What kind of cotton are you supposed to use with RBA?

[johnlikestovape]

I have an Ithaka and have been using silica wicks for the past month. However, I wanted to try experimenting with cotton wicks. Is there a specific type of cotton I should buy, or can I just use the cotton balls I'd buy at CVS, Target, etc?

Thanks for helping a fella out!

 

[jaystroup]

You should use Polyfil from walmart. its used for stuffing pillows and such.

 

[jaystroup]

scratch what i just said. they sell cotton wicks at highdesertvapes

 

[Ryedan]

You should use Polyfil from walmart. its used for stuffing pillows and such.

scratch what i just said. they sell cotton wicks at highdesertvapes

Good call jaystroup! Something called Polyfil will be plastic. Anything plastic will melt in the coil.

Other than that I can't help you John. I'm sure someone who knows will chime in a bit. If you want to you can look through the rebuildables forum here.

 

[23skidoo]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ncrease-vapor-flavor-th-281.html#post10313928

These guys have been using cotton in RBA's for quite awhile. I would trust this recommendation.

 

[BlueMoods]

For cotton wicks, you can buy the ones form High Desert. Use cotton candlewick sold by most hobby stores, use Peaches and Cream brand white cotton yarn from Wal Mart (boil it 30 mins before using), Cheesecloth, I prefer unbleached you can buy it online or at some grocery stores and, anyplace that sells wine making supplies. Flour sack towels, Wal Mart sells them as do some other stores, work well too.

 

[Thedan1284]

I use a bag o' cotton balls fresh off the shelf for my microcoils on my reo/reomizer2.
Definitely check out that microcoil thread. Itll school you up well in the cotton game and youll be a coil master as well in a week or 2 of trial and error.

 

[NicoHolic]

Cotton balls, rolled cotton, even cotton off Q-tips. As close as your nearest drug store or Wal-Mart. I prefer organic and my wife got me some from the health food store that looks like marshmallows--rolled like a bail of hay. Pinch a corner and pull off a circle of pre-made wick of the desired thickness, Wet and twist one end, feed it through the micro coil and trim it. A 60 second operation at most.

 

[tj99959]

At this point I think everything including dirty gym socks has been tried.

 

[Rodeorat]

As cotton balls (ala Walmart or CVS) and Q-tips have already been mentioned, I'll also add strands of cotton cheese cloth. The nice thing about cheese cloth is its repeatable. With cotton balls you grab "a pinch". Experience will teach you the correct amount.
With cheese cloth, you can count the threads, adjust, repeat. This works very well for coils like those in a protank or EVOD. It's not better or worse, just another angle.

 

[johnlikestovape]

Thanks everyone! I'll definitely try it out tonight with some cotton balls lying around. Maybe buy some cheesecloth or candle wick if I can find it.