For this project you are going to need some parts. If you're lucky, you might have some of these parts laying around. Here is a brief list:



- A battery. This is the most important part and the hardest to acquire. A disposable 9v battery may be used, but it is much better to use a larger, rechargeable battery such as an RC car battery, or in my case, I dissected a portable 1000 mAh phone charging battery and used that.



- Resistance wire. This is another item that will be hard to come by. You can buy Nichrome or Kanthal wire (the most commonly used resistance wires) online in bulk or you can get them at a vape shop. If you can not obtain the wire these ways, take apart a toaster or a hair dryer and use that! The gauge (AWG) of the wire depends on your battery. I use 28 AWG Nichrome, but sometimes I wish I had a 30 or 32. The smaller the number, the thicker the wire, the thicker the wire, the more entertaining it needs to heat up. I would recommend a 28-32 for most people.



- Some sort of wire terminal. You will need this because solder will not stick to resistance wire. Also, this will make it much easier to change out your coils if they get nasty or bent up. I used cheap screw terminals that I got on Amazon. I got 30 of them for only like $6. You can also use a crimping tool and small crimps, but it sacrifices ease of use.



- A button. Simple enough... This will be used to send the electricity to the resistance wire that is coiled up.



- Various hardware... Sorry it is hard to specify here, as this depends on your battery, your button, your terminal, and what design you're going with. I used some steel sheet metal to mount my button, brass end cap to enclose the coil, and a plastic sprinkler piece for the mouth piece (all from my local Lowes). Head down to the hardware store and give yourself a lot of time to look around. Remember to always have your coil enclosed in a metal casing, be mindful not to have any burning plastic also making its way into your lungs.



- Insulated electrical wire



- A soldering iron and solder



- Organic Cotton Balls or any sort of wick (Silicon wicks, cotton wicks, etc...)



- Juice! (See later in the tutorial for DIY juice recipes)