The Pyrex SS hybrid Wick

[DizGrizz]

The issues I see with directly dipping / coating the SS wick in glass are:
* It will, at least to some extent, block the webbing and cause it to not wick as well.
* It will leave a very thin layer of glass that would, regardless of how carefully you handled it, crack and flake off at least a little...especially at the margin where the glass coating stopped (it would probably be hyper thin there). vaping glass just doesn't sound healthy.

Just a guess, but I'd say that doing the baking soda treatment to the wick would block a lot of the mesh...and I guarantee that I'm no more than 100% wrong on that .

 

[jubal81]

Got the enameled nichrome today (29 gage) and just did my first few experiments and it works great so far. Raw SS wick (no torching, just roll and drop in) and measured out about 2 ohms worth of wire. Not a single short or hot spot, and I was really sloppy with it. The taste is cleaner and it vapes like a master champion. I can't say at this point if it will hold up or - fingers crossed - I won't wake up with my throat swollen shut.
I have a suspicion the oxidation process impedes the wicking action enough to notice.

EDIT: Forgot to note that I didn't do a dry burn. It was too late to test the melting point of the coating ...

 

[Big Screen D]

Got the enameled nichrome today (29 gage) and just did my first few experiments and it works great so far. Raw SS wick (no torching, just roll and drop in) and measured out about 2 ohms worth of wire. Not a single short or hot spot, and I was really sloppy with it. The taste is cleaner and it vapes like a master champion. I can't say at this point if it will hold up or - fingers crossed - I won't wake up with my throat swollen shut.
I have a suspicion the oxidation process impedes the wicking action enough to notice.

EDIT: Forgot to note that I didn't do a dry burn. It was too late to test the melting point of the coating ...

Dang, how did I miss your original post on this wire. If it holds up without flaking off, that is a great find.

 

[mre777]

Got the enameled nichrome today (29 gage) and just did my first few experiments and it works great so far. Raw SS wick (no torching, just roll and drop in) and measured out about 2 ohms worth of wire. Not a single short or hot spot, and I was really sloppy with it. The taste is cleaner and it vapes like a master champion. I can't say at this point if it will hold up or - fingers crossed - I won't wake up with my throat swollen shut.
I have a suspicion the oxidation process impedes the wicking action enough to notice.

EDIT: Forgot to note that I didn't do a dry burn. It was too late to test the melting point of the coating ...

Cool man let us know when you get a chance to dry burn it and see how that coating holds up

 

[DigiManTX]

Cool man let us know when you get a chance to dry burn it and see how that coating holds up

for some reason i remember reading that it doesn't hold up at all... but ymmv... who knows... what is the "enamel" it's coated with? are we sure we wanna vape that stuff?

 

[mre777]

It says the coating will be good till 500 degrees, well the JB weld I used is good for 550 degrees and that burnt next to a red hot coil so I think its more of a don't let it get to hot situation but the balls in jubal81's court

 

[overall]

The coating does not hold up. Mine ran for a few hours only and then shorted close to the positive post. Was all downhill from there.

Cool man let us know when you get a chance to dry burn it and see how that coating holds up

 

[mre777]

Lunch was trip to the Vet and Micheal's
- Couple of 14 gauge needles for some dual helix action
- Aunt Lydia's Bamboo thread to try and use for some testing
- Wire, Crimp Tubes, and micro crimping pliers

Between this and all my RC stuff I think I'm going to be on the next episode of hoarders

I was gona pick up some fo the bamboo thread too, I hear good things. Even if you have to replace it more often its cheap and easy to get.

 

[bapgood]

I was gona pick up some fo the bamboo thread too, I hear good things. Even if you have to replace it more often its cheap and easy to get.

Yes, easy and cheap to test different setups with....it wicks really well

 

[subsolanus]

I just got 25- 4 ft pieces of 3mm OD pyrex tube delivered from Whale. Anybody interested PM me. It will only cost postage. I just need to figure out how to ship this stuff so it arrives in one piece. You should see how it was originally packed.

 

[SinisterRaccoon]

Yes, I'm an evil raccoon.

 

[DizGrizz]

Cat got your tongue, sinisterraccoon?

 

[k3vin]

Ok just got one put together.. Wrapped around a fuse glass body..

Lots of vapor coming out the top but not much it seems when I put the top back on my bliss.. I am using 2 strands of cotton going through the tube... Need to do some adjusting I suppose..

The fuse is a Christmas light fuse..


"I'm a man, I can change,if I have too,I guess"
Red Green

 

[SinisterRaccoon]

Lol, mysterious silence

Yes, I'm an evil raccoon.

 

[DizGrizz]

k3vin, seems to be a common issue. That's why were thinking the airflow is critical and, perhaps the wick placement in the tube. Do you have room in your RBA to extend the wick up a couple mm out of the top of the coil tube?

 

[k3vin]

Yes I do have room.. I will try it


"I'm a man, I can change,if I have too,I guess"
Red Green

 

[TBinAZ]

The #10 bamboo thread works quite well, but it's basically that, pretty thin thread. Kind of hard to work with unless you braid the strands. I have like 275 yards of it I can spare if anyone wants to try it. I'm serious, but it is rather cheap to buy. I think it was 300yds for $3.

I was gona pick up some fo the bamboo thread too, I hear good things. Even if you have to replace it more often its cheap and easy to get.

 

[DizGrizz]

Thanks for the offer, TBinAZ but I think at $3, it wouldn't be worth your time to send it out

 

[TBinAZ]

Ah heck, I have a bazillion little sealable bags, envelopes, stamps. Can do if anyone is tight on cash and doesn's really want 300 yards of thread. LOL

Thanks for the offer, TBinAZ but I think at $3, it wouldn't be worth your time to send it out

 

[mre777]

The #10 bamboo thread works quite well, but it's basically that, pretty thin thread. Kind of hard to work with unless you braid the strands. I have like 275 yards of it I can spare if anyone wants to try it. I'm serious, but it is rather cheap to buy. I think it was 300yds for $3.

Thanks for the offer TBinAZ I appreciate it, but I did pick some up today at hobby lobby. Its Aunt Lydia's #3 100% Viscose from Bamboo, I hope its the right stuff. Its not the same thing pictured when I looked it up but I figured its pretty much the same thing