blow torch - options for coiling

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I don't bother with a blow torch. Just make the coil as tight as I can, mount it on an atty, check the ohms, the fire it with a mod, Once it's glowing hot stop firing and squeeze together with tweezers (don't touch the coil with the tweezers while it's firing). I get nice tight consistent coils.

I've tried with a blow torch and found this to be much less faff. I don't bother pre heating the wire as I find I can wind it ok without, A1 Kanthal 0.25 - 0.30.

[Super-Shiny]

Not much need for a blowtorch, it's only real use before coiling is to take some of the springiness away from the wire, can just do what @cornersruns mentioned above.

Specially with 0.25 and upwards, the wire holds quite well i find, lower resistance wire like 0.2 i find is more springy and a blowtorch is a bit more handy.

I myself still use one though as i prefer to hold the coil between tweezers and pinch it rather than pinching it on a mod.

Each to their own

[enjay]

Mar 5, 2014 14:05:48 GMT clivealive1 said:

Mar 5, 2014 13:59:33 GMT enjay said:

These work well

www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/culinary-blow-torch-152201

It's what I have and you just fill it with lighter gas. Cheap too

u recommend it then

So far yes, it just does exactly what I want and the gas is very adjuatable