Rayon wick, better flow, flavor, saturation and Nic Hit!
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I've been trimming so the bottom is short and the top is longer so I guess I'm under the equator or vaping upside down. It does seem to insure better wick/coil contact, I think.
Begs the questions, has anyone tried both methods? Any noticeable differences between using one over the other?
I used to trim the top shorter, but every once in a while my rayon would shrink away from the last coil on top and make a hot spot. It only happened a couple of times, but still, a burnt hit is a burnt hit. Besides that, trimming the bottom didn't make it taste any better as far as I could tell.
I was trimming with the bottom longer when I started but switched. Now I can't say for sure, I just vape and enjoy, but I think that the top being longer actually supplied more liquid, maybe a function of speed of propagation of the liquid as it wicks up or something. Beats me at this point, but now it's just habit. I am using Fogger 4.1 and a Erlkonigin clone by the way.
I have totally run out of Rayon today.
I am back on the Cotton Labo Puffs till I can find someone who can buy from the local Beauty Supply wholesaler down here...
I am back on the Cotton Labo Puffs till I can find someone who can buy from the local Beauty Supply wholesaler down here...
Oh, I forgot! Me and a friend were playing around with a modified Lemo, and it was drying out the trimmed part on top and burning the wicks badly. We trimmed the bottoms and actually got it to vape at 80watts...probably would've gone higher if we weren't such big sissys
I have totally run out of Rayon today.
I am back on the Cotton Labo Puffs till I can find someone who can buy from the local Beauty Supply wholesaler down here...
Sally Beauty Supply has hair products, salon supplies, spa supplies, cosmetics, and more!
There are a few in NS, hope this helps. Links to the store locator
Wow, there is actually one on the way home!
Many Thanks Woofer!
Now which number box is it that we get? 44043 Yes?
I have totally run out of Rayon today.
I am back on the Cotton Labo Puffs till I can find someone who can buy from the local Beauty Supply wholesaler down here...
Dang Troll I could have easily packed that vinyl in some if I had only known! You should be getting it soon.
Much Thanks, gonna check the mail tonight for turtle tracks.Dang Troll I could have easily packed that vinyl in some if I had only known! You should be getting it soon.
Supposedly the box is only $15 here so I am stopping in on my way home tonight to see if they have it in stock. Yes I should have Rayon for life!
One of the tenants in my building has started rebuilding, so I'll give him some as he has been curious about it. Another convert in the works!
Much Thanks, gonna check the mail tonight for turtle tracks.
Supposedly the box is only $15 here so I am stopping in on my way home tonight to see if they have it in stock. Yes I should have Rayon for life!
One of the tenants in my building has started rebuilding, so I'll give him some as he has been curious about it. Another convert in the works!
Oh I forgot you are in the frozen tundra north of us uncivilized people, not sure how long its gonna take that poor ole turtle.
Smallest one that says 100% rayon. It will be more than enough.
Those Sally's are all over, its quite amazing how many of them there are.. right on your way home,couldn't get any easier.
Sorry I haven't. Mine always works well enough, maybe I'll try the undercut next time, actually in the FEV its cut to go to the side, I could pull the tail across it I guess, which would be the same.... I'll have to try it In a dripper.. For all I know it could work better for different scenarios.
Every rewick can be a different density so its not exact. To me if there's enough density it impossible to lose contact with the edge of coil. My test is to push on it and make sure there's not a gap so...
My number of atties is limited so i cant say for sure... I only know how the fiber works generally.
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Have tried both ways in a few attys (all tanks); among them KFL+v2, KF v4 and Aqua v2 and unfortunately the results were inconclusive. The problem is, I change builds too often to ever get to the point where there would be much noticeable wear and tear on the wicks or coils. If I had to guess I'd say long top was maybe a bit more forgiving as far as coil density goes- but that could be my imagination. What I have found is the density of the tails is the most important thing for longevity and all around good vaping.
Something I'm doing now is putting a one-piece, pre-thinned "tail" through the coil first followed by 'needle threading' in the filler for the coil. The main advantage is I don't do any fiddling w/the tails- no thinning, etc. Once the coil filler is in, it gets cut off very close to the coil, leaving the tail piece to be trimmed to length. This takes me 1/2 the time than doing it the usual way. So far, up to 15 watts it has worked w/o any problems but until I crank it up I can't call it 100% successful.
Something I'm doing now is putting a one-piece, pre-thinned "tail" through the coil first followed by 'needle threading' in the filler for the coil. The main advantage is I don't do any fiddling w/the tails- no thinning, etc. Once the coil filler is in, it gets cut off very close to the coil, leaving the tail piece to be trimmed to length. This takes me 1/2 the time than doing it the usual way. So far, up to 15 watts it has worked w/o any problems but until I crank it up I can't call it 100% successful.
Well I stopped in at Sally's.... It was the smallest box they had, there were some 1200' ones there as well...
The stuff weighs nothing and I have 3 whole pounds of it...
Like Victor from iSmoke says "That's just really Cray Zeee"
The stuff weighs nothing and I have 3 whole pounds of it...
Like Victor from iSmoke says "That's just really Cray Zeee"
Well I stopped in at Sally's.... It was the smallest box they had, there were some 1200' ones there as well...
The stuff weighs nothing and I have 3 whole pounds of it...
Like Victor from iSmoke says "That's just really Cray Zeee"
Now don't be wastin! Pick them little smidgins up and save them, braid them into your next wick.
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