Premade wicks are okay to get you by, but not very good. As a starter, you should google/youtube micrcoils and cotton wicks, or standard coils with silica wicks. That should get you going. And don't be afraid to try, it's not as hard as it seems!
Snorkelwhacker - "Battery safety advocates tend to resemble abstinence only sex-ed advocates: "If you have sex, you'll catch AIDS and DIE!""