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Post by rawveg on Aug 4, 2011 0:52:41 GMT
Cos I always wanted to do one...
Sorry to all for my lack of contribution over the last few days.. Deadlines and working 20 hour days... Something has to give...
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Post by rawveg on Jul 28, 2011 15:23:49 GMT
OK guys (and gals), I've set up the site so I can take firm orders for the wick. From the results of the poll, it's obvious that most people want the 3mm wick. However, there are quite a few of you who want the 1mm wick, so I've setup a group buy for that, and when we reach the Minimum Order Quantity, an order will be placed. Please visit: groupbuy.vapezones.co.uk/ to place your order. This site will be updated when other Group Purchases occur, but the wick page will be a permanent fixture, so that orders can be placed whenever. As time progresses I'll probably put some form of counter there, so you can see how close the current order is. Many thanks Tim |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 27, 2011 8:10:10 GMT
Here are some pics from various configurations that I tried yesterday.. iAttyThree strands from the wick to make the iAtty wick. I've found that with this configuration that I can have the cup screwed down all the way and it still wicks perfectly, and as a result, there is zero flooding too! Pre-trimming:-  Trimmed:-  Bulli A2First pictured with a single strand from the wick, ready to assemble.  Now, assembled.... made this one slightly too large in the wick, but it still vapes perfectly...  Bulli A2-TUsing one of the off-cut pieces from the iAtty (I did do the wick way too long for that one), I made an A2-T wick too  I haven't yet tried this with the Ato-mizer, the Clearome or the Bulli A1, but with all three of the above, it works perfectly and I found that it tastes exactly the same as with the 'official' wicks, with the exception of the iAtty, which (and my opinion may be biased here) actually tastes better, and it appears less prone to leaks as the cup is completely closed now, and it still works perfectly. Tim |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 27, 2011 8:06:01 GMT
That's odd time Tim - you should be able to ask several questions on a poll here, have voted on UKV though. Thank you so much for doing this.  Thanks Perpy, I honestly thought I could, but I can't find an option to add another question... I can add more answers, but that was it :-( Happy to be doing this, just can't believe that I've had times when I've been out of wick and there was a supply sooooo close!  lol |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 23:44:18 GMT
No problem at all Aldo, I'll do that now.
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 23:15:22 GMT
OK guys, I've set up a poll over at UKV, if you're not a member there, please let me know. I was going to do the same here, but the poll system here seems to only allow one question  The poll can be found at ukvapers.com/topic/7447-fibreglass-wick-group-buy/ |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 22:36:29 GMT
If we can use the wick with the Iatty and the A2 its by using different numbers of strands sounds like a goer to me and the long search may be over lol Precisely what I was thinking... but at this stage don't want to make assumptions. |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 22:20:19 GMT
There is still a MOQ though, which is a reel worth of wick, which if I remember rightly, he said there was about 150m on the reel...
I've bought wire from the buy my wire guy... it comes from Poland, but was really quick getting here. Two days I think it took.
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 22:06:32 GMT
OK guys, I've been using this wick now throughout this evening... and it's working a treat. To recap the sample wick I was given is composed of 8 strands. One strand of this is Bulli thickness, so I took 3 strands and plaited them together to form an iAtty wick. and in both configurations it works flawlessly.
I've just tried taking three strands and keeping them loose, made an iAtty wick, and if anything, I'm getting more flavour! I don't know if this is due to more air and less dense wick... but it's given me something of a dilemma.
The first piece I cut off the sample was 7cm long. From this single piece, pulling apart the weave into strands I get 8 x 7cm strands. Now that's effectively 8 Bulli wicks or 2 iAtty wicks and a Bulli wick, or 1 iAtty wick and 5 Bulli wicks... can you see the dilemma yet? No... well, the wick is the same price, be it 3mm or 1mm, but effectively I'm getting 8 times the wick (for Bullis) at precisely the same price, and this is my dilemma. Do you guys think it's worth having that flexibility on simply tripling up on strands for an iAtty, and just having one wick that does both iAtty or Bulli, or do you guys want to go for a properly braided 1mm wick of Bulli size, that will cost exactly the same, but give you 7x less quantity of wick?
Add to this that the Ato-miser wick that I have is the equivalent of two strands of this... I'm thinking that there is far more flexibility, getting the 3mm... as for unbraiding it, it's a doddle. I cut off a length of the sample, the same length I would use for a Bulli... tugged at one of the strands and it came out. So it's not tightly woven, and is therefore minimum hassle to get a couple of strands out....
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 15:31:53 GMT
Just be aware that I'm pretty sure that the wick we've been supplied with the Iatty is too fat. I'm pretty sure that's why Imeo is now going for the CE2 wick. I've just made a coil up with the wick from CE2 and on first appearances it is much better, I've not had any leakage as yet  As we only need around 6 cm it could be possible to undo some and use a few strands to make a suitable wick? Posted before I read this... if this is the case, then it would be one wick fits all... as the Bulli wick is about the same diameter as the CE2 wick... good news! |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 15:30:50 GMT
Oh I should also add that I couldn't wait, I had to strip down my iAtty and use some of the wick sample I was given. It works a treat. No aftertaste, no nasty smell... taste is perfect, and pretty much exactly what I expected when I was told that there's nothing in it, just fibreglass fibre... |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 15:29:40 GMT
OK... think that we need to establish which wick people want... Bulli, or iAtty. Personally for the last couple of days I've been using Bulli wick in the iAtty, did the Bulli style winding, but with 4 loops and then snipped the ends when it was all assembled... and I think it actually wicks more even now... but that's just me. Obviously if there's enough interest for both wicks then both it is....
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 13:04:38 GMT
Ive now had confirmed that it doesnt vape any better than the Provari,which is good enough for me. Actually, I would take issue with that. I find that the Darwin vapes far better than a Provari, but I think that some people will misinterpret how it works. The Darwin is about consistency... you find you've run out of LR510's and you've only got HV510's, not a problem, leave it at the same setting that you had for the LR's, put on the HV, and it tastes and feels exactly the same obviously there's a slight tweak if you're using a different juice, but it really means that you can look at the job lot of good HV attys that you would normally avoid because you don't do HV vaping... it doesn't matter, bung whatever you like on it, and you know what the result is going to be. You don't get that with a Provari... and you know Ian what I think about my Provari! I take it to bed at night.... well now it's got a bed buddy. That's what I think about the Darwin Tim |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 26, 2011 12:33:01 GMT
Following up on a post by nudger1964 over at UKVapers, I discovered that the link he posted for a fibreglass wick manufacturer turns out to be a company not 5 minutes from where I work, called Hattersley's. I've just been down to their premises in Keighley during my lunch break. Turns out it was exactly the right time to go, as all the regular staff were on their lunch I ended up chatting to their Sales and Development Director. Lovely chap, couldn't be more helpful. Hattersleys are perfect, they're not a supplier, they're a manufacturer, which means a good supply.. I took along samples of three types of wick I have from different repairable Attys. Namely The Ato-miser, Bulli and iAtty wicks. The smallest off-the-shelf diameter wick that they have is 3mm, of which I was given a good sample of to try, it's completely (and guaranteed) untreated with any chemicals, and is purely fibreglass braided into a wick.  Pictured above is the sample of wick that I was provided (3mm) next to the standard wick that comes with the iAtty, and you can see that the sample is roughly twice the diameter of the iAtty wick. I'll give the sample a try, but I'm supremely confident this is the right stuff, as it looks, feels and smells exactly the same. I tried burning a small sample of the sample wick in the car with a cigarette lighter, and there was nothing... it glowed, as you would expect, but no charring and no fumes given off. Now, as Hattersley's are a manufacturer they are more than happy to braid wick in a smaller dimension, be it Bulli thickness, or iAtty thickness. But there is a minimum order quantity in order for them to do that, which is 200m. I know that most of you looking at that last paragraph will be groaning at the MOQ, but here comes the best bit. They will manufacture this for 60p per metre (ex VAT), so with VAT that works out at 70.5p a metre! Anyway, as I said, I'm going to give this new wick a test today, and I'll report back on its efficacy, but think we might have a goer here... at this kind of price we're talking £7.05 for 10 metres of wick, which means we would need to get 20 people interested in buying 10 metres, and there's our MOQ!! |
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Post by rawveg on Jul 21, 2011 8:12:53 GMT
Hahaha nice one Spikey... different switch? Still one of kind  But yeah, seems we're on the same wavelength there Thanks! Tim |
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But yeah, seems we're on the same wavelength there