gbalkam
Postman
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- Jul 2, 2016
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lol If it hasn't been done.. i should do a youtube vid and name it that.. The Ugly Coil. So... I was bored, and I have wire.. and what do you do when you are bored and have wire.... you play. LOL..
Build..
5x 7inch strands of 0.5x0.1 flat kanthal... twisted on a drill.
(I had planned on keeping them parallel.. but found I couldnt even see the wires to stack them. LOL.. so twisted it is)
Use more 0.1x0.5mm flat kanthal and clapton the 5 strand twisted wire you just made.
You now have the worlds ugliest wire. Wrap it 5x on a 2.0mm bit, mount and tune your ugly coil (tune = heat and pinch until you get the even glow from the center.) Not sure if anyone else calls it that.
Have to admit.. this thing is throwing vapor real good, even though I only did a single coil.
Now, someone better at doing claptons will probably make a less ugly coil.. but looks aren't everything.
Single Coil....
Build..
5x 7inch strands of 0.5x0.1 flat kanthal... twisted on a drill.
(I had planned on keeping them parallel.. but found I couldnt even see the wires to stack them. LOL.. so twisted it is)
Use more 0.1x0.5mm flat kanthal and clapton the 5 strand twisted wire you just made.
You now have the worlds ugliest wire. Wrap it 5x on a 2.0mm bit, mount and tune your ugly coil (tune = heat and pinch until you get the even glow from the center.) Not sure if anyone else calls it that.
Have to admit.. this thing is throwing vapor real good, even though I only did a single coil.
Now, someone better at doing claptons will probably make a less ugly coil.. but looks aren't everything.
Single Coil....
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