The Amateur Coils: Builds/Trial&Error

Ok, theres other threads about posting builds and then threads about advanced coils. But what about the transition?? I do builds almost everyday, some advanced and some regular. Some of my advanced builds are good, but not post-worthy, but id like to show them and get tips on how to make them better. Then I have some easy coils that are just so dang perfect looking, id like to post them. So I wanted a thread for the amateur coils, where you can post anything, even the mistakes. You can post new ideas, crazy builds, or ones that didnt make it. This is for people on their way to stapled helix, alien wire, stapled claptons, or where im at, the clapton/fused clapton stage(theyre still not pretty). So Ill start after this post and I hope Im not the only one that wanted a thread like this

Some of my latest builds

Stacked quad
22G bottom 24G top .14 ohms

Parallel 28G with Twisted 28G .35ohms


Zipper coil 26G .25ohm

I consider myself an amateur. Seriously.

Im with you breezy, I can do helix, claton, and fused claptons no problem. I failed on an alien build and failed on two attempts on stapled claptons. When I have some time to devote to it I will try some others, ive got all the wire I need including ribbon. I cant recommend ball bearing fishing swivels enough. They make doing fused claptons ridiculously easy, just make sure they are ball bearing swivels and NOT the regular barrel swivels. Barrel swivels might work to get one strand done but they always fail even if you hook up 4 or 5 together. I tried two different kinds of barrel swivels at first until I could find ball bearing ones and they were just horrible. Paper clips also work great to help hold together framed coils. Of course you will tape up the ends but adding paper clips in a couple places on the coils can help to hold them in place so they dont get all weird.

How do you use a swivel to make claptons? I recently got so irritated trying to make claptons, my wire got all tangled, i just chuck it across the room lol

In the second video he doesnt talk much about them but you can see how he uses them. You can do your basic or fused claptons like this. Its just stupidly easy compared to not using them. Sometimes I wonder if getting my fused claptons so tight is actually hurting flavor.

Youtube is an amaing place for tutorials. Twisted messes, the art of vaping, local vape, and pristine builds are good channels. Those guys, ohmboy oc, kent hill, squidoode, and m.terk are some of the best builders on youtube. Instagram has incredible builders as well but they dont all make tutorials.

Sean.King said:

In the second video he doesnt talk much about them but you can see how he uses them. You can do your basic or fused claptons like this. Its just stupidly easy compared to not using them. Sometimes I wonder if getting my fused claptons so tight is actually hurting flavor.

Youtube is an amaing place for tutorials. Twisted messes, the art of vaping, local vape, and pristine builds are good channels. Those guys, ohmboy oc, kent hill, squidoode, and m.terk are some of the best builders on youtube. Instagram has incredible builders as well but they dont all make tutorials.

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Wow, that literally changed my mind on how to build!

Here's a couple of pics of something I tried today. I'm pretty sure it's a staggered fused Clapton - looked it up on Google. Not great, but I'm learning.

I used two Claptons - each one is 26g Ni80 wrapped with 36g Ni80, then wrapped those in 32g Ni80.


Lousy wrap around a 2.5mm post

CrazyChef said:

Here's a couple of pics of something I tried today. I'm pretty sure it's a staggered fused Clapton - looked it up on Google. Not great, but I'm learning.

I used two Claptons - each one is 26g Ni80 wrapped with 36g Ni80, then wrapped those in 32g Ni80.

Lousy wrap around a 2.5mm post

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Hold up, you wrapped two claptons then claptoned that?

Yes

BreeZyCloudZ said:

Hold up, you wrapped two claptons then claptoned that?

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Twisted Messes has a video on it if you'd like to watch it for research. He calls them staggered fused claptons.

Practice really does pay off. Here's a 28/34 fused Clapton I just made. All kanthal. 5 wraps around a 2mm post. Comes in at 0.23Ω

My first ever coil build I made about 20 minutes ago, since my buddy KayOhBe requested I post all of my builds on VU. xD

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Kinnear said:

My first ever coil build I made about 20 minutes ago, since my buddy KayOhBe requested I post all of my builds on VU. xD

Parallel 26ga.

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