Cotton help!!

[specz]

If it's dry in the centre then you're probably making the wick too tight, for a 2.5mm dia coil you need a strip of muji about 4mm wide, peel off the outer woven layer on each side then twist just the very end into a point, When you pull the wick through your coil there should be just a little resistance, this is how I wick coils and I almost never have any trouble with them.

You might find this a useful illustration - Wicking starts at 17:30 ish

Thanks for the advice I will give that a try! I don't want to quit as I'm quite enjoying making the coils. Guess it's just a learning curve. You guys are always so helpful on here and never judgemental.

 

[specz]

Well this is another attempt following everyone's advice. Quite pleased. But only firing it up will tell I guess lol. Attached is before and after liquid shots!

 

[witt15]

Looking nice get it fired[emoji1]

 

[specz]

Seems to be firing nicely. Have to let my ego in and actually say I'm pleased with this. I've only been building for a week lol.

 

[witt15]

Great stuff. Do you know what you've started lol. Enjoy

 

[specz]

Great stuff. Do you know what you've started lol. Enjoy

Beginning to realise! Already planning on attempting rebuilding my kanger subtanks and also updating my aspire nautilus x4 with something I can rebuild lol. I've ordered the new aspire triton 2 so I can do a build that's no sub ohm. Excited but getting expensive lol.

 

[witt15]

Beginning to realise! Already planning on attempting rebuilding my kanger subtanks and also updating my aspire nautilus x4 with something I can rebuild lol. I've ordered the new aspire triton 2 so I can do a build that's no sub ohm. Excited but getting expensive lol.

Does cost to start with but once you have a setup buying stock coils is no longer needed, that's how I persuade myself anyway. I think as long as I continue vaping for the next 20 years and buy nothing else I should break even lol. Nah It's not that bad I used to spend £70 a week on cigs so no love lost