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[G-weezy]

You can do it. Heck even my drill is not a stand up with battery on the bottom . Mines electrical and I hold them both up wire and drill. But now I will use the swivel method. Swivel to clamp, wire to drill, spool of clapton still in spool and let it rip.

 

[Tom Forde]

You can do it. Heck even my drill is not a stand up with battery on the bottom . Mines electrical and I hold them both up wire and drill. But now I will use the swivel method. Swivel to clamp, wire to drill, spool of clapton still in spool and let it rip.

Those fishing clips literally solved all of my problems...like 28g aliens were impossible, then I fed the three cores through one of those and the wires stayed parallel and I could get the 28g aliens down perfect. @EverPresentNoob - what exactly are you having problems with?

 

[SLIPPY_EEL]

I still cant make them...

Tom said he will make everyone a set of Aliens cus he's mad for building atm

 

[Uncletattoowhat]

Tom said he will make everyone a set of Aliens cus he's mad for building atm

I would like to get in on that list. I have tried numerous times and have been unsuccessful. I just got some 28ga n80 in this week so I am going to do one more attempt on a smaller gauge (so that maybe if I'm successful, it will fire on a device I own) before I toss in the towel.

 

[EverPresentNoob]

SWEET!! Tell me where to send my address and he can definitely send me some!

 

[EverPresentNoob]

Those fishing clips literally solved all of my problems...like 28g aliens were impossible, then I fed the three cores through one of those and the wires stayed parallel and I could get the 28g aliens down perfect. @EverPresentNoob - what exactly are you having problems with?

I make the original Clapton, then decore it and stretch it out. then when I reverse direction with my drill and start re-claptoning it tends to turn out like a normal Clapton with none of the fancy curvy alienesque curves. I think I got maybe 4 or 5 wraps in a row one time that did it, but the majority isnt. Im sure its just a matter of me stretching the original Clapton out to much, or having to much tension on the wire when re-claptoning... I know Ill get it. I just gotta keep playing with it.

 

[Tom Forde]

I make the original Clapton, then decore it and stretch it out. then when I reverse direction with my drill and start re-claptoning it tends to turn out like a normal Clapton with none of the fancy curvy alienesque curves. I think I got maybe 4 or 5 wraps in a row one time that did it, but the majority isnt. Im sure its just a matter of me stretching the original Clapton out to much, or having to much tension on the wire when re-claptoning... I know Ill get it. I just gotta keep playing with it.

Argh thanks for blowing me up Slip! I do have extra aliens & uncoiled alien wire sticks lying around but I build at a local B&M on every other Saturday, people want aliens...I charge $15 for a pair of them.
To help you out, try using 34g N80 if you have it. I find that the easiest gauge to make an alien with. 32g is a bit stiff and 36 can be tricky.
I actually got the stitched alien down perfect first before I got the standard 3 core. Try a 32g alien with a 36g stitch. When you stretch the decored Clapton along the 36g, you'll see the ridges in the wire and the 36g will become harder to move around inside of the 32. Thats about when it's ready to coil up, and use 2 cores instead of 3. It's hard to teach this with words, pictures are way easier.
And @Uncletattoowhat - 26g would be easier than 28g with the amount of tension you need to keep on the wrap. I'm gonna try a 30/36g 3 core alien. That's not gonna be easy.

 

[EverPresentNoob]

Thanks for the tips. ill play around with it when I get home tonight.

 

[jj6404]

Argh thanks for blowing me up Slip! I do have extra aliens & uncoiled alien wire sticks lying around but I build at a local B&M on every other Saturday, people want aliens...I charge $15 for a pair of them.
To help you out, try using 34g N80 if you have it. I find that the easiest gauge to make an alien with. 32g is a bit stiff and 36 can be tricky.
I actually got the stitched alien down perfect first before I got the standard 3 core. Try a 32g alien with a 36g stitch. When you stretch the decored Clapton along the 36g, you'll see the ridges in the wire and the 36g will become harder to move around inside of the 32. Thats about when it's ready to coil up, and use 2 cores instead of 3. It's hard to teach this with words, pictures are way easier.
And @Uncletattoowhat - 26g would be easier than 28g with the amount of tension you need to keep on the wrap. I'm gonna try a 30/36g 3 core alien. That's not gonna be easy.

No ecf discount? Lol


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[SLIPPY_EEL]

just to throw a spanner in the works, the easiest wires ive found to make it with are 32g n80 & 26g but i have a feeling its n60 not n80 so a little stiffer but i do the 3wires in the chucks, seperate sides of chucks so they come out away from each other and then i just allow the wire to do the work, i cant do the swivel way :s


EDIT: Ive just watched the Swivel vid, what i mean by i cant do the swivel way is that i cant line up all 3 wires in parallel and wrap the alien without the wires twisting, only way i have found that works for me is a seperate chuck area for each wire then i dont get the twist

 

[G-weezy]

I make the original Clapton, then decore it and stretch it out. then when I reverse direction with my drill and start re-claptoning it tends to turn out like a normal Clapton with none of the fancy curvy alienesque curves. I think I got maybe 4 or 5 wraps in a row one time that did it, but the majority isnt. Im sure its just a matter of me stretching the original Clapton out to much, or having to much tension on the wire when re-claptoning... I know Ill get it. I just gotta keep playing with it.

Try stretching the Clapton some more? So that the groove fits your wires at that angle bend to make the alien.

 

[SLIPPY_EEL]

ive just made myself two more lengths of alien, like Tom said it really does like to move about on the main wires which would make it a problem if anyone was to sell it like that, i could see someone receiving some only to see it disintegrate whilst trying to wrap up

i know for def cert that if you take them off an atty after theyve had some good heat through them they behave, maybe a good torching would do it to

 

[Tom Forde]

ive just made myself two more lengths of alien, like Tom said it really does like to move about on the main wires which would make it a problem if anyone was to sell it like that, i could see someone receiving some only to see it disintegrate whilst trying to wrap up

i know for def cert that if you take them off an atty after theyve had some good heat through them they behave, maybe a good torching would do it to

I torch the ends of the wire about 1" inwards and bend the ends at about 145° to prevent the wraps from slipping off
And with the clip in the vice, your wires are going to want to twist naturally, you really need to loop the ends inside the clip like you're wrapping a single wrap coil on it. It should help with keeping them parallel. Try with a 8-10" length and bring your drill up to full speed. The clip should keep the wires going together and not twisting. The wire will twist when you're making your wraps, but the 3 strands will twist together, and you can work out the twists afterwards to make the finished product flat.

 

[Superfecta_]

Whats up fellow coil heads. I've been stalking you all for some time now.... Signed up to join in the fun. Been living that alien life lately, and wanted to share this monster I build the other day. Specs are 6x.5n80 ribbon framed with 2x26n80 fused with 36n80. There is a lot of metal under thee hood. Been playing with ribbon a lot lately, and it's getting easier.

Here's an IG link to behind the scenes.

Also, I was reading you guys talking about baby aliens, and just nailed 3x30n80/38n80. Just loaded up a pic on there of that too. Gunna dual 5 wrap those babies in my derringer.

Haven't done any stiched yet... that looks sexy. I know what I'm doing tonight.

Edit - Apperently IG photos do imbed. Here.



Poop camera, but you get the idea.

 

[vapero]

Whats up fellow coil heads. I've been stalking you all for some time now.... Signed up to join in the fun. Been living that alien life lately, and wanted to share this monster I build the other day. Specs are 6x.5n80 ribbon framed with 2x26n80 fused with 36n80. There is a lot of metal under thee hood. Been playing with ribbon a lot lately, and it's getting easier.

Here's an IG link to behind the scenes.

Also, I was reading you guys talking about baby aliens, and just nailed 3x30n80/38n80. Just loaded up a pic on there of that too. Gunna dual 5 wrap those babies in my derringer.

Haven't done any stiched yet... that looks sexy. I know what I'm doing tonight.

Edit - Apperently IG photos do imbed. Here.



Poop camera, but you get the idea.

that is a monster alright!

 

[MrNobody]

You can do it. Heck even my drill is not a stand up with battery on the bottom . Mines electrical and I hold them both up wire and drill. But now I will use the swivel method. Swivel to clamp, wire to drill, spool of clapton still in spool and let it rip.

This works amazing, I had a problem where the swivel wouldn't spin but I solved it by adding more swivels. The swivels/clamp is probably the best vaping purchase I have made in a long time.

 

[vapeNoob4]

Bottom up: Sigelei 150 TC box mod, Samsung 2x INR18650-25R cells, Eclyp extender and clip, Cigreen Triangle RDA, Youde Technology Twisted Ribbon Wire, Native Wicks cotton, 6mg local vape store juice. TC is set on 70 joules at 450 degrees F.

 

[Tom Forde]

Bottom up: Sigelei 150 TC box mod, Samsung 2x INR18650-25R cells, Eclyp extender and clip, Cigreen Triangle RDA, Youde Technology Twisted Ribbon Wire, Native Wicks cotton, 6mg local vape store juice. TC is set on 70 joules at 450 degrees F.

How are you liking the 150 TC?

Whats up fellow coil heads. I've been stalking you all for some time now.... Signed up to join in the fun. Been living that alien life lately, and wanted to share this monster I build the other day. Specs are 6x.5n80 ribbon framed with 2x26n80 fused with 36n80. There is a lot of metal under thee hood. Been playing with ribbon a lot lately, and it's getting easier.

Here's an IG link to behind the scenes.

Also, I was reading you guys talking about baby aliens, and just nailed 3x30n80/38n80. Just loaded up a pic on there of that too. Gunna dual 5 wrap those babies in my derringer.

Haven't done any stiched yet... that looks sexy. I know what I'm doing tonight.

Edit - Apperently IG photos do imbed. Here.



Poop camera, but you get the idea.

I bought a macro lens clip for my iPhone 5 on Amazon for $3.46 lol. It shipped straight from China and while it's not the best option for a phone camera, it works pretty dam well. Like here's an example: mini fused Clapton, 2x30g/40g wrap:

I've been working with some ribbon too but not in the same way. I've been making square staples and low-profile Claptons with single strand .5x.2mm, .6x.07mm & 40g.

 

[Superfecta_]

I need a better cam setup so bad. I'm not looking to spend a fortune either. Believe it or not, every photo I've taken of builds is using a galaxy note 8. 5MP no flash, no macro, no nothing, just hold it as close as I can in focus, and zoom. Sucks. My phone camera sucks too. I actually have an old Iphone 4s I may buy a clip for, would probably be better then my tablet lol.

I nailed the stitched aliens last night, they look neat, but I'm not satisfied with 26/32/36 Looks kinds bulky, and I believe because of the 2 cores, the "stitch" doesn't line up quite perfectly all the way around. Bothers my OCD. Thinking of trying 26/36/40 3 core but im already dreading threading the 40 through the decored 36.



Soooo.. lightly flattening these stitched aliens gives them the uniform look that I like...actually it was more of a medium flatten.

I just picked up a jewelers block and hammer, so now I want to flatten all the things.

 

[vapeNoob4]

How are you liking the 150 TC?

It's decent. A friend of mine uses the Skeleton Key mech mod which I like as well for it's simplicity. The adjustable feature is nice, I can control the energy input to the coils and somewhat control the coil temperature with the TC feature. I like the Snow Wolf 200 also but decided on this box mod. It works fairly good but on TC mode eats up the battery faster than watt mode. Overall it's fine as a power source, a bit hefty in weight but fits in the pocket well. Just bought some new juices so I'm of course vaping it today to try out all of the new flavors. Upgraded 3 vials to 8mg but I'll probably shoot next time for 12 or 16 mg just to test as I'm still smoking analogs and can't get off the kick. Friend gave me 2 new packs of Winston Salem 100s gold menthol. Also smoke a VUSE cheapo but with the 48 mg in such a small puff it's sort of overstrong and weak at the same time. I need that flavor to do it for me.