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    Kanthal Safety/Dry Burn

    Hello All, This is my first post here. Relatively new to rebuilding and wanted to share a study I found last night. Apologies if this is not in the correct section. So, like most people I'm sure, I came across that article about why not to dry burn your coils. Which, being new to rebuilding...
  2. vapeccino

    For Purer Taste, Six Coils You Must Master When Vaping.

    As we know, the material of coil plays an important role to guarantee taste and longer vaping lifespan. So it is important to master the coil’s species for vaping enjoyment. And recently, a report from PRNEWSWIRE represent one new kind of coil for purer taste. As reported, GCT is new coil...
  3. cloudvape

    Types of Wire Used for Building Vape Coils

    Hi everyone, I wrote this article about the most common and popular types of wire used for building vape coils: https://www.cloudvape.net/coils-wire/types-of-wire-used-for-vape-coils/ Kanthal Nickel Nichrome Stainless Steel Titanium Just some information in case anyone can find it useful.
  4. dingavinga

    HELP ME

    Hey guys, my setup is a Wismec Predator 228 mod with a Dead Rabbit RDA. I have a 0.68ohm unidentified kanthal, single coil build in there and am using it at 15W. Whenever I wick it, i have to rewick it after half a day. Im using 100% organic, unbleached cotton. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing...
  5. vivekjc

    RDA compatible with GeekVape Twisted Clapton 26/32ga

    Dear All, I am kinda new to this so please do not judge. I have a Smok R80 Mod Kit with a TFV4 Micro RBA. I have used 28ga kaithal in parallel as well as twisted dual coil builds. Recently I purchased a Twisted Clapton (Kanthal A1) 26ga/32ga wire only to realise that the overall wire gauge is...
  6. P

    New to Vaping - Wattage For Kaos Spectrum?

    My friend recently got me a used Kaos Spectrum 230w and I am new to vaping. I have an Eleaf Sextuple 0.17Ω tank, that I believe has kanthal coils - also told by a different forum that I should use the POWER mode for kanthal coils? Can someone confirm this and tell me what wattage I should be...
  7. Baba Fats

    Non-Stop Burnt hits

    So it's been a few years since I dabbled with RTA's. I just picked up the Ammit 25 because of good reviews and easy build deck. I'm using 22g kanthal right now, but will be switching to 26g when it comes in the mail. For wicking, I'm using organic cotton balls that I washed and unraveled...
  8. grandsouls

    Can You Make A Clapton with Kanthal and nichrome?

    My buddy gave me some 30g nichrome he doesn’t use, Can I use this with my kanthal, to make staple coil build / Clapton’s, also what other kind of coils Can I make with 30g nichrome? I was thinking simple 3 wire twisted coil? Sorry for novice bullshit I searched a bunch but not finding comfirmed...
  9. JLFROST

    I REALLY need help with building a warm vape/22ga kanthal

    I just wrapped my first dual set of 6 wrap 22ga kanthal coils the other day wrapped around one of those basic small screw driver that you get in the box with just about any RDA you buy . I usually use my RX200 to crank the watts to get a warm vape but its broken so im using just my single...
  10. Enrocc

    FUSED CLAPTON SPECIALS! 21'+ quad core ss - $55, 10'+ tri-core ss - $25, 5'6" tri-core ni80 - $15!

    Hello! I love making wire and I do it well. Custom orders are welcome! Triple or quad core? Yeah!! Stainless steel? You got it!! I also make perfect coils to specs--diameter, ohms, clouds, flavor--you name it and name your price and I'll make it right now! Message me here or email me at...
  11. VapeMate

    Some wire safety questions

    Hello community, i've been looking around for builds in youtube when i saw an interesting title, wire safety! i knew some things about nichrome but i didn't know a thing about different grades of nichrome after watching that video, i started to research and study more but i wasn't so happy after...
  12. PhantomOp

    Wire -- Quality -- Sources

    I keep running across a bunch of threads where people are asking about the good wire / best wire to use for coil building. Now we have a "sticky" thread that will be updated with the wire suppliers and opinions of quality. Advanced Vape Supply Good quality wire, clean, no complaints SS316L...
  13. xcallmekittenx

    So I just started building advanced coils.... Dragon Skin Vs. Quad Clapton?

    ^QUAD DOUBLE WRAP CLAPTON COIL(current coil)^ First off I'm using an IPV3(150w regulated mod), with an Alliance V2+ Big Boy Edition. The lowest mine should go without the update(it takes a fuck ton of time to update) is 0.1 Ohm; BUT, since mine rounds upward & Ohms jump a little; my quad...
  14. iki

    Can i do a 24G+28G twisted coils?

    Can i mix 24g and 28g to make a twsited coil? Being the 24 ss and the 28 kanthal a1
  15. O

    Braided 24g Kanthal?

    So I've been wanting to try out a braided build, but all I have is 24g kanthal left at the moment. Has anyone ever tried it with 24g, and if so how did it work out for you? Figured I'd post here and ask because I didn't really find anything when I googled it and all the braided stuff I've seen...
  16. borderlinepro

    Clapton Jig Rig Overview (Easy Fused)

    Claptons, for me, got a lot easier with this thing. .............. I bought the jig from vaped3d.com and got it in about 5 days ago. I've made about 50 ft of fused Clapton so far in those 5 days and pretty much every inch of it is flawless. I bought an extra clamp just in case the clips...
  17. Scratch88683

    Kbee's resistance wire?

    Hey I just ordered 250 ft of 36g kanthal a1, 125 ft of 26g ss316, and 125 ft of 32g ss316 all by the brand knee's I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this brand or know anything about it I got all that wire for like $21 so it was pretty cheap...
  18. Scratch88683

    Kanthal d resistance wire

    Anyone know where to order kanthal d wire preferably high gauge like 36-44?
  19. patorpw

    To TC or not to TC

    I count myself as an experienced vaper for 3 years plus now. Plenty of experience with mods and building coils and all that good stuff. I've always stuck with kanthal up to now for my ADVs. I've dabbled with Nichrome 80 when the fancy has taken me but I've always steered away from TC coils...
  20. DED420

    Ni200 and Claptons

    So I have a spool of Ni200 lying around (I think 26ga), and a bunch of various gauges of Kanthal too. 1. Would I be able to Clapton Kanthal with Ni200 and run it in Power Mode? 2. Would it be possible to Clapton Kanthal with Ni200 and run it in TC? (I have a feeling you can't, and I know Ni200...
  21. K

    fused Clapton mix of kanthal and nichrome?

    so i was going to make some fused clapton out of nichrome, but i was running low on nichrome, and i was wondering what would happen if i mixed nichrome and kanthal, more specifically a kanthal core and nichrome outside.
  22. Cudge82

    Twisted kanthal for cores on fused clapton?

    I only have 32gauge kanthal. Was thinking of grabbing 2 or 3 bits and twisting it then doubling it over and wrapping woth the 32. Would i run into any issues here? Would it be possible to get up near 1 ohm this way? Thanks.
  23. nano2014

    Building a Build kit - For custom Coil Building

    so. I'm a bit newer to this forum but I thought I would post this Many of you just getting into Coil Building start asking which wire to get first.......then you build one and use it...after a bit you want to know some better builds to do and which wires should I buy. What's the cheapest...

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