Presumably you've bought large quantities of wire and wick that perhaps you can re-sell onto other users?
Multiple gauges of wire, multiple types of wick, Butane torch, soldering iron, lead free solder, lil screwdrivers, tweezers, snips, Multiple types of SS mesh (not cheap), Non resistance wire, Latex gloves, magnifying glass.
The most expensive stuff was the SS Mesh, followed by the Nextel wick, then multiple types of fiberglass and silica wick from a bunch of different places (never know gotta try them all !).
Once you start building you own attys, there are all kinds of options you can address, but it might require different parts.
1) more wraps of high gauge wire for greater surface area
2) Wicking properties of certain wick types with certain # of wraps
3) SS mesh as a wick all by itself, or just as a reusable feeder tube to another type of wick
4) Dual coil attys, maybe triple coil !
5) Kanthal performance vs Nichrome
6) Best type of wire to use with High VG mixes vs high PG
7) Best type of wick to use with high VG mixes vs high PG
8) less wraps of lower gauge wire to quicker heating times
Options !! so many options! Still finding it cheaper then buying 2 of every atty or carto that gets made. That has been a huge expenditure over the last year. Now with the rebuildables we have the option to experiment and make our own perfect atty. A chunk of money up front, but how many total types of attys can a person make? LOTS
Its like DIY juice making, may require an extra effort up front and lots of experimenting, but no one can make that perfect custom tailored juice other then yourself.
DIY Juice + DIY rebuildable attys + VV mod---- infinite!
