Now hold on there Dennis. I never said I treaded the cotton in the hole because if I could then I could just thread a coil.
I can't see the tiny hole very easy either but being able to stuff cotton into it doesn't require seeing it....luckily. 
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Now hold on there Dennis. I never said I treaded the cotton in the hole because if I could then I could just thread a coil.
I can't see the tiny hole very easy either but being able to stuff cotton into it doesn't require seeing it....luckily. 
I need to get some different sized silica...mine's mostly 3mm. The 1mm pulled in fairly easy though so maybe it's not as hard as I'm making it out to be.
My taste buds can't tell the difference between silica and cotton (except very slightly) and I've always enjoyed being able to just dry burn my silica wicks. Hmmm....time to shop for some silica...I have enough cotton to last me...uh...forever!
Most definitely this. I thried the standard cotton balls in an Igo-L a few months ago, and although that flavor went away mostly, it definitely tasted like a cotton ball. And it was not pleasant.
The sterile rolled cotton is usually in the first-aid section of the pharmacy, instead of in the beauty section. It's like $6 for a box that contains a cartoonishly large roll of sterile cotton that you will still have plenty to pass on to somebody even if you live to be 150 years old. It's a one time purchase, and as long as you keep it squonked / moist, you won't ever taste it. Even if you get a slightly dry hit, you can tell before it gets too funky that you need to get your squonk on.
Thanks everyone 
I'm having the wife pick me up some sterile 100% cotton tonight and I'll give it another go.
I also ordered a reomizer 2 and a new metallic red Grand to go with it....never hurts to have a backup. I got to thinking today, what if my silver grand got lost or stolen? I would be SOL!!!
I'm having the wife pick me up some sterile 100% cotton tonight and I'll give it another go.
I also ordered a reomizer 2 and a new metallic red Grand to go with it....never hurts to have a backup. I got to thinking today, what if my silver grand got lost or stolen? I would be SOL!!!
Thanks everyone
I'm having the wife pick me up some sterile 100% cotton tonight and I'll give it another go.
I also ordered a reomizer 2 and a new metallic red Grand to go with it....never hurts to have a backup. I got to thinking today, what if my silver grand got lost or stolen? I would be SOL!!!
That's the spirit, Jeff.
Always remember, if you need any hands-on help, I'm only a small mountain range and a medium pizza away.
Now hold on there Dennis. I never said I treaded the cotton in the hole because if I could then I could just thread a coil.
sheeeeesh... what was was i about to respond with would probably get deleted by the mods...
let's just say that i am now very jealous of you on more levels than one...
I wrap my coils on a 1/16" drill bit and 3mm silica goes in pretty easy. I clip it at an angle with nail clippers and dip it in VG. Roll it to a point and it will go right in. I've done 3.5mm too but it's a bit more tricky.
Well the wife picked up some sterile, 100% cotton balls from Rite Aid and they work pretty good. Taste is better than the silica to me, so I think I will switch over to the cotton (seems to hit harder too).
The one drawback is that I'm still using a RBA1, so there is no juice well at the bottom of the inside of the atty, so whenever I open the atty up to replace the cotton, juice runs all over. I have a RBA2 coming in the mail, so it looks like I'll retire the RBA1 for backup anyway.
Thanks for all the advice fellow reonaughties
The one drawback is that I'm still using a RBA1, so there is no juice well at the bottom of the inside of the atty, so whenever I open the atty up to replace the cotton, juice runs all over. I have a RBA2 coming in the mail, so it looks like I'll retire the RBA1 for backup anyway.
Thanks for all the advice fellow reonaughties
I still prefer silica DZ. Have ordered some ekowool, but 2.5 mm - probably won't fit through the micro? Maybe sock it over the 1/16"?
Would you be kind enough to share a picture of your coil? I'm not a fan of cotton but a heavy user of Ekwool in my Reos. I typically just double up 2mm eko & use 4 wraps of 28 g kanthal. Always wanted to try a micro but using Eko for that is a PITA.
Also, I love the RBA you have in your profile pic. Who manufactures that?
I have been noticing an off taste to my organic cotton lately. I'm thinking it's the hydrogen peroxide used to whiten the cotton.
Gonna have to give them a couple of boils and see if that gets rid of the awfulness the first dozen hits have.
Gonna have to give them a couple of boils and see if that gets rid of the awfulness the first dozen hits have.
I read some place on ECF to boil the cotton for about 20 mins and then dry it out.
I have been using 100% cotton make up pads I got at walgreens and haven't had any taste issues after boiling
I have been using 100% cotton make up pads I got at walgreens and haven't had any taste issues after boiling
Well I got the new Reo Grand and RBA2 in today. First thing I build up a new coil, feed in some of the sterile cotton and WHAMO! it hits like a brick and, after the first couple of hits, tastes pretty darn good. I feel a lot safer now that I have a backup too
Now to just get me hands on one of those carto-meters to help ease the build process!
Now to just get me hands on one of those carto-meters to help ease the build process!
You don't have a multi-meter, Jeff?Well I got the new Reo Grand and RBA2 in today. First thing I build up a new coil, feed in some of the sterile cotton and WHAMO! it hits like a brick and, after the first couple of hits, tastes pretty darn good. I feel a lot safer now that I have a backup too
Now to just get me hands on one of those carto-meters to help ease the build process!
I'm not sure what 2.5mm Ekowool is. Are the half sizes the ones that have a silica core? I have only used 1mm, 2mm, & 3mm. 2mm is definitely too thick for a micro. Remember the Ekowool sizes for their hollow sleeves are the internal diameter.
Sleeving it over the 1/16" may work but I've never tried that type of coil wick setup. I've only sleeved over SS mesh in a genny. The leads of the coil will make it tricky. You would have to bend one lead parallel with the coil, sleeve, then bend the lead back. You might get a lot of fraying before you are successful. Sounds like too much trouble.
I do love cotton, just don't use them in any of my Reos. I used to just wrap around 1mm Ekowool using a piece of .039" music wire inserted into the Ekowool cause I always though it would be impossible to thread Ekowool through a true micro. Until I decided to finally try one day & couldn't believe that I was holding back for so long. I can thread 1mm Ekowool through a 1/16" ID coil pretty easily. I also make coils with a .055" ID, getting 1mm Ekowool through that is a bit trickier but not that hard to the point where I wouldn't bother with it. But the .055" ID is borderline choking the Ekowool.
The RBA currently in my profile pic is a blackened RM2.
These are all 1mm Ekowool & 1/16" ID micros
(Excuse the gunk, been vaping this for a while...)
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Yes, a couple of them actually, but not a carto-meter. You know, the small black box device that you screw the atty to, to measure the ohms. It gives you a stable platform to help while rebuiling the atty
Yes, a couple of them actually, but not a carto-meter. You know, the small black box device that you screw the atty to, to measure the ohms. It gives you a stable platform to help while rebuiling the atty
I made my own out of a block of wood. I set the height exactly where I wanted it. Drilled a hole in the center for the RM2 to set down in. I use a meter to measure the coil.
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