Are you maybe over dripping? Or flooded? Don't confuse spitting as popping. Popping is a sign your probably running at lower wattage then your needI turned the one 3x28/36 coil I made last week into two, now it's spitting like crazy at me even at lower wattage.
There are no hot spots, and I've rewicked with So Much cotton there is actually muted flavor, and I could barely squeeze it in there, but still spits at me! My juice is at least 85% VG... I think I ruined my alien wire somehow? Anyone know? These coils should be great at 80-100 watts, but it spits painfully even at 60 watts if the cotton is anything but almost dry
Glad to hear it. I intentionally wick pretty hard. If those type of problems happen I will take tweezers it when wicking hold one side of the coil as to not warp it but allow a very small space so that they kind of breath. Popping can happen in between your cores. Just natural for some amount
here is a pair i made last april that i am still using right now. this tank has been in my rotation almost daily since i did this build...only getting a bit of a break in the last two months. i hit these with over 200w on a hammer of god and i vape juice like pancake man and jam monster on them (sweetener apocalypse). how do they look compared to yours? these are likely n80 or 316 wrap wire mind you...
Check out the mterk video as his video was the only one that actully helped me get the stretch.
Sorry, a bit late to the conversation. I haven’t used Kanthal in a long while, so, I’m not sure how long Kanthal Aliens last. I had a problem with SS316L turning reddish/copper after a very short time...looked very similar to your pic. I’ve yet have any of my N80 Aliens turn red or brown, but when I rewick, I check for and fix hot spots that may have come up and if I’m not careful, I burn them for too long too hot (drawback of using a mech and not being able to control the power) and they get very dull gray and take forever to glow, so, I toss them. I’ve had the set I’m using now for about a week and that’s the longest I’ve kept a coil going in a looooong time.
Did you use a different juice by chance that may have been a bit more acidic or sugary and accelerated the corrosion of the metal? Or maybe dry fired too hot or even possibly auto fired without your knowledge and it cut off? Otherwise, I’m clueless, cuz I’m addicted to my N80.
These are my SS316L Aliens after they discolored...of course they’re wet and look different, but dry, they looked just like yours.
You're not drinking water are you?! You realize that stuff is found in antifreeze!?!
ThanksNice work
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First attempt at an interlock alien was a success in my book!
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Kanthal oxidizes causing rust from the iron composition
and with 40g as well which is a bitch to alien 
Proper coming along in building meg. Nice work
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Big, sharp scissors and a 45 degree angle are your friend in that situationYeah, next time I'll make sure my decore doesn't get mangled coming off a sharp edged core heh
Yeah, next time I'll make sure my decore doesn't get mangled coming off a sharp edged core heh
Big, sharp scissors and a 45 degree angle are your friend in that situation
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I'd end up trying to clapton my own hair. 
i am still afraid to try 32/42 aliens
Try rinsing them with sparkling water (carbonized water) instead of regular tap water when you dry burn, repeat this a few times. Do a final rinse with regular tap water after that, vigorously blow out the remaining drops, and gently pulse for a while to make everything dry up faster... don't wait too long after that so rewick fast or else the brown color will return. Using sparkling water to dry burn also helps to clear out the gunking from between the cores and wrap wire, and it does that not just for Kanthal, but Nichrome80 as well. I haven't given my coil brush any use at all anymore ever since I first discovered this. Coils that would normally last only a few weeks now typically last 2 whole months.
Yeah, next time I'll make sure my decore doesn't get mangled coming off a sharp edged core heh
I’ve posted this somewhere before, but can’t recall if it was this thread or not, but a trick I’ve found that works well for me in pulling off decore buttery smooth is taking a pair of pliers and laying the tip of the core into the groove of the teeth sideways meaning the teeth groove run parallel to the core wire
And then gently closing the pliers, but loosely...not gripping in anyway whatsoever (you want the core wire to spin a bit in the groove) and giving the trigger a couple of soft squeezes as you slide the pliers away from the drill until you slide the pliers off the Core wire...this rounds out all sharp edges and even minutely tapers the end of that core wire
Granted, as with any other tips/tricks/advice that falls outta my mouth, keep in mind I’m not using a swivel setup, so, part of what makes this helpful for me is that I can reuse that same core wire repeatedly and spin off as many lengths of decore as my little heart desires...all with never having a snag and essentially being able to take the Core wire out of the drill and and holding it vertically and the decore just slides off perfectly just under its own weight. Also know that the thinner gauge decore wire you’re using, the less beneficial this technique is...anything up to 36ga is pretty much flawless, 38ga can be a bit hit or miss and 40ga and higher will typically still need a small amount of reversing the drill after completing the Clapton to allow it to break free of the core wire easily.
How dare you incinerate that I don’t know how to use big words!
If you want clean cuts do yourself a favor and get a nice set of these. They cut wire clean. Oh and they're great for ribbonI’ve posted this somewhere before, but can’t recall if it was this thread or not, but a trick I’ve found that works well for me in pulling off decore buttery smooth is taking a pair of pliers and laying the tip of the core into the groove of the teeth sideways meaning the teeth groove run parallel to the core wire
And then gently closing the pliers, but loosely...not gripping in anyway whatsoever (you want the core wire to spin a bit in the groove) and giving the trigger a couple of soft squeezes as you slide the pliers away from the drill until you slide the pliers off the Core wire...this rounds out all sharp edges and even minutely tapers the end of that core wire
Granted, as with any other tips/tricks/advice that falls outta my mouth, keep in mind I’m not using a swivel setup, so, part of what makes this helpful for me is that I can reuse that same core wire repeatedly and spin off as many lengths of decore as my little heart desires...all with never having a snag and essentially being able to take the Core wire out of the drill and and holding it vertically and the decore just slides off perfectly just under its own weight. Also know that the thinner gauge decore wire you’re using, the less beneficial this technique is...anything up to 36ga is pretty much flawless, 38ga can be a bit hit or miss and 40ga and higher will typically still need a small amount of reversing the drill after completing the Clapton to allow it to break free of the core wire easily.
How dare you incinerate that I don’t know how to use big words!
Knipex or go home.If you want clean cuts do yourself a favor and get a nice set of these. They cut wire clean. Oh and they're great for ribbon
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Really nice work man...Nah, can’t say that I’ve ever been to alltheflavors before.
As for swivels, every now and then I’ll hook up a set and use it for a coil or two, but for the most part, freehanding is just more fun to me. I’ve got enough coils to last from now until the end of time, so I build for fun and to keep myself busy so that I can at least try to stay out of trouble, lol. Also, it’s just how I’ve always done it and I guess I subscribe to the notion of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Works well for me anyway
How dare you incinerate that I don’t know how to use big words!
I'm so glad I dont really like really high gauge wrap wire! Lol Beautiful job for sure but I just don't think I even want to try to alien anything over 38g. Personally I like using 34g and I think it last way longer.
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