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[DingerCPA]

I got a roll of 28/32 and a roll of 26/32. 101 vape actually has them pretty cheap, just a smidge more than fast tech. Just 15 foot rolls, though. I don't know if they come in longer rolls or not.

I may look for the 28/32. Got some SS316L I want to play with too!

 

[Boden]

I have some nice seasoned Black Walnut and Cherry wood.
I think I will make a stab wood mod out of one or the other.
Someday...

some black walnut is darker and more even in color. Depends on the tree and where you get it from. Same with cherry wood.

Boden,
Have you checked out that recycled wood place at Midland and 3rd?

I also have access to some 100 yr old plus Chestnut.

I'm very fimilar with that shop. I've known the owner for quite some time.

 

[Boden]

Yes indeed that pic is pretty typical Black Walnut.

I would say it is a good chance that is Madagascar Ebony. Whatever it is, it is nice timber, hard on tools? Madagascar Ebony is abrasive.

Yes there can be a great deal of natural variation. The lighter part of Boden's walnut image is sapwood, the darker heartwood. Cherry sapwood is very blonde as well.

It dulls HSS pretty fast. I switched to carbide and no problems.

I may look for the 28/32. Got some SS316L I want to play with too!

Clapton wire is really easy to make. I'll make a how-to video if you like.

 

[DingerCPA]

Clapton wire is really easy to make. I'll make a how-to video if you like.

That would be cool. Please 'n' Thanks. I've seen a couple (having a swivel lure has been strongly recommended?) I'm a "touch" lazy sometimes. I go on binges where I have to build any and everything in sight. Then, there are days I just want to pop a blister pack

I've been "introduced" (and seduced) by the eGo ONE tanks (got one with my eVic Mini in one of the recent contests.) I have a pack of the CLR heads - I was hoping I could put a little Clapton in there, but I think I have to save Clapton for the bigger build decks. I'm SOOOOOOO amused with it in my Velocity.

 

[Boden]

That would be cool. Please 'n' Thanks. I've seen a couple (having a swivel lure has been strongly recommended?) I'm a "touch" lazy sometimes. I go on binges where I have to build any and everything in sight. Then, there are days I just want to pop a blister pack

I've been "introduced" (and seduced) by the eGo ONE tanks (got one with my eVic Mini in one of the recent contests.) I have a pack of the CLR heads - I was hoping I could put a little Clapton in there, but I think I have to save Clapton for the bigger build decks. I'm SOOOOOOO amused with it in my Velocity.

Will do

 

[LJFinFLA]

I like building different coils. I've made claptons with 32/26 kanthal, 32nichrome/26 kanthal, 28 nickel/26 kanthal and 32nickel/26 kanthal. I also did a staple coil ( I posted pics in this thread) 32 kanthal/1mm ribbon wire. I haven't used the swivel lure yet, God knows I have plenty of them but I think I will soon to see if it's as easy as they say. I just like the flavor and vapor you get from them. You have to push them but for me well worth it. I have to try one with SS316 and kanthal.

 

[Oregon Linda]

There is a site that is selling a Clapton jig that looks pretty interesting:

Clapton Jig

They also have a couple vids showing it in action.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

I thought the Clapton Jig was a new dance?

 

[DingerCPA]

There is a site that is selling a Clapton jig that looks pretty interesting:

Clapton Jig

They also have a couple vids showing it in action.

You are pure

 

[LJFinFLA]

I thought the Clapton Jig was a new dance?

Of course, unless the Jig is up!!

 

[Boden]

 

[AndriaD]

Hmmm... is the point of a Clapton coil to make a high-wattage mod vape like lower wattage with a single-wire coil? That's how it seems to me.

Andria

 

[Boden]

Hmmm... is the point of a Clapton coil to make a high-wattage mod vape like lower wattage with a single-wire coil? That's how it seems to me.

Andria

The point... It looks fancy.

They don't work as well as a normal 28g - 32g build.

They start to get better when you compare them to thick wire (26g or lower) builds.

In other words, a person who is used to 24g builds will think they are great. A person who knows how to build with 30g will think they suck.

 

[DingerCPA]

Hmmm... is the point of a Clapton coil to make a high-wattage mod vape like lower wattage with a single-wire coil? That's how it seems to me.

Andria

I think it has more to do with "surface area" of coil and wicking. It's going to be a thicker wire, but there are more "grooves" where the wick and juice can touch and vaporize. Bigger Klowdz - more flavor?

 

[DingerCPA]

Thanks @Boden - just watched. Not hard. I'll see how my 15' spool does. If I want more, I'll be able to make some

 

[AndriaD]

Well, I can see that more surface area does provide more vapor; just going from my 7 wraps coils to my 9 wrap coils, there's a little more vapor, even though the resistance is higher -- the higher resistance makes it a cooler vape, so I can go up another half-watt, and get even a smidge more vapor. Mine are still very much tootle puff vapes, but the slightly more vapor is nice.

I suppose if one is dedicated to getting MOAR VAPOR like the little video, Clapton coils make sense. But I'm not trying to create weather in my home, and I couldn't inhale MOAR VAPOR even if I created it... so I guess I'll continue to be mystified by those who want to make a storm front in their home.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

The point... It looks fancy.

They don't work as well as a normal 28g - 32g build.

They start to get better when you compare them to thick wire (26g or lower) builds.

In other words, a person who is used to 24g builds will think they are great. A person who knows how to build with 30g will think they suck.

I guess it's a good thing that I've gotten so accustomed to 29ga then. I started using that because 30ga is so flimsy, it deforms easily, and also gets hot VERY fast, and I've never been able to get a vape I liked from 28ga... but 29ga is just the ticket.

Andria

 

[Boden]

I think it has more to do with "surface area" of coil and wicking. It's going to be a thicker wire, but there are more "grooves" where the wick and juice can touch and vaporize. Bigger Klowdz - more flavor?

Actually it has nothing to do with "surface area". The grooves allow faster venting of the vapor from underneath thick wire. That is why claptons work well compared to a 24g build but not as well as a 30g build covering the same surface area.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Claptons harder to clean?
Always some crud left under the top wrap?

 

[Boden]

Claptons harder to clean?
Always some crud left under the top wrap?

Dont know, I keep getting tired of the slow ramp up and toss them well before they need to be cleaned.