Hey guys, I have a feeling this has been answered several times already, but could someone post a link to the "jackfrost oxidation method" that I've seen mentioned and recommended many times? Thanks!
Good morning all!
Here's a few quick tips I'd like to share while I'm online.
1. be sure the coils are evenly spaced and close together but not touching.
2. make sure the wire is close to the base before heading up the wick.
3. make sure the wire is close to the wick before heading over to the center post. (picture Captain Hook)
Junkrock(sp) has the best visual on how to rig the top coil in his new tutorial. It's towards the very end somewhere.
I hope someone can link to the video, I don't have time to find it, gotta take the kid to the Dentist.
Let me say, please forgive the intrusion.... I tried to stay away from this comment, but....
I say with hand on heart, to put your life on the line for YOUR beliefs is a very admirable virtue. But the perception of selfless American generosity, around the world, is very different from yours. I noticed all the '+1' posts were only from fellow Americans,..... on an International site?
The 'gimmee my DID NOW!!' expectation exists across all nationalities and I agree the Americans are no more guilty of expectation than the rest of us, Brits included
.... but to then throw a 'Saviours of the World' comment into the mix, (especially when the more objective listeners around the world have heard no cries for help from the American cavalry,) for the love of everything truthful, take a look at every 'unfortunate' situation in the world and I'll show you where the US has benefitted either politically or economically.
Praise be that the White House hasn't decided that Jim needs help and sent in the military.....
.... he'd end up with a military base in his back yard.....
Edit: PS... just my opinion.....


Okay, so I've been reading this awesome thread every day for a couple (few?) weeks. It's been fun, like the being the fly on the wall of a vapor lounge filled with cool people.![]()
I got my DID maybe a week ago, and I've made a few wicks and wrapped much more than a few coils, and I have some questions. I would have asked them earlier, but I thought "come on, Gomtuu, you've been reading the thread, something will pop up, just put your head down and power through it." Alas, it is time to join the community.
Right now I've got a fat wick (I think it's 400, but it could be the 325), snug in the wick hole. It's been torched and re-torched, and juiced and burned. It's neither touching the bottom of the tank, nor is it up higher than the top of the center post. My coil is a 4/3 wrap of 32 A-1 Kanthal, and it's steadily reading at 2.1 ohms. I wrapped the coil on a large screw, and it is not too tight on the wick. It's snug. I'm not seeing any hot spots when I dry burn it. My tank is filled with a 50/50 juice. I'm using the DID on my Young June V2 (which looks downright ugly next to y'all's ProVari's and Caravelas!), and even at 5 volts I'm not getting much flavor. Vapor is pretty good, and throat hit is fine (light, but that's how I like it). This wick and coil setup has been through a couple tanks.
What do you guys think? This same juice tastes great in a 1.7 ohm carto at 4 volts, and produces just as much vapor. I know it's all about the process. I'm all about the process, for that matter, and I'm enjoying the journey. I just thought there might be a secret magic word or something I forgot to whisper...![]()
DIDn't anyone teach you the secret handshake?
Have you tried a different juice? I have found some that tasted pretty good weren't so good and some that we're meh really good. Sounds like you're setup is pretty solid.

I knew there was a secret handshake! Does it involve torching?!.

Got my Did two days ago and had it running in 15 minutes.....thanks to the 10 million posts in this thread.. I wasn't happy with the vapor and flavor and tried removing the fill screw. Bingo! A lot more flavor and a freight train of vapor. Give it a try.
Got my Did two days ago and had it running in 15 minutes.....thanks to the 10 million posts in this thread.. I wasn't happy with the vapor and flavor and tried removing the fill screw. Bingo! A lot more flavor and a freight train of vapor. Give it a try.
Hmm, has more to do with spinning around three times, clicking your heels together and shouting We're not in Greece anymore Toto (.... naked at full-moon....)
Glad you're finding some juice that works for you. I posted the same question (way back when we walked to school 10 miles up hill both ways) and someone responded very kindly telling me that some flavors just "benefit" from the addition of polyfill... I had completely given up on tobaccos (for over 6 months) and now love Boba's Bounty, Gorilla Juice and IKV RY4 Gold (they simply come alive for me in the DID).

Hey guys, I have a feeling this has been answered several times already, but could someone post a link to the "jackfrost oxidation method" that I've seen mentioned and recommended many times? Thanks!
What's up, Giant?You don't really need a link for the Jack Frost method, as far as I know. Someone may come correct me, but I think it's just torching your mesh before you roll it.
I just tracked the package.. Looks like it is in NYC now. Customs suck..![]()