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available (such as Steam Engine and many more) that are great
tools to use when you are first starting. They can help you work
out which gauge wire to use and how many wraps you need to
achieve your desired ohm level.
It is worth investing in good quality wire as poor quality can have
a negative impact on your build. You don’t have to spend a
fortune to get good quality – Youde wire is great value for money
and very user friendly.
If you do get serious about coil building there are several tools
that will make your life much easier! Items such as ohm/volt
readers, coil jigs, ceramic tweezers and good quality wire cutters
are a great help. You can find all of these items in Coil Master
DIY kits, they are a good investment.
Something I would highly recommend doing before you
begin to build coils is to learn about Ohm’s law. It’s essential
information – you can read ‘A Beginners Guide to Ohm’s Law’ in
Vapouround Magazine issue 2.
If you want to begin building your own coils, a micro coil is a
great first place to start - it’s the easiest coil to make and is great
for practising. It will help you learn the basics, such as keeping
the wire tight as you wrap, and how to glow the coils in order
to compress them. You will also get a good vape from it, and it
is pretty simple to progress from a micro coil to a slightly more
advanced twisted coil.
How to Build a Micro Coil
For this you will need – (picture 1 – tools needed)
• 26 gauge Kanthal wire – this is the wire I use for micro coils.
• Wire cutters – if you don’t have any available then nail
clippers will do for now.
• A screwdriver to wrap the wire around – between 2.5mm –
3mm would be the perfect start, but do I recommend investing
in a coil jig which will have several different diameter rods and
they make it easier to wrap the coil.
• A small screwdriver – for the post screws (most RDA’s and
tanks have a small blue screwdriver in the box).
• Wicking material – organic Japanese cotton is great for
beginners as it is very cheap and easy to get hold of. When
you become more advanced you will want to explore different
cottons – there are several different great brands out there,
Native Wicks is the best I have come across by far.
• A pair of needle nose pliers.
• Also recommended would be ceramic tweezers.
• Scissors (for cutting cotton).
Starting with a good re buildable device will help. I would
recommend a RDA with a good size deck, and in my opinion
the Velocity is one of the best drippers for this. It has a great
sized deck with big post holes, so you can put all sorts of coils
in there – so you will be able to progress from a micro coil to
more advanced coils such as twisted coils, Claptons, and alien
Clapton coils without having to change devices.
A micro coil will look small in the Velocity, but remember – you
are practising. You will be able to fit bigger and more extreme
coils in as you advance.
A single micro coil build will also work well i