Rayon wick, better flow, flavor, saturation and Nic Hit!

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I just received my Rayon "circumcision" scissors for $1.57 shipped. Amazon.com : Deluxe Razor Sharp Quick-Snip - 4-1/2" - All Metal - GREAT Bonzai Scissor : Fishing Pliers And Tools : Sports & Outdoors

I'm very impressed how easy it is to trim/cut the Rayon wicks now.

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Thank you, just ordered :)
 

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I just received my Rayon "circumcision" scissors for $1.57 shipped. Amazon.com : Deluxe Razor Sharp Quick-Snip - 4-1/2" - All Metal - GREAT Bonzai Scissor : Fishing Pliers And Tools : Sports & Outdoors

I'm very impressed how easy it is to trim/cut the Rayon wicks now.

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I was having fits trying to trim the wick on my Erl. As someone else mentioned, snip with scissors, pull scissors away from wick, pull wick out of coil. GRRR! Then I saw these in someone's build pix a while back. Ordered some and now feel like a surgeon trimming wicks. Love 'em!

I thought I had mentioned them earlier in the thread but maybe it was the Erl thread instead. Anyway, they're great!
 

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So what is the wicking difference between cotton & rayon? Cloud? Taste?

Both... all of the above... for me, rayon is superior in every way.
I've had sub-ohm builds that would have easily burned cotton, but rayon held up perfectly. (It delivers the juice to the coil faster and more efficiently)
Vapor production is also better, because of the above statement.
The flavor is far superior as it does not taste like a wet, sweaty T-shirt...
Coils gunk up less often, wick longevity is 10X better than I ever got with cotton, and I find rayon much easier to work with... this is all just my opinion, and as with anything else vape related, YMMV.

Hope this helps you to see the light and gives you the incentive to give rayon a try... you won't regret it (except for the fact that you'll probably go out and buy 3lbs of rayon and will have to get a lawyer to help you decide on whom to bequeath the remainder of your awesome wick) :D
 

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So what is the wicking difference between cotton & rayon? Cloud? Taste?

Paula, PM me your mailing address and I will be happy to send you a sample to try out. That way you'll find out the difference for yourself. We can all praise rayon to death but until you actually try it for yourself, you won't really know if it is for you.
 

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So what is the wicking difference between cotton & rayon? Cloud? Taste?

Paula,

It is pretty much like the thread title indicates; better flow, flavor, saturation and Nic Hit!

I have no idea how or why it is so much better than other wicking materials but for me there is just no debate.

If you use silica and try cellulous (rayon) I can almost guarantee you will never go back to silica. I take brand new Kanger coils pull out the silica and install rayon. The flavor, longevity and vapor production is sever orders of magnitude better.

I only mention the Kanger because of the popularity of the devices but this (for me) holds true when dripping or genesis, Kayfun, Fogger and any other styles attys that I have left off the list.

I only have one suggestion rather than have someone try to describe the benefits of Cellulous [ I use the term cellulous vs rayon because the term rayon sets some people on edge] is give it a try someone on here can provide a link to a place to acquire a small sample. IMHO once you try it you will never go back to any wicking material you have used in the past and I am sure that many others will echo my acclaim for this material.

PS - If you decide to go for the big box it is about $11 rupees for 500 ft and that is enough to last this lifetime and perhaps several reincarnations depending on your religious beliefs.

Gee folks - how come everyone always beats me to the punch. :facepalm:
 
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I was having fits trying to trim the wick on my Erl. As someone else mentioned, snip with scissors, pull scissors away from wick, pull wick out of coil. GRRR! Then I saw these in someone's build pix a while back. Ordered some and now feel like a surgeon trimming wicks. Love 'em!

I thought I had mentioned them earlier in the thread but maybe it was the Erl thread instead. Anyway, they're great!

You did, jax - I think that's what got AMD to order some. ;)
...like about 100 pages back! :lol:
 

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A friend vapes 0 nic DIY that I make for sinuses.
I'm either thinking productive or evil mixing of e-liquid for him ;)

<wonders if he owes me money or not, adjusts recipe>
I have a diy "cough drop" that I use for pretty much the same thing.

The menthol level kinda dissolves anything you might have, just get ready for the possibility that it might melt your face lol
 

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I remember when I was a kid... I had an aunt who had a diy "cough syrup"... turns out it was just Crown Royal with a crap-load of peppermint candies dissolved in it... now I know why I always had a "cough" when I visited her.... she probably gave it to us just to calm us down so she wouldn't have to chase us all over farm!
 

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I remember when I was a kid... I had an aunt who had a diy "cough syrup"... turns out it was just Crown Royal with a crap-load of peppermint candies dissolved in it... now I know why I always had a "cough" when I visited her.... she probably gave it to us just to calm us down so she wouldn't have to chase us all over farm!

Sounds an awful lot like the toothache medicine we got - Jack Daniels with lemon :lol:

Actually that sounds like a nice vape on rayon !
 

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I've been using rayon in all of my builds for about a week now. Its amazing. Wish I made the switch sooner.

What is this DIY cough drop you speak of?
I'll have to look it up on the computer Jim, and I'm just on the way out the door for work.

I'll have my wife (noobbuilder) post it later, ok?
 
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