Hehe. I will try this very moment the DFLRFPTBWOH (without a hole).
LOL This acronym is getting epic! 8-o
I guess you can say the basic concept of the mod is "FRF PTB" for Folded Rolled and Frayed.
Folded: using a whole bag, half bag or something in between there is a small fold (or two or three) on the top of the mod.
Rolled: After the material is folded it is rolled with the fold on one side. This gives us the spiral on the top allowing the material to surround the atomizer bridge leaving tall rings on the outside and short rings on the inside. I find the best results when it is rolled loose. I did use an ink tube from the inside of a pen to roll them at one time to speed the process but I find that it leaves to big of a hole in the middle that may lead to leaking.
Frayed: Working with the theory that the liquid will move towards the folds we fray the bottom to kinda force the issue. What I have been doing is not fraying the outside layer. After rolling I would unroll slightly, about twice the width of the cart then fray what is still rolled up (cutting long way towards the fold almost all the way to the fold.) The frays, I think, help allow the middle of the mod to shape around the atomizer bridge. Having the outside layer un-frayed, I think, will allow the outside roll to keep tall (even a little taller than the cart) as well as make it easier to place in the cart for the first time of after refilling.
PTB: This is the material we are using: Pyramid Tea Bags. Sometimes the Lipton brand name is mentioned also in the name.
There are some details that found its way in the original name that describes how parts of making this mod is done. For example, for what I am using now, some would call "Double Folded Loosely Rolled and Frayed Lipton PTB mod." There used to be the word plug in there at the end since initially this all started as an attempt to plug the top of the cart. The important part of the FRF PTB mod is the order. I have used, what I would call, the "RFT PTB Mod." Basically using a whole PTB or half and rolling it, folding it then trimming it to size. I have even used the "RFT (reverse) PTB Mod" where you would roll, fold trim then take out and insert back in the cart with the folded end on the top. This is actually what I would probably use if I had a "thinner" juice that leaked.
This is where it gets interesting (right now.) One issue that some people are having with this mod is the fact that depending on the consistency of the juice, the size of the cart (different e-cig models) and varying drag pressure leaking occurs. From my experience, when it does happen it would be after it was sitting for a while and not in the middle of a vape session. As you may know, I am a really big fan of the Lipton PTB material BUT one of its limitations is the size. After all, if I used a sponge mod and filled the cart with juice and not have the right amount of sponge, that would leak too. I feel that with a material simialr to PTB but one where we can determine how much material is folded rolled and frayed we can solve the leaking issues. Some of you have seen that there are "Cheaper alternatives" to PTB. Even if was the same price I feel it would be worth a try to see if more material in the cart would make that magical difference.
This weekend I will be searching for a material to test and I will make sure to keep you informed. Who knows maybe there is a FRF Ribon Mod? Im sure that someone is already using it. I am not here to have a mod named after me. I just want to get the most out of it... the cart that is.
Seriously though, the goal is great taste, vapor, throat hit, consistency and holds as much juice as possible so it lasts longer. Leaking and flooding attys are issues that need to be addressed. Wanting a non-leaking cart and one that does not flood the atomizer is a given not a goal.
thoughts and comments, good or bad, always welcome (unless its bad... JOKE)
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