Rebuildables

[Super-Shiny]

Good little tool i use for holding evod/kanger heads in place and pretty much all attys is this: Vivi Nova Spare Base (not the mini version)....or this: Am-Tech 1/2-inch Keyless Chuck with SDS Adapter

You just need to clamp it to something, this gives you a both your hands free to do the other work needed.

You can see it in this picture of my coiling board:

[boyofford]

Feb 9, 2014 19:26:55 GMT enjay said:

Well unlike you I'm not wise and just dive straight in, had my first proper mod within a week or so and have now bought a rebuildable thing, don't even know the correct term ha ha. Anyway how wrong can it go? All the various helpful people on here, threads, youtube vids etc

I would say dive in and enjoy, you can check out plenty of reviews all over the place on every rebuildable you can think of.

Videos and guides where great help.
My main problem was/is got a problem with my right hand, half of it is numb so fiddly stuff is a issue.

Griegsters coil buddy has been a life saver.

[boyofford]

Feb 9, 2014 19:41:24 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Good little tool i use for holding evod/kanger heads in place and pretty much all attys is this: Vivi Nova Spare Base (not the mini version)....ot this: Am-Tech 1/2-inch Keyless Chuck with SDS Adapter

You just need to clamp it to something, this gives you a both your hands free to do the other work needed.

You can see it in this picture of my coiling board:

Nice setup, magnifying glass would help me... I often lose count on how many turns I've done and can't see well enough to check lol.

[Super-Shiny]

boyofford got mine from here: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RLODGA/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Gave it a makeover though

[oldsmokey]

Feb 9, 2014 19:26:55 GMT enjay said:

Well unlike you I'm not wise and just dive straight in, had my first proper mod within a week or so and have now bought a rebuildable thing, don't even know the correct term ha ha. Anyway how wrong can it go? All the various helpful people on here, threads, youtube vids etc

I would say dive in and enjoy, you can check out plenty of reviews all over the place on every rebuildable you can think of.

That's exactly what I did when I started vaping

About 12 weeks in I took a huge gamble and bought a Kayfun. At that time the only Kayfun you could buy cost over £100, but I reasoned that if I really couldn't get on with it I could get most of my money back by selling it on the classifieds.

In retrospect it probably took me a couple of months before my coiling skills developed enough for me to get the best out of it - but right from the start (even when I was struggling to 'do it right') I noticed a worthwhile improvement over the cheap clearomiser I had been used to.

The honest truth is that it will inevitably take a little time for you to get used to doing this stuff - but it really isn't that difficult. OK if you suffer from DTs or you are severely arthritic then it might be a bridge too far, but anyone with normal dexterity can teach themselves to re-coil. It's just a matter of perseveerence and practice. To put it objectively driving a car requires much higher manual coordination skills than folding a wick and winding a coil

As others have said having the right tools really helps. They don't have to cost much.

I'm saying this because I think some folks miss out on a great vaping experience because they convince themselves that rebuildables are only for a select few who have amazing manual dexterity - my experience is that once you commit to doing it you will soon develop the necessary abilities. If you had to have all the skills of a master watchmaker I wouldn't stand a chance!

Have a go I say!

[enjay]

It wont take me long at all, I'm used to stuff like this and with the info around it's dead easy to copy what others are doing, I've already got my plan for this new one I'm getting. I'm a fairly hands on kinda guy as standard, it's in my genes lol.


I don't suppose a numb hand will help at all boyofford, thankfully I don't have any ailments like that myself.

[boyofford]

Feb 9, 2014 21:22:40 GMT enjay said:

It wont take me long at all, I'm used to stuff like this and with the info around it's dead easy to copy what others are doing, I've already got my plan for this new one I'm getting. I'm a fairly hands on kinda guy as standard, it's in my genes lol.


I don't suppose a numb hand will help at all boyofford, thankfully I don't have any ailments like that myself.

I can still do it, just reckon it makes it harder.
My thumb and first finger are ok, next finger got some feeling too.
Reckon the vast majority of people will be able to make a pretty decent coil with patience and maybe a little practise.

Much easier to make coils using cotton wool as you don't add the wick until you have the coil sorted and in place would be my tip.
I've not really had success with any other wicks.. though the coils would probably work I have not even bothered using them as they look naff.

[erik514]

I found it's all really down to patience and not worrying if it needs redone. At first it won't be pretty, coils will be a mess but it will probably vape. But a bit of practice and finding a way to do it that works for you and you'll be off and running. It is very much worth it when you get it working properly. It really is not difficult at all and if you enjoy tinkering with things it'll be right up your street

[enjay]

For me it's a case of tinkering 1 academic 0 ha ha

[giles]

I have to say that I think all that stuff in Super-Shiny's pic seems over the top to me, and I wouldn't want people to think they had to buy anything except the coil & wick material. I have a decent desk light, a gas hob, a pair of tweezers, and that's about all I use, except that I'm old enough to need reading glasses for close-up stuff. You do need a multimeter if you don't have a mod that will check for shorts and tell you resistance, and something to wrap round - I use a mixing needle, but a small drill bit or large nail would be fine.

No doubt it's easier with all the gear, but how often do you make a new coil? For me it's about once every 3 weeks - I change the cotton wool a lot more often than that, but I don't need to change the coil.

[chykensa]

I have microcoils in 2 Protanks which have been in situ for over a month now. Once a week I change the wick and give the coil a rinse and dry burn, rewick, and off we go again. I could put new coils in once a week too, but these two (which come out at around 2.2ohm) are still going strong so why bother?
I use a small jeweller's screwdriver which came in a Christmas cracker to wind the coils, a small blowtorch from the cookery section in The Range, and a cheap pair of tweezers from Superdrug. Job's a good'un!

[Super-Shiny]

Feb 10, 2014 2:10:46 GMT giles said:

I have to say that I think all that stuff in Super-Shiny's pic seems over the top to me

It's over the top for basic coiling but i don't do just basic coiling due to me building the more complicated attys that members send me to coil for them.

But yes, it's over the top but i like over the top