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This is the cloud9 page, couldn't find any obvious postage details.
www.cloud9vaping.co.uk/epages/yxve46fvrnud.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/yxve46fvrnud/Products/MarkT-MESH-5x10

but it's not too expensive.

Thanks for the responses.

So how do I go about fashioning a ss wick, if I go for that? Roll it up? I suppose you need a certain gauge of mesh, but how much do you use per wick and how do you prepare it (I can do the oxidising bit I think)? Completely new to this stuff.

I only really want to shell out once for exactly the right stuff. Most of this seems to be sold in lifetime supply quantities.

So I'm going to re-fit my Ego Vision Starwotsits (henceforth EVS, though I'm tempted to call them Alvins) at some point.
I've got some decent wire (thanks Dee), but I'd like to know more about wick, so I'd appreciate any help.

The variables seem to be a) material and b) form factor

a) material
The choices appear to be glass fibre and stainles steel, maybe kevlar fibre too.

I'm doubting if ss is suitable for the EVS because it seems to me that part of the function of its wick is to seal the inner chamber from the tank, and I fear that ss may not compress well enough to prevent juice leaks. Is that sensible?

Glass fibre seems to be standard, but if it gets too chopped up into dust it's quite nasty stuff I understand, and it's not that hardwearing. For a fumbler like myself this could be a problem.

Another possibility I've seen mentioned is kevlar. You can get this in clown shops for fire-eating wicks etc. What are its relative merits compared to glass fibre, anyone know? It looks cheap enough and it could also serve as body armour should I happen to enter a combat situation.

b) form factor
I haven't measured the wick in my original EVS, but it looks to be somewhere between 1 and 2mm in diameter, also not sure if it's woven. My eyesight is imperfect. Is it the same as CE2 wick?

So if you could specify a perfect wick for Alvins, what would it be made of, what would it measure, and would it be woven or just strands?
I'd appreciate any facts or opinions because I'm in the dark on this. Please be as techy as you like.

The only tricky bit is getting the metal collar off without too much forcing. The collar itself is quite robust so I was worried more about the plastic body.

I used pliers to lever the collar out very slightly on one side, pulling out and levering down, then turned the barrel 90 degrees and lever out again etc until there was a big enough gap all round to get the edge of a knife or similar between the top of the metal collar and the plastic lip it was originally flush with. Then just wiggled the knife edge around to open the gap all round.

Once the gap opens more than a couple of mm it pretty much slides off by hand and the gubbins comes out easily. Obviously at your own risk, but it worked for me. Sadly I'm too ugly to make videos.

I got as far as removing the bottom collar on my first try at dismantling, by levering it off with pliers and then a knife blade, but then I lost my nerve.

Hope it does come apart somehow or I've wasted money buying resistance wire etc.

That's two products I've tried that were made less valuable by design (Ego C is the same thing pretty much). It's a conspiracy, I tell you..

Apparently the current batch are far harder to assemble and disassemble than in the vids.
There is talk of needing specialist bits of pipe. One to dis-assemble and one to re-assemble.

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/gotvapes/271370-disassemble-your-stardust-you-will-need-following.html

Having had a go last night, I can confirm that it ain't like you see in the movies, unfortunately.

The best laid plans etc..anyone know a plumber?

Yes, thanks Gordy.

When I say "clean" I actually mean "swish a bit of water round" to clear excess juice. The choice is waiting for it to dry or refilling immediately and spending a minute puffing away to clear the wick. It's not really a major difficulty. One tip is to half fill with water/voddy, then put the mouthpiece back in before shaking it. This protects the inside bits from water.

I do have a spare one, but I'm too tight to buy one clearo per flavour, I normally alternate three juices in a day. The spare is an alternate for when I have to replace the wick & coil on the other.