wick and how they deminish

[MilitantMinded]

I have just began rebuilding and have tired a couple different wicking methods. I currently use organic until O can get ahold of some SKD cotton. My question is why does it seem like my wicks are only lasting a couple days maxbefore I start getting a burnt taste? Along with the fact they become saturated to where they wont except juice. Just seems I should get more than a day or two out of them but I am new so maybe that is normal.
Thx for the help

 

[MrScaryZ]

I have just began rebuilding and have tired a couple different wicking methods. I currently use organic until O can get ahold of some SKD cotton. My question is why does it seem like my wicks are only lasting a couple days maxbefore I start getting a burnt taste? Along with the fact they become saturated to where they wont except juice. Just seems I should get more than a day or two out of them but I am new so maybe that is normal.
Thx for the help

Othere can answer this better than me I would ask when you are making your wicks with cotton how are you doing it? are you just rolling cotton into a wick?

 

[Fishee]

Perhaps using less cotton will help.
I kinda had similar issues when I was wicking with cotton.
But I eventually realized that I was using too much. So when I decreased the amount it seemed to help.
You wont be able to dip as much liquid but that wont really matter since the liquid you're already dripping is going to waste by just staying in the cotton blob.
Try less cotton.
sorry, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
good luck!

 

[Slicknic]

What rebuildables are you using?

I use Organic cotton balls. What I do is unravel carefully. If the outside end is difficult to find, just poke a finger into the center of the coil until it can be unraveled. Using sharp scissors, I cut off the ends if they're ragged and cut it into two or three even lengths. You can now tear off strips like string cheese and wick. I like the cotton snug, not loose, not choked, just snug.

I use rda's and two days is the maximum I take a wick. I have found if you dry pulse your coils clean in between wicks because you want to re-use the coils as long as possible, doing it every day is better than doing it every other day. The idea being, you burn/clean them before they're overly caked with burnt juice. It won't take long before wicking with fresh cotton is easy and hassle free.

Grats on stepping into the rebuilding arena, you will love it.

 

[UncleRJ]

And my congrats as well on diving into RBAs.

Truth be told, I was kind of concerned that I would be wasting money on devices that I just did not have the knowledge or manual dexterity to use.

But now I will never go back.

IMHO and experience, cotton fiber just does not hold up that well to the heat generated by the coil in your device.

I prefer using a natural wicking material and I got ahold of a few different samples including organic cotton, de-gummed hemp, hemp top silver and ramie fiber.

Ramie holds up to the heat and has an amazing capillary action that transfers liquid to the coil just about instantly.

You can get a rather large supply of it from The Woolery for about $15. It needs to be boiled before use (well probably not but I do anyway) and it is also easy to work with.

 

[MilitantMinded]

Sorry for the late response everyone. I Use organic right now and when I wick I just pull the ball apart and tear off a small maybe half inch wise strip. I only twist the end to thread it and make sure it's not to tough to pull through. I think a couple days on organic isnt bad just wasn't sure totally if that was normal. I am going to wick much lighter tonight and see how the results are because like someone said above, I feel like I am wasting juice. Thx for all the help and support everybody. Had a great first thread posting experience here and I think that trend will continue!

 

[Roger Schaeffer]

well I am sure this is wrong but I get 2 weeks on a Aqua or Russian Cotton Wick. I may not use more then 1 ml of juice a day with each. I notice no degradation of flavor ?

 

[VapedCrusader]

What type of juice are you using? This is a factor as well.. I change out wicks a lot quicker using my vanilla custard, compared to a clear fruit-type juice (where I am getting at least double the life span)

 

[Roger Schaeffer]

Mostly tobacco and fruit

 

[JVapes]

As a rule, I never use a cotton wick for more than two days. I find that cotton gets "spent" rather quickly regardless of pretty much everything.

 

[MilitantMinded]

What type of juice are you using? This is a factor as well.. I change out wicks a lot quicker using my vanilla custard, compared to a clear fruit-type juice (where I am getting at least double the life span)

I use mostly desert flavors like custard and such. I think I have a better understanding now and appreciate all the input from everyone. Great community here!

 

[VapedCrusader]

I use mostly desert flavors like custard and such. I think I have a better understanding now and appreciate all the input from everyone. Great community here!

Yup.. same here so you will need to swap it out after a few days.. Juices that have sweetener in them also gunk up a lot quicker

 

[Zamazam]

My rule is 2 tanks on a Kayfun or RBA, then I change the cotton. I used to use ekowool, but the flavor was just off imo. Lately I've been using organic hemp and it works great, not good for really light and delicate flavors since it sometimes imparts an earthy flavor if it gets too hot.

 

[VH fan]

Yep, less is more with cotton , thread just enough through your coil until it's slightly snug but not snug (hard to explain) . It expands quite a bit and thats what you got to remember .

I change wicks rather frequently and i change coils far more than necessary but thats because i enjoy making and setting them up , not that i have to.

 

[VH fan]

And my congrats as well on diving into RBAs.

Truth be told, I was kind of concerned that I would be wasting money on devices that I just did not have the knowledge or manual dexterity to use.

But now I will never go back.

IMHO and experience, cotton fiber just does not hold up that well to the heat generated by the coil in your device.

I prefer using a natural wicking material and I got ahold of a few different samples including organic cotton, de-gummed hemp, hemp top silver and ramie fiber.

Ramie holds up to the heat and has an amazing capillary action that transfers liquid to the coil just about instantly.

You can get a rather large supply of it from The Woolery for about $15. It needs to be boiled before use (well probably not but I do anyway) and it is also easy to work with.

Hey RJ, how does the Ramie compare to Rayon , any noticeable taste advantage?

Thanks

 

[UncleRJ]

Hey RJ, how does the Ramie compare to Rayon , any noticeable taste advantage?

Thanks

Truthfully, I have never tried Rayon as IMHO, I found my perfect wick material in Ramie.

It has no taste of its own, is as good or better (better) than organic cotton and it last to the point where you have to dry burn your coil.

Also cheap as hell and easy to work with.

A 0.16 oz bag of organic cotton at CVS will run you about $4.

An 8 oz bag of Ramie will run you $15.

http://www.woolery.com/store/pc/Ramie-Top-8oz-China-Grass-p901.htm#details

You do the math and with one order you are set for wick for a very, very long time!

 

[VH fan]

Truthfully, I have never tried Rayon as IMHO, I found my perfect wick material in Ramie.

It has no taste of its own, is as good or better (better) than organic cotton and it last to the point where you have to dry burn your coil.

Also cheap as hell and easy to work with.

A 0.16 oz bag of organic cotton at CVS will run you about $4.

An 8 oz bag of Ramie will run you $15.

http://www.woolery.com/store/pc/Ramie-Top-8oz-China-Grass-p901.htm#details

You do the math and with one order you are set for wick for a very, very long time!

Thank you for the feedback , i wonder why Ramie is not talked about more , i will definitely give it a try.

Thanks again

 

[UncleRJ]

Thank you for the feedback , i wonder why Ramie is not talked about more , i will definitely give it a try.

Thanks again

I had heard something about it somewhere and I did a bunch of experiments with different plant fibers including cotton and it was by far the best so I started to spread the word after using it for a couple of months.

 

[VH fan]

I had heard something about it somewhere and I did a bunch of experiments with different plant fibers including cotton and it was by far the best so I started to spread the word after using it for a couple of months.

Well your the first i have heard mention it so i hope you get full credit if it becomes the new biggest thing .

 

[Ace]

Unclerj doesn't get credit only blame. Remember, it's all his fault!

 

[UncleRJ]

I don't know about all the credit, but I am not at all concerned about the blame s the stuff is just that GREAT!

But please purchase from here if you are interested....

http://www.woolery.com/store/pc/Ramie-Top-8oz-China-Grass-p901.htm#.U_O7U_ldXwk

The price is as good as you will find and Nancy was kind enough to send me a sample for my test!

 

[barberguy]

Does anyone know a pretty good list on different custards just started them
I would like to try a variety of them a good list so I can find the best is fine and of course if you know one
or two of the very best please and thanks everyone

 

[Roger Schaeffer]

Does anyone know a pretty good list on different custards just started them
I would like to try a variety of them a good list so I can find the best is fine and of course if you know one
or two of the very best please and thanks everyone

try
DIY E-Liquid - General Discussion

 

[BUDKISS]

Bionic Custard Assault
Grant's Vanilla Custard
Gremlin Juice Vanilla Custard
Blends by Bryce
Cyclops' Colossus
Granny's Custard by AnnaMae's

 

[Roger Schaeffer]

Bionic Custard Assault
Grant's Vanilla Custard
Gremlin Juice Vanilla Custard
Blends by Bryce
Cyclops' Colossus
Granny's Custard by AnnaMae's

Try DIY E-Liquid - General Discussion please?

 

[m3rma1d]

But they didn't say they're looking to DIY, did they? This is why we've been asking for a juice sub-forum.

 

[barberguy]

are you talking about bionic vapor makes custard assault cause I found that but a window pops up when you try to make an acct with the
lock and red line thru it help please

 

[r2beat]

Sorry for the late response everyone. I Use organic right now and when I wick I just pull the ball apart and tear off a small maybe half inch wise strip. I only twist the end to thread it and make sure it's not to tough to pull through. I think a couple days on organic isnt bad just wasn't sure totally if that was normal. I am going to wick much lighter tonight and see how the results are because like someone said above, I feel like I am wasting juice. Thx for all the help and support everybody. Had a great first thread posting experience here and I think that trend will continue!

This might be a problem too. The oeganic cotton balls come in strands(long fibers). You should unravel/unball them first and take out pieces like string cheese. They wick better when you wick following the fibers.