304 is pretty good, doesn't have the corrosion protection/heat resistance of 316/317 or the high tcr/low nickel content of 430, but will normally be some of the cheapest SS around.
Everything is trade offs with different grades of SS.
I agree.
304 is pretty good, doesn't have the corrosion protection/heat resistance of 316/317 or the high tcr/low nickel content of 430, but will normally be some of the cheapest SS around.
Everything is trade offs with different grades of SS.
I'll hang for some 430 then, thanks for the info304 is on the threshold of TC capable wire. It will work though AFAIK
I would keep looking for a SS430 supplier, I'm unsure if Unkamen ships internationally.
I'll hang for some 430 then, thanks for the info
& join TheothersteveS with the long wait from Germany and try some Nifethal52/NiFe48 around Xmas time
I think mine has been lost. I'll mail Thomas tomorrow!Unless Zivipf is discriminating against Europeans the wait should not be long.
I placed my order for NiFi 48 on 09/25, with dispatch on 09/30. It has been here (US) for a week. That is, roughly, two weeks from order to delivery.
Hey QM, you waiting too or just piling on my agony?? Lol!!
ps. do FT do NiFe48 yet, it would be quicker...![]()
Believe it. German mail is ridiculously bad. Completely hamstrung by industrial action over the last few years...I had a recent order from Zivipf go missing. It turned up at my home address instead of my usual delivery address after about three weeks. Can't believe german mail is so slow to the UK.
oops. now you mention it i remember that....My first order for Ti came pretty sharpish i think. Now i feel your pain!Just I know Zivipf and the waiting game mate
You put me onto them when I started with Ti
It took over 3 weeks and I paid extra for fast delivery ffs glad I did not go for standard mail![]()
oops. now you mention it i remember that....My first order for Ti came pretty sharpish i think. Now i feel your pain!
ps. you know I just paid extra for a DHL delivery from Greek Mods in DE. It took 7 days to get here. It woiuld have been just as 'fast' for free with Deutsches Post - indeed they are the same thing. Pointless paying the extra as we have both, sadly, proven. You live, you learn...sometimes...lol!
it realloy depends on who they send it with. I got my Tilemahos ( think) from Greece by UPS in around 16 hours door-to-door. Similarly from Bulgaria recently, also UPS...On the other hand, bought something from Le Petit Vapoteur in France and it was obsolete by the time it arrived. They could have lobbed it out the window and it would have gotten here quicker..i reckon pigeons are the answer...or tortoises...anything must be faster than some of the mail options...I had the pleasure of ordering from Greece too
Steam Tuners order took so long I actually forgot about it until it arrived
it realloy depends on who they send it with. I got my Tilemahos ( think) from Greece by UPS in around 16 hours door-to-door. Similarly from Bulgaria recently, also UPS...On the other hand, bought something from Le Petit Vapoteur in France and it was obsolete by the time it arrived. They could have lobbed it out the window and it would have gotten here quicker..i reckon pigeons are the answer...or tortoises...anything must be faster than some of the mail options...
Yeah true mate
SXK email me a DHL tracking number and before it even works , there's a knock at the door and its here
Usually with 48hrs of getting the email
That's as long as I am quick enough to pay their admin fee
I would keep looking for a SS430 supplier, I'm unsure if Unkamen ships internationally.
You`re right: Deutsche Post sucks
It started with the strike and after that nothing is as it has been before. Registered shipments from China will not be scanned anymore, no tracking, you don`t have to sign for shipments very often. They do what they want to do. DHL is No1 in the world, but only because they don`t have to pay taxes in Germany - don`t know about other countries. They have this 19% advantage, work with sub companies to pay lower wages and do a bad job. I`m neigther proud nor happy with them.
But Zivipf does a quite good job. I ordered my NiFe52 wires and 36 hours I got it ( Deutsche Post). It´s the most flexible wire imho. I can use it for all kind of atomizers, even static restistance or smaller chambers are welcome. It´s easy to build and doesn`t get so fast dirty like Titanium. I had 304 SS in a couple of atties on my SXKs, but now I see no reason to use SS or the SXKs. NiFe52 works on all of my Ni200 optimized boxes as good as on the SXK, or Ni200 on other boxes. I still use Ni200 in large atomizers ( Flash e Vapor, Big German, Horizon ) but maybe I will exchange to NiFe52 too.
Sorry, I started the discussion about SS in the beginning of this thread, but for me SS is past on tc mods. On mech. mods it`s always an option, although the coil cools down very slow ( liquid sucker )
How is NiFe30 to work with and use. Is it better or worse then Ti