What kind of wick do i need? Warning: Beginner builder

[mrbeefy0]

If I am in the wrong forum, my bad brohams.

Anywho, I have decided to get into rebuilding and I have a few questions. So far I have decided to get some 32g wire and I plan on wrapping 4/3 for my protank heads. But I am looking for some wick. There are so many different kinds out there it is ridiculous. I am thinking ready wick due to the heat resistance, but what kind do i order and where do I order?

Is somebody could post some links of where to get ready wick for a good price I would really appreciate it. Danke everybody!

 

[clnire]

A lot of people I see (including myself) love cotton. Just buy a big bag of organic cotton balls from CVS or another pharmacy. pull off a small piece, roll it between your fingers and thread it through your coil just enough so you can move it back and forth but tight enough so it holds the juice. Build and test your coil first, don't dry burn cotton!!!!! There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how to build with cotton. Plus there are MANY more experienced coil builders out there that can give you a better description/advice.

Vape on! If I can build a decent coil, any one can! PS, my latest micro coils I wrap around a 1/16 or other small screwdriver.... test then insert cotton wick

 

[Huckleberried]

Discount Vapers carries silica & I think SS mesh and ceramic

Lightning Vapes has silica, mesh and I think SS cable

Kidney Puncher carries basically the same.

Add a dot com to any of the above with no spaces between their names if someone didn't add links in the meantime of this post.

 

[Vermonster13]

Cotton doesn't get along with my main juice so I use Ekowool for it.

 

[STiZzle2010]

I second cotton. I use it in my PT rebuilds and love it!

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[NiNi]

+1 cotton.

 

[Huckleberried]

I'm trying very hard to like cotton because I have so much. Whole box of sterile, whole skein? of yarn. Odd flavor to me, even with boiling.

 

[mrbeefy0]

Cotton doesn't get along with my main juice so I use Ekowool for it.

Where would Igo to get some Ekowool? and what size do i need?

 

[Myrany]

3/4 wraps with 32 might end up fair low ohms. What device are you going to be using this on?

For me a 5/4 wrap on 2.5-3 mm silica wick hits right around 1.7-2 ohms which is very nice on my egos and vamo.

 

[Vermonster13]

Where would Igo to get some Ekowool? and what size do i need?

Depends on what you are using it in. 3mm, 2mm and 1mm all have their uses. I got mine from Lightening Vapes on Amazon last time because I had a gift card. Lots of places carry Ekowool. You can get a starter set of 4 sizes on the auction site for $14.

 

[mrbeefy0]

I am going to be using it to rebuild protanks

 

[Vermonster13]

I like 2mm in the coil with a 1 mm flavor wick on top.

 

[mrbeefy0]

I forgot to mention I am going to be rebuilding protank heads with this.

 

[ADKodak]

Ekowool all the way. Just don't trust cotton balls from the drug store. If you have a vape shop nearby I recommend stopping in to see what they have. A lot of times they have the same price as online and they can help you find the best wrap pattern for your mod.


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[Christopherja]

I very frequently rebuild ProTank heads with cotton - 100% organic (boiled sometimes, sometimes not). As long as you saturate the wicks properly (before re-insterting into tank, after wicking), you should be golden.

I'd let the wicks saturate for a bit before use, but even then you're most likely going to have a "cotton-y" taste for a bit - but it goes away, and it's perfect afterwards!