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Sounds to me like your coils are not balanced (same resistance on each side), and cotton bursting into flames is almost unheard of, unless the cotton was extremely dry, which should not have happened unless your "few drops" didn't reach that particular piece of wick.
 
Pull both coils, and trash them.  Rebuild two new IDENTICAL coils of twice the resistance you are targeting... if you want 0.5 Ohm from your RDA, then you must build two, identical 1.0 Ohm coils.  Ensure they are seated firmly, and the screws are TIGHT.  Then, most importantly, use your Ohm reader (if you don't have one, you need to get one, yesterday) to read the resistance and check for shorts before placing it on your MOD and firing it.  Test-fire the coils to ensure proper burn (inside > out) and tweak them with tweezers until you get the proper burn.  Do this BEFORE you add wick and attempt to use it.
 
Safety First... safety second... safety always!

Even though I am brand new here I wanted to get started on the right foot. So I made this hopefully easy to follow Tutorial to help out anyone who likes the look of wood mods but like me can't afford them right now. This was made in an apartment with hand tools, so you don't need a fancy workshop or special tools to make it. So If you think of a easier way to do something or want to substitute a part you already have that will work for You go right ahead. Also I tried to make this as comprehensive as possible , but if you have any questions or comments please feel free to Post.

P.S. I will also be posting a followup Tutorial for a VV Dual 18650 wood mod next which will be referenced back to this tutorial for the basic box build and to highlight the differences. So please be sure to check out that one also.

This one is a simple one battery mod but it works great and I find myself alternately using it all day and very light weight so easy to carry around when out and about.

Here is what is getting built




















Here is the part list of what is needed to build it you may already have these items if not I will tell you where I obtained them. If you are anything like me once you build your first mod you want to keep on modding everything. So I recommend that you get a few of these parts so that when mod fever comes over you. Everything you need is right there. Once again feel free to substitute for any parts that you
may already have available.

Madvapes -

510 sealed battery connector - $1.49 Either silver or brass. They can be a pain to solder so Madvapes offers prewired ones for $2.99 its up to you.

Horn Switch - $.89 they come in many colors and have been very sturdy for me with a nice clicky feel when pushed
$2.99 New chrome switch picked up a couple so far like the way they look but no clicky when pushed

LED - $.49 to $1.59 Come in 3mm or 5mm with many colors to choose from pick the one you like (they come with resistor needed added to package so no need to buy separately)

If you don't already have batteries and a charger you might want to pick some up. The way this mod is built you can use 16340 or 18350 or any battery that will fit a 19mm x 38mm (Spring fully depressed) holder. You can pick IMR or protected your choice I recommend at least 2 (1 charging while other being used)

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Battery spring plates .99 a pair I found these and like how sturdy & easy to work with these are. But you can use any type of connectors or holders you want. Just adjust the sizes accordingly.
Another site worth looking around for other stuff he even carries kanthal, nichrome, and wick for when you get a Rebuildable atomizer.



(3) 6 inch red wires and (3) 6 inch black wires - solid or stranded 20 to 22 gauge

Small rare earth magnets - A few months ago I went on amazon and bought (50) 1/8 x 1/16 magnets but can't remember where I bought them at but I believe radio shack carries 1/4" ones which should work you need at least 4


Home depot

Hobby board red oak $1.49 for a 1 1/2" x 1/4" x 2 foot I love the grain on these. They also come in other widths and lengths if you decide to make more mods.






3/4" wood screen $2.29 for 8 foot length. If you already have a piece of wood 3/4" wide use that. If not get this and cut it in half in the store for easier carrying.





Tools needed
Hopefully you have most of these already which will save you money. If not most can be picked up at Home depot




Drill and various bits
Soldering Iron
Solder and flux or solder embedded with flux
Hand Saw
Mitre Box
Some type of Clamp I picked up mine at Big Lots Years ago and can't remember how much. Home Depot sells them for aroung $10 bucks. or you can use tape or string or whatever clamp parts together until glue dries
Some type of Wood Glue make sure its stain-able (Liquid Nails from Home depot has been working for me)
Super Glue
Hot glue gun
Wire strippers
Various grits of sandpaper
Sanding block
Small can of Wood Stain Pick the color you like best at Home depot near the paint section. I use MinWax brand with success
Small can of fast drying polyurethane same as above
(Both can be found at walmart also.)



Alright now that is out of the way lets get to it shall we.

First off using mitre box cut red oak hobby board you need

(4) 2 1/2" pieces look at them find some interesting patterns and mark those for your front and back other 2 left and right
(2) 2" pieces again mark them top and bottom
(1) 1 3/4" piece marked as angle panel

from screen wood you need
(1) 2" piece
(1) 3/4" piece

Helpful Tips - Always use the same tool for all your measurements
Measure,mark and cut. Do not mark all your cuts at the beginning and then try and cut them 1 after another some pieces will be longer than the others.
Run sandpaper lightly over cut edges to remove excess before you measure.
always cut on same place of the mark whether you go left/right or directly on the mark.

If you have access to power tools like a table saw or sanders use them it will make this much easier.

































































































I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

Do me a favor if anyone makes one please post a picture for me I would love to see it. I would also appreciate any and all comments and or critiques.

Or if anyone feels I gave out any unsafe advice please let me know.

A great many thanks to Christopher and Jeffb for their permission and assistance in getting this posted.


Its a pretty great feeling when someone asks you where you bought your mod and you are able to tell them No I made it.

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Thx submitted the help ticket we'll see what happens.

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Quite a few years ago I made a New Year's resolution: Never make anymore New Year's resolutions.

So far, so good. I finally figured out that I was only setting myself up to fail even if I would've done that resolution on my own. Just knowing the resolution was there made me want to break it.

My resolution is to TRY not to do the same stupid things I have done in 2013!

The eGo Twist and the Vision Spinner are essentially the same, just made by different companies. I prefer the Vision Spinner because the numbers are much easier to see so I know what voltage I'm using with just a glance. The Twist's numbers are etched into the metal and are very hard to see for me.

I'd add either a Kangor Pro Tank 2 or an Anyvape Davide mini with 1.8 ohm or 2.2 ohm coils. The Davide mini is my preferred tank when I'm not direct dripping, it gives great performance, imo.

Add some e-liquid at 18 or 24 mg of nicotine and start with a 50 PG/50 VG ratio would be my recommendation. I was a pack a day Marlboro Light smoker when I went to vaping. The 24 mg of nic helped get me over the rough spots and it didn't take very long at all before I went down to 12 mg of nicotine. YMMV.

Ahhh the memories that brings back... Da%n they got old! LOL They can still rock the house though!

I've been smoke free for a year and 10 months now and there is no going back for me. I started out with Blu e cigs but they could'nt keep up with chain smoking, not enough power and petered out too soon. Tried a smoke two days after starting vape but man that tasted nasty much to my surprise...

Don't buy batteries from Fast Tech, It will delay your order and may get sent back to Fast Tech. I find the coils you mention to be sub par. If your having trouble with building coils just buy the KPT replacement heads they are cheap. They are much better than wick and wire ones you mentioned. I get those with the rebuildables I have and they are just junk.



There are some of us that just have to do it for the sake of the experience. Most people yes should just grab and vape. I grew up wanting to see how something works, recreate it, rebuild it. For me it is more than just a hobby it is relaxing and satisfying. Without DIY we wouldn't be Vaping at all. It is getting in a creating something that didn't exist before or making it better. Most Juice makers started by doing DIY. Don't sell the DIYers short.

And yes I was one that looked into growing my own tobacco, I just found that it wasn't my cup-o-tea and bought Camels. People just need to know their limits and stop when they get in over their head.

I hope this deal lasts until Tuesday. I'm flat broke until payday, and this is too good to pass up.

Outstanding! Tobacco down 8% in one year. That is HUGE. We could all but be looking at the death of the tobacco industry in very short order. 5 years, even. His analogy of the Kodak moment is right on (the subsequent and rapid collapse of one technology by another technology of significant advance). And he absolutely skewers opponent logic. This is a speech to be modeled. Beautiful.

Its supposed to come out this month

they have blue, and i love me some purple too. you just wait Patricia they will make one in rainbow color sooner or later, looks like it would be good to own one

I couldn't agree more!!
http://stevevape.com/turning-the-tables-report-finds-prohibitionists-prone-to-exaggeration/

Only people that vape 100%VG should be concerned

Keep me on mind y'all!! Just sitting by this here palm tree...WITH ALL OF THE BOOZE!!!!

Holy crap, Bebop, look what just washed up!!!

The smoke signal cloud chaser above my head may soon meet his demise on this Island as I see myself joining forces with Tameiki's and the Wizard, we want to stay on this island for quiet awhile longer it is way fun with this group of folks I plan to grab some tobacco seeds and my big *** bottle of Nic from Wizard labs which just happens to have pg included. I am sure I can find some natural fruit flavorings on our island to keep me going until my tobacco plants are ready to be harvested from. yep I plan to make this my new home. lol

i had seen this done somewhere before but when I began looking in my bookmarks could not find it so thank you Comp for sharing it here. I am going to give it ago. We use to have a local plating shop and wish now they were still in business, environmental regulations kind of got them shut down, as we are right on 2 rivers. any way this process kind of reminds me of some of the end result of plating etc

Blue voodoo, Mr E liquid

I don't know how much you'll get for those crystal balls... they must be defective otherwise you could have just asked one of them!

I'm not a pro yet but here is my 1.4 ohm twisted micro coil build for my KPT2. 1. Just wrapped on my 5/64 mini screwdriver 2. After the heating process 3. completed coil in housing 4. another close up 5. loaded with unboiled organic cotton 6. Time to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the pics.