I take back what I said before, just built a new ultra-thick wick with 500 and it is really nice. I was reading the 500 mesh thread and saw this posting about someone's modified method wick/coil building technique and wanted to try it so said hey why not try the 500 again and it worked a treat. I'm vaping 100% VG (IKV RY4 Gold) and on a sustained burn it out runs the cut-off switch.
The wick I just built is ~37mm x ~110mm (I probably could've gone to ~130mm, but this worked great) - 5/6 wrap with Kanthal 30awg - ~2.5ohm vaping at 5.2v. Jack Frosted (pre-torched both sides before rolling), rolled till it fit in my Standard DID wick hole, trimmed to length (just below the top of the center post), DID 1 torch/quench, and then followed the method below.
The modified technique (
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/330407-500-ss-mesh-16.html#post7313274):)
Hubble's Technique
*Make and oxidize a tight dense wick per thread technique. Don't go overboard with oxidizing, you will do more later.
*insert wick into dry tank to check size and trim bottom of wick at an angle to help wicking. (
I didn't angle cut)
*Eye where you want your coil to go on your wick. I wet a little piece of paper the length and position of my future coil to the wick. (
I didn't use paper but did use a toothpick to measure where the wick met the tank)
*Take your wick out of the tank, tightly & evenly coil your wire how you want it. Leave both tails on the same side when finished.
*Trim tails to about a half inch. (
I left mine longer because I find it easier to work with)
*Hold tails in needle nose pliers close to wick. (
I used locking hemostats)
*Torch wick and coils to red and quench 2-3 times. (
I only DID this once)
*Put down pliers and drip juice all over coils. Light to flame. Do this 2-3 times. Don't quench. (hold bottom of wick with pliers)
*Put wick back into tank
*Screw in top positive lead first making sure coils and wick touch nothing.
*With fingers or pliers (I used pliers), GENTLY pull bottom lead towards you to pull all the coils close to the wick.
*While holding wire with gentle tension, pull bottom lead under negative screw and screw down.
This tech breaks in your coil and wick before it even touches a battery. It also "trains" your coil to stay a tight coil and will not expand away from your wick ever again. Zero hotspots and zero shorts. Enjoy and I hope this helps that guy about to throw a Genesis out the window