Darthvaper510
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They aren't as hard as they look.I seen n.devine do some.. omg talk about coil porn hahahaha..helllla nice!
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I like n.divine, he has an attitude like he doesn't care if anyone watches him or not. He's just doing his thing and putting it out there if people want to watch and hang out. If they don't he doesn't give a shit. He's also a talented and very creative builder.
Welcome to the thread DV. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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Yea he's super creative! Seems like he just breathes ideas.thanks fud hopefully I can see some of your work
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Oooooo awsome build!
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Do u have more hybrid coils?
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Here's a staple 
slentre braid I was working on it came out of the mount I was using so I ended up braiding the side by accident BUT trial and error is what it's about!
.3ribbon core
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36g braid
slentre braid I was working on it came out of the mount I was using so I ended up braiding the side by accident BUT trial and error is what it's about!.3ribbon core
36g fuse
36g braid
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Those are super clean! How did u polish them?
pretty much the squiddoode method, but a little gentler. i used thicker than normal alien wrap (34g in this case) so there is enough metal to polish without blowing right through the wraps. i went from 400 to 2k grit sandpaper.
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Gotcha. I love alien coils just can't get them down. Either too loose and I mohawk it or too tight and I swear for 10inches of wire
keep trying man. you just have to get it a few times and it 'sticks' and you can just make them from now on. the only way to get there is keep trying. mohawks are when you under stretch. if you over stretch theres no recovery. if you are getting mohawks, just squeeze the alien wrap a little tighter as you feed it on and see if it straightens out...just make sure your cores are secured so they dont bunch up from the extra tension
edit - check this thread too
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another great tip thanks! Keep up the great work and would love to see more of your work also!thanks man
if you dig through this very thread, you can go all the way back to my first coils before i even had a drill. welcome to the 'post your builds' thread. looking forward to seeing your first aliens 
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I definitely will I have a couple aliens but the are not up to par quite yet here s one I was doing and right in the middle it went awful so I most of itthanks man
out and fused claptoned in the middle
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Can't waste wire lol but honestly it was the best vape!
Pretty sweet hybrid.
Just a little alien advice. Try getting it down with 2 or 3 cores first. That way you can focus more on the wrap than on the cores. Another tip is to make a few de-cores and prep a few cores as well. That way you can sit down and just practice a few in quick succession. That way if you screw one up you can just next it, then hop right onto another without having to prep it all out. That helped me anyway.
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Another clean alien! I seen people use ribbon wire an flatten it on the wire as a slider with nylon pliers,draw string clips,key rings,and a guy came out with alien makers that slide down the wire as you go(for your keeping them inline question)maybe MACH1NE can chime in with wire sizes he seems pretty alien savy.or u could check out the alien forum I'm still rather new also.good luck and great work!
just try to figure out your total core width and divide that by three, then use the closest gauge to that number. for example: 5 x 28 gauge is 5 x .321mm = 1.6mm, divided by three is .53mm. 24 gauge is .51mm. you can deviate a bit from that number and still get aliens. the only difference is how pronounced the 'waves' are. some guys like to use a slightly larger decore for that reason.
i use paper clips (taped shut), and ribbon sliders if i use anything. tension plays an equally important part in core stability imo. the tension between drill and swivels as well as the tension you hold on your wrap wire. if you are really gentle with everything, your cores will have less stress on them and be more inclined to remain parallel.
nice clean work btw
There's all sorts of things out there for keeping your cores stable, ones that keep them flat, ones that keep them in a pyramid for mohawks. They aren't a necessity in my opinion and I have tried a couple of building props (daedalus, patino's) I do like the patino's for ease of use but I honestly barely ever use them as I quite like staggered fused builds and they're pretty much useless for that type of build. The same thing can be achieved by using ribbon wire and and flattening it out, do a couple and stage them across the wire sliding them further down as you reach them.
The better you get you'll realise having the stabilisers just slows down your build time but they definitely helped me to realise the importance of doing the decore and stretch flawlessly or I'd have kinks in the finished alien and making sure the prepared wire was flat and untwisted. Keep at it, once you have that "ahaa" moment it'll all fall into place.
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The better you get you'll realise having the stabilisers just slows down your build time but they definitely helped me to realise the importance of doing the decore and stretch flawlessly or I'd have kinks in the finished alien and making sure the prepared wire was flat and untwisted. Keep at it, once you have that "ahaa" moment it'll all fall into place.
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Where've I heard that before...
I believe it was on this very forum, not that long ago haha. I should do a few Aliens in the gauges I started with and what I'm up to, to see the difference in sizes. I mean I started I with 32 gauge wrap wire and round here they call that core wire 
I'm down to 3 30 gauge core, need to work either smaller again or instead go wider for a change.
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I'm down to 3 30 gauge core, need to work either smaller again or instead go wider for a change. Sent from my MI MAX 2 using Tapatalk
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Core wire??? U guys wrapping it with hair or something??
yeah as i got better at everything, i found most of the battles were fought during prep. if your decore is perfect and your core wire stacks are solid, your swivels and drill are aligned and you are sitting in a comfortable position, you are far more likely to get through a build successfully.
me too. i hit 30/40 and was too scared to try 32/42 yet.
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Sometimes... I think I have up to 54 gauge N80. I'm scared of that stuff.
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Sounds like u want me to swear more than Samuel Jackson lol
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they're....they're.....they're beautiful! I need to up my game!
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Hey thanks man. For my first time over 3 cores i felt i did pretty good. wasnt that bad. the strech was still to the same point as a normal one. Prep sucked those five just kept twising them selves back up before i could get them secured. Then it was just the start and stop of moving slider not used to that 3 core is just bam done
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What's going on guys any new builds?
Enigmas... Half pitchfork thing... Interlocking fraliens.. lots of failsssss
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I like that half pitchfork! Looks like hometown buffet..little taste of everything! Super clean work on them all. Did you get any color shots?
Ya but it (half pitchfork)wasn't clean enough for Instagram post.
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That's still pretty challenging! Nice pics! the frailens came out hella nice the enigma super sick overall =me hella jealous lol how long you been building?
Well the wire I've been working with these days for claptons (40awg SS) kinda feels like hair when I'm working with it, so you're not that far off.
I've got a clip on macro lens for my phone. Some of these guys might have better camera's all together though
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At least you know how to use a cell phone camera, which is more than I can say for myself, LOL!
I use a Nikkon Coolpix P520 - https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-COOLPIX-Digital-Camera-1080p/dp/B00B7O2ZTW.
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Made some pretty cool Mohawks today one with .3 ribbon the other with 2pieces of 36
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I use my phone with the clip micro lens buuuut still working on the light situation lol
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Oh an a attempt at a ribbon stagger lets just say my swear jar is full lol
the driptech ds clone finally came in today. threw some alien framed staples in there with some xmas themed juice (candy cane white chocolate bark). fuck yeah xmas! my body is ready 
@Pegleg Meg i use an iphone with a magnifying glass held against the camera lens as close as the autofocus will let me..no post on the pics just straight from my phone and cropped.
@Pegleg Meg i use an iphone with a magnifying glass held against the camera lens as close as the autofocus will let me..no post on the pics just straight from my phone and cropped.
Couple of 3mm ID all ss316l 3*28g/38g Aliens staged with 28g. Ohms are coming out around .06-.07 before firing properly. A little bit too low for my usual build so gonna make some more in 3.5 ID. Sat in the pyro and on the captain pd270.
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Ya but it (half pitchfork)wasn't clean enough for Instagram post.
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Don’t understand Instagram but it that’s still a pretty build.
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I need to try something like that with the ribbon wire. How did it Vape?
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Well I just like everything perfect and clean, that build wasn't really up to my standards. Thank you tho it's not terrible by any means, I'll have to retry it.
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I haven't tried it yet...I'm kinda Curious tho!
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Enigmas... Half pitchfork thing... Interlocking fraliens.. lots of failsssss
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Wow cracking coils Jriley I’d be well happy if my stuff turned out that well!
Haven’t tried a pitchfork yet...well I say haven’t I have but not properly because I can’t get the hang of para claptoning keep finding one lead jumps over the other
I have the spools locked next to each other but might be holding to close to the core as I wrap?