What building tools do I need?

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35$, I'm pretty sure you could get the real deal for that amount if you look carefully
Oh, I wasn't suggesting I was going to buy it. I just thought is was weird they had knock-offs on Amazon. BTW, the cheapest I can find the kit is for around 50 bucks or so.
 

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Oh, I wasn't suggesting I was going to buy it. I just thought is was weird they had knock-offs on Amazon. BTW, the cheapest I can find the kit is for around 50 bucks or so.
Try looking for coil master V2 kit, I've seen many on sale recently because V3 kit came in. If it was good in 2016-17 and everybody was happy back then, I see no reason why anyone would be unhappy with it just now
 

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Like I said, all depends on budget and expectations. For example, you can buy fancy Estwing hammer for 80-100$. Looks great, well balanced in the hand, will drive nails into wood with no problem. But I'll take a basic stanley hammer with fibreglass handle worth 10$ and do exactly the same job with it. If you consider small-scale diy, you don't need anything fancy.
Like I said before, better to invest in good hardware- mods, tanks, wire, wick, batteries etc. If you build and test coils daily on a large scale, if you're crazy about building, cool, get something fancy. But if you rewick once a week and change coils once a month in a few tanks, spending a fortune on tools that basically don't differ much from cheap alternatives is an overkill. That's how I see it
 

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Try looking for coil master V2 kit, I've seen many on sale recently because V3 kit came in. If it was good in 2016-17 and everybody was happy back then, I see no reason why anyone would be unhappy with it just now
That is a good idea, but I did a search and could not find any available. They have the V2 mini-kit, but not the full sized one. At least from what I could find doing a quick search.
 

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Much appreciated. I will look at both options.

Im vaping for a little more than two years.
That's without the times I tried and failed before that.
I have once tried to purchase vape tools and it didnt work out as planned. So in essence I never had a vape toolkit.
I have a precision screwdriver set, a few small Allen keys(very small that fits Attie Grüb screws), a side cutters and I use an unwanted primary school grade scissors for wicks.
I would like to get a Tab to build on though but, other than that I'm not too worried about a specialist toolkit. It bothered me before ,but I got over it.
If you don't find the kit you want you van build yourself a kit and use a plastic lunchbox to keep them all together or get a manbag to keep them all in one place.
 

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Im vaping for a little more than two years.
That's without the times I tried and failed before that.
I have once tried to purchase vape tools and it didnt work out as planned. So in essence I never had a vape toolkit.
I have a precision screwdriver set, a few small Allen keys(very small that fits Attie Grüb screws), a side cutters and I use an unwanted primary school grade scissors for wicks.
I would like to get a Tab to build on though but, other than that I'm not too worried about a specialist toolkit. It bothered me before ,but I got over it.
If you don't find the kit you want you van build yourself a kit and use a plastic lunchbox to keep them all together or get a manbag to keep them all in one place.
That makes sense if you already had some tools before you started rebuilding. I am not a handy person. My tool collection consists of one hammer, two screwdrivers, some tape (for some reason), and a bunch of random screws. This wonderful set of tools is placed inside a very old K-Swiss shoe box.
 

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When I started building there were no kits. I wrapped coils around a screw or a drill bit or the shaft of my screwdriver. I read Ohms and checked for shorts on my regulated mod. Nail clippers or precision wire cutters are a must. Decent tweezers help a ton (better if ceramic tipped). Wick and Wire. That is bare bones minimum.

And ohms reader device you screw the atty in to is REALLY nice to have. It sits on the table more solidly than a mod. Won't knock it over. Yeah I have done that...repeatedly. When I started those did not exist. LOL

One thing you really need though is software to help you figure out exactly how to wrap your coil to get the ohms you need for safe use with your device (Critical with a mech). I like the calculators here Steam Engine | free vaping calculators there are other ones.
 

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And ohms reader device you screw the atty in to is REALLY nice to have. It sits on the table more solidly than a mod. Won't knock it over. Yeah I have done that...repeatedly. When I started those did not exist. LOL
I am definitely interested in an Ohm Reader. I am a bit clumsy and agree that stability is nice to have.
 
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