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Post by paul3000 on Feb 8, 2013 21:04:21 GMT
I'd say avoid the high nicotine mixes, some places offer 30mg, I only bought one 24mg bottle, rest 18 and 12, I was a quite heavy roll-up smoker, but used filters and a secondary device that removed a lot of tar/moisture. Perhaps it is a problem that vaping is so nice with all the flavours etc. perhaps it is not a problem. I agree with the OP that gum/patches etc. do no satisfy the psychological addiction, but vaping does... heck I'm now considering a provari and vivi nova's and bamboo thread and coils of wire and hemp thread ffs... LOL...
sure I'm not coughing up large amounts of brown gack anymore... so success... and not funding illegal wars via cigarette tax LOL
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 8, 2013 13:24:08 GMT
Just the question of the wicks material perhaps...... ...suppose the question is, is it a safe-ish way to get nicotine? vs. tax losses from not buying cigarettes... I've been doing some reading on wicking materials - it's one of the reasons I don't like Clearos (specifically the use of Silica in wicks when exposed to heat). If you have ANY doubts about silica wicks, then it may be best to not dry-burn them from what I've read. I can't find anything specifically problematic with them, but I've worked with Silica and I don't fancy using it in something that heats up. (This is purely my opinion). just been doing some reading, someone reckoned the cartomisers use cotton as wadding, but on this thread www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/284030-wick-materials-safe-vs-dangerous-11.htmlthey talk about using cotton gauze, checked my diy 1st aid kit and bingo, some old boots sterile gauze swabs, requires a certain technique to roll up the 3 strands (sharp scissors for cut of gauze swab into roughly sixths then fold in the edges of cut pieces first and fold again and then twist, this stops dangly bits) and then braid the 3 strands, but I have just made a cotton wick without loose dangly threads. cant wait for my new dismantle-able cartomisers to arrive to test it out. If it works well I'll post a new thread with instructions. and photos |
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 7, 2013 23:19:00 GMT
Was reading elsewhere that cotton candle wick, and even hemp string can be used, and medical grade cotton dressings wound, which are all supposedly better. A scientific study is required I think...
Once I get some dismantle-able clearos I'll check how easy to fit own wicks, think I'll go for hemp string if I can find some, maybe cotton wicks, which I read you should boil first.
but then, the studies that have been done, say even then its better than the carcinogens in cigarette smoke... ah... but what smoke... I was smoking american spirit, roll-ups with a filter and then through another tar filter. and cheap baccy as bought in europe.
would like to see a real scientific comparitive study.
anecdotally, I am coughing up a lot less brown gack. in just 2 days. like not even 1/10 probably.
and smoking less, as a burning cig tends to be smoked as one, but the vape is always on hand for just one puff or so.
only doing about 2-3ml a day of juice. about 15mg average. (mix of 12-18-24)
Oh yeah... and probably saving about 50 minutes a day not rolling cigs.
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 7, 2013 22:04:15 GMT
Hi All... cool forum.! ATB!
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 7, 2013 20:27:18 GMT
 ) funny, just posted a thread with almost exactly same title, 2 days too LOL
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 7, 2013 20:23:57 GMT
I am impressed that these atomisers are so good that you do not crave cigarettes anymore, though now I mention it, still something about the process of the roll up and the lighter and the burn.... but still... the vaporisers are pretty damn good, I would recommend them to anyone.
Just the question of the wicks material perhaps. No funding for any studies on each particular device... counter to big pharmas approved pathways of special anti-depressant, patches, gum etc. (though I have read some studies on pg vapour on mice that say is is safe, not the same as tests on vapor composition from each e-cig device)
suppose the question is, is it a safe-ish way to get nicotine? vs. tax losses from not buying cigarettes...
Like I felt perhaps if I really wanted to, I could have given up yesterday, having broken the cycle of roll-ups, but these vaporisers and the flavoured liquids are very nice.
yeah, big up to, ecignet.co.uk, AAEC, and code aaec20, cool.
(of course I am aware you can become addicted to patches, or gum, or snuss or whatever...)
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Post by paul3000 on Feb 5, 2013 15:55:08 GMT
If you go with the one from bomber's link, code AAEC20 will give you 20% discount! It has a 510 connection and is a lot more powerful than an e-lite! followed that advice, ordered one with 1300ah battery, bigger than I expected, the 900ah probably about right, arrived quickly and the discount code worked. cool. currently vaping a melon/tobacco/vanilla mix, very good, quite similar to a drag on a cigarette, very pleasant taste/smell. I'm impressed. First half day with it so far. ecignet.co.uk/11-starter-kits-bundles |
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) funny, just posted a thread with almost exactly same title, 2 days too LOL