I knew there was a reason for it not lasting and hence giving you subpar performance. Again it is a case of user error. I have never found it necessary to or ever have rinsed my wicks to clean them. Just dry burn it in bursts until the coils are glowing and clean. I think where you really messed it up, and your not the only one, was patting it down with a paper towel to dry it some before dry burning. This is not necessary at all. Once you wick your coils with RxW, you should never have to touch them again until you are removing the wicks to replace them for either a coil change or you just want to replace them. This is what makes them break down and degrade them the most. I am due to due a dry burn on my atty's in the next couple days and maybe I will shoot a short video of it to give everyone an idea as to how easy it is.
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You can also cut it at a 45 as recommended and rewick it several times into a new coil by wetting the end and screwing it thru the coil. I have rxw set in my tobh and have rebuilt probably rebuilt with the same wick 3 or more times. I also have my veritas setup with it in single coil. I don't use the veritas a ton as its ok my Hana clone, but I dry burn it every once in a while and it's been great.
After torching with a butane torch lighter I get a funny taste for a juice well or two, but it goes away and it's not bad enough where I won't vape through it.
I got 200 sheets of Japanese cotton on Amazon for like $10. It's a lifetime supply... It's a bit seedy, and has a funny taste for the first few vapes, but the funny taste fades after a few vapes. Organic cotton balls taste funny to me for 10 mls or do, so I don't use them any more.
The veritas was my go to atty until a month ago when I got my Reo. I used ready wick for several months in it on a daily basis because it is so low maintenance. Great for all the traveling I've been doing lately... But swapping out cotton is easy too, can be done during my morning voop. Lol
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After torching with a butane torch lighter I get a funny taste for a juice well or two, but it goes away and it's not bad enough where I won't vape through it.
I got 200 sheets of Japanese cotton on Amazon for like $10. It's a lifetime supply... It's a bit seedy, and has a funny taste for the first few vapes, but the funny taste fades after a few vapes. Organic cotton balls taste funny to me for 10 mls or do, so I don't use them any more.
The veritas was my go to atty until a month ago when I got my Reo. I used ready wick for several months in it on a daily basis because it is so low maintenance. Great for all the traveling I've been doing lately... But swapping out cotton is easy too, can be done during my morning voop. Lol
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If you are able to take your wick out and reinsert it into another coil, chances are you are not using the proper sized coil to begin with. 2mm requires a 1/16" coil and 3mm seems to work best in a 3/32" coil... Again, you should never have to remove the wick unless recoiling your atty. I can't think of a time when I have recoiled any of my atty's that the wick hasn't broken apart. It vapes really good but when you touch it, it has a tendency to just break down and fall apart.
I'm still trying to decide if I'll buy readyXwick again or not. - I have it working really, really well with vertical coils in my RM3... I'm still struggling with it in an RM2 with a horizontal coil.
For the RM3: I have absolutely no doubt at this point that the wicks will still be perfect when my coils are shot. I'm a little over 3 weeks in to the coils/wicks I'm using now and a few dry burns + rinse in the kitchen sink tap makes them white as snow. The coils are starting to look a little pitted and beat. The vertical configuration wicks insanely fast. As soon as the slightest bit of juice touches the bottom of the wicks, the top looks saturated.
My RM2 with an identical coil, but in horizontal configuration... I can only get it wicking to a barely acceptable level and I have no idea why. Everything is the same but the the way the coil lays vs stands. In fact, I wrapped all three coils at the same time, one right after another and installed them at the same time - the RM2 has only used about 1/8 the juice the RM3 has since then, but it has been used quite a lot.... ... ... ... But even with that one wicking slow, I also have no doubt the wick will outlast the coil. Dry burns + rinse in the tap = snow white and still in perfect condition.
I'm still on the fence with the readyXwick, but not for the reason you are.
So... after all that said: If I decide not to buy any more readyXwick, I will most certainly return to KGD cotton. It provides clean flavor - it wicks fast - and it's super easy to work with. The downside to cotton is the first time you forget to squonk is the last vape you get before you re-wick. The readyXwick can be really dry in a hot coil and take no damage (as evidenced by my toils and troubles trying to get it to work worth a hoot in my RM2... I've experienced *many* dry hits when I thought it should still be wet).
For the RM3: I have absolutely no doubt at this point that the wicks will still be perfect when my coils are shot. I'm a little over 3 weeks in to the coils/wicks I'm using now and a few dry burns + rinse in the kitchen sink tap makes them white as snow. The coils are starting to look a little pitted and beat. The vertical configuration wicks insanely fast. As soon as the slightest bit of juice touches the bottom of the wicks, the top looks saturated.
My RM2 with an identical coil, but in horizontal configuration... I can only get it wicking to a barely acceptable level and I have no idea why. Everything is the same but the the way the coil lays vs stands. In fact, I wrapped all three coils at the same time, one right after another and installed them at the same time - the RM2 has only used about 1/8 the juice the RM3 has since then, but it has been used quite a lot.... ... ... ... But even with that one wicking slow, I also have no doubt the wick will outlast the coil. Dry burns + rinse in the tap = snow white and still in perfect condition.
I'm still on the fence with the readyXwick, but not for the reason you are.
So... after all that said: If I decide not to buy any more readyXwick, I will most certainly return to KGD cotton. It provides clean flavor - it wicks fast - and it's super easy to work with. The downside to cotton is the first time you forget to squonk is the last vape you get before you re-wick. The readyXwick can be really dry in a hot coil and take no damage (as evidenced by my toils and troubles trying to get it to work worth a hoot in my RM2... I've experienced *many* dry hits when I thought it should still be wet).
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My last experience with RxW 2mm was not good. After about 3 days of wetting the coil, and pulse dry burning... the coil wire started looking bad. I tried to change it, and reuse the RxW, but you cannot do that. You can't reuse RxW at all because it breaks apart when you try to re-insert it into new coils. The 2mm does, but I don't know about 3mm. It may last a bit longer, and since it's thicker... it may work better. I'm wanting to try 3mm, but really can't afford to experiment when bills are hitting piling up.
I do have 4 inches of RxW 2mm left though, and decided to give it another chance. Used a 1/16; 29G Kanthal TemCO; 7 wraps for 1.25 ohms. Inserted it, and will see how long I can keep this running. This will likely be it for me using 2mm because it's just to fragile to mess with once you get it set. I don't have a Pencil Torch to use either, and will have to be careful when wet dry burning.
Like Six said, I'm still on the fence as well. I hope this time goes a little better. I'm starting to think the main problem is the WIRE itself... not the RxW. IF the Kanthal maintained its initial appearance and quality.... it could be used much longer. But once the WIRE turns to a muddy brown/black rusty look... a harsh, nasty vape ensues. I'm ready to rebuild at this point, and since I can't reuse RxW... why use it?
Oh well, we'll see how it goes this time.
I do have 4 inches of RxW 2mm left though, and decided to give it another chance. Used a 1/16; 29G Kanthal TemCO; 7 wraps for 1.25 ohms. Inserted it, and will see how long I can keep this running. This will likely be it for me using 2mm because it's just to fragile to mess with once you get it set. I don't have a Pencil Torch to use either, and will have to be careful when wet dry burning.
Like Six said, I'm still on the fence as well. I hope this time goes a little better. I'm starting to think the main problem is the WIRE itself... not the RxW. IF the Kanthal maintained its initial appearance and quality.... it could be used much longer. But once the WIRE turns to a muddy brown/black rusty look... a harsh, nasty vape ensues. I'm ready to rebuild at this point, and since I can't reuse RxW... why use it?
Oh well, we'll see how it goes this time.
I'm using 7/64, which is what he recommends with very thick juice. Also, wetting the wicks a bit with eliquid before inserting keeps the wick from crumbling imo, but you do have to be delicate. I pull the wick when I pull the coil, clean the wick, wrap new coil, set new coil, wet wick, insert into new coil.
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On my tobh the post holes are offset to support horizontal coils. I put the lead that comes out of the bottom of the horizontal coil in the higher post hole, and the one that comes off the top in the lower post hole. I make the coil point up at a 45 or so and the coil closest to the deck is nearest to the edge of the drip well. Wicks as good as a vertical build imo
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FB and ST turned me onto RXW and I've been with them since. It's great for a newbie because I've found it's darn near indestructible. I torch mine every few days, sometimes it catches on fire, and when it does that, the flavor seems amazing. In a pinch, I've dry burned and rinsed, too. Both work great.
I wish you had better results because I love this product.
I wish you had better results because I love this product.
My rinse is just a trickle of water for a few seconds to get extra juice off the RBA deck and atty. It is not a full blast stream trying to rinse out the wick. I've only added the torch in the last two months, before that I left the little dark rings on the outside edges of the wick, they are no big deal either.
Don't do one long dry burn, do it in short sessions, I let my coil glow for a count of three and repeat as many times as needed.
Don't do one long dry burn, do it in short sessions, I let my coil glow for a count of three and repeat as many times as needed.
I know in the video by Jeremy he recommends 7/64", but if you have read through the RxW threads you would find that a few of us veterans have found that 3/32" has been working much better. The 7/64" just has a little too much play in it and doesn't make contact with the entire wick inside the coil and isn't as good a vape it seems. I have never had to wet a wick to get it into a coil. In fact when I did try that it totally defeated the purpose. I just cut it on a 45° angle and thread it in to the coil. Right now I have 3 atty's set up w/ RxW. My Nuppin' was built on Nov 1st w/ 2mm, Mephisto #1 built mid Oct w/ 3mm, and Mephisto #2 built mid Nov w/ 3mm and they are going very strong. They wick the same as day 1 that I put it in my coils. When I dry burn them they come out clean. Never had to rinse and burn any at any time. Just a dry pulse burn until they are clean. That is it, very simple to do...
I'll try 3/32 when I get my mephesto BFs in this weekend using your approach. Thanks!
I think for the 3mm wick he recommends 3/32 or 7/64 in his tutorial video.
Edit: Faster on the trigger than me MuzicHead
I think he is saying 3/32 for the 3mm and 1/16 for the 2mm.
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Here's a handy little drill bit chart with fractal and decimal inches and mm sizes. Drill Size Conversion Table
MacTechVpr also posted a source for blank drill bits. I'm using #38 bit for 3mm and a #51 or #52 bit for 2mm, if you don't have those go for 1/16 and 3/32. Constriction of the fibers help wicking and also juice transfer to the coil.
Here's the source for drill blanks. https://www.suncoasttools.com/Products/CatagoryofTools/DrillBlanks.html
MacTechVpr also posted a source for blank drill bits. I'm using #38 bit for 3mm and a #51 or #52 bit for 2mm, if you don't have those go for 1/16 and 3/32. Constriction of the fibers help wicking and also juice transfer to the coil.
Here's the source for drill blanks. https://www.suncoasttools.com/Products/CatagoryofTools/DrillBlanks.html
I tried the 3/32 today and could not get the 3mm screwed in. I get my coils wrapped super tight, to where the drill bit sticks to the coil and I have to carefully back the bit out of the coil, and I think they were to tight for the 3mm.
It'll screw into it. Just cut the 45° angle and thread it in. It will go. I have 2 setup with them right now. Be patient and all will be good.
I find it very odd that you say you could not get 3mm into 3/32. If cut at an angle, the trick is to insert just your pointed tip and then twist the RxW in the opposite direction you wound your coil. I don't really even have to twist once its started, it can be pulled through freely. Once it's wet, it expands and as it's hollow helps.
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