How often do you re-wick?

[Q]

Well that's ½ hour wasted trying to thread cotton back through the coil, the eyes just aren't working tonight.

Try again tomorrow

[Deleted]

Oct 13, 2014 21:13:33 GMT Marcus said:

Oct 13, 2014 21:03:10 GMT @johanino said:

I think I know you Marcus.....why weren't you at work today? I can pm you the dramas LOL

I think you have got the wrong person, lol
I don't work currently

Och definitely....so sorry Marcus. Was convinced by how you were speaking and your avatar I knew you LOL

Blessings

J

[GunJack]

whenever it's needed is the simple answer, juice, device, tank, etc are all variables, so there can't be a definitive answer

[Q]

Next question... does anyone know of any tricks to thread cotton through the coil?

Last time I had to get my wife to do it I spent over ½ hour last night trying before I gave up, I'll be trying again later this afternoon, there HAS to be an easier way

[VapingBad]

Oct 14, 2014 10:59:07 GMT Q said:

Next question... does anyone know of any tricks to thread cotton through the coil?

Last time I had to get my wife to do it I spent over ½ hour last night trying before I gave up, I'll be trying again later this afternoon, there HAS to be an easier way

Take half the width and 2.5 times the length of wick, a 4" bit of kanthal, fold the kanthal in half and push the folded end through the coil while keeping the other end from going through.  Pull the kanthal apart at the folded end so the wick will og through the loop formed and put the wick half way through this and pull the kanthal back through from the non folded end, it will pull the wick with it.

[smifee]

Oct 14, 2014 10:59:07 GMT Q said:

Next question... does anyone know of any tricks to thread cotton through the coil?

Last time I had to get my wife to do it I spent over ½ hour last night trying before I gave up, I'll be trying again later this afternoon, there HAS to be an easier way

Use a syringe needle that will fit through your coil. Push it through the coil. Insert end of cotton into the syringe and pull back through.

Easy peasy.

[Bob]

I was having similar problems, now use bigger coils and lower gauge wire, building on a 3mm bar with 28g or less, plenty of room to thread the cotton/rayon through, and I don't have to change the wick over so much as well, here's my latest build on my new Reo dual coil 0.7ohm 8 wraps 3mm with rayon:

[Q]

Great suggestions so far, I have been thinking that I need to build bigger diameter coils for that same reason. Might have to buy a bigger drill bit

[lisburnvapes]

Oct 14, 2014 12:20:56 GMT Q said:

Great suggestions so far, I have been thinking that I need to build bigger diameter coils for that same reason. Might have to buy a bigger drill bit

Just use one of the small screws that hold your light switches or sockets on, think they're m3 screws so should be 3mm, plus they already have a spiral on them to guide the wire !

[VapingBad]

Oct 14, 2014 12:20:56 GMT Q said:

Great suggestions so far, I have been thinking that I need to build bigger diameter coils for that same reason. Might have to buy a bigger drill bit

Any rod will do it doesn't' have to be a drill bit, on of the thing I use is a ti tent peg lol.

[Q]

Oct 14, 2014 14:33:17 GMT VapingBad said:

Oct 14, 2014 12:20:56 GMT Q said:

Great suggestions so far, I have been thinking that I need to build bigger diameter coils for that same reason. Might have to buy a bigger drill bit

Any rod will do it doesn't' have to be a drill bit, on of the thing I use is a ti tent peg lol.

But NOT one of the square plastic ones

[davetherayon]

Haven't tried it myself, but other folk have had a lot of success threading wick into coils using the needle threaders you get in sewing kits. Push the threader through the coil, wrap the wick round the loop at the end of the threader and pull back. Voila!

[monty]

Now I have a few gennys I'm thinking every couple of years.

[Greg]

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[Q]

Dont talk to me about HobbyCraft... it's my wifes pet bug that they haven't opened a shop near us, it was her favourite place when we lived in Sussex