Mark Bugs Bottom Feeding Rebuildable Atomizer (prototype) initial impressions

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AnilomNor

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this is what i found on another thread - by ivape2
he got his in the uk
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1. First off, get all your stuff together... including the scissors that are not shown here...
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2. Cut a 1" x 1" square of 400 SS Mesh. Fold over 1mm on one edge and flatten it out smooth.
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3. Now wrap starting from the side opposite the folded edge around a needle or small screwdriver.
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4. Once it is completely rolled, slide it off the needle or screwdriver, and roll it tight between your fingers.
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5. Now clamp the end of it with a pair of vise grips and heat up till it glows red with a lighter, or a butane torch if one is available.
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6. Now wet the wick with PG, VG, e-liquid, or NIC base. Ignite it with a cigarette lighter and let it burn itself out.
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7. Do step 6 3x, then do step 5 again, then do step 6 3 more times.

8. Now heat the coil wire till it's red for only a moment. This is a quick motion.
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9. Wrap your coil around the mesh while it's still in the vise grips, just to keep things easy.
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10. Attach to atomizer and snip off excess coil wire.
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11. Slide the mesh over till you find the spot with the least hot spots.
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Great tutorial for SS mesh. Also put a cig paper over the mesh before you wrap the coil. This keeps the coil directly off the mesh. Less shorts. When you are checking for hot spots it will burn off.

I read about that trick, but I don't know how comfortable I am with burning paper to do this... I really don't wanna accidentally vape the ashes. Especially when I can successfully make it work without that.
 

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I read about that trick, but I don't know how comfortable I am with burning paper to do this... I really don't wanna accidentally vape the ashes. Especially when I can successfully make it work without that.

You could all ways give it a gentle blow job to make sure no ashes left.

I know some of you will read that wrong so get your minds outa the gutter
 

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You could all ways give it a gentle blow job to make sure no ashes left.

I know some of you will read that wrong so get your minds outa the gutter

I wasn't going to say a thing! Burnt paper turns to carbon. Like the stuff we just made on that SS wick. The black stuff. I use gift bag paper so I don't have the urge to roll anything up.
 
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