twisted micro coil

[VapingBad]

If you are doing it at Hackspace seniorphil you should make a rope twisting tool, the local scout troop made a hand held one out of ply, I have seen the one in this pic working.

[seniorphil]

Aug 25, 2014 21:11:08 GMT VapingBad said:

If you are doing it at Hackspace seniorphil you should make a rope twisting tool, the local scout troop made a hand held one out of ply, I have seen the one in this pic working.

You can get a dozen people working in unison without them having military backgrounds, it just takes shouting and kicking.

[enjay]

Aug 25, 2014 16:43:22 GMT Cousin Itt said:

Saw one of enjay `s pics with a twisted coil a week or so ago and fancied having a go.
about my 4th set up on the Erl in the hunt for the best vape and I think this is the one.
.25 kanthal 9 or 10 wraps (lost count) came out at 1ohm . I did a 1ohm standard micro before and it was a touch harsh but the twisted isnt . Can`t believe how smooth it is to be honest



Cheers for the inspiration enjay

Nice job! That looks really tidy man

[ruffdog]

enjay
Pretty coil indeed. Do you think that a loosely twisted weave like the PIC here is better than a tight one.
More surface area I'd guess? And maybe some capillary action going on too like as rope between the twists?

Twisted makes for such a sturdy coil,

Ruffie

[enjay]

Aug 25, 2014 23:17:19 GMT ruffdog said:

enjay
Pretty coil indeed. Do you think that a loosely twisted weave like the PIC here is better than a tight one.
More surface area I'd guess? And maybe some capillary action going on too like as rope between the twists?

Twisted makes for such a sturdy coil,

Ruffie

Allows more juice to get over and in the coil at once I think, seems to work better for me anyway

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Ok so I've been reading all these twisted kanthal threads with interest as I'm a big flavour chaser.

So using what I've got 28awg ( 0.32mm ? I can't remember) I spun myself around a foot of the stuff ( Alan key , drill) very simple to do.

Coiled the kayfun , 0.8 ohms , bit of a PITA to get around the screw heads but because due to the twisted nature of the kanthal it can handle some man handling with a pair of tweezers. A jap cotton wick, job done.

Fired up nice a even and no delay in coils getting bright hot, something I've read can be an issue .

So what do I think of the quality of the vape?

Intense flavour , almost rda saturated type of flavour . I'm surprised as I thought it was just hype but it actually works. Normal single low ohms on the kayfun can taste a bit harsh but I think twisted coils are bloody awesome .

I have no photos lol

[ruffdog]

Good in it !!!
All those with no access to a drill or canny be arsed getting it out.
get a vice. a baby vice from your local hobby, $ store. or get other half to hold pliers (mole grips to save having to hold them shut even)
get some 0.2mm kanthal about double the length you would use for a normal coil.
form into a loop and put open ends in mole grips.

Bang a nail or picture hook tack into the end of a wooden instrument (hammer, mallet, screwdriver, "something cylindrical")
curl the end of said nail into a small hook. Put loop on hook and apply tension.
Roll said cylindrical object between yer hands to twist wire.. et voilla required amount of twisted wire + - an inch or so.

Or. same idea.
use a crotchet hook with a wide handle.
OR
a bit slower but you will still get there. same loop of wire,
insert screwdriver through loop, pull taught n twist. It's only about 20 / 30 twists and no need to really get out a big hunking drill.

Funnily enough, one of my silver ring designs uses the same technique (which i didn't invent but came up with myself) to twist 1.2mm 925 silver wire. that used my mallet and a pin bashed in the end.

Ruffie.

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Blimming lovely lovely flavour , enjoying my tank of halo Malibu and it's like drinking a piña colada lol.

Going to recoil the rest of my tanks now, will add photos this time.

[ruffdog]

Aug 26, 2014 9:33:56 GMT @purple1234 said:

Blimming lovely lovely flavour , enjoying my tank of halo Malibu and it's like drinking a piña colada lol.

Going to recoil the rest of my tanks now, will add photos this time.

Let us know how you get on with a small thing like a protank.   i have yet to try that yet.

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Thanks for this thread, gave me the inspiration to look at some you tube videos and after seeing how easy it was I decided to give it a try. so I did my first twisted coil using a pen top and pliers using the rolling on thigh technique. . Work like a charm, 5 wraps of 30 AWG came out at .9. Happy days.

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Aug 26, 2014 9:38:34 GMT ruffdog said:

Aug 26, 2014 9:33:56 GMT @purple1234 said:

Blimming lovely lovely flavour , enjoying my tank of halo Malibu and it's like drinking a piña colada lol.

Going to recoil the rest of my tanks now, will add photos this time.

Let us know how you get on with a small thing like a protank.   i have yet to try that yet.

Gave all my pro tanks away last year , but I reckon it would be a nightmare trying to put a twisted coil in the pro tanks .

[ruffdog]

Aug 26, 2014 9:44:01 GMT @purple1234 said:

Aug 26, 2014 9:38:34 GMT ruffdog said:

Let us know how you get on with a small thing like a protank.   i have yet to try that yet.

Gave all my pro tanks away last year , but I reckon it would be a nightmare trying to put a twisted coil in the pro tanks .

That's what I thought.

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Here's my build on Russian , just be careful around the screws .

The twisted kanthal I'm using 28awg is thick and you don't want excess bulge from wires around the screws making contact with chimney . I've shown this in my photo.

But it's a rocking vape .

[geordie_vaper]

hmmm can this twisting malarky be done without a drill? dont fancy asking next door to borrow one just to twist some kanthal haha

[seniorphil]

Aug 26, 2014 12:50:44 GMT geordie_vaper said:

hmmm can this twisting malarky be done without a drill? dont fancy asking next door to borrow one just to twist some kanthal haha

Just fold the wire in half, put a screwdriver through the loop, hold loose ends with pliers, twist 20-30 times.