rebuilding tools
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I have not seen one yet, but I sourced what I needed for less than 15 bucks. (magnifying glass, tweezers, nail clipper bic lighter tiny eyeglass screwdriver (for wrapping coils) and included in the price is a roll of Kanthal and 3 feet of cotton wick)
I doubt you could find a kit that had all you needed for anywhere near the price of singly sourced items. That would be handy, but I suspect each builder has or wants different things in their kit.
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I doubt you could find a kit that had all you needed for anywhere near the price of singly sourced items. That would be handy, but I suspect each builder has or wants different things in their kit.
wt
I think someone made some kind of coil winder specifically for building coils, can't remember the name of it. Still need everything minitater mentioned too. Most people have most of the equipment in their house somewhere......
the only things i need for rebuilding are:
cotton
tweezers
precision screwdrivers (phillips and hex)
ohm meter
needle nose pliers (to squeeze the coils together nice and tight)
nail clippers (to clip the ends of wires)
kanthal
and 1/16 drill bit/paperclip for wrapping the coils on
i don't really see the need for a kit since most people have most of the stuff lying around the house (or should have lying around the house)
cotton
tweezers
precision screwdrivers (phillips and hex)
ohm meter
needle nose pliers (to squeeze the coils together nice and tight)
nail clippers (to clip the ends of wires)
kanthal
and 1/16 drill bit/paperclip for wrapping the coils on
i don't really see the need for a kit since most people have most of the stuff lying around the house (or should have lying around the house)
I believe you have darkzero's coil jig in mind:
there's also some ideas for homemade versions here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/494533-homemade-coil-wrapping-tool.html
ya, i have some tools but they are rusty as hell... what is the standard diameter a coil is usually wrapped? i'm usually going to be going for a 1omg dual coil build. i have a ohm meter, nail clippers and some cotton balls i have boiled and dried already.
i was going to put in a order of some 28gkanthal and 30g kanthal wire today and if there was a kit to buy i would have picked that up too. i guess i'll go to my local hardware store to buy whatever else i need.
i was going to put in a order of some 28gkanthal and 30g kanthal wire today and if there was a kit to buy i would have picked that up too. i guess i'll go to my local hardware store to buy whatever else i need.
you can by kanthal for cheap from temco (i like 27 and 28 gauge for microcoils)
micros are usually in the 1.5mm diameter range
micros are usually in the 1.5mm diameter range
For microcoil at 1 ohm, I usually use the 1/16" drill bit and 8 warps of 28g A1 Kanthal.
what RDA do you use? i have a nimbus cloneV5 it has a pretty small base and i feel 8 wraps would go over the edge haha. maybe i just need more practice making these coils.
Yeah, that's it!! I have a home made version, well, kind of. I use my Dremel and a transfer punch to make coils. Goes really quick.
I believe you have darkzero's coil jig in mind:
there's also some ideas for homemade versions here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/494533-homemade-coil-wrapping-tool.html
If there's a Harbor Freight in your area, it's pretty cheap to pick up the rest of the tools. Or you could clean the rust off your tools but that could take some time.
Harbor freight will be the best option..I have found that most of the stuff you will need you can find there and it is normally way cheaper than any other place
RBA/RDA Rebuilding Kit (24 Pieces)
There is this....it is out of stock now, but it is a nice little kit.
There is this....it is out of stock now, but it is a nice little kit.
multimeter, 5/64 drill bit, torch, wire cutter, needle nose pliers. thats my rebuild kit for micro coils if im not doing micros then add tweezers to that list
Spotted this the other day - not too bad a price, if you want a "jig" made for ya...
$12.50, clear epoxy over burnt wood - kind of a nice look.
$12.50, clear epoxy over burnt wood - kind of a nice look.
just got back from Michael's craft shop. Went there to look for the Artistic Wire coil winder and found it. OMG, Michael's is a builders paradise. Also picked up a tool kit that comes in a very nice case, had 2 sets of needle nose pliers, one chain nose, one round nose, both bent and straight tip needle nose tweezers, a nice small side wire cutter, say good by to using my nail clippers, some decent sharp mini scissors, and a nice mini flathead screw driver. Sweet coiling and building tool set up. They also had a good selection of hemp string and twine, even some bamboo string, also a wide selection of silver wire, for those who need non resistant wire, and fobs and danglies for those that want to decorate their mods. luckily I escaped with only purchasing the coil winder, tool set and a roll of hemp twine, but got to say, Michael's is a great resource for builders. When I looked at the Amazon web site for the winder, saw one review say that Michael's carried it, and said heck, there is one close by me. Even noticed a nice butane torch but already have one.
Im into electronics so I basically already had more than enuf to do coil building... only thing I got "new" was a fingernail clipper, great for getting up close to the screws when removing excess wire.
Here's the artistic wire "coil gizmo" dice speaks of. It's vulcan amazing for punching out picture perfect 1.5mm inside diameter micro coils. It also has 1 smaller (nano size) and 3 larger mandrels so you can make mini and standard coils too if that's what your into. 
http://youtu.be/kNT5-s0U5jk
http://youtu.be/kNT5-s0U5jk
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