Novice rebuildable

Forgot to add .. at first I couldn't get the amount of wick right .. too much. too little but again, I persevered and now I get it about right most times!

The beauty of the Kayfun 5 is that you can access the build deck without having to empty the tank so if something is wrong, it's easy to have a look and put it right.

There's often a bit of apprehension for guys jumping into their first rebuildable, and most of this stems from horror stories across the Internet.  These stories tend to center around overly-complex and/or supper-low-ohm builds, or "you're going to put your eye out with that thing" posts stemming from those who know nothing of what they're going on about.  Don't let the whinings of these timid creatures rob you of the greater experience attained through building your own device, nor the personal satisfaction of achievement and knowing it's right because you built it yourself.

Essentially,  there are primary prerequisites that one needs before considering to take on rebuilding:

1) The ability to count to 10 (most often, only to 7 or 8)

2) Understand "righty-tighty, lefty loosey"

It really is that easy - 6, 7, or 8 wraps (depending on the gauge wire being used and the mandrel wound around), loosen the deck screws, secure each leg of the coil under their respective deck screw, tighten deck screws, check ohm load, test fire, wick, saturate, install tank, fill, and vape.  If you can follow directions thoroughly enough to tie your shoes, I promise you can do this, and will open a whole new world in your piping experience.

The V5 is definitively my choice for a 22mm tank on the Huntsman pipe (using mine right now, actually).  The coil and wick process is pretty much the same (for our purposes - no crazy coils here) regardless the deck it's being installed on, so I would definitely choose one with, as fredkite mentioned, the access to the build deck without dumping juice, as well as the ability to be tailored to your personal vaping preference.  V5 wins.

Any help you need at all with getting it set up, recommended/ favored coils or wicking, or any other V5 alterations/ upgrades/ modifications - we're only a post/ email/ text/ phone call away.

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ETA: Tools - 

There are a myriad of tools and coil jigs available to help with setting up your coil - likely some guys here will have some insight on those.  

Personally, I use a 2.5mm diameter screwdriver (3/32" will do) for most of my builds, with 3mm as an occasional option.  A small screwdriver for the deck screws (or 1.5mm hex key if you opt for the V5 upgrade), a small pair of needle-nose pliers or hemostats, small wire cutters, and means to check the ohm load of your build will get you going.

For wicking material, I use the organic Japanese cotton (Koh Gen Do).  This can be ordered from many on-line vaping retailers, but you will find a much more economically attractive option of ordering it in bulk from a cosmetics retailer.  I give a lot away, and a bag can still last me a year+.  There is also "Cotton Bacon" - I've never used it, but it' supposed to be pretty good wicking.  The silica will most likely leave you disappointed.

For coil wire, you'll look for Kanthal A1 in an appropriate gauge.  I would recommend beginning with 28ga as you learn and become comfortable with building, as it is pretty easy to work with, then you can choose if you'd like to move up to a slightly different wire as your comfort level increases.  On-line retailers such as Kidney Puncher and Lightning Vapes are where I order my spools of wire; spools can range from a few feet, 30', 50', or 100' rolls.

I bought the Coilmaster kit, it comes with everything you need to get going including a little ohm meter, ceramic tweezers, tweezers, screwdrivers, scissors, etc.. I paid about £35 from Amazon.co.uk so I'm sure Amazon.com will have them.

Some people I know do as PipeSmith describes, simply hand-wrapping them around a 2.5mm screwdriver so the choice is yours, you could be up and running for a few quid or do like I did and spend a bit more on a complete kit.

what they all said.........the talk on the forums make it sound a whole lot harder than it is. All you really need is a youtube vid then go fot it.

andrew .. did you make any progress on getting a rebuildable?

andrew - 

28ga on a 2.5mm mandrel should take between 5 and 6 wraps to get you around 1.0 - 1.2 ohm, with some dependence on how long each coil leg is.

For standard A1 Kanthal wire, I like a small space between each coil - this is mostly personal preference for flavor.

ALWAYS check your new build with an ohm meter once installed on the build deck.  If the coil check within acceptable limits (you'll want to be above 0.8 ohm), fire it a few times, then check again that the deck screws are tight, re-check the resistance, load the wick, saturate, and you're ready for the tank and doing some piping.

/K