Wick materials. Safe vs dangerous.

[Quigsworth]

So, on the Vivi's, (BJ, Cyrus)...are you guys making coils with NR leaders?...I've just been doing the el lazyo stick the kanthal tails on either side of the silicon insulator...I haven't been getting any foul burn taste...am I just getting lucky, or am I clueless?...seems ok to me?

And as far as filing away some of the chrome and exposing the Chinese "mystery metal"...quit harshing my mellow ...I was a man at peace with the world till I read that...

 

[BJ43]

So, on the Vivi's, (BJ, Cyrus)...are you guys making coils with NR leaders?...I've just been doing the el lazyo stick the kanthal tails on either side of the silicon insulator...I haven't been getting any foul burn taste...am I just getting lucky, or am I clueless?...seems ok to me?

And as far as filing away some of the chrome and exposing the Chinese "mystery metal"...quit harshing my mellow ...I was a man at peace with the world till I read that...

I Have just been doubling up the legs.

 

[Cyrus Vap]

I haven't done it yet I'm too lazy and busy, an odd paradox lol

I think either your gasket is made of something better or you're lucky!

BJ you're frakking me up giving the candle wick vivi praise. Now I need candle wick. It's working better at the coil for you than gauze/baton?

 

[Quigsworth]

Ok, right on, that sounds easy enough...just going to rebuild my Vivi and thought I'd ask...It's just that there's not a whole lot of room in that head for anything too fancy

 

[BJ43]

I haven't done it yet I'm too lazy and busy, an odd paradox lol

I think either your gasket is made of something better or you're lucky!

BJ you're frakking me up giving the candle wick vivi praise. Now I need candle wick. It's working better at the coil for you than gauze/baton?

It works great with the small batten cotton over wick, I like it better than all batten because the all batten swells so much in takes up most of the tank. The over wick evens out the wicking and I have never gotten a dry hit. And it is prettier than the all batten or cheesecloth.lol

 

[Quigsworth]

I must have gotten some crazy tight weave candle wick, it wicks but no where near fast enough for a decent vaping session...Roads pick it apart method works ok but if I'm going to mess around like that I may as well use CC

 

[roadrash]

Side Note:
I've been rewicking my CE2s with the rolled cotton and loving it. I'm getting a ScubGen Mini, a couple of the SmokTech rebuildables, a "Chinese DID" and have a "Chinese Phoenix" in hand; so I haven't been buying any CE2s. Thought I popped the coil on my last CE2 yesterday (or Sunday ), so I fired up the 'Phoenix' with some rolled cotton, then ended up scorching the wick - I hate dripping . So last night put in a boiled candle-wick wick and this thing has been hitting very harsh . Just dug through my little never-leave-home-without-it bag and found a working CE2. Ahhhh! Personally, I'm crossing the candle-wick off my list; if anyone wants some, let me know.

TC, Ive been lovin my E-2's with the unbraided candle wick and bunny ball or a gauze second wick. Takes any harshness away until it gets broke in. Then you can remove the second wick or turn up the heat.

I haven't had much luck with the rba's with cotton. I really think the ceramic cup and the direct airflow of the E-2 is the big difference.

 

[Quigsworth]

"I haven't had much luck with the rba's with cotton. I really think the ceramic cup and the direct airflow of the E-2 is the big difference."

Get yourself a Penny or an Ody Road...they're more than a couple bucks I know but they where "made" for cotton

 

[roadrash]

I must have gotten some crazy tight weave candle wick, it wicks but no where near fast enough for a decent vaping session...Roads pick it apart method works ok but if I'm going to mess around like that I may as well use CC

You, Mr OCD, who count all the threads in a square patch of cheese cloth and you wont take 30 seconds to unbraid a candle wick. I'm shocked just shocked I tell ya.

 

[Quigsworth]

You, Mr OCD, who count all the threads in a square patch of cheese cloth and you wont take 30 seconds to unbraid a candle wick. I'm shocked just shocked I tell ya. View attachment 130191

...guilty as charged!

 

[supervape]

...guilty as charged!

LMFAO

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[supervape]

Quigs ,,, so have you taken cheesecloth "a"counted it and then cheesecloth "b"and counted it

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[Quigsworth]

Quigs ,,, so have you taken cheesecloth "a"counted it and then cheesecloth "b"and counted it

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Absolutely ...got to get my cotton geek on!, I also got cheese cloth "c" as well...3 different grades...3 different stores...as long as the piece I cut to use in my Penny has 40 threads (the 1mm spaced threads, which so far is common in all 3 grades)...it works...though Asdaq brought up a good point as to why the fine grade doesn't work as well...too many threads running perpendicular...the coarsest grade I have is also my favorite (it has the least number of perpendicular threads)

 

[MickeyRat]

Absolutely ...got to get my cotton geek on!, I also got cheese cloth "c" as well...3 different grades...3 different stores...as long as the piece I cut to use in my Penny has 40 threads (the 1mm spaced threads, which so far is common in all 3 grades)...it works...though Asdaq brought up a good point as to why the fine grade doesn't work as well...too many threads running perpendicular...the coarsest grade I have is also my favorite (it has the least number of perpendicular threads)

On mine the perpendicular threads aren't straight. Really sloppy looking.

 

[Quigsworth]

On mine the perpendicular threads aren't straight. Really sloppy looking.

Ya, on my course CC the perpendicular threads are brutal, they barely hold the money threads together once I cut it, which is perfect, as long as I can roll it into a wick, coil it and throw it into a device it can fall apart all it wants...

 

[EvilGrym]

Have you tried to roll cheese cloth in diagonal way?

 

[Cyrus Vap]

Absolutely ...got to get my cotton geek on!, I also got cheese cloth "c" as well...3 different grades...3 different stores...as long as the piece I cut to use in my Penny has 40 threads (the 1mm spaced threads, which so far is common in all 3 grades)...it works...though Asdaq brought up a good point as to why the fine grade doesn't work as well...too many threads running perpendicular...the coarsest grade I have is also my favorite (it has the least number of perpendicular threads)

you've flared up my OCD lol

tried to set up the vivi last night, short city. my NR wire is too loosey goosey. this is what happens when you use the crappy gear in your fiance's sewing kit to do work lol

 

[Quigsworth]

you've flared up my OCD lol

tried to set up the vivi last night, short city. my NR wire is too loosey goosey. this is what happens when you use the crappy gear in your fiance's sewing kit to do work lol

I think wifey to-be's sewing kit gear is probably just fine, I've got an array of really cool tools (found my dental pick, god I missed that thing) at my finger tips and I can't get a 1.7 with NR leaders in that head without it shorting ...I gave up and used BJ's "twist some NR together with the tail ends to double it up" method...easy-peasy...but as I said, I didn't think I had a problem before...ah well

 

[Quigsworth]

Have you tried to roll cheese cloth in diagonal way?View attachment 130344

Interesting, I've heard of guys doing that with mesh...it'll increase the difficulty rating a touch but worth a try...next build

 

[hildicat]

Anyone see the Steam Machine?
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rebuildable-atomizer-systems/308550-steam-machine-vst.html

It uses some sort of 'filler' material plus silica wick. All the reviewers are raving about them, so I ordered one to use with the Ego twist.

I plan to set it up with a cheesecloth wick, and to use batton in place of the suggested filler (I think its some sort of aquarium filter?). Not having actually held the included filler material, it does look less dense and more porous than batton, but I think it should work.

Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with these.