Stainless Steel Mesh £3

[Gordy]

heads up for anyone wanting to try a stainless steel mesh wick.
the guy who sells small quantities 150mm square sheet of 400 stainless steel mesh now has stock. perfect for modding ego visions/stardusts or RDA/RTA

150mm square sheet of #400 stainless steel mesh for £3 delivered

[Brian]

great find gordy

[Perpetua]

This could be a step too far for my extremely limited modding skills Gordy . . . although if there's an idiot's video to making a coil with it, I'll give it a go for 3 squid for my RDA.


Great find.

[Gordy]

its so simple Mandy ... and the wick will last ages too, so once you have done it you can forget about it for quite a while

i know this is a video for the line but Scott does a really good job of showing how to oxidise the mesh from about 4 minutes onward

if you dont have a blow torch then one of those 'jet flamed' lighters will work a treat

[kingofswords]

is this right stuff for stardusts and imist wicks?
can it be oxidised buy just boiling the kettle?

[Gordy]

yep you will need to select the 400 grade on the ebay listing

if you watch the video above its the heating with a blue flame and dousing in water that oxidises the mesh ...make sure you do that process a few times and this will prevent the mesh from conducting electricity.... care also needs to be taken when putting in a stardust that the wick isnt scratched by the centre tube when inserting as this could scratch off the oxidisation

do a dry burn once assembled to make sure that the mesh doesnt glow red at all... if it does the the oxidising hasnt been done correctly

[alvoram]

Gordy you say blue flame, would a gas cooker be ok, or not hot enough?

[Gordy]

yep gas cooker is fine too Alvo

[Perpetua]

Thank you Gordy.

I don't have a blow torch . . . nor indeed would I trust myself with one, as I quite like my house with a roof and four walls.

But, the jet lighter business could be a possible . . . I'd have to buy one as I don't possess lighters anymore.

[Gordy]

Apr 16, 2012 22:20:47 GMT Perpetua said:

Thank you Gordy.

I don't have a blow torch . . . nor indeed would I trust myself with one, as I quite like my house with a roof and four walls.

But, the jet lighter business could be a possible . . . I'd have to buy one as I don't possess lighters anymore.

i guess oxidising mesh on the front lawn isnt an option either

[Perpetua]

Lol . . . I had thought to do the deed outside Gordy, but was going for the dramatic effect ^^^^^. :-[

[blakey]

Apr 17, 2012 5:24:27 GMT Perpetua said:

Lol . . . I had thought to do the deed outside Gordy, but was going for the dramatic effect ^^^^^. :-[

One of these will do you perps www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GAS-BUTANE-COOKING-CATERING-BLOW-TORCH-SOLDERING-GUN-/380395057455?pt=UK_Kitchen_Accessories&hash=item58914ff12f

[Gordy]

alot of folk use these

this would be fun if you are doing it out on your lawn and you get nosey people passing by