Right so confusing, WOOL/WICK/WIRE/MESH lol

[virus2k]

ok there are so meny sizes and different types.....
i have not got the time to test every size.

but i need a rough idea what would work on most things and work well
i will be buying today some EKOWOOL and WICK and WIRE and MESH.....

now what sizes should i buy or them so that they will work very very well so that i dont end up buying every type i see and then finding out i only needed like 1 type for everything

cheers.

[Pepperty]

I know Super-Shiny says he uses .25 kanthal for most things? but like you i've been reading up and getting swamped on what is needed for recoiling. In the end I decided to buy a starter recoil pack from Vape Mesh at £10 it seemed very reasonable. You do have £1.80 ish postage and 20% vat to add, but it still seemed cheap!

Starter Pack Contents:
- #400 x 0.025mm TWILL SS316 Mesh - 150mm x 250mm
- 2mm Ekowool - 1 Metre
- 3mm Ekowool - 1 Metre
- 2mm Silica - 1 Metre
- 3mm Silica - 1 Metre
- 0.4mm x 0.1mm Kanthal A1 Ribbon Wire - 10 Metres
- 0.2mm Kanthal A1 Wire - 10 Metres
- 0.18mm Pure Nickel Non-Resistance Wire - 10 Metres

I also added 20 metres of .25mm kanthal at £3.10 (theres 10% March discount) I know that wire does for protank microcoils. I think that gives you a decent starter to try any type of recoiling as theres a varient of wicks and wires to play with. Hope that helps but as I said, I'm at same stage as you...getting confused with all teh number options  ???

[morbidmatty]

As a general rule can't go wrong with 2mm and 3mm silica / ekowool , wire go for .25 for normal builds .3 or .32 for micro coils 400 grade mesh .Well there's my two pence worth anyway

[jcol]

As above 0.25 or 30awg kanthal is good for most devices. But i prefer to use 0.3 or 28awg kanthal for micrcoils, as its a little thicker so i can get more coils for a similar ohms reading.
A basic idea is the thicker the kanthal the lower the resisitence, for example 4 wraps of 0.3mm kanthal around a 2mm wick will be about 0.8ohms, while 4 wraps of 0.2mm kanthal around a 2mm wick will give you about 1.7ohms.

If you have a device like a Kayfun, then its better to use microcoils, 0.25 or 0.2 kanthal is fine for this.
Mesh is best used in Genisis type attys.

[virus2k]

thanks guys, will get it all ordered today

[blakey]

You are gonna get swamped with many different combo's here

I won't recommend any particular type without knowing what juice you will be vaping

Micro coils work best with the thicker wire and cotton wool or cotton lace

Standard coils over 2 or 3mm silica or ekowool worked best for me using .2 kanthal

Mesh wicks worked best for me with .25 kanthal

But I change that about to suit whatever juice I'm vaping.

[Super-Shiny]

I just use 0.25 Kanthal + Cotton for everything, whether it be the OH's protank heads or my spheroids, 8 wraps around a mandrel 2mm gives me 1.8ohms.

It just simply works well

[virus2k]

well i think i bought everything i need will post shopping list in a mo LOL

[virus2k]

Mar 21, 2014 11:46:49 GMT Super-Shiny said:

I just use 0.25 Kanthal + Cotton for everything, whether it be the OH's protank heads or my spheroids, 8 wraps around a mandrel 2mm gives me 1.8ohms.

It just simply works well

sweet think i have bought the shop will post list very soon

[virus2k]

Special Bundle B - Various Mesh, Wire and Wick Products - Ideal For Intermediates 1
£25.00 £25.00
Kanthal A1 Heat Resistance Wire - 0.25mm (250 Micron or 30 AWG) - 20 + Metre Spool 2
£3.10 £6.20
10% Off - March Sale
-£0.62
2mm (2000 Micron or 12 AWG) Silica Wire - High Temperature Glass Fibre - 1 Metre 5
£0.70 £3.50
5 For The Price Of 4!
-£0.70
3mm (3000 Micron or 8.5 AWG) Silica Wire - High Temperature Glass Fibre - 1 Metre 5
£0.70 £3.50
5 For The Price Of 4!
-£0.70
Kanthal A1 Heat Resistance Wire - 0.25mm (250 Micron or 30 AWG) - 10 + Metre Spool 3
£1.90 £5.70
10% Off - March Sale
-£0.57
5 For The Price Of 4
-£1.90
Kanthal A1 Heat Resistance Wire - 0.3mm (300 Micron or 28 AWG) - 20 + Metre Spool 1
£3.10 £3.10
10% Off - March Sale
-£0.31
#400 x 0.025mm (25 Micron or 50 AWG) Super Fine Vape Mesh - TWILL WEAVE -316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel - 300 x 420mm Sheet (A3) 1
£7.99 £7.99
Subtotal £50.19
Total £50.19
Including VAT £8.37

LMFAO

think i bought enough stuff to last me quite a wile

ok great now i need to find a place where i can buy a atty resistance checker box thingy and some wire cutters and a blow torch LOL and clipers to cut wire 
you know the bits and bobs haha

[Pepperty]

haha, you don't stint do you!!!
You'll be sorted for a fair while

I've just got the postman and carefully unravelled and checked my vape mesh order, I spent about £16!! (but have weeny bits of same as what you have in bulk) Just awaiting my needle nosed pliers and blowtorch I still cant believe Im going to try re coiling


Have I got everything?? 
p.s The multimeter is in there too.....

[virus2k]

thats what i want, where you get your blowtorch from what do i use to fuel them HAHAHA lighter fluid ? and pliers i need those to

come on spill the beans haha

Also come to think about it i probably will not need a resistance checker cause i already have 2

got one on my vv/vw smok and also got through the post today the addon resistance checker for mech mods can read the voltage coming out of your mod aswell as your atty at the same time
though thinking about it, its mostly a voltage checker to make sure my batts are not running with low discharge for when i need to recharge them

[Pepperty]

have ordered blowtorch from fasttech but Amazon have a decent little one for 6 quid ( it's orange) fasttech one is similar but was silver and just over a fiver. I wanted one with a base so I'd have both hands free.

For the needle nosed pliers look in jewellery tools on eBay, loads there for under two quid sorry can't link as on phone at moment

My multimeter was eBay also, cost under three quid, bargain!

[Pepperty]

p.s blowtorch is only palm sized and filled with normal butane ( lighter fuel) and you can alter flame on a side dial

[virus2k]

cheers