I just ordered a Vivi Nova tank and seen several different post on cotton wicks. I never seen one place on where to purchase it? Also where can you get cheap wire and what gauge wire would work the best?
Where do you get your Cotton Wick Material?
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The cotton wick I have no idea where t get it. I think it is just washed cotton yarn but I'm not sure. As for the wire check ebay for kanthal 32 gauge wire and I found this place for NR .999 silver wire MonsterSlayer.com - .999 Fine Silver Sheet and Wire I haven't bought from them yet I'm planing to this week. Hope that helps you out.
got some kanthal wire on the way, got it from eBay. Now to find a good source of wicks!!
In the UK, Tesco sell big bags of untreated cotton balls in the baby section. I have a wick made from the fibre from one of these running in my ViVi Nova, It has been going for 2 days now with no issue. Good flavour and good vapour. A bag for £1.20 has enough material for thousands of wicks.
...came across this in another thread.
CANDLE WICK 3 YARDS Hemp Cotton 1400 1 YD Free | eBay
...have some coming.
CANDLE WICK 3 YARDS Hemp Cotton 1400 1 YD Free | eBay
...have some coming.
I tried the candle wick and all it did was burn...wrapped loosely or tightly or in the middle and it didn't matter. I'm sticking with silica.
Sent from my kitty paws...www.phiniac.com
When using cotton wicks, you can't dry burn them, or you will burn the wick. I've been using cotton wicks (made from 100% cotton balls) for weeks now and have not had one burn while vaping. When the coil gets 'gunked up' you can remove the cotton wick, dry burn the coil, then thread a new wick through the coil. Or just build a new coil and wick.
Well FWIW neither Walgreens or CVS carries any pure cotton gauze, it's all mostly synthetic fiber of some sort.I've been using sterile gauze, looks like a tightly woven cheesecloth but sterile.
Rolls up nice, wicks very well...
Try here.
4 sq. yd. Cheese Cloth $1.98
Most drugstores or beauty supplies have cotton batten rolls or cotton balls, I normally just steal some from my wifes cosmetic stash.
Got some fresh cotton off a plant and got the seeds out but haven't tried it yet.
Got some fresh cotton off a plant and got the seeds out but haven't tried it yet.
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Sounds good. Bj. I would definitely recommend a good boiling before use though in case any pesticides had been sprayed before harvest.
Did boil. though it is one of the ornamental plants I grow in my business and try not to use harmful chemicals. Tried a wick in a vivi last night and it works very well. Can't really say any better than cotton batten, but just as good. Maybe a new business for me, offering cotton plants to vaperers, lol.
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