Vape Coil Design Tutorial

I want to start off with the different wire sizes that will be available to you when you decide to build your own coils. You will have the choices of: 22g, 24g, 26g, 28g, 30g, 32g and 34g wire.

The “g” stands for gauge. All these wires are available in Kanthal and other wire types suitable for vaping but for this article I will only be discussing Kanthal, as this is just a beginner’s guide.

Your Ohm’s resistance will vary based on each individual wire, how many wraps and what size tool you are wrapping your wire around. There are many, many different coil options when building your own and finding one that suits you will take some trial and error but it is well worth the time and effort.

Below I will list an example of a coil that I used for the longest time and still use regularly as it is simple, straight forward and very easy — with a bit of practice — to build from scratch.

A 24g 6 wrap over a 2.5mm tool/screwdriver. I do two of these coils and my Ohm’s end up around .3ohms, which is a perfect balance of flavour, cloud production and battery life.

There are A LOT and I really do mean A LOT of different types of coils that you can build but for the beginner’s sake I will only mention four.