what percentage of vapers make their own coils from kanthal and silica wick?
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This is true, it is a small but rapidly growing segment of the vaping population.
I just started building 2 weeks ago....and I'm never looking back. I spent about $10 in material and it just might last forever. And the taste is so much better too.
Hmmm... kind of a two-parter.
Kanthal, I would think, is the dominant choice for building coils these days. The majority of rebuilders would use it (I do).
Silica, OTOH, is maybe declining in use. Cotton seems to rule the day, particularly with the microcoil crowd (building a micro and annealing it is easiest without wicking material in place, and cotton is very easy to work into a coil once it's twisted and mounted). Myself, I've moved on to bamboo thread. It gives me the control of silica (discrete threads to work with instead of an arbitrary mass of material) and the flexibility/ease of cotton.
No doubt this will all change as vaping techniques continue to evolve.
Now, as to the percentage of overall vapers who rebuild with anything, that's a good question. I suspect the market is growing at both ends - mass/broad/convenience at one end, advanced/tuned at the other. I'd bet on the carto/clearo crowd using an ego or provari/vamo/zmax/mvp to become an even more dominant majority as vaping progresses through to being ubiquitous.
Kanthal, I would think, is the dominant choice for building coils these days. The majority of rebuilders would use it (I do).
Silica, OTOH, is maybe declining in use. Cotton seems to rule the day, particularly with the microcoil crowd (building a micro and annealing it is easiest without wicking material in place, and cotton is very easy to work into a coil once it's twisted and mounted). Myself, I've moved on to bamboo thread. It gives me the control of silica (discrete threads to work with instead of an arbitrary mass of material) and the flexibility/ease of cotton.
No doubt this will all change as vaping techniques continue to evolve.
Now, as to the percentage of overall vapers who rebuild with anything, that's a good question. I suspect the market is growing at both ends - mass/broad/convenience at one end, advanced/tuned at the other. I'd bet on the carto/clearo crowd using an ego or provari/vamo/zmax/mvp to become an even more dominant majority as vaping progresses through to being ubiquitous.
I'm a kanthal & cotton ball user myself. The peaches & cream 100% yarn is also ok, but I think the cotton balls preform better overall.
I've tried silica and ekowool, they seem to deliver a chemical like flavor or taste...though I'm told that goes away with break in of the wick after time.... I was never able to leave it long enough to break in
I primarily use my Taifun GT or kayfun's (in that order). So rebuilding, re wicking, is super easy in my opinion.
I've done a couple protanks, but never quite got the hang of it. Always seem to have an issue with rebuilt coils in the protanks.
Lastly, coils seem to last FOREVER but wicks get changed out every tank. I generally change the coil because I want to, NOT because I have to
I've tried silica and ekowool, they seem to deliver a chemical like flavor or taste...though I'm told that goes away with break in of the wick after time.... I was never able to leave it long enough to break in
I primarily use my Taifun GT or kayfun's (in that order). So rebuilding, re wicking, is super easy in my opinion.
I've done a couple protanks, but never quite got the hang of it. Always seem to have an issue with rebuilt coils in the protanks.
Lastly, coils seem to last FOREVER
but wicks get changed out every tank. I generally change the coil because I want to, NOT because I have to 
Kanthal and cotton here. Recent convert actually, and only because I ran out of silica and forgot to order more.
I've been doing it for about 6 months because I'd rather spend money on gear and juice than coils. It is a pain sometimes, but it's also a comfort, because I don't have to wait for vapemail to have new, fresh coils at my disposal. I don't even bother cleaning them anymore. At the first sign of funky or muted flavor I just pop in a rebuilt one and go. Once or twice a week I put on a movie and rebuild coils.
I've been doing it for about 6 months because I'd rather spend money on gear and juice than coils. It is a pain sometimes, but it's also a comfort, because I don't have to wait for vapemail to have new, fresh coils at my disposal. I don't even bother cleaning them anymore. At the first sign of funky or muted flavor I just pop in a rebuilt one and go. Once or twice a week I put on a movie and rebuild coils.
Did you find that bamboo wicked better than cotton? What are you building your coil on for this? I'm not finding the right fit for bamboo yet.
On topic..... Kanthal.
I used silica for a couple months, at least. But the more I saw it shred, the more uncomfortable I got. I'm using sterile cotton or Sugar & Cream yarn from Hobby Lobby. I'm also trying out bamboo thread.
I use Nichrome and cotton, but also began buying clearo heads again. Recoiling annoys me. Hopefully, with my new RBA, I can change the wick daily and leave the coil for weeks.
I really doubt silica is used as much as cotton these days and that is probably not going to change anytime soon.
Rebuilding here on ECF looks like it may be around 60% from data in this poll; What type hardware do you use the most? I'm certainly making assumptions on that number, but it may well be in the ballpark for the people who have entered data so far. BTW, anyone who is interested in participating in that poll please feel free to do so. The more the merrier
For all vapers in the world I doubt it's more than 10%.
I use kanthal and silica for the last year, blow torch the wick before using it to get rid of any manufacturing contaminates that might effect flavor.
Have not tried cotton yet as I like to use the torch for cleaning every 3 or so days.
Have not tried cotton yet as I like to use the torch for cleaning every 3 or so days.
I use cotton but have been using RDAs exclusively for several months now.
We are in the minority since for the most part clearos aren't really designed to be rebuilt (though people do do it) and cartos can't be. As long as these type toppers are the most used in vaping we will continue to be a minority.
We are in the minority since for the most part clearos aren't really designed to be rebuilt (though people do do it) and cartos can't be. As long as these type toppers are the most used in vaping we will continue to be a minority.
I just started rebuilding my kanger protank/evod coils a week ago-kanthal 30 g and cotton-I get a better flavor from my coils vs the stock coils-its not as hard as I expected it to be and is cheaper for me(I go through coils pretty quickly)
I started with cotton and have gone to braided cotton wicks ( 1 mm) Ten bucks worth of Kanthal and 3 yards of wick should last me years!
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Definitely kanthal and cotton here. Cotton works great in my RBAs and RDAs. I spent some time rebuilding clearo coils but it was too much of a high profanity evolution so I just stock up when I fine the coils cheap online.
I still like Kanthal and Ekowool. Cotton irritates me. I also don't like a wick that burns. That's a personal preference. I'm a very simple type of guy. No Microcoil, not complex build.
I use a simple nest style build for my Kayfun and it works great, and even better, is very easy to build.
I use a simple nest style build for my Kayfun and it works great, and even better, is very easy to build.
I just started building coils for my Protank II's and mini Protank II's last week. I tried them with silica wick first, bleh, and the draw was hard. Switched to cotton wick, mmmmmmmmmmmm, much better flavor and vapor production and easier draw. I've got a Gizmo coming in vape mail, can't wait to get some tight wound coils.
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