you can unplug a soldering iron and then solder a few wires together with it 30 seconds later, it holds heat very well, not the best trait for our use
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I see... speed of heating and cooling... hrm. Actually... that describes borosilicate glass by itself, tho not sure of speed relative to metals. It's just got no conductivity I know of
. The advantage if a long lasting material worked would be not having to rewrap a coil... not to mention the infinite size adaptability of the atomizer... wouldn't need to be a round screw in unit, could be a semi-permanent square glass box for example, that you flush at the sink to clean... or in the case of the dibi, the entire top oval with a sheet of conductive glass right under a drip tip, or even a sippy cup lip
. Surely there's a fast heat up/ cool down semi-conductive material on earth...
surely there is. the only thing that's gonna make me actually go out looking for it though is if a bunch of people started saying how much better this or that is, otherwise to me resistance wire does the job well enough with wick and squonking that I wouldn't go off pioneering into uncharted areas trying to reinvent the wheel, I'd rather pop the wheels on and just roll with what works well already I guess
surely there is. the only thing that's gonna make me actually go out looking for it though is if a bunch of people started saying how much better this or that is, otherwise to me resistance wire does the job well enough with wick and squonking that I wouldn't go off pioneering into uncharted areas trying to reinvent the wheel, I'd rather pop the wheels on and just roll with what works well already I guess
You guys love reinventing the wheel here! I'm the one who can't reinvent the wheel with zero mechanical or electrical experience ... I am however really great at coming up with endless crazy ideas
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that's funny I was almost thinking the same thing with jigs and ways of automating some of the procedure
that's a whole different thing with metal. if pdib wanted to cnc cut hundreds and hundreds of dibi's from aluminum it could be done very easily, but woods, and to this degree of tolerances? it requires more precise hand craftsmanship with these I think and not easy to farm out, he'd have to start finding more peters
where can I purchase R41? and is the heatup and down the same as kanthal at similar gauge?
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Just type it into eBay and a ton of results will come up. I buy from Jacobs the same place I get my nichrome from. And it is not comparable to kanthal. It's a stiff wrap and heats up quicker then chit. It's quite ridiculous how fast it heats, but it's fantastic to vape and lasts for quite a while if you let it ride.
In my experience, coils made of reasonably thick (say 28 gauge or thicker) Kanthal last more-or-less indefinitely. The first Kayfun type RTA that I got (a Russian 91%) still has the first coil that I wrapped for it in it after more than two months of vaping most of a tank of juice through it every day. About once a week, I take the tank apart, pull the old cotton out of it, rinse it, dry-burn the crud off the coil, rinse it again, re-wick it, and re-fill it. I suspect the main reason people wrap new coils for RBAs all the time is not because there's anything wrong with the old coil, but because they're forever chasing a better vape.
Sometimes it actually helps not to have too much experience in a particular field, along with the attendant preconceived notions of what will and won't work; this can make you willing to try things that others with more experience would dismiss with, "that can't possibly work". I've done that several times. In fact, the business that I own and have run for the last 14 years is built around one such project.You guys love reinventing the wheel here! I'm the one who can't reinvent the wheel with zero mechanical or electrical experience ... I am however really great at coming up with endless crazy ideas
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I agree. My coils could last a much longer time than I use them but I'll get board and switch coils for fun. 
Woke up this morning, brewed some coffee, grabbed the grand and then smiled. Flavor on this Rene is very nice! It's a much more clear presentation of the flavors. Have diy strawberry cheesecake with tfa flavors and they haven't tasted better. I'm pretty excited to wrap a better coil in the right spot today.
and the R41 is the size of 22 or 24g?
you say it heats up superfast what about the cool off, is that the same as normal wire or quicker?
you say it heats up superfast what about the cool off, is that the same as normal wire or quicker?
They say nichrome is pretty soft but I run my 26g dualies for about a month before changing them out. Not because they meed to be but because I like the vapor production I get through the first tank I run off a fresh coil. There's just something about a fresh coil that hasn't been gunked up yet. Yummmmm. 
Rene 41 I got is 27g, heat up and cool down is like 28g kanthal to me but the heat output of 24g kanthal; maybe more.
I like building with r41 but I get a metallic taste from it and I noticed it causes me to grind my teeth. thought it was weird but I tried back and forth to see and yeah it def didn't agree with me 100%... I haven't tried nichrome wire because of that, I assume it would be similar... it's been a while though, I may revisit it again and see
There's no iron in nichrome 80. I don't know if that makes a difference in taste because I don't taste the wire no matter what I use. But it might be worth a try. I can tell you that it does have a quick heat up time. The biggest reason I use it is you get more wire mass than kanthal at the same resistances.
You got me curious now with this R41. I'm a little hesitant because I already have a lifetime supply of nichrome LOL.
You got me curious now with this R41. I'm a little hesitant because I already have a lifetime supply of nichrome LOL.
It is only 27g. I had a lot of fun playing with r41. I was able to make some interesting contraptions with the stuff (so long as I had enough butane). The flavor was the best I have ever had from anything (other than mundys). I never did re-order before i left for the sandbox. What I really miss are my sub-ohm mundy's setup. I dont have the time or equipment to make it here. I've actually been sticking with about a 10-wrap 28 nichrome. It's a nice vape, and one battery is lasting me all day again.
Believe it or not, i've even reverted back to silica wick while here. I can't be worried about a dry hit cooking my wick. Looking forward to getting home and twisting up some mundys for my dibby. Until then, it's convenience that reins supreme.
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Believe it or not, i've even reverted back to silica wick while here. I can't be worried about a dry hit cooking my wick. Looking forward to getting home and twisting up some mundys for my dibby. Until then, it's convenience that reins supreme.
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the René41 is only available in 27g. It's resistance is comparable to 27 Kanthal and 28 Nichrome. Those peeps who have trouble with Nichrome (nickel): sore throat, primarily (i could see how teeth gnashing could be related) have the same or more trouble with René. The René does seem to brighten the flavor profile. I don't use it anymore because it's not low enough in resistance for me, and because of Mundy (MM).
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