Wick materials. Safe vs dangerous.

[ratpack7]

What brand type of yarn is recommended? Only thing I can find locally is pure white Peaches and Cream 100% cotton yarn from wally world. Is this suitable if boiled out?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Peaches-and-Creme-Yarn-4-70.9g/17422880

It works great that's what I use.

 

[vdice]

Will it be like a Genesis? No it will be like a smoktech with a metal wick.

lol....that's what i figured that i would have. just never built a wick like that. thanks for the link....vince

 

[TomCatt]

FYI:

5 lbs of 32awg Kanthal A-1 ~= 3280 feet

5 lbs of 34awg Kanthal A-1 ~= 5240 feet

ETA:
Went back through and re-calculated must of missed a decimal place somewhere
5lbs of 32awg = 32,380ft

oops

 

[Flyer]

Damn... 6 miles!

 

[Stadanko]

Penelope build tonight.

#1/0 square candle wick natural
#1 square candle wick natural

Boiled for 20

Double wick setup stacked on top of one another.

#1/0 down the sides and over the cup
#1 in the ceramic cup

Twisted 2x 32 gauge Kanthal
About 5/6 turns

2.0 ohms

@ 4.2V on Provari

I like the taste of the sq natural cotton.


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[JesterDev]

My wife picked me up some at Michael's craft store. Aunt Lydias #10 crotchet thread all natural. 300yards for $2.99

Thanks! Knew I was gonna pay too much on ebay. $9.99 on there.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

My wife picked me up some at Michael's craft store. Aunt Lydias #10 crotchet thread all natural. 300yards for $2.99

Michael's Craft Store or Jo Ann's Frabrics..?

 

[Vaptor]

Fiberglass is an irritant. Gov. studies I've found on the Net say the particles are not small enough to get deep in to lungs and stay there. Look for PDF files you'll find the research. In my experience the wick is always wet so it keeps the small particles together anyway BUT once I a piece of wick flew in to my mouth and being a glass you don't want that. I no longer use drip tipps for that reason but use a cut down 510 tank whcih has two barriers inside to stop liquid coming up and it'll stop anything else.

 

[wolcen]

Fiberglass is an irritant. Gov. studies I've found on the Net say the particles are not small enough to get deep in to lungs and stay there. Look for PDF files you'll find the research. In my experience the wick is always wet so it keeps the small particles together anyway BUT once I a piece of wick flew in to my mouth and being a glass you don't want that. I no longer use drip tipps for that reason but use a cut down 510 tank whcih has two barriers inside to stop liquid coming up and it'll stop anything else.

What sort of barriers? Cheesecloth?

 

[chieftechnicalwizard]

... use a cut down 510 tank whcih has two barriers inside to stop liquid coming up and it'll stop anything else.

I knew there was a reason I bought these I hated the burnt plastic taste when they started to melt into atties, this is a sweet use, though.

 

[Ratman]

It works great that's what I use.

Thanks very much for the confirmation!

 

[Tarkvemada]

I understand - the more wicking material you can use in your wick the better taste you'll get. The cotton tastes funny to me even after the boiling, the bamboo is OK, but I have to make 12-16 strips to get it right. the bamboo yarn I've got is too thin.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

I understand - the more wicking material you can use in your wick the better taste you'll get. The cotton tastes funny to me even after the boiling, the bamboo is OK, but I have to make 12-16 strips to get it right. the bamboo yarn I've got is too thin.

I wonder if the 12 or so pieces can be braided effectively. Maybe 3 x 3, nine strips. I found 12 strands of thin Bamboo Yarn to be very effective in my Echo Crystal Vison cartos, though a bit of a tight fit.

 

[Xaria]

Anyone else using the Peaches & Cream yarn, and finding little dark bits in it, even after doing the boil?


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[Cool_Breeze]

I was searching yarn last night and saw that some has some metalic content. I can't seem to find the site at present, but it listed several yarns and the content. I notice one had '4% metal/metalic content,'...something like that. If I find that information again, I'll post here.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

On this page is a reference to 'metalized yarns,' but that may not be your circumstance. ...looks like an interested reference to yarn types in general.

Yarns & Fibers Explained – Bally Ribbon

 

[ratpack7]

Anyone else using the Peaches & Cream yarn, and finding little dark bits in it, even after doing the boil?


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I use it and I have never noticed and dark bits. you have 120 yards just dont use the dark bits. lol

 

[supervape]

Fiberglass is an irritant. Gov. studies I've found on the Net say the particles are not small enough to get deep in to lungs and stay there. Look for PDF files you'll find the research. In my experience the wick is always wet so it keeps the small particles together anyway .

True but as you said the partickles are not small enough to make it to the lungs or hook themselves in the lungs as it has pieces bigger than 6 microns which make it safe as far as inhaling is concerned, that piece that got in you mouth was probably a one time or so thing that does not happen all the time..

I wonder if the 12 or so pieces can be braided effectively. Maybe 3 x 3, nine strips. I found 12 strands of thin Bamboo Yarn to be very effective in my Echo Crystal Vison cartos, though a bit of a tight fit.

Is that the yarn i sent? also how is everyone enjoying the bamboo yarn i sent? i have more

 

[Krystm]

I am trying the Yarn layed on top of the stock coil on the vivi novas. Does anyone else get flooding with this? I cut the silicone to accomidate it but seems to be gurgling ALOT but still seems to work GREAT. But I do get some fluid in the mouth.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

I wonder if the 12 or so pieces can be braided effectively. Maybe 3 x 3, nine strips. I found 12 strands of thin Bamboo Yarn to be very effective in my Echo Crystal Vison cartos, though a bit of a tight fit

Is that the yarn i sent? also how is everyone enjoying the bamboo yarn i sent? i have more

In my case, yes...and more below.