zen3777 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Anyone tried the klaud cotton? Im using it, and it is really amazing. Theres no cotton smell at all, even after rewicking.. www.klaudcotton.com (under maintenance though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 LOL Your Hired! I would like to wait till I'm all done then I can sort it out the way I would like it posted. I'll start a link list for you. It will be one of those things you can do when you have time. I could just compile it into a PM post and then you only need to copy and paste the PM post. That would be the most simple IMO. I could add Earthlings graphs to it as well. I like this being a community effort! You want all of this added to the first post here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Anyone tried the klaud cotton? Im using it, and it is really amazing. Theres no cotton smell at all, even after rewicking.. www.klaudcotton.com (under maintenance though) Can't say that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonculp Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Is there any special way to make a wick or is it just like cotton balls. Just take a small amount and roll it up? It is just about like using cotton balls, except it is a bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeF Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I believe all of you just made my brain do a somersault. I use Koga cotton pads from my local B&M. I ordered some KGD from Sweet-Vapes about 3 weeks ago because I was about half way thru my cotton I had on hand. Very Comp-rehensive test. Thanks Comp for being so thorough with testing. PBursado's test was simple and easy. Can't wait to see the final results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks GeorgeF, I'll be posting the next results in a few days. Tam is going to help me get all these tests posted in the first post so they are all in one spot. I'm going to do a few and then post them so the board can see the results. Once I'm done Tam will post them all together in the first post I made with corrections and the new test results. The ones I have posted through out the thread will be moved to there as well. That way they won't be double posted and easier to view all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Because of the nature of this wicking material, I felt it necessary to add it on it's own. Please use this as a wicking material with caution. I'm having some issues with the ten second test. I will be adding it to the final post when I'm done testing these wicking materials. Test Using 100% Cotton Peaches & Cream Yarn Peaches & Cream Yarn was all the rage in late 2013 early 2014. One of the downfalls with it is that it must be boiled. Note that it is quite dirty. I keep all my wicking material in sealed ziplock bags. This is the dirt that accumulated on it while it was in the store and in it's manufacture. Besides the dirty appearance it is also whitened and processed with some nasty chemicals. If it is not boiled you may be putting things in your lungs that you do not want. You may ask, Then why do the test? It is simple. There are people that will still recommend this as wicking, and as you will see by the tests, it does wick fairly well. You should know the risks of some of these wicking choices that you can come across. Use At Your Own Risk! Peaches & Cream Yarn can be purchased at Walmart, JoAnn Fabrics, and other retail outlets Price: 14oz/400gm 706yds/645m $8.99 to $16.49 Depending on where you buy it. Magnified Peaches & Cream Yarn. These wicks were added to VG, PG and a 50/50 blend all at the same time. Test setup After 5 min VG Test Done 15min PG Test Done 15min 50/50 Test Done 15min Side By Side Overall the wicking capability of this yarn are fairly good. Before using it however you should take into consideration the issues with this as a wicking material and the added time spent boiling it so it can be usable. Boiling it can't guarantee that it will remove all impurities. Use This At Your Own Risk! Edited February 9, 2015 by Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Edit: VVVV Thank You Tam VVVV Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Fixed. Compenstine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crush02342002 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 nice work comp! Compenstine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks Crush! Here is the solution for the 10 second test. It is very difficult to capture a ten second image and make them consistent. So, I'm going to do a quick 1min video of each wicking material using PG, VG and 50/50. These videos may be a little longer than 1 min, but they will all be at least 1 min. This will not only show the first 10seconds, but shows the absorption speed over time. Here is my first example using PG and silica wicking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOoH0LAoD-w&feature=youtu.be PBusadro did a burn test as well. I had different results with some of my wicking material. Anyone up for a burn test? If I do one it will only be the ignition burn. I honestly do not want to take the time wicking a coil each time. LOL When Pbusardo did his, he used way more wick than a person would normally use in a coil. I will be doing mine with what I would normally wick a coil with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Haven't had much time to work on this, but will be back at it tomorrow. I got the pads the Earthling sent and will be doing that one next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Sweet deal! This is fun watching you work, comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Sweet deal! This is fun watching you work, comp. I could watch him work for days. Now, who's got the popcorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Haha! Best show in town! * passes popcorn*. Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 *munches* Bebop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 *Vapes Buttered Popcorn. LOL Ran out of the real thing. Dagggg-Nabit I hate it when the hulls get caught in the atomizer. Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Great job Compenstine..... One of the most enjoyable posts i have read. I vote for it to be pinned. Im curious if you ever weighed the wicks prior to and after dipping, or if you can include it one your next Mad Scientist Adventure? Well vaping_jake I have some news on your request. Earthling and I were talking about this last night. I knew I had an old gram scale, but hadn't used it in many years and was not sure if it still worked. I got it out of storage and plugged it in and it works! This is a very old Mettler scale and needs dialed in, but it will measure to .01 grams so it should be accurate enough for this testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaping_jake Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Really nice!!!! im sure that is more than enough......i have a balance scale i was going to suggest but i couldnt find calibrated weights at 0.01 grams, the ones i have are .1 grams and .5 grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I at least have it dialed into -0- now, I don't have any weights either so I'm not sure how accurate it is till I kind find something that I know the exact weight on. I know my Dad had some, but I think my brother has them when he took all the reloading equipment. I have some that have a 8 on them, just not sure if it 8 grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthling789 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Well, as long at is is zeroed, even if it is not accurate on the tare, it will at least provide a relative assessment of the weight before/after for each wick. Although, I'm sure it would be nice to know if it is accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thats what I'm thinking too, I weighed the weight I have on the postage scale I have that goes to .1 oz and it weighed 1.4oz. I put it on the gram scale and it weighed 41.5 grams. 1.4oz to grams is 39.6893g, given that it was off by 1.8107g. Now that is provided that the weight is exactly 1.4oz. 1.81g is 0.0634931oz and being that small it is possible that it is close enough to do these tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaping_jake Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 i agree , it is like decibels it is a measurement to a reference point. so it will be good enough with all other things being equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 For a test I did the Selena brand that Earthling sent here are the results: What I did was take the weight of the bottle then the weight of the bottle with 1ml of PG. I soaked the Selena in the PG for 1min and took a new weight. What made this really simple was the fact that one ml of PG is 1g so each 0.1g is = to 0.1ml. The first test was done with a 10ml syringe. I decided to do a second test. I sucked up the remaining PG into a 3ml syringe and it was off so I used the same 3ml syringe and did a second test. The results were the same even though the weights were different by 0.1g PG bottle 2.9g PG bottle + 1ml PG First test 3.9 Second test 4.0 1ml PG First test 1g Second test 1.1g 1 min wick time First test 3.6g Second test 3.7 Selena soaked up First test 0.3g Second test 0.3g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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