Anyone using them?
I am missing any thing?
What does Rob think about using the with the Reo and the Rba2?
I am missing any thing?
What does Rob think about using the with the Reo and the Rba2?
Why are SS mesh wicks getting populars
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I think it has to do with all of the Genesis tank people gushing over how fantastic the flavor is when you get one set up correctly. I have yet to experience it myself despite hours of experimentation. With Rob's new rba with the ceramic floor, shorts are no real concern so many who gave up on the idea for a bottom fed rba are giving it a go again. I know I am looking forward to trying it out just for the hell of it.
It's what ex silica users go to when inhaling silica fibers just isn't enough. JK 
But, the thought of inhaling stray strands of SS sorta takes the shine off this as a viable solution for me.
But, the thought of inhaling stray strands of SS sorta takes the shine off this as a viable solution for me.
It's what ex silica users go to when inhaling silica fibers just isn't enough. JK
But, the thought of inhaling stray strands of SS sorta takes the shine off this as a viable solution for me.
I don't think any strands of stainless steel can come off a mesh wick. The only potential danger I see is the stainless heating to the point of vaporizing, where it could release hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen.
But even with an extended dry burn, I don't think a coil in an RBA is going to hold up to the point where it could heat the mesh to that kind of temperature... and certainly I'd never try to take a draw off an atomizer running that sort of dry burn!
I'm more freaked out by the possibility of micro silica fibers getting inhaled.
But I'm neither an accomplished physicist, nor did I stay in any sort of hotel last night.
Although there is some temperature variation, depending on the grade, the melting point, (vaporization) of stainless steel is approximately 2750 degrees... you metric people can do your own conversion.
The melting point of Kanthal A-1 wire is approximately 2550 degrees so theoretically the legs and coil would melt before the stainless wick thus breaking the electrical connection and negating the possibility of SS contamination.
Feel free to worry about the possibility of inhaling molten Kanthal and SS... I'm more worried that there's some unknown woman out there who's planning to become my future ex-wife.
Jack
The melting point of Kanthal A-1 wire is approximately 2550 degrees so theoretically the legs and coil would melt before the stainless wick thus breaking the electrical connection and negating the possibility of SS contamination.
Feel free to worry about the possibility of inhaling molten Kanthal and SS... I'm more worried that there's some unknown woman out there who's planning to become my future ex-wife.
Jack
I only tried them briefly. One thing I didn't like was the fact that they made the juice in my bottle get dark (from whatever runs back down the tube from the atty).
Yeah, I've been noticing that too, now that I squonk with reckless abandon since I switched to the Reomiza 2.0. I can't say I care for that aspect of things. I don't really notice it affecting the taste, but it's an unpleasant aesthetic effect for sure.
I may be behind some of the impetus of which you speak. 
SS mesh is a bit more durable in a wick than silica and cotton, and doesn't mute the flavor of your juice. Wrapping it around a screw, nail, bit, etc., also creates a hollow tube in the middle that's great for saturating the coil inside and out. The ceramic bottom of the reomizer 2 makes it unnecessary to oxidize the ss wick before using it. And some of us old hands have a sheet or two of it lying around.
Another thing about the RM2 is that it doesn't excessively suck....juice back into the bottle, so I'm having no discoloration issues with SS mesh on that RBA.
Rob has no objection to using it on the RBA....and just may be giving it a try himself.
SS mesh is a bit more durable in a wick than silica and cotton, and doesn't mute the flavor of your juice. Wrapping it around a screw, nail, bit, etc., also creates a hollow tube in the middle that's great for saturating the coil inside and out. The ceramic bottom of the reomizer 2 makes it unnecessary to oxidize the ss wick before using it. And some of us old hands have a sheet or two of it lying around.
Another thing about the RM2 is that it doesn't excessively suck....juice back into the bottle, so I'm having no discoloration issues with SS mesh on that RBA.
Rob has no objection to using it on the RBA....and just may be giving it a try himself.
I use the mesh and I have all but abandoned the silica wicks... I love the vapor from the mesh myself!
You should be able to dry burn the mesh, that'll burn any flavors out of them
Or rinse it out under hot water and let it dry a bit. BUT I'd take it off my VVG first!
Any pictures, advise, links to posts that show how to use SS mesh on a bottom feeding RBA. Is it possible to use one on the first generation Reo rebuildable or is the ceramic bottom a requirement?
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This means SS mesh for dripping only now for me. I had SS mesh wicks put in my used eRoll atties and no way do i want to vape te dirty stuff into my lugs. Hmmm. And frequent dry burns ut yes. I will try ss mesh in my dripper atties because i can. Just bought a little. One thing i wont try ha ha and i used to say this about attomizers!, is cotton wicking. Too lazy! Change all the tie? Nope Never....ha ha
Yes, but you have to oxidize the wick before you install it to prevent it from causing shorts. My favorite method is to dip it in VG and set fire to it four or five times.
Sorry, don't have a better picture yet -- it's full of new delicious juice, so I don't really want to take it apart. One end of the wick sits on the deck, touching the wall of the atomizer. That's where the juice pools up. Wick is very oxidized (used in a previous project). Resistance wire is wound pretty tight -- can't move it on the wick. Tastes pretty good, lots of vapor. 1.1 Ohm.
Hard to compare, Clyde. It definitely tastes different than both. Better than silica, supposedly healthier, and still burn-proof, which is what I was going for. Flavor quality is comparable to cotton, but different -- I can't quite explain it. Tastes like my early, not overly successful genesis attempts, a bit metallic. The wick kind of sucks, I clipped it off my old crusty DUD wick.
This was just an experiment, really. I'll try a wick better suited for bottom feeding (thin walled hollow), once my RM2 and new sheet of mesh come in.
This was just an experiment, really. I'll try a wick better suited for bottom feeding (thin walled hollow), once my RM2 and new sheet of mesh come in.
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