Looking for some good links

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Tell you what I’ll do. I have to change out my NOT sexy, single wire coils on one of my SteamCraves. If I load the new coils in, and they fire like shit (like they probably will), I’ll try to get a video of it for you.

You picked the RIGHT place to ask these questions, because we GOT the answers. Hats off to @rcleven for posting it up.

I can’t tell you how overwhelming it felt for me, when I FINALLY got sick of using pre-builts, and all of the expense, and FINALLY made the decision to move over to rebuilding. It all seemed like a big bunch of WTF, hehe, BUT, I’m here to tell you, before you know it, you’ll be pinching, and stroking like the rest of us.

Yes, you can build, or buy, some completely exotic, massive “jewelry” coils, and the same pinching and stroking will work on them too. Before you know it, you’ll forget you’re even doing it. :slight_smile:

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Oh, and you’re very welcome. Congrats, and moving over to rebuilding. The best, and (most times), the cheapest way to get your vape on.

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I’m looking forward to it. I just like to have a very good idea of things before i do them. Lessens the eff ups.

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Ha Ha Ha, :laughing: Once you get the general idea of what you’re doing. Shootings for ohm’s. You will have plenty of eff ups.
Start slow and work your way up. It becomes finesse . Sometimes slower is faster.

Another tool that’s not in the kits is a padded plyers. Hobby stores will carry em.

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Padded pliers?

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Here is one for stainless

As for old school details…here is one of the ogs…rip trippers (lots of the og’s started here). He gets some hate for his antics-sell out at the end but the og stuff is solid.

Now I could find a tutorial quickly but Grimm green does some solid build and so does Mike vapes on you tube.

Happy building!

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Well speaking of f ups lol, knocked my mod over making you this vid @Oldguynew2diy hehe…

These weren’t bad, and had minor dark spots, pinched, stroked, and nice and even firing.

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Yep. It a plyers with padded jaws. It is used to straighten twists in tri-core Clapton’s.

Download a coil calculator. For building wire. Always helps to have a plan before you start building. Free for download.

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Cool thanks.

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Well said @rcleven!!

Interesting… Not aure if this is a “Good” or “Bad” thing. :rofl:

00:43 :face_with_peeking_eye:

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What rda are you looking for a tutorial on?

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Eas gifted a Dead Rabbit 3 RDA. Have searched and watched a few vidoes. None so far has actually explained anything as well as here.

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I always run by RDA’S with only one coil @Oldguynew2diy. Juat make sure she’s in the center of the atty- and away you go.

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Cut the coil legs at 5 mm, drop them in, position them so the airflow is hitting the coils smack dab in the middle of the coil or a smidge lower. All the DR RDA’s builds are similar. Make sure your cotton is tight within the coil, but not too tight or you’ll loose flavor. Tight enough that if you pull on your cotton it’ll pull your mod over while doing it. Too loose and you’ll get spit back. Thin your cotton at the ends, cut to the top o-ring and tuck it in. Make sure to dry burn your coils at a low wattage at first (15-20 watts) to get hot spots out. You can raise the wattage slowly and strum using ceramic tweezers. It’s a nice rda!

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Thank you for that detailed tip. Appreciated.

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Are you good @Oldguynew2diy ?! I can do a quick Zoom meeting if you need?!

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I think I am good with enough information to move forward. Likely a tomorrow project as tonight is a cosplay project. :smile:

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Thanks for those links

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Thanks for that. Makes things make more sense when i understand what going a bit more. Hopefully nothing buggered on the mod.

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