Good coil I think? your opinion guys IGO W dual coil

[Tubbyengineer]

Bastos wick, it's a type of silica.

It's no good spending ages building the latest "Super Micro Nano Dragon Chimney Coil" if it vapes like damp camel shit, The best is often pretty simple, a well made 4/5 wrap on 2 or 3mm Silica or a simple microcoil with cotton - Even PBusardo can knock one of those out on a Kayfun in under 7 mins...

 

[Chegs]

Bastos wick = same as your everyday silica in many ways apart from...

IT'S AN UTTER BASTURD TO FEED THROUGH YOUR COILS AS IT INSISTS ON SPLITTING/SPREADING OUT AT THE CUT-OFF ENDS THE INSTANT IT MEETS ANY RESISTANCE!

Apart from that,it's okay.

 

[gords1001]

I like badtos, but in a dripper micro coils and cotton is the way forwards.

I do agree that ribbon wire is well worth a go though, I tend to use .5 x .1, cant fault it in any of my recent builds.

 

[clint]

Back in my day we used to wrap kanthal wire around strands of silica. The old ways are the best in my opinion.

 

[Ninjaassasin1983]

I usually do just handwrap around silica I use cotton as well sometimes but I just wanted to see if I could manage a tiny coil I spend lots of time practicing different coils

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[Chegs]

I usually do just handwrap around silica I use cotton as well sometimes but I just wanted to see if I could manage a tiny coil I spend lots of time practicing different coils

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I too often just wrap the wire round silica/bastos/mesh wicks,I also spent a time experimenting with various formers to wrap the wire round,& have settled on a 2.5 (ish) mm drill-bit for most of my coils as these are easily threaded with either mesh or cotton wool,and my Aga S can now run the same coil for weeks & weeks,with regular wick changes using mesh as this material allows the old wick to simply be pulled out,and the new wick slotted in.The only time I have any problem with this method is if I've been vaping the licorice juice,it blocks up the mesh rapidly & welds the coil to the mesh,so I've to undo the coil screws,remove the wick/coil together,cook them on the gas stove for several minutes before the two can be separated and as a result,its faster to simply bin them & make fresh coils with a cotton wick or even better,use the licorice in the dripper(blows your tastebuds off)and once the flavour level drops,bin the cotton,wash the coil(s)under the tap,dry burn & add new cotton.


Whichever device I use,total time for coil/wicking is no more than 10 minutes,but I'll often sit & feck about with wire just experimenting with various ideas seen on youtube/POTV (nano/dragon/square/triangle/snake etc.)as just sitting in front of the TV is sooooooo exciting I fall asleep within minutes,and I bought a new multimeter before I got the Vamo so I might as well use the fecker.

 

[Ninjaassasin1983]

Yeah I just love sitting trying coils I've got a big load of 0.3 and 0.32 kanthal,some #400 mesh, and some wick and ekowool on the way

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[Astro_Vape]

... I'll often sit & feck about with wire just experimenting with various ideas seen on youtube/POTV (nano/dragon/square/triangle/snake etc.)

This is me

Later.

Paul.

 

[gords1001]

liquorice. ....tganks, I now need to find a new liquid, fancy dropping a link to what you use?

 

[Mawsley]

pretty good loads of vapour loads of flavour no burnt taste like other coils i've built before its all good well chuffed with it

Building a coil you're proud of is such a good feeling - it's what makes vaping turn from something you do into the full-blown hobby for me. Tinkering with mods, trying out new wicking techniques and busting new types of coiling.

Still haven't tried the dragon coil thing yet, that's one I really want a go at.