Some baby fraliens for the wake rta
4(.4x.1k)
2(26gK)
35gK alien - 1.1ohm Pre Fire (I think. It was late last night)
Fire/Wick shots soon to come... I have like 2k Feet of 35g that I gotta start using... it just sits there doing nothing lol
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Very clean build man!
How are you getting 1.1 ohm coils?
Out of interest what size alien makers do you use for fraliens?
lovely coils by the way
They need breaking in quite a bit mate ...I took 3 bits of wire (correct gauge) and just sat there running the wire back and forth for half hour or so on each one watching tv ...if you don’t they won’t run smoothly as you wrap
Also I only use 2 or 3 at a time not all 6 but you may well have a different experience to me on this
Haven’t tried the wide boys yet but ordered some to try. The 3 core ones work pretty well all the time the wire doesnt twist because the swivels can’t keep up ..... I like them
Although I can’t see How ribbon works with them like they say?
Didn’t wrap them up yet but they are
8(.4x.1k)
2(26gK)
35gK alien
I used the regular 26g alien makers for them and they worked flawlessly for the most part
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Bahahahahahahaha I look like fucking zoidberg from Futuramalol the claw formation your hand has to make to freehand aliens...i know it wellget into the swivels man, its a huge difference once you get your setup figured out. they require a bit of experimentation to find the best ways to set them up, attach your builds etc...but once you do that, they really up your game.
Beautiful job Meg. I need to figure out a swivel set up. I am in a sober living and have basically either a very small dresser or a iron table outside. Would have been nice as hell today. Last week it was below 0 this week is in the 70s all day. Cincinnati for ya.
Hey I'm down. Hey funny story I used to be heavy into comp Bass fishing. Kvd is Kevin Van dam. One of the greatest f power fisherman in the industry.I used no swivels when I first started claptoning, but with how I held the wire, it was rubbing a groove into my thumbnail somehow - I saw that wasn't going to be a long-term way to go about it lol. I coulda figured out another way to hold it I guess but I like my swivels. Seeing that wire spin perfectly without wobble without my help just gives me warm fuzzies
My offer is still up btw, I have a pack of 10, I use 5, you can have the other 5 plus some crap ones to use just for attaching them to something and your wire. Just let me know! They're KVD by Mustad
12 ply .3 staples up on deck for this evening, got 3 decores ready to try a staple alien without frames
lots of the people who have had their staple builds buckle mention the vise/pliers/tension method. this is the opposite of that, so hopefully it will works for someone.
And this is how I do mine also. I use little to no pressure, and almost let the coil roll over itself, with just a tad of assistance. Granted, it usually makes a slightly larger diameter then the jig, but it works.
great work man those are very clean lookingI love Staples. Just regular Staples. Frameless Staples.
The one pic on the ram is only a 6 ply with kanthal i thought because there are 6 cores it will get low quick but it didn't. I can make dual 16 ply Staples that only ohm out to .2
I need to get some Nichrome ribbon. I love the flavor.
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I love Staples. Just regular Staples. Frameless Staples.
The one pic on the ram is only a 6 ply with kanthal i thought because there are 6 cores it will get low quick but it didn't. I can make dual 16 ply Staples that only ohm out to .2
I need to get some Nichrome ribbon. I love the flavor.
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Great build man. I'm still working on my staples. Usually try one a day. Or at least prep a stick a day. Only problem is I usually do a run long enough for one coil. I've got a few sticks ready to bind together. Saw a framed staple that was helixed instead of wrapped earlier. Looked really good. Not sure if it's easier to helix or wrap.I love Staples. Just regular Staples. Frameless Staples.
The one pic on the ram is only a 6 ply with kanthal i thought because there are 6 cores it will get low quick but it didn't. I can make dual 16 ply Staples that only ohm out to .2
I need to get some Nichrome ribbon. I love the flavor.
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it takes a lot more time to helix the twisted frames together because it usually takes like 5-10 passes of (separate) fuse, by hand. you can clapton the same thing in a few minutes on a drill at high speeds once you are comfortable clapton wrapping stuff.
Seems like it would be quicker to helix but now that I think about it, trying to get the wrap wire in all the twisted grooves is probably a big pita
yah you have to find the spacing because the twists dont inherently line up into eachother. the one i did had me skip 6 grooves for each wrap. first pass of counting those out and hand tightening every wrap took forever, and that was only like 1/5th of the wrapping i needed to do. the next passes were faster because i didnt have to count spaces, but it was an all day build for me.
Wow that's definitely a job then. I might hold off for a while. There are other things I need to perfect or at least be able to do before I jump to the next coil. Lol
Cool deal. About to throw some sliders on and tighten it up then wrap it up.
Does anyone still use now torches? I've never used a blow torch to work my coils. Even big framed Staples.Framed. I honestly cannot tell much if any difference between framed and regular Staples. Maybe a bit faster ramp up. I'm going to order some Nichrome ribbon tomorrow
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Only for Ni80 non-framed staples. Frames are keeping the ribbon wire vertical as you wrap your coil so then the springiness doesn't matter, but without the frames the springiness creates a disaster if you don't give it a quick run of the torch before you start to coil it up.
i have never torched wire/coils either. i buckled a few staples learning how to wrap them up, and that was pretty much the end of it.
what tank is that? looks like an apocalypse deck in an rta?
It's a kb Sherman v3. I absolutely love this tank. I squonk for the most part but man this tank kicks ass.i have never torched wire/coils either. i buckled a few staples learning how to wrap them up, and that was pretty much the end of it.
those are super nice coils btw man
I’m in love with my squidward spinner. Bones red bearing is really smooth.
get into the swivels man, its a huge difference once you get your setup figured out. they require a bit of experimentation to find the best ways to set them up, attach your builds etc...but once you do that, they really up your game.
