Off topic but check out damn vapes new single coil rda mind flayer demo and see if you recognise the deck design
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I ordered one a couple of days ago 
. It made me think of the Pulse V2 and Elder Dragon. Iām guessing itās gonna vape nice.
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I remembered that Wire Optim offers bulk sizes for anything over 42ga. Iām talking real āBulkā, like over 20,000 feet. With their 40% off sale, Iām seriously considering getting one. It works out to $3.34 per 1,000 feet vs buying them full price $31.61 or sale price $18.97 for a 1,000 foot roll. 44 gauge doesnāt go very far on cores vs larger sizes (Way more revolutions to cover ground etc.) The only thing stopping me is: it looks like it comes on one big jumbo roll. Not sure if itās manageable for my purposes or if the weight will cause problemsā¦ I think I could possibly re spool it on smaller rolls but donāt want to create snagging problems. I might just go for it though and figure out the rest later. Just take my sixty-seven bucks .
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With all the patience and attendance to detail that you must have, Iām sure youāll figure it out.
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I got another Dead Rabbit Solo and thought this was a cool pic:
Itās a 5mm ID, N80 SFC: 7x34/44ga (Kinda gettinā the hang of it 
) I left the outside core wires bare just to see how itād look. Resistance= .55Ī©.
Hereās a couple more pics of the deck and coil:
Jumbo roll from Optim is on the way! 
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Dudeā¦ Your stuff looks AMAZING!! Howās the flavor kicking off that girl?!
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These coils have been vaping really good. I forgot to shoot you a PM, but rest assured . Iāve been producing some samples the last couple of time that I had time to spin .
I purposely skipped any and all boroo devices. I have way too much stuff as is and heard it was or could be an expensive rabbit hole . Anyways, I kind of have an idea of what would work good in one of those little bridges or whatever theyāre called. Most people probably want small/efficient coils that are fitting for tight-ish airflow. Iām all about efficiency but also after best flavor possible. Iāll get a hold of ya soon 
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I got my jumbo roll from Wire Optim today. The size of the spool isnāt really a problem but the weight is. I tried it out and it doesnāt spin well in my hand. I can kind of twirl it as I go but itās not ideal. I used a sharpie marker to hold it (Through the center) and that worked a little better. Might have to get used to that, oh well. Iām still pretty happy about the value they offer. Sixty seven bucks and Iām set for a probably a decade . That amount wouldāve bought me around 3 x 1,000 foot rolls. This thing has over 20,000! Friggin awesome.
I put the other roll there for scale.
Update edit: I was able to rig up an empty spool and put about 1,00 feet on it. I couldāve kept going but figured I can do refills any time . It works way better holding a lighter spool.
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Hey guys,
My buddy sent me a coil which he said he made, but itās so crazy looking that I donāt believe him. He says itās a Ni80 26x3/36 mirror alien.
Can anyone tell me exactly how this is made? Is it a standard alien wrap, but then hammered down flat? How is it so smooth? I have a feeling he ordered this from China just to mess with me, and when I ask him how he made it, his answer doesnāt make sense. He told me that he rolled the finished, claptoned wire through a spaghetti press. Is this possible?
As a person who dabbles in coil making, I find it implausible that every wrap can be done so perfectly by hand.
Edit: the taste and performance are incredible. This is definitely one of the tastiest coils Iāve ever tried. Ohms out at .23, and tastes best at 55-60w.
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Yes, itās possible, and he wouldnāt be the first.
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Itās first made up then cut into 5"-6" lengths. It is then wet sanded.
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Itās made similar to a regular alien. While wrapping it into a coil, you wrap it all the way so no legs are sticking out. Next, the rod is inserted into a drill for some high RPMs, and sanding. Itās kind of like polishing a mech mod with a polishing jig. It just spins fast while you get it to look super shinyā¦itās up to the builder on how far they want to take it.
Edit: Just read the spaghetti press comment. Iāve never heard of doing that.
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Iāve seen videos on those but have never done it myself.
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When making aliens, you can do them super fast. You just hold the right tension and angle and fire the drill. When I made those all the time (My first year spinning), Iād occasionally do them as fast as my corded drill could go. It was absurdly fast and my drill got super loud lol. The fusing wire just sort of falls into place.
One of the keys to making good looking aliens is to make a perfect clapton for your de core. If you want all those waves looking uniform, you start by making a flawless clapton.
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User badazd on reddit used a spaghetti press for years.
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Thatās what I used to use when I made them a few years back. Make a normal alien, run it through the press then wrap like normal. I really didnāt notice any difference when vaping them so I stopped doing it.
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Yup. Spaghetti press works great for flattening claptons and making round wire flat.
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I used to PM with him a bit at Redditā¦ He had a new years contest years ago and I won a big variety of his stuff. I know lots of people loved his stuff but I just couldnāt get into it. We all like different things etc. I sent them to a bud on VU I think. Badazd told me his press was some kind of professional grade or whatever. It costed him around $800 IIRC. He probably made that back and then some from sales.
He was a big believer in Surface area but also efficiency. After finding my favorite style of wire/coils, efficiency is something Iāve worked on too. Sometimes itās fun to go big or go home but I usually use thinner SFCās.
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