GeorgeF

I have a couple of those George.

Good job Tug. The long piece of kanthal reminded me of a pain in the a$$ cat that just keeps knocking things over on a desk. LOL
 
Very nice to see how this actually works.

Coil-Master coiling kit review:

Worth the 35 bucks eh? I may just have to order an orange one to go with my new blue MVP.

Right lane. Everyone that has ever rode a bus knows bus drivers don't hesitate.

I wanna hear about the Tugboat. Im so tempted to get one of those.

Just get under the Prius get it loose and put it into the wall. Problem solved!

Right lane. Everyone that has ever rode a bus knows bus drivers don't hesitate.

Kayla is an odd name for a guy

Tugboat v1.2 / 25ga., 10 wrap dual coil, .5 ohm.



Here it is wicked up.

One I have used that is good and has a lot of different juice manufacturers is http://www.giantvapes.com . They have a wide variety of PG/VG ratio juice.

Damn George,those are spiffy lookin coils there bud!

I have watched this news report several times and every time that I do I think, "Boy that firefighter that is being interviewed sound very dumb.". This gives the impression that everyone in CA is stupid, not that I believe that to be the case.
Looking at the story the facts are flawed if none present at all, except that a mod blew up.
I sent a message to the news station that reported it about my frustration that they can't report on something without knowing about what they are reporting on.
It really infuriates me that the news does this all the time.
In the message I sent I tried to inform them about youtube and all the great reviewer that have good knowledge. The fact that is was not a e-mod-cigarette, but a personal vaporizer. That you cannot smoke one. There is no combustion happening and everything that we already know and understand about our devices. 
 My rant to them was more in the lines of educate yourself before you embarrass yourself.

I have watched this news report several times and every time that I do I think, "Boy that firefighter that is being interviewed sound very dumb.". This gives the impression that everyone in CA is stupid, not that I believe that to be the case.
Looking at the story the facts are flawed if none present at all, except that a mod blew up.
I sent a message to the news station that reported it about my frustration that they can't report on something without knowing about what they are reporting on.
It really infuriates me that the news does this all the time.
In the message I sent I tried to inform them about youtube and all the great reviewer that have good knowledge. The fact that is was not a e-mod-cigarette, but a personal vaporizer. That you cannot smoke one. There is no combustion happening and everything that we already know and understand about our devices. 
 My rant to them was more in the lines of educate yourself before you embarrass yourself.

I have watched this news report several times and every time that I do I think, "Boy that firefighter that is being interviewed sound very dumb.". This gives the impression that everyone in CA is stupid, not that I believe that to be the case.
Looking at the story the facts are flawed if none present at all, except that a mod blew up.
I sent a message to the news station that reported it about my frustration that they can't report on something without knowing about what they are reporting on.
It really infuriates me that the news does this all the time.
In the message I sent I tried to inform them about youtube and all the great reviewer that have good knowledge. The fact that is was not a e-mod-cigarette, but a personal vaporizer. That you cannot smoke one. There is no combustion happening and everything that we already know and understand about our devices. 
 My rant to them was more in the lines of educate yourself before you embarrass yourself.

Yep, I saw it the same way the commenter did. Mechanical mod + Wrong battery + Resistance of the coil too low for the battery = BOOM! Like you said, Earthling, natural selection at its finest.
 
This is precisely why we go on and on about safety! Learn Ohm's Law. Only use the proper (genuine brand name) batteries for the application. Know what the hell you're doing before you become a statistic. Clouds are not worth the hospital bills.

I watched that "news story" twice, paying special attention to the battery fragments... and it looks a LOT like an Ultrafire! 
 
Tam, the commenter you copied is spot-on... failure to properly use a product is the fault of the idiot user, no-one else!
 
I'd love to spend an hour ranting over the poor "journalism" of this piece, but I have to comment... the man was NOT SMOKING IN BED, he was vaping!!  The fact he was using an improper battery and did not have his device "tuned" properly is not even newsworthy... but never let the media miss an opportunity to let a good crisis go to waste, as this ONE instance (and the brief mention of a 17yr old last summer had one explode on him... oh, wow, two instances of stupidity in the past 8-10 months?) obviously means that all "e-mod-cigarettes" (their words) should be banned, or regulated, or perhaps the government should just issue licenses to use them?  Or require fire-suits?  Or make it a $1,000,000,000 fine if you're caught "smoking one in bed", lol?

I found this interesting. According to a comment found here:  http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/09/e-cigarette-explosion-burns-oc-mans-face-and-sets-fire-to-bed/#comments
 
Handsome, Wealthy and Black • 14 hours ago
 
First of all lets ignore the image of the LG HE4 battery on the left as it's irrelevant, it clearly wasn't the battery he was using otherwise it wouldn't appear unscathed - also it is the correct battery for the device he was using, and this wouldn't have happened had he been using it.
 
The device is a 4nine mechanical mod and the tank on top is an aspire atlantis. The battery remains appears to be either a red efest IMR, an AW IMR, or even worse, an ultrafire ICR.
 
Mechanical mod - a device with no inbuilt circuitry, the current drawn from the battery depends entirely on the resistance of the coil, which completes the circuit. ALL SELLERS OF THESE ITEMS INCLUDING THE SELLER OF THIS DEVICE CLEARLY STATES ONLINE AND IN STORE THESE DEVICES ARE FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY WITH BATTERY SAFETY KNOWLEDGE, AND FAMILIAR WITH THE OHM'S LAW.
 
Red Efest 18650 Battery - low amp rating, NOT DESIGNED FOR COILS BELOW 1OHM LIKE IN THE ATLANTIS. Due to the internal chemistry these batteries will vent gas and not explode if shorted
 
AW 18650 Battery (old version) - low amp rating, NOT DESIGNED FOR COILS BELOW 1OHM LIKE IN THE ATLANTIS. Due to the internal chemistry these batteries will vent gas and not explode if shorted
 
Ultrafire 18650 Battery - low amp rating, known for poor quality and faulty built in protection circuits, NOT FOR USE IN ECIGARETTE DEVICES! The batteries internal chemistry can explode if shorted. 1 MORE TIME, NOT FOR USE IN ECIGARETTE DEVICES!!!
 
This is user error plain and simple. This person chose to ignore all caution warnings given, he chose to use a tank on a ecigarette device it was NOT designed for, and was using the WRONG TYPE OF BATTERY, he chose to do things in such a way that makes it clear he knows nothing about ohm's law, battery safety, and has no common sense to follow clear warnings - would a manufacturer or reseller of power tools be liable if I chose to operate an item in the manner they specifically warned me NOT to do, and injured myself as a result? If you tell someone don't run by the pool as it's slippery and they do it anyway and hurt themselves, who is at fault??
 
Come on World - especially America, get some common sense

Thanks Tam. I couldn't remember what the other two were.

Bananas are fine. Anything high in citrus, cinnamon and/or mint are known "tank crackers". It won't happen right away, but they can crack plastic tanks with time (sometimes, it takes only a short while). 

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Still, I'd rather be smoking flavour-less juice than regular cigs

Just washed it tonight gonna build it in the morning.

Got my coffee flavored e-juice from Comp at Fadora Vapor today.  

The folks at Coil-Master.net were kind enough to send me one of their new coil winding tools for evaluation and review. 
 
I have no clue on the retail cost from online retailers, or if the V|T Store will carry them, but from the manufacturer, they're $25.99 (and they offer $5 coupons), so this 5-in-1 tool runs about the same price as ONE Kuro Koiler.
 
My first impression is that they are straight, smooth, and well-built tools.  The diameter of the coiler body is slightly smaller than a Kuro Koiler, but still easy to handle.  The mandrel diameters offered are 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm.  I have not verified the sizes with a micrometer, but I will (as soon as I get a chance).  It also comes with a decently-made pouch to carry/store the handle/mandrels in.
 
The finish and labeling seem to be well done, but there is a slight bur on the exit-side of the wire-hole (next to the mandrel).  It's not a bad bur, but a raised, rough spot where the hole was drilled.  It does not seem to affect the function, nor does it appear to nick the wire, but if it does, it's nothing that can't be fixed with about 2-seconds and a Dremel Tool.
 
I do wish the screws were a tiny bit easier to turn with your fingers, and the "typical blue" allen-head screwdriver is a bit cheezy, but functional.  I think a real, right-angle allen-wrench would have been more appropriate and easier to work with / manipulate.
 
I'll give it a thorough work-out this weekend, as I need to re-coil a few of my RTA's, and I need to rebuild a couple of KPT coil-heads, too.  More review to come....