Zen~ Family Reunion

[Larzis]

Yeah, Andy was the one to recommend it to me, and it works great.
Super thin and tight mesh wick and put it inside. Andy runs it just long enough to go through the atty base, I've been running mine the full length.

If you squeeze the nextel together, it will expand. Think of the old chinese finger cuffs, pretty much exactly like that.

Compress it, start inserting mesh, grab the mesh where it stops, pull the nextel down, compress again and move it further in, repeat until its all the way in. Hard to explain so hopefully that makes sense, but its really not hard or time consuming.

Also, be sure to wet where you're going to cut, and the ends with juice before you work with it, it will significantly reduce fraying.

If you look at this pic, you can see the mesh inside, and since its resting at the bottom and compressing a bit, you should see what I mean by that towards the bottom.

Make sense?

Ok yeah that makes sense now, thanks!

For nextel, is there only one size? Looking on the site in Texas seems like.

 

[K-man]

Ok going to pick up some of the Nextel see what the fuss is about.

I am still not sure what people mean by putting a small amount of mesh in the Nextel/Ekowool. Do you mean like roll a super thin like wick and put it into the middle of the Nextel/Ekowool? That would seem super hard to do...

That is exactly what we mean. It's not as hard as you'd think. Drip a little juice on the end to minimize fraying. Then just find the hole and stick it in lol. works best when you bunch it up a bit at the end, pull it up, bunch up some more till you have enough in, and then you're done. I thought it was impossible the first couple of time I tried it, but the next two were a breeze.

 

[Vapor2112]

They list one without a size (which is 1/16, what you want). The other they have has 1/32 in the description, you don't want that for genesis atty's. I use that in the Killer and its perfect.

Here's a pic of both for comparison:

 

[Projectguy]

I wish I could have made the show. Sounds like a good one. I was just too worn out though.

To top it all off, the bad dog has found a way out of the yard, so here I am at 5 am, policing and trying to thwart his escape..ugh.

I'll call the hospital in a little while to see if Mom had any more "episodes" Most likely she slept through the night.

And it's gonna be HOT today....

Good thoughts coming your Mom's way

 

[Projectguy]

Rip, I'm with you on the cartos. No interest in using them. I've been using the nextel exclusively for the past several weeks and I can say, with certainty, that it far exceeds mesh. The problem with mesh, for me, at least, isn't "wicking," it's the shorting. That wick, however oxidized will always conduct electricity and will give that metallic taste when the short is bad enough and it just makes for a terrible hit. With the nextel, that never happens and the flavor is amazing. Imagine the best flavored hit you've had on a mesh wick, the nextel is like that on every hit.

Okay all the vaping elders have spoken where do I get me some of this Nextel and is that the xs-116????

 

[Vapor2112]

XC-116.
PM incoming PG since ENS isn't carrying, at least yet.

Okay all the vaping elders have spoken where do I get me some of this Nextel and is that the xs-116????

 

[Larzis]

They list one without a size (which is 1/16, what you want). The other they have has 1/32 in the description, you don't want that for genesis atty's. I use that in the Killer and its perfect.

Here's a pic of both for comparison:

Perfect, thanks. Last night I was fooling with Ekowool (1mm) and a Mini B and.... yeah not so much luck. I think the Mini B wick hole is close to around the size of a Zen, have to check it tonight.

Ordered the stuff listed with no size, imagine it will get here quick since it is in Texas.

 

[millertime660]

Now I gotta try this Nextel lol.... It's contagious I say!

 

[bumpi]

Well, I have like 9 feet of the nextel left over from my GG days, I still haven't tried the darned cable.......

If you could give like a breakdown for dummies on how exactly you set this up that would be awesome.

Yeah, Andy was the one to recommend it to me, and it works great.
Super thin and tight mesh wick and put it inside. Andy runs it just long enough to go through the atty base, I've been running mine the full length.

If you squeeze the nextel together, it will expand. Think of the old chinese finger cuffs, pretty much exactly like that.

Compress it, start inserting mesh, grab the mesh where it stops, pull the nextel down, compress again and move it further in, repeat until its all the way in. Hard to explain so hopefully that makes sense, but its really not hard or time consuming.

Also, be sure to wet where you're going to cut, and the ends with juice before you work with it, it will significantly reduce fraying.

If you look at this pic, you can see the mesh inside, and since its resting at the bottom and compressing a bit, you should see what I mean by that towards the bottom.

Make sense?

Whoa, a while away and it seems like the world is changing lol....why put the mesh core in at all with that stuff(its a braided silica right?). I'm with ripp on still wanting to try the SS cable as my next wick material, but the "Nextel" looks cool too, i just don't get why/how shoving mesh up the middle helps

 

[andyman97]

Mesh gives it some rigidity, makes it sturdier when wrapping the coil.

 

[Vapor2112]

Surely woudn't be fun trying to wrap a coil otherwise (I'm personally not a fan of the petar K thing and don't like needing any additional tools when its time to recoil). It adds some rigidity, and assuming the mesh is rolled thin / tight, it keeps it right at the perfect diameter going through the atty base.

I don't see having to do anything but replace a coil on occasion with this set-up.

Whoa, a while away and it seems like the world is changing lol....why put the mesh core in at all with that stuff(its a braided silica right?). I'm with ripp on still wanting to try the SS cable as my next wick material, but the "Nextel" looks cool too, i just don't get why/how shoving mesh up the middle helps

 

[Vapor2112]

Alright, enough posting on top of each other, you've got the next one.

Mesh gives it some rigidity, makes it sturdier when wrapping the coil.

 

[andyman97]

Alright, enough posting on top of each other, you've got the next one.

I have a fast browser at work now.

 

[millertime660]

Sorry if it was asked before but I checked back and couldn't find if someone linked to the place you're getting your Nextel.

If anyone could pm that to me that would be awesome!

Gnight folks

 

[MissEmma]

Someone rebuilt my Kayfun with Nextel about 3 weeks ago. I like it so far.


****sent by magic****

 

[BlackBag]

Drive by good morning all. Great CB show last night although I struggled getting set up/logged in to chat. Finally made it seconds before the first Zen give a way. Had to use BlackBag52 tho...

 

[BlackBag]

Nextel on the way..

 

[K-man]

Now I gotta try this Nextel lol.... It's contagious I say!

...and tasty. My SW is the least consistant hitter of all the Zens I have and this method has given it new life.

 

[millertime660]

...and tasty. My SW is the least consistant hitter of all the Zens I have and this method has given it new life.

Awesome! Would be a great wick if I wanted to put a genny on one of my pipes!

 

[Cheddar_Bob]

Could someone pm me the link where the best place to buy some of the Nextel? I have attempted similar with various sizes of ekowool but none would be considered a success.


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