scotland. £1.25 a metre is the best i've found. could import from the US but the postage is very steep.
my (mis)adventures with rayon...
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That's a shame, since here in the US we have enough to last 2 lifetimes for under $20 out the door.
try #3 - OBS nano - spaced clapton 0.7ohms (made with my clumsy hands)
hmmm...
don't think i'm getting the tail trimming right. did get it snug in the coil without destroying the spacing however.
enough of my blabbing...how does it vape you ask? very well. hitting the clapton with 25W from my steampunk. using my own liquid (don't laugh...gingerbread, cola and coconut). flavour is great with no dry hits. it might not be elegant...it is probably totally wrong...but i did it and it works. i consider try #3 to be a success.
bring on try #4.
hmmm...
enough of my blabbing...how does it vape you ask? very well. hitting the clapton with 25W from my steampunk. using my own liquid (don't laugh...gingerbread, cola and coconut). flavour is great with no dry hits. it might not be elegant...it is probably totally wrong...but i did it and it works. i consider try #3 to be a success.
bring on try #4.
I am with you, Lupinehorror. I find my coiling and wicking experiences to be filled with frustration, amusement, and occasional success. I am getting better at it, but it's a long, uphill, strewn with dead coils and insufficient or over-sufficient wicking and the occasional need for a bandaid or a hug from a small child...
*Mutters to self* "Coiling and wicking is fun they said, it's not hard, they said, wicking is an ART, they said, despite being a dark mistress of the nicotinic ARTS, this is one art form (like modern art) that just eludes me sometimes."
I think you are doing fantastic though!!
Anna
*Mutters to self* "Coiling and wicking is fun they said, it's not hard, they said, wicking is an ART, they said, despite being a dark mistress of the nicotinic ARTS, this is one art form (like modern art) that just eludes me sometimes."
I think you are doing fantastic though!!
Anna
Wicking is always the hardest thing for me to conquer with a new rta. When my Zeus comes there will be much cussing and muttering. My cats always seem to enjoy the show.
Hey man, one of my favourite menthols is officially supposed to be fig, gummy bears and a few other kitchen sink flavours as accents (can't recall anymore, was told but only the first two get officially listed). Anyway, net result is a frosty black currant and it's fabulous.
Let's define success in this context: it vapes well and you're happy? Yep, success. Now to nitpick and hone! Rayon is the best.
i haven't had too many disasters now that i think about it. only been trying standard stuff though and nothing exotic. once i finally realised that juice holes didn't have to be packed tighter than a tight thing my results did improve. switching to rayon (a lot of which will hopefully be incoming thanks to a very generous forumite) i did feel like i was back to square one but 3 attempts later confidence is increasing (setting myself up for a fall? probably...).I am with you, Lupinehorror. I find my coiling and wicking experiences to be filled with frustration, amusement, and occasional success. I am getting better at it, but it's a long, uphill, strewn with dead coils and insufficient or over-sufficient wicking and the occasional need for a bandaid or a hug from a small child...
*Mutters to self* "Coiling and wicking is fun they said, it's not hard, they said, wicking is an ART, they said, despite being a dark mistress of the nicotinic ARTS, this is one art form (like modern art) that just eludes me sometimes."
I think you are doing fantastic though!!
Anna
be good to see what you've been up to of late...wick wins or wick woes
got a zeus on order also. very much looking forward to it. it shall be documented here. and
for the cats!i struggle with flavours that feature menthol for some reason...think my palate leans towards sweet and citrus.
after steeping for a week i'm about to try my latest concoction...pancakes with maple syrup and blueberry...
which reminds me...more gingerbread must be purchased.
I am looking forward to getting the Zeus. Hopefully not too much of a pita. Would love for the cats to be bored. lol
i haven't had too many disasters now that i think about it. only been trying standard stuff though and nothing exotic. once i finally realised that juice holes didn't have to be packed tighter than a tight thing my results did improve. switching to rayon (a lot of which will hopefully be incoming thanks to a very generous forumite) i did feel like i was back to square one but 3 attempts later confidence is increasing (setting myself up for a fall? probably...).
be good to see what you've been up to of late...wick wins or wick woes
got a zeus on order also. very much looking forward to it. it shall be documented here. and
i struggle with flavours that feature menthol for some reason...think my palate leans towards sweet and citrus.
after steeping for a week i'm about to try my latest concoction...pancakes with maple syrup and blueberry...
which reminds me...more gingerbread must be purchased.
Try a sweet and/or citrus menthol!
Yes, do that.... far away from my presence. My son used to vape citruses and menthols and whne he got good clouds going in my car (even as a smoker) my gag reflex was almost insurmountable. (Though I don't like citruses and my kiddo swears it was the best vape ever). LOL.
Anna
Anna
try #4 - OBS engine - 2 x 0.35ohm spaced claptons - home brew coconut 80/20 0.6mg.
more trimming from the shoulders. still maybe packed too much but working.
vape? vape is good.
more trimming from the shoulders. still maybe packed too much but working.
It looks like you stuffed enough in the coils but I'm not sure you've trimmed enough from the tails. Here's my pitiful attempt at a diagram that might help show what we mean by trimming the tails. I tried to make it bigger but I couldn't. But you get the gist of it. Cut where the red lines are.
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try #4 - OBS engine - 2 x 0.35ohm spaced claptons - again.
this time i'm fully satisfied with
the wicking. full, flavoursome, vape that doesn't even get a hit of burnt/dry even with some serious chain puffing. didn't bother to photograph this one (read: i forgot to photograph this one).
looking forward to some of the new RDAs/RTAs that are inbound with different decks. will also wind some SS and give the rayon a go with TC (or have i done that already?).
there should also be a reveal reasonably soon...
this time i'm fully satisfied with
the wicking. full, flavoursome, vape that doesn't even get a hit of burnt/dry even with some serious chain puffing. didn't bother to photograph this one (read: i forgot to photograph this one).
looking forward to some of the new RDAs/RTAs that are inbound with different decks. will also wind some SS and give the rayon a go with TC (or have i done that already?
).there should also be a reveal reasonably soon...
I don't know if I'll ever try Rayon. I use Master of Clouds Japanese organic cotton pads. It is the only cotton I have ever used that does not have a taste on the new wick and it wicks well. I mostly build my coils at 3-3.5 inner diameter and cutting my cotton pad to 5mm width seems just right for the wicks.
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