I know it has been asked before..... drippers

[Sal]

Hello all, I am after some advice again!

I want a dripper I have started to do my own mixing and want to start creating my own recipes too so I think it is time I had a dripper for tasting but I don't know what to get.

I can't afford to spend loads of money, less than £15 would be great. I can recoil my protank heads but tbh I am not great at it and it's a bit hit and miss so something that is really easy to recoil would be fab. I've looked at the Igo L and W and loads of others but I just get more confused and end up going round in circles!! People have recommended the Bauway thingies (technical term) to other forum members but I am not sure how they work, do you have to keep buying replacement 'insides' for them?

I have had nothing but fantastic advice from you all before so I'm relying on you to tell me exactly what I need to get Oh, and not from China, I'm far too impatient and I want to get going asap!

Thank you all in advance 

Sal

[Village idiot formerly tjlumle]

I got the igo w and igo l both from fasttech for about the same price as it is for one over here and both are good and relatively easy to coil

[Sal]

Thank you Village idiot formerly tjlumle that's really helpful, which of the two do you prefer? Is one easier to recoil than the other?

[Village idiot formerly tjlumle]

I coiled the Igo L single coil and it was easy enough 4 wraps of 0.2 kanthal using 2mm Ekowool. The IGO W I havent had a chance to coil yet it came dual coiled but when I gave both of them a wash there was still abit of machine oil in where the screw threads had been made so threw the old ones away but still did not look very difficult to recoil. The IGO W was dual coiled and still looked very easy to make up, will have a go at it over the weekend. I'm a newbie too havent tried to recoil protank coils yet but will be soon. I have the IGO W and IGO L and RSST at the min and a fogger v2 very soon so will be getting plenty of practise in. I will admit I did have a go at the RSST with 2mm ekowool and 0.2 kanthal and that was my first attempt and I think I choked the wick so was getting dry and burnt hits but its all a learning curve. but the two IGO's look and I believe are relatively easy to coil. Must admit did'nt think I would be a fan of dripping but I am.

Sorry for rambling hope it helps

[Sal]

Thanks Village idiot formerly tjlumle, it really does help, I was hoping someone at a similar stage to me would come along and add their thoughts. I do like the look of the Igo ones, which is irrelevant really i guess if I can't use them, but that's all I had to go on until now

[Village idiot formerly tjlumle]

If you do order from fast tech make sure you give a real good clean and remove the wicks before doing so if you want to re use as my main bit of advice and remove the screws before cleaning but don't lose the little buggers maybe unscrew over a bowl

[Deleted]

Sal .. I have the IGO_L which I got for a few quid from Fasttech but both this and the IGO_W can be bought for less then your £15 limit from a UK vendor including postage. I use the IGO_L with a single coil and it is very easy to recoil with lots of space in which to work .... if you can recoil a protank you can recoil and IGO-L.
The difference between this type of dripper and the Bauway bridged type of dripper is that the IGO type can hold around 15 drops of liquid at a time whereas the bridged type only hold around 3 drops. The IGO type can be recoiled but the bridged type will need replacing after a time. The bridged type also require a 306 type of drip tip which fits over the dripper.

This is a link which someone posted recently (Jess ?) which is good value for 3 bridged drippers with a free drip tip. (scroll down the drop down menu)

www.ecigs4vaping.co.uk/shop/4578837180/Bauway-LR-Bridged-Dripping-Atomiser/6211200

[Sal]

Thank you very much @freefromsmoking I am tempted by the Igo for sure but the Bauways sound a bit easier, I know it is a case of 'how long is a piece of string?' but how long do the bauways last, very roughly? I plan to make a fair few 5ml samples so I suppose the less drops the better as it is purely to try them out. I know I will get an Igo or similar at some point, but for testing recipes right now maybe I would be better with the Bauway - as long as I don't have to replace them too often!

[Deleted]

Sal there are those that say the Bauway style drippers are the only the only true drippers whereas the IGO type are only shallow tanks with a silica wick and coil.

I have been thinking of getting the Bauways myself to give them a try. If you are only dripping a few drops at a time to try out each of your diy flavours, I would hope to get a several weeks from each one ... those who drip full time with these would, I imagine get at least a few days from each one.

[Sal]

Thank you again @freefromsmoking, you are always so helpful! I think I will give the Bauways a go, it will at least be a start and when I can hone my recoiling skills a bit more I'll try an Igo.

[Perpetua]

My 306's last for months Sal, true they're not used exclusively but even so I've found the lifespan to be very good. It's one of the few pieces of kit I bother cleaning, as it does bring them up really well.

Like most things they do take a little time to get ' run in ' to be at their best, so don't drip a couple of drops of liquid and expect to get a full flavour immediately. I'd also avoid the bridgeless version as they can be a bit spitty.

[Sal]

Thank you Perpetua I have ordered the pack of 3 in FFS' link, they are the bridged ones, useful to know I need to run them in a bit, I am looking forward to trying now. Do they need washing out between flavours ideally?

[Perpetua]

Oct 17, 2013 7:18:32 GMT Sal said:

 Do they need washing out between flavours ideally?

I don't bother Sal, if the flavours are similar as you have to go through the running in process again, any residue flavour goes pretty quickly if it's not a really strong one.

[Sal]

Thank you again Perpetua, as always you've been so helpful, it's much appreciated, I LOVE this forum!

[Perpetua]

YW Sal.

I do to.