I just can't get it right I coil pretty good but suck at wicking .. I've tried 1000 different ways thicknesses thinesses... it's that a word? I just can't get it right wick loocks soaked but tastes burnt after a small hit or two!
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I suck at wicking, help!
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I'm currently rocking 26 gauge Kanthal 6 rap 3.0 millimeter .4 ohm using cotton bacon
Here's a trick I use: I made a small wick shaping tool that has holes of the same inner diameter as the coils I usually wrap (2.5 mm or 3 mm) and beveled edges, to give them a conical entry.
When I make a wick, I roll it between my fingers to get close to the diameter I want, as usual. Then I draw the wick through the tool:
- If it's too thick, it doesn't go through so I remove it and shape it some more.
- If it's just slightly larger than the desired diameter, drawing the wick through the hole makes it longer and just thin enough to go through.
Once the wick has passed through the tool, I know it will go through the coil with just the right amount of effort, consistently the same wick after wick. The tool takes the guesswork out of wick making, and it only costs a few pennies and a few minutes to make.
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Oooh wick hack...love it.
I've found having a 'light and fluffy cloud' of cotton helps. I use the same kind of material, and having slight drag on the cotton as i pull through (like a feeler gauge) and then float it back and forth some inside the coil. Then trim and fluff the edges. Finally, I can't stress this enough but this is the tricky part, gently take a piece of kanthol and tuck the wick into the juice wells. I usually do it a small bite at a time.
With wicking less is more.
I use fluffy wicks, which means I cut a long piece of KGD, peel the bottom and top layers, then make 2 points at the sides without touching the middle, then cut it in the middle and have 2 fluffy wicks.
In general don't forcefully stuff the wick in the coil, it needs to be tight enough so it won't fall off but loose enough so it will move freely when you pull it.
I use fluffy wicks, which means I cut a long piece of KGD, peel the bottom and top layers, then make 2 points at the sides without touching the middle, then cut it in the middle and have 2 fluffy wicks.
In general don't forcefully stuff the wick in the coil, it needs to be tight enough so it won't fall off but loose enough so it will move freely when you pull it.