Thanx for the response, coffee filter cloth could work great thanx. I got two plastic rings with my OHMBoY but what a mission to just keep track of them.
Thanx once again.
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Thanx for the response, coffee filter cloth could work great thanx. I got two plastic rings with my OHMBoY but what a mission to just keep track of them.
Thanx once again.
Yeah I chose it because I tend to have accidents with my rdas and it's great for mopping up juices under the base.
So this is my plan... Getting sick of spitback when i accidentally drip too much juice in.
@BumbleBee feel free to use this design if you like it.
@BumbleBee feel free to use this design if you like it.
Is that a drip tip ?
Rip tripper says that when the distance increases from the coil, the flavour drops. It was a old video don't know if it's still true with the new atties and coils.
Do let us know if experience.
Yes it is. Will give feedback. It's quite similar to my old 510 wide bore driptip but a combo of the 810 Base into the 510 shape I wanted.
@BumbleBee will finetune the measurements and all the works so lets see what he comes up with.
Lol @Faiyaz Cheulkar I taped both tips together to see how it will fare. I don't taste any difference.
Bumblebee has experience so I'll leave that up to him and trust he will make me something doable.
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So I've come to the point where I think I will need to start building my own SS316 coils if I can't find any premade coil wire... As I need to figure out if I have a nickel / nichrome sensitivity OR a PG sensitivity.
So a little bit of help here would be really be appreciated. First with my questions:
1. What gauges should I be using?
2. I'm looking at most online shops and they don't always provide the ohmage per meter which actually peeves me off. It makes it difficult to find what I am looking for.
3. I'm thinking fused claptons shouldn't be hard to create so I'd like to go with that and see how it goes. I've seen way too many coil-making videos and I shouldn't have an issue starting out. Aliens will be way out of my scope til I have some experience.
4. How much wire would I need to start with?
I have all the tools I need in here and in the workshop so we don't need to worry about that. I"ll worry about that when I'm in the UK as I won't have access to a workshop (unless I stay with my uncle).
@KZOR @BumbleBee @Friep @Steyn777 and tag others - maybe they all can pitch in here and help with some advice...
Thanks in advance.
So a little bit of help here would be really be appreciated. First with my questions:
1. What gauges should I be using?
2. I'm looking at most online shops and they don't always provide the ohmage per meter which actually peeves me off. It makes it difficult to find what I am looking for.
3. I'm thinking fused claptons shouldn't be hard to create so I'd like to go with that and see how it goes. I've seen way too many coil-making videos and I shouldn't have an issue starting out. Aliens will be way out of my scope til I have some experience.
4. How much wire would I need to start with?
I have all the tools I need in here and in the workshop so we don't need to worry about that. I"ll worry about that when I'm in the UK as I won't have access to a workshop (unless I stay with my uncle).
@KZOR @BumbleBee @Friep @Steyn777 and tag others - maybe they all can pitch in here and help with some advice...
Thanks in advance.
28ga is a great and versatile to use for core wire. 36ga for wraping also great thin but not to thin to work with and provides awesome flavour. I would say 100ft for the 36ga and 100ft 28ga for the core will last a long time. You can use the vapetool app on your phone to work out the ohms for you when you decide on a build especially fused claptons the app is accurate.
Thank you so much for the advice... This certainly will help when I'm in the UK.
Quick question for the tool savvy guys.
Is this worth spending the money on?
https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=PLID41263379
I need something portable and compact instead of a set of screwdrivers that take up a big tool box.
Is this worth spending the money on?
https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=PLID41263379
I need something portable and compact instead of a set of screwdrivers that take up a big tool box.
@RainstormZA that one isn't portable... it's really heavy... I must say I have a bit of a screwdriver fetish and have bought a lot of these toolkits but at the end of the day the right thing is to but a couple high-quality screwdrivers and hex screwdrivers, Vape Shears, ceramic tweezers and a decent bent tweezer and that's it.
That toolkit has tons of different goodies and at the end of the day, you may use 4-5 of them only with your vape gear.
Fair enough, I failed to mention I'm also a qualified A+ technician so the rest of these would work in my favor, in fixing computer hardware.
I just recently dismantled a graphics card that has a new fan part coming as the current one showing signs that it is starting to fail.
Now I'm beginning to see what you mean @Rob Fisher. The bulkiness of the driver handle itself.
I still need hex and torx screwdrivers though. Both my mods have torx and most mech hard drives have them - I salvage the magnets from failed drives for other use.
Any suggestions?
The hex ones come in two sizes for tech use as mounting screws on the case before screwing the motherboard in.
Copper one is hex.

I still need hex and torx screwdrivers though. Both my mods have torx and most mech hard drives have them - I salvage the magnets from failed drives for other use.
Any suggestions?
The hex ones come in two sizes for tech use as mounting screws on the case before screwing the motherboard in.
Copper one is hex.

A bit late to your question @RainstormZA
I dont build claptons or other exptics myself but in case it helps, for normal coils, SS comes out at about half the ohmage of Kanthal wire for the same gauge and wraps.
For example, a 28g Kanthal 7 wraps around 1.5 is about 1 ohm or so. The same coil in SS is about 0.5ohms
If you going to make normal round wire coils, id say go for SS 28g. About 7/8 wraps around 1.5 or 2mm should be good. And the nice thing about SS is you can also do temp control on it.
Thanks @Silver, not too late. Just great advice to use as I haven't ordered anything yet. Still need batteries and waiting on custom driptips so want to couple my order together from Bumblebee
Man, my coils taste like crap now, only getting new ss coils from Tuesday and will look into SS wire after I get back from jhb.
Also give @BumbleBee a shout about SS. I know he likes his SS coils and he knows his stuff so am sure he can also advise you on it
Will do, thanks!
Im really enjoying Sherlock Ohms videos - guy is easy to lipread and instructions are so clear, I could do a few coils in my sleep. Lol.
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@Rob Fisher !!! Look what I found locally
https://www.electrans.co.za/index.p...-iphone-laptop-cellphone-electronics-etc.html
Thinking of putting in an order through for this one...
https://www.electrans.co.za/index.p...-iphone-laptop-cellphone-electronics-etc.html
Thinking of putting in an order through for this one...
I will say too expensive, the actual cost is less than $5
I agree, but if you select shipping that does not go through SAPO then its going to cost you $50.15. However it defo cheaper if you select a lower shipping option, You would just need to deal with SAPO
@Dietz and @Faiyaz Cheulkar - this is a local store in Durban.
So if you say too expensive, where can I get one for cheaper in South Africa?
So if you say too expensive, where can I get one for cheaper in South Africa?
I am agreeing with you @RainstormZA . Especially after my 100day wait for my Pico, No amount of discount can justify a 100 day wait.
To recap, Its cheaper online, yes. but is it worth the difference if its stuck at SAPO? -in my opinion NO.
thats Why I say your option is a good option and worth it in my opinion.
I book marked that link you shared and will be getting myself one end of the month.
Ok I got a better price at Bid or Buy - https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/375...cecheck&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed
BUT after reading the fine print, this is drop shipping of between 45 to 55 business days. AND buyer pays custom charges, then there's the shipping charges which make the above price really redundant. It's going to add up to that price anyway.
Nah I am not waiting that long. I rather pay a little more and get something in less than a week or heck even two weeks is fine.
I need to open up my mod and clean it up proper. Plus one of my hard drives is going, I want to salvage the magnets.
BUT after reading the fine print, this is drop shipping of between 45 to 55 business days. AND buyer pays custom charges, then there's the shipping charges which make the above price really redundant. It's going to add up to that price anyway.
Nah I am not waiting that long. I rather pay a little more and get something in less than a week or heck even two weeks is fine.
I need to open up my mod and clean it up proper. Plus one of my hard drives is going, I want to salvage the magnets.
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