The "REOMIZER" Rob's Rebuildable Atomizer

[JC Okie]

Thanks for all the advice Jan! I'm trying to visualize how you are wrapping the coils around the wick.... do you basically fold like an inch of the wick in half, stick a needle through the wick and wrap the wire around? Yes, Matt...that's basically it. I hold my wick next to the needle, then wrap the coil around both. When I'm finished, I pull the needle out, leaving the wick. I do this for two reasons....I don't want to "choke' the wick by wrapping it too tightly (it needs room to swell) and so that it's sturdy enough to handle.

I watched a video earlier and the guy would basically wrap his wire first onto a screw or something, pull it off and stick a needle through the wick and pull it through the coil. I've done it this way, too. There's no "right" or "wrong" way to do it...it really is just what seems more comfortable/easiest for you. Sometimes if the wire is pretty thin, when you pull the wick through, it'll screw up the little wraps. So...I just like to put the wick in while I'm wrapping. Just a preference.

I'm also seeing a lot of pictures of people's RBA where the wick wraps all around the two posts....so a little more confusion lol. I'm not sure about this. I've seen pictures of wick made out of SS Mesh (stainless steel mesh) which looks like what you're describing. The SS Mesh is rolled up and looks like a post (but it's not) then the coil is wrapped all around it. I'm thinking that's what you're seeing, unless I'm just misunderstanding (which could very well be the case! )

I saw pictures of how Rob does his where basically the wick just goes over the hole horizontally.. seems like the simplest way to do that. One more question (lol I have so many questions sorry ) if the wire is a little too long do you wrap it around the post and then screw it on or do you just cut off the excess and THEN put it on? You will have "legs" of wire that go into little holes on the posts. Once I have the legs through the holes on the posts, I screw them in, then cut off the excess. Then I trim my wick so that it's not hanging over the sides, saturate the wick (I use all cotton, so I CAN'T "dry burn" it. I have to juice it up before I hit the button to test it out), and fire it up. When I hear the sizzle and see the vapor, I know it's a go. I screw the top back on and vape myself into a coma.

THANKS for all your help! I probably will pick one of these up after I practice a little more with the 510 and 306 atomizers I have right now. Stick with what's working for awhile. There's a learning curve with all this stuff, and the bottom line is, get yourself a good vape on, THEN experiment with new stuff.

I'm thinking/hoping we've answered your questions. Ask anything you want....I know how confusing this all can be. These rebuildables were a "new frontier" for me and I was totally intimidated at first. Once I actually jumped on board, I found out that it's not that hard or complicated at all. It's FUN.

Jan

 

[FeistyAlice]

The only correct answer is toothpick Wrap the coil around a toothpick. On a non-conductive object you can keep measuring the resistance of the coil as you're wrapping it. When you get the resistance you want, you can put the coil with the said non-conductive object into the atty. After you position it where you want it and attach it, you can pull out the toothpick and feed the wick through the coil.

This worked great on my phoenix. Haven't tried on a reomizer yet, since I'm still enjoying Rob's premade coil. And vision still fuzzy from yesterday's nic coma

Great idea. One major question I have for those of you "feeding the wick through coil"................... What do you use to help feed wick through. Most of my silica wick gets fluffy on ends. I have cotton yarn and cheese cloth, too, but haven't played with them yet.

Thanks, Feisty Alice

 

[davelog]

I make my coils on a screw and then feed the wick in. With silica, the trick is to pinch and twirl the end you're going to insert into the coil, and wet it down with a little VG so it'll hold a point. Then twist the wick into the coil, as if you were trying to screw it in. Easy peasy!

 

[FeistyAlice]

It's probably been mentioned.... I've been using 32 Kanthal A for my coils but I just made my first coil using 28 Kanthal (much thicker wire). It is way easier to make coils using 32 than 28!!! I have 30, also, so it will be easier than 28. (With the wire as the number goes down the thickness of wire increases and vice versa. 32 gauge is the pretty standard and easiest to do, for many of us, but we are playing with different gauges to "perfect" the ohm rating of coils.)

Feisty Alice

 

[FeistyAlice]

I make my coils on a screw and then feed the wick in. With silica, the trick is to pinch and twirl the end you're going to insert into the coil, and wet it down with a little VG so it'll hold a point. Then twist the wick into the coil, as if you were trying to screw it in. Easy peasy!

Thanks, I'll give that a try. Until I got the 2.5mm from Rob to try out I've been using 3mm. It's pretty fat stuff.

Hugs, Feisty Alice

 

[Commie]

It's probably been mentioned.... I've been using 32 Kanthal A for my coils but I just made my first coil using 28 Kanthal (much thicker wire). It is way easier to make coils using 32 than 28!!! I have 30, also, so it will be easier than 28. (With the wire as the number goes down the thickness of wire increases and vice versa. 32 gauge is the pretty standard and easiest to do, for many of us, but we are playing with different gauges to "perfect" the ohm rating of coils.)

Feisty Alice

Assuming that springiness of the wire is what's causing trouble, you can make it less springy by heating it up with a normal bic lighter and letting it cool off. Before making a coil

 

[nerak]

I am using cotton strands. I put it through a wire loop, twist the wire and then feed it through the coil. Just like threading a needle.

 

[FeistyAlice]

Assuming that springiness of the wire is what's causing trouble, you can make it less springy by heating it up with a normal bic lighter and letting it cool off. Before making a coil

Thanks for the reminder. I have a small desk/chef torch that I use to torch the made up silica/coils before putting on RBA. (I soak the made-ups in PGA first and pat dry before torching.) I was just in a hurry to try the 28 and it didn't even occur to me to pre-torch the wire.

Hugs, Feisty Alice

 

[FeistyAlice]

I am using cotton strands. I put it through a wire loop, twist the wire and then feed it through the coil. Just like threading a needle.

Great idea; like a homemade needle threader. Well, duh Alice. After sewing for so many years I should have thought of that. Hoping to play with the boiled Peaches and Creme cotton yarn tonight. That will certainly come in handy.

Hugs, Alice

 

[tmcase]

Assuming that springiness of the wire is what's causing trouble, you can make it less springy by heating it up with a normal bic lighter and letting it cool off. Before making a coil

This is a good habit to get into since heating the wire to red hot kills any impurities while making the wire less springy.

 

[FeistyAlice]

This is a good habit to get into since heating the wire to red hot kills any impurities while making the wire less springy.

For sure. I'm major into, torching, boiling, dry-burning, soaking in PGA. Main thing that keeps me from being more enthusiastic about bamboo, cotton, etc., wicks is that ever since I've been vaping my current juice, that hasn't changed much for two years, requires wick/coils to be cleaned and dryburned usually once every 24 hours. Some attys I've been able to go a day or a few longer. Most wicks, other than silica and SS, just can't withstand dryburning or torching. DH can go a week, though, with basically the same juice using Mini ViVi Nova tank.

If I like the "alternate" wicks I suppose I can make the coils wind diameters big enough so that I can pull old wick out, clean coil and dryburn and then reinsert another wick. Hummmmmmmmmmm hope to play with that idea tonight.

Hugs, Feisty Alice

(edit) Only have ERAs and REOmizer right now to play with. One Hornet and A7s should be here by end of week. (not the co-op Hornets but one ordered from Indyvaper)

 

[oldbroad]

This is a good habit to get into since heating the wire to red hot kills any impurities while making the wire less springy.

Well by golly..I was wondering just the other day why everyone was torching the coil/wick set ups and was gonna post a" ?" about that!

 

[mwa102464]

I still like using a 3/32 drill bits smooth end to wrap my Kanthal wire around to make my 10 coils using 28Awg @ 1.5-1.6ohms, makes every coil the exact same, and more efficient, but whatever wire you like that works best for you is what to use,,, as far as wick I use a DBL piece is 2mm and to pull it through my 10 tight close together coils, I make a loop in the wick and twist a scrap piece of wire around the wick then use the wire to guide and pull the wick loop through the 10 coils, kind of like what this guy does in the video below =

How to rebuild resistance and wick to an atomizer. - YouTube

 

[clyde2801]

Alice is a ninja

...or, a urologist!


I keed! I keed!

 

[pmoraldo]

I am using cotton strands. I put it through a wire loop, twist the wire and then feed it through the coil. Just like threading a needle.

this is exactly what I do

 

[pmoraldo]

Well by golly..I was wondering just the other day why everyone was torching the coil/wick set ups and was gonna post a" ?" about that!

I explained that to you when we were running around to find you a torch why do I get the feeling that all the women in my life listen but don't really hear me

 

[tmcase]

I explained that to you when we were running around to find you a torch why do I get the feeling that all the women in my life listen but don't really hear me

Hey...it's not just women. My BF NEVER listens to me.

 

[clyde2801]

Hey...it's not just women. My BF NEVER listens to me.

This reminds me about the 'iPod bra' joke....

 

[Mudflap]

I built one of those looped wicks with the loop around the center post of my ERA. It vapes great! I just wish my wick didn't get all frayed from being handled by my sausage fingers. I think I might have to experiment with that ceramic nextel stuff. Dan Patrick tells me it holds up much better than silica wicking.

 

[Commie]

This reminds me about the 'iPod bra' joke....

And? You can't keep me in suspense like that!