wick hole sizes?

[vapdivrr]

have used every mesh to date. the first mesh i used was 325, i had tried it with various center hole configurations, but never with no hole. i then went on to 400, and also had tried it with different size center holes as well. also tried 270 mesh with the same configurations, but with all those different meshes i had never tried to roll a completely solid,no hole wick. when the 500 mesh hit, what caught my attension was that people were saying you could roll it with no center hole at all. so when i had tried this it seemed to work well. i have been doing this for some time. funny enough i had never tried the 500 with any type of center hole until last night. i still rolled it tight but with a paperclip size center hole. wow, the difference is noticable in taste especially, and maybe a little in wicking. for the DID i still am using about 4 inches in width, but for a fat wick that i roll, its not that super tight. so if you are messing around with the 500 and have been rolling a no hole wick, give this a try. also for those that are still trying out different wicks, let us that have been doing this for a while state our wick configurations..... me, 500/ solid, very small hole/ 4-3/8 width, in a DID atty, 4/5 wrap, 1 ohm, 28g. @3.4volts. maybe this info from various people can help out others.

 

[Rule62]

I don't get real fussy about it. I just guess, mostly. A couple days ago, I received my DiD Shortie, which has a 3.2mm wick hole. Larger than any of my other gennys. I use the drill bit method, when wrapping coils; and I found I needed a 1/8" bit to make the coil. After making and installing the coil, I didn't know how long to cut the mesh, because I hadn't made that size wick before. But I noticed that the 400 mesh that came with the DiD was 8" wide; so I figured "What the heck, I'll just cut it in half, and see what happens." I rolled the 4" piece I had cut, using no paper clip or anything. I just rolled it up, oxidized it, until it inserted into the wick properly. I had to roll it tight; but not crazy tight. End result: It worked perfectly.
Sometimes, I think we split hairs with this stuff.

 

[Thrasher]

Sometimes, I think we split hairs with this stuff.

agreed, when i got my cobra i found a screwdriver to fit the hole perfectly and now use it for the coils and just make the wicks to fit just that size.

 

[Rule62]

agreed, when i got my cobra i found a screwdriver to fit the hole perfectly and now use it for the coils and just make the wicks to fit just that size.

Yep, my drill index is my friend, when it comes to coil wrapping. I install the coil, cut a piece of mesh, and roll it 'till it fits.

 

[vapdivrr]

i also use a small screw driver, one that came with some fishing gear. works good. but when i get a good wick going, i always have the measurements so i can duplicate it again.

 

[vapdivrr]

I don't get real fussy about it. I just guess, mostly. A couple days ago, I received my DiD Shortie, which has a 3.2mm wick hole. Larger than any of my other gennys. I use the drill bit method, when wrapping coils; and I found I needed a 1/8" bit to make the coil. After making and installing the coil, I didn't know how long to cut the mesh, because I hadn't made that size wick before. But I noticed that the 400 mesh that came with the DiD was 8" wide; so I figured "What the heck, I'll just cut it in half, and see what happens." I rolled the 4" piece I had cut, using no paper clip or anything. I just rolled it up, oxidized it, until it inserted into the wick properly. I had to roll it tight; but not crazy tight. End result: It worked perfectly.
Sometimes, I think we split hairs with this stuff.

dont want to split any hairs ? what does that mean, there are lots of questions on these posts about people wanting to know about mesh sizes, i think thats what all this is about, to help. all information is helpfull no matter how slight it may be.

 

[EDO]

I few weeks ago I started rolling unoxidized wicks. It is much tougher to make solid wicks if you don't oxidize the mesh. I just got tired of trying to make my wicks solid...so I started rolling it tight but not using so much pressure as to crush the mesh. When you don't apply too much pressure to make it completely solid you end up with a very small hole in the wick. Anyway the wicks are much better at wicking than my previous super solid wicks. I was surprised by this so...I checked out the modders forum and their new opinion is that a unoxidized, very tightly tightly rolled, flexible, and having a small hole wick is the way to go in terms of genesis wicks. I definitely agree with them.

 

[Thrasher]

i try not to cook them or blacken them but i have found a little heat helps them stiffen up just a tiny bit after rolling to keep them together

 

[louis]

If you don't oxidize them how do you keep from having shorts?
I am sure you have a method & want to know it?
I have a Chinese DID & want to get the best performance possible.

Later,
louis

 

[Thrasher]

here look through this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rebuildable-atomizer-systems/365999-un-oxidized-wicks.html
we talked about it a length and most, if not all the info and tips are there.

my wicks are completely silver inside my tank the only place it gets black is the very tip.
you just have to use the drillbit method for a coil and a reg lighter to darken the end of the wick where the coil goes, all that oxidizing, quenching and juice burning is a waste of time and kills the flavor.

 

[vapdivrr]

I few weeks ago I started rolling unoxidized wicks. It is much tougher to make solid wicks if you don't oxidize the mesh. I just got tired of trying to make my wicks solid...so I started rolling it tight but not using so much pressure as to crush the mesh. When you don't apply too much pressure to make it completely solid you end up with a very small hole in the wick. Anyway the wicks are much better at wicking than my previous super solid wicks. I was surprised by this so...I checked out the modders forum and their new opinion is that a unoxidized, very tightly tightly rolled, flexible, and having a small hole wick is the way to go in terms of genesis wicks. I definitely agree with them.

whether, ox or un ox, i have to agree, just that small center hole, seems to work better

 

[EDO]

whether, ox or un ox, i have to agree, just that small center hole, seems to work better

Yeah definitely the small hole makes a big difference.

 

[vapdivrr]

Yeah definitely the small hole makes a big difference.

just when you think you got it, right?

 

[jimmyh]

So you can ox it only where the coil goes around. You don't need to ox it where it goes thru the top piece. I got to watch more video's again.

 

[louis]

OK guys. Gotcha.

Louis

 

[Rule62]

So you can ox it only where the coil goes around. You don't need to ox it where it goes thru the top piece. I got to watch more video's again.

I oxidize mine from the top down to below where the wick goes through the top deck. The part that's down in the tank doesn't need to be oxidized.

 

[Thrasher]

I oxidize mine from the top down to below where the wick goes through the top deck. The part that's down in the tank doesn't need to be oxidized.

sort of same thing i just blacken the top1/3rd with a lighter to help with shorting.