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A massive industry spanning continents
exists around coil-building. Just hop
onto Instagram and you’ll see a plethora
of stunning coil images. If you type
“#CoilPorn” into Instagram, 164,114
posts are brought up.
So how did coil-building come to be
such a popular pastime and where did
it all start? Here is a simple explanation
for newbie and seasoned vapers alike.
If you take a walk into any vape store,
you’ll see a wonderful assortment of
hardware. Inside every single vaping
device, you have a wick and coil. You
can either buy stock coils – or you can
explore your creativity, get tinkering and
unleash your imagination with coilbuilding. In RDAs (rebuildable dripping
atomisers), the coil has to be made and
installed. Plenty of people use normal
basic wire, yet it is popular to build
your own.
There are many reasons why coilbuilding is on the rise. It can be
cheaper than buying pre-made coils.
There is also a vibrant culture of
flavour chasing and cloud chasing,
which fosters real community spirit,
where likeminded vapers can meet and
swap tips and coil-building tricks. The
very act of coil-building can also be a
blessing for former smokers, who may
need to keep their hands busy as they
miss the handling of a cigarette.
Coil-building actually originated a
few years ago after the first
RDA entered the market.
Their popularity increased as
people started to get creative
when customising their vape
for a heightened vaping
experience. Coil-builders
make more complex coils
for a variety of reasons.
It could be for increased
cloud production, a
more intense flavour
experience, or artistry. It
is the fusion of aesthetics
and artisan taste that is
driving the coil-building
phenomena. Here is a
selection of images that
can only be described
as coil-porn at its best.
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