Cotton?

[KulrMeStoopid]

Ok so I can admit... I dont know everything, Micro Coils scare me...dual coils on a dripper scare me..

So anyways What cotton do I need to make a cotton wick. I dont want to buy some shit and have it burn up in my face


Thanks

 

[Phantom Diablo]

unbleached pure cotton buds.. baby aisle in tesco/sainsburys/insert whatever supermarket you use. i got mine from Martin Mccolls for 78 pence.. work a treat.
just esure you thoroughly coat em in juice before you fire up mech.. and keep em nicely soaked . even in a little dripper you'll get 3 x as many drips as cotton expands and absorbs a hell of alot

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

I think... I have some... so I might try to make one now

 

[cliffo]

I use these meg 100% pure cotton ,says it may contain husks and seeds but i've yet to find any ,

work for me , great taste , and should last a few years.

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Baby-Cotton-Wool-Balls-1-x-200-Pack_924008/

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

hrm... Theyre johnsons cotton... those are bleached arent they?

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Organic unbleached cotton is best, but the 79p rolled cotton wool in Tesco's baby aisle works just as well, you won't need very much, just a loose piece the size of your pinky, roll one end to a point, trim of the very wispy bit - then insert gently, and pull, slowly squeezing as it goes in may help, once you've got a good bit through and it's reasonably snug in the coil - trim the pointy end off close to the coil and then coil/trim the cotton to fit your dripper as required...

 

[Midnight]

It took me ages to find organic cotton. None in Tesco, none in Boots and none in Morrisons.
I finally found some Fairtrade organic cotton in a health store in Bedford. I couldn't believe how hard it was to source some.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

hrm... Theyre johnsons cotton... those are bleached arent they?

Never been able to tell the difference, and I've used both... Do they smell of anything?

 

[MadTz]

Am using the stuff Tubbyengineer and I have also used organic unbleached face pads too but you need to strip off the outer material first tho

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

Never been able to tell the difference, and I've used both... Do they smell of anything?

No not really

I'll give it a go