What wick materials do you use?

[Postmodern Smoking]

Am I the only one that still uses silica wick? (Just because I've still got kilometers of the stuff?! )

[jevans]

So have I, but I can't thread it through the coil!

Jim

[TJ]

Only use the stuff from Amazon err Cotton Labo Organic Puff stuff, bought 1 bag two yrs ago and haven't even dented the packet yet

Tried Muju - blerugh, couldn't get past the break in taste, tried Fibre Freaks, Cotton Bacon 1 & 2 and probably another 10 different makes, all put straight back in the bags as I can't get past the break in taste of them whereas the Puff pads have no break in.

Have some Silica though and would like to try it for longevity reasons, only tried to re-wick a Protank with it and gave up, haven't tried since but you have reminded me so I will get it back out and try again

[Postmodern Smoking]

Jan 23, 2017 22:02:51 GMT jevans said:

So have I, but I can't thread it through the coil!

Jim

I double up my silica/ecowool alongside a blunt needle and "wind afresh" each week-ish, rather than use micro coils.

[Bob]

Was always taught to wrap a coil around silica rather than try to thread a coil with the stuff - it's not like cotton

[gill2009]

  I voted 'other' because I have a man who 'does'...thank you striker42 

[Postmodern Smoking]

Jan 23, 2017 22:12:15 GMT gill2009 said:

  I voted 'other' because I have a man who 'does'...thank you striker42  

You had me scratching my head there for a moment gill2009 wondering what the "other" might be .... all now explained!

[gill2009]

Jan 23, 2017 22:14:35 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

Jan 23, 2017 22:12:15 GMT gill2009 said:

  I voted 'other' because I have a man who 'does'...thank you striker42  

You had me scratching my head there for a moment gill2009 wondering what the "other" might be .... all now explained!

  I'm an enigma covered in bubble wrap   Dave

[GunJack]

Jan 23, 2017 21:56:09 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

Am I the only one that still uses silica wick? (Just because I've still got kilometers of the stuff?! )

Absolutely not pms as all my coils are pre-made NR-R-NR with silica already in there (gotta love fasttech if you use protanks/aerotanks still )

..err...ought to change the abbreviation of your username, how does just "post" sound??

sorry Dave

[VapingBad]

Other could be SS Rope, ceramic or Reco Summer Fashion Cotton, I still have loads of the stuff left.

[Lee]

Heard of silica going dusty and breaking down, so moved onto Organic Puff stuff from amazon for a couple of quid for 200 sheets
Made it easier to get into rebuilds with a kuro coiler and my $0.99 100 feet kanthal reels

Can you hear my arse squeaking

[yourgurnard]

I'm the other 'other'....!
I luv the porous ceramic wicks that I got with FT's In'Ax Hybrid mech a while back.
Using 'em in the FT Origen L16 atop the C'Vape squonker as My fav. set-up.
Mesh in t'other L16 & SS rope in the non-BF Origens.
Also just started experimenting with Rayon.
Silica & Cotton don't work for Me.

[Postmodern Smoking]

I'd forgotten about SS rope and ceramics yourgurnard / VapingBad ! .... too busy untangling my oodles of silica and silica ecowool!!!

But glad that my initially thought superfluous "other" option is filling the gap!

[Grandad]

Used to use silica but tried the cotton puff and havent looked back, tried a lot of diffrent cottons but always fall back to puff, wicks well and no wierd break in tastes

[VapingBad]

Jan 23, 2017 22:29:44 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

I'd forgotten about SS rope and ceramics yourgurnard / VapingBad ! .... too busy untangling my oodles of silica and silica ecowool!!!

But glad that my initially thought superfluous "other" option is filling the gap!

It's one of your superhero powers Dave