Tighter coils

[MarineVapor]

I made two 3 strand coils and was just wondering what I can do to make them tighter and not so loose when I put them I my rda. I'm using 28 g kanthal on my plume veil 1.5. I did nine wraps and have to .3. it doesn't look horrible but I think I can make it tighter and cleaner. tried to upload a pic but it wont upload

 

[Tagi]

I made two 3 strand coils and was just wondering what I can do to make them tighter and not so loose when I put them I my RDA. I'm using 28 g kanthal on my plume veil 1.5. I did nine wraps and have to .3. it doesn't look horrible but I think I can make it tighter and cleaner. tried to upload a pic but it wont upload

Take one strand of 28 fold it in half. Use a drill bit to make the bend. Then take the third strand and line it up with the bend. Grip the strands a hold inch ish from that end with pliers. With another set tis the small section tight.

Wrap around your drill bit. Use a little extra care here to keep the strands as flat as you can.

Eventually you will be churning em out without the need to adjust.

Until then, If there's any not flat, Grab both leads with a single set of pliers and pull it tight. This will suck those misaligned strands down.

Twisting the small section at first makes it so the strands move as one making adjusting easier.

With parallels don't push the coils around much in the RDA for centering as you will just unflatten the.


Nine wraps and .3? You have to be using a tiny diameter. Try a larger diameter and less wraps. Will be much easier to fit onto the RDA. 7/64 7/64 3/32 are my go to diameters depending on deck space.

 

[MarineVapor]

Take one strand of 28 fold it in half. Use a drill bit to make the bend. Then take the third strand and line it up with the bend. Grip the strands a hold inch ish from that end with pliers. With another set tis the small section tight.

Wrap around your drill bit. Use a little extra care here to keep the strands as flat as you can.

Eventually you will be churning em out without the need to adjust.

Until then, If there's any not flat, Grab both leads with a single set of pliers and pull it tight. This will suck those misaligned strands down.

Twisting the small section at first makes it so the strands move as one making adjusting easier.

With parallels don't push the coils around much in the RDA for centering as you will just unflatten the.


Nine wraps and .3? You have to be using a tiny diameter. Try a larger diameter and less wraps. Will be much easier to fit onto the RDA. 7/64 7/64 3/32 are my go to diameters depending on deck space.

That makes more sense...thanks yea I'm running them together and they fit on the deck but I did mess them up a bit pushing them once I put them in the RDA.

 

[Tagi]

When you get them right they are a dream. My most used build is 4 strands of 28 around .26 ohms.

A crazy one to try when you feel like building just to build try 6 strands of 30 gauge. For this one straighten the 6 strands individually using a drill before the dual pliers twist thing.

To straighten - chuck 1 strand in the middle of the chuck. Hold the other end with pliers and give is a short spin. Hold it for to long and the wire kinda warps, to little and it does not straighten.

 

[classwife]

Moved to Coil Builds from Tips and Tricks

 

[93gc40]

OK I use a Homemade "artistic Wire Gizmo"..... On the free end, of the wire, I hang up to a 5lb weight. Nice tight spaced coils or contact coil every time. Not a great pic, but the is the "original version of my winder. Have since upgraded to a Clean 2x2 and Vise to hold it.

FWIW the contact coil don't require squeezing and the spaced coils can be any amount of spacing I chose, Just a matter of weight on the wire and angle of the rod.