will be as effective at wicking as mesh was, but in traditional, non-genesis rba's, they may indeed be viable candidates. I will be keeping ONE genesis setup to test, and purchasing a higher-end non-genesis rebuildable to test as well (I never really had a high-end, non-genesis rba to begin with).
So here, in this thread, please post any knowledge you have about these alternative wicking materials, your thoughts on this whole situation, etc. The last thing I want to do is incite panic, but after seeing the numbers, I'm pretty devastated that I've been recommending the SS to so many people. I think it's only right to start a thread like this to try and find a viable alternative.
I want to try and research some alternatives that will work for those of us who love rebuildables. My first two thoughts are unbleached, untreated hemp fiber, and cotton. I seriously doubt that these materials will be as effective at wicking as mesh was, but in traditional, non-genesis rba's, they may indeed be viable candidates. I will be keeping ONE genesis setup to test, and purchasing a higher-end non-genesis rebuildable to test as well (I never really had a high-end, non-genesis rba to begin with).
So here, in this thread, please post any knowledge you have about these alternative wicking materials, your thoughts on this whole situation, etc. The last thing I want to do is incite panic, but after seeing the numbers, I'm pretty devastated that I've been recommending the SS to so many people. I think it's only right to start a thread like this to try and find a viable alternative.
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