i got one of these a few days ago and i would say its pretty good for someone who doesnt want to learn how to build. it will get you fused claptons all day long, which are a very versatile coil and a good vape.
i was hoping the drill would either be quieter, or faster than it is. right now its not quiet enough to replace my quiet drill, and not fast enough to replace my fast one. i really like the shape of it though, and the switch/speed control, compared to normal drills. you can clamp it down and turn it on and let go of it. i have never 'needed' two hands to make wire before, but being able to let go of the drill might be a game changer. will need more experimentation to see if thats even an advantage or not.
the spool jig thing works exactly as intended. i made a short stretch of fused clapton with 40g wraps almost flawlessly (had to adjust the tension on the nut holding the spool down, which i did while it was running. the first half inch or so is a mess, the rest is perfect). i tried to make a much longer piece of clapton, to decore for a set of aliens. it was 18 inches long, a single 28g core. this was too long for the spool jig to make automatically. the wire started flopping around everywhere and i had to manually advance the jig to keep the tension, which ended up giving me some bad wraps (which you cant use for aliens, so this was all wasted time and wire). i realized after, that if the two pieces (drill and jig) were on an incline, with drill higher than jig, that it would probably work fine for a longer piece of wire. i will likely never use this piece again, but it works to make shorter strips of fused clapton, and seems to be able to at least do 40g wraps...probably smaller if you really dial in the spool tension and stuff...
in the end, the only piece i really like are the magic clapton tools. there are three of them, in 28, 26 and 24 gauge. they hold 3 cores perfectly for making aliens. they arent a whole lot better than a paper clip, key ring or whatever else we have come to use, but they are a slight improvement for sure. i have a feeling they will be able to do staples too...
so to conclude, i feel like this is perfect for someone who doesnt want to learn how to build, but wants a good vape. fused claptons are a good vape and you can get them for nothing with this thing. if someone got this and decided they wanted to try a harder build, or just manually building, the kit has a clamp and swivels...which is enough to be able to follow along with any youtube build video, and anything we talk about in the
post your builds thread here on the forum. if you are already building, have a drill and swivels, then this kit doesnt have much to offer you...unless the you can see an application for the hands free drill or those magic clapton tools...