Gr8 point here Imfallen_Angel. No chemical processing and as clean as possible. So we don't have to boil it. I got the same thing from cotton balls, in my RDA. Compared to the TFV4 Tank pre-manufactured with organic cotton.
Sounds like I need to check this Hemp out. I like what you said about aligning the strands. Ive heard somewhere about cotton being the same way. Maybe? Why pads are better than other forms of cotton? Probably. Thx for the input. Gr8 information in your post.
Pads and Cotton Bacon have the cotton fibers aligned... there is such a thing as "with the grain". When you play with the pads, the "why you should cut your strip in same direction of the longer side". If you try to to go the other way, you'll see what I mean, the cotton will wick horribly. (and fall apart probably)
With the hemp, it's fairly bunched out, so I will pull it apart and work to get the fibers aligned , same as doing the Scottish roll approach, the goal is to have the fibers going straight, basically, you're trying to create a "drinking straw" effect where the liquid has the easiest path to follow (but not flood).
A while back, I've suggested to someone that just couldn't get his wick to "suck" enough liquid to wick well that he should try and poke through his cotton (once installed in the coil) with a long thin needle or coil wire in the middle to push the wick against the edge of the coil and create a tubular pocket/chimney in the middle where the liquid can be pulled into and I believe that he responded that it did the trick and his troubles were over.
I did take a bit of time practicing when I started using RTAs more and more, and I can't complain. Just got the Conqueror (Wofoto) not that long ago that I read and was told is a pain to wick right, and while my first build wasn't perfect but wasn't bad at all, but nailed it on the second time.
As time goes by, the more you practice, the more you get a feel for it, where once I had trouble judging the amount of cotton needed, I now look at my coil's size and pinch (or cut) the amount needed almost always on the dot.
One suggestion is that you just don't cut your wick until you're able to have the right amount, pass it through your coil all the way through first to ensure you don't have too much or too little along your roll, always spinning it with your fingers as you pull it through. Then when you've ensured that it's even across, then pass it in, cut, do the other coil (if doing a dual), untwist it to snug it inside the coil, snip the excess, position it and you're set. This is quite important with the hemp stuff or if you're reclaiming bits of cotton that you're reworked into a long wick.
