MactechVapor what is the rda above? The one with the tall center post and negatives on the deck? And the build that you said has run for half a year. I like the looks of it under the hood!! Thanks in advance!
-Mark
-Mark
MactechVapor what is the rda above? The one with the tall center post and negatives on the deck? And the build that you said has run for half a year. I like the looks of it under the hood!! Thanks in advance!
-Mark
Mac, when you twisted the wires for positive doesn't that disturb the coils? How do you do it?
Question on what amount of tension would be "just right" I don't mind keeping manual tension as I wind the gizmo, but my end goal is to have external tension applied to the end of the wire as I wind the coil which will allow me to have a free hand. Anyone have any estimates as to how many pounds of pressure would optimal?
Not sure about the tension poundage, but check YT for SuperX he used a fly reel (for fly fishing) and set the drag. Genius IMHO!
Not sure about the tension poundage, but check YT for SuperX he used a fly reel (for fly fishing) and set the drag. Genius IMHO!
LOL.. ok.. Everytime I think I have a cool idea, SuperX beats me to it... A day late and a dollar short..
Thx for the video.. I thought I had checked out all his vids... But I missed this one.
Thank you but I think it was either Bills Magic Vapor or Sedge ( or both or none ) who beat me too the reel deal. I know I saw it on ECF I just don't remember who it was
I'm just a hillbilly with one of them thar videuh camruhs and the will to demonstrate how I get such a kick ayuss vape with such simple gear
I see some way to affix a spool of wire directly as the feed and a means to apply and adjust drag to the spool, as it feeds out to the crank. Perhaps as simple as a pair of rubber grommet like often found on camera tripods and metal spacer to impart resistance on the spool. Damn, now you got me headin' for that electric fence again...And here I said I didn't want to be a fly fisherman.
Good morning crew, Russ. A fly reel drag is definitely one possible alternative. And no you're not. You're one savvy vaper dude.
Look, I started working out concepts and prototypes in the first few months after I quit before I started posting on ECF Aug 2-13. But all of these proved too complicated to just get folks quickly up and running, past the misery to success. There had to be a simpler way to apply the principles of tension and there were. I was just avoiding the obvious.
The cheap Shakespeare reel was one of the options I suggested to Bill's Magic Vapor sometime just after Feb 3 of last year as he was putting together his prototype for this outstanding mechanized tensioned jig .the one that Sedge was talking about here. It was suggested as a possible solution to account for variations in tension and how important this was to uniform performance.
And I did mention it to you with my post Of fly reels and tension coils responding to mnementh666, a new poster who apparently learned to do an advanced search perhaps realizing that...
To give credit to perhaps the first posting of a t.m.c. jig concept we need to go back to the previous Dec '13. To a fella long gone and missed on the ProtankMicro thread, Jellyfish. He and I were talkin' off-channel about about this very issue of keeping tension constant and variable and static drag as I mentioned alternatives to pinning the wire in a vise as per his sketch.
I was kinda leading him when I answered him overnight...
The gist of it is, I didn't want to build a jig, or puck or any device to do it. There's plenty of us around to make applications of tension. My goal has been to get people to a proper electrical wind and a dependable vape A.S.A.P. If for some that means a jig, I'm down.
But the uniformity of tension is just as important as the geometrical symmetry whether we realize we're using these two principles or not each and every time we make a coil, any kind of coil.
The issue is whether we use these principles effectively and successfully.
Good luck all.
Thanks for the correction Mac . My memory sucks when it comes to remembering stuff I saw months ago. Figures that you were the hombre involved in the concept
I had some white oak stock laying around in the shop,and some 2.5 mm drill bit stock,so I decided to try and make a coil winder. It works really well,and the coils look perfect. Now I need to make a tension,adjuster for the wire,and it should be good to go! View attachment 405104
Hey guys. I started in on the KFL+. I loaded it with DIY unflavored and got the viscosity just right. Finally. Pimped it out SOV style, and copied the 5/64ths coil from the squonker. It works flawlessly.
Russ- I switched back to your "freehand-style" of wrapping, where you wrap on the mandrel AWAY from the yolk. I can get repeatable perfect coils. FINALLY. Thanks dude!
Mac- cohesion is beautiful. More importantly, it works. Thank you!
Lovin' life right now!
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One thing that confuses me is why portability of coil making gear is always mentioned? How many people actually recoil on the road? Why wouldn't one just wind up extra coils and take them?[emoji15]
I've never had a coil fail in 2 years and never even burned a wick / replaced one on the road.