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Post by Roger on Feb 27, 2013 12:06:24 GMT
Was having a bit of a tidy out today and dug out a mini did clone. So I thought I'de have a muck about with a silica wick for it for a change. Just took a length of 2mm wick, coiled it at one end and fed the other end into the tank. It looks like a standard SS mesh setup, but with silica. Filled and primed it, blow me down, vaping like a train  Wasn't sure if a straight up and down wick like that would really work, but it does. |
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Post by Neil from Valley Vapes on Feb 27, 2013 17:13:37 GMT
They work quite well with silica dont they lol. Did try with mine but went back to mesh.
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Post by Roger on Feb 27, 2013 17:17:07 GMT
They work quite well with silica dont they lol. Did try with mine but went back to mesh. Yes, they do work with silica. The point of my post was that this was a simple up & down wick only through 1 hole which I didn't expect to work as well as it did. |
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Post by ChillerVapes on Feb 27, 2013 17:22:02 GMT
I'm sure my mini did clone is just a pile of poop.
I also tried this and I get a horrid metal taste.
Yes, it works, but I never got it working with a SS mesh wick
It also leaks from the bottom o ring seal so I had to patch it up with some plumbers tape.
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Post by Roger on Feb 27, 2013 17:32:09 GMT
Sounds like you were unlucky there, Chiller. I've just gone and tried it again and it's a really good vape. So I now have a use for my old clone  |
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Post by ibalders on Feb 27, 2013 17:40:45 GMT
I'm sure my mini did clone is just a pile of poop. I also tried this and I get a horrid metal taste. Yes, it works, but I never got it working with a SS mesh wick It also leaks from the bottom o ring seal so I had to patch it up with some plumbers tape. Ha!! Ha!! Your not the only one who had to use some plumbers tape on a Mini Did Clone, I had to do this myself, but I have managed to get rid of that horrible metal taste I was getting as well with a well used SS wick. :) |
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Post by Roger on Feb 27, 2013 17:45:01 GMT
If you get a metallic taste, it is a sure sign of a hot spot or an incorrectly oxydised wick.
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Post by ChillerVapes on Feb 27, 2013 17:45:15 GMT
I'm sure my mini did clone is just a pile of poop. I also tried this and I get a horrid metal taste. Yes, it works, but I never got it working with a SS mesh wick It also leaks from the bottom o ring seal so I had to patch it up with some plumbers tape. Ha!! Ha!! Your not the only one who had to use some plumbers tape on a Mini Did Clone, I had to do this myself, but I have managed to get rid of that horrible metal taste I was getting as well with a well used SS wick. Don't leave me hanging! please tell me how! |
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Post by brysoni23 on Feb 27, 2013 18:06:51 GMT
I wander if the AGA will work with the same set up. 1 x 3mm straight up and down.
Will try it when i finish work here till 8pm boooo
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Post by Roger on Feb 27, 2013 18:10:23 GMT
I wander if the AGA will work with the same set up. 1 x 3mm straight up and down. Will try it when i finish work here till 8pm boooo I was going to try that on a spare AGA tomorrow. The wick hole is bigger so 3mm should work. An AGA does have more holes, so is better suited to wick through 2. The old clone only has 1 big enough hole, which is why I tried it. |
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Post by Neil from Valley Vapes on Feb 27, 2013 18:50:46 GMT
I wander if the AGA will work with the same set up. 1 x 3mm straight up and down. Will try it when i finish work here till 8pm boooo Yes it does  not as good as ss mesh though. |
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Post by ibalders on Feb 27, 2013 19:38:40 GMT
Ha!! Ha!! Your not the only one who had to use some plumbers tape on a Mini Did Clone, I had to do this myself, but I have managed to get rid of that horrible metal taste I was getting as well with a well used SS wick. :) Don't leave me hanging! please tell me how! Just used a old 3 weeks old SS wick, but I added a thin covering of cotton wool to the mesh, also I made sure that the wick was slightly bent over leaning towards the center post, I also made the wick a bit shorter than the post itself, I don't know if I was just lucky this time, but it's giving me a lovely vape :) |
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Post by smonkey on Feb 27, 2013 20:09:51 GMT
I wander if the AGA will work with the same set up. 1 x 3mm straight up and down. Will try it when i finish work here till 8pm boooo I used a piece of 2mm wick doubled over in the AGA and it works fine. Just twist the 2 ends together with a small piece of mesh then take it off the ends. Works a treat for me |
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not as good as ss mesh though.