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I couldn’t resist… I had to order them lol.

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which one did you order?

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@Dan_the_Man

https://www.amazon.com/Dispensers-Applicator-Kit-Precisely-Dispensing/dp/B078VM7K66/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=28+gage+bottle+dispenser&qid=1581230037&s=arts-crafts&sr=1-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzVVBKTUtNT0RDMUNFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTEzNzM4M0hJN01FSjdHNFBQWCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTc0MzMzTlUxVjVHSEtMVlE5JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

It’s on the US Amazon.com. You have to scroll down to read about it because they are trying to sell so many others.

Sorry. I had to step away from my PC for a bit.

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Oh ok I see, the same one you posted ealier. Looks pretty nice. The only thing I would wish was different is the length of blunt tips. They look kind of short but maybe that won’t matter. Be sure to let us know how you get along with the kit. I for one would be interested in knowing. :+1: :v: :call_me_hand:

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:man_facepalming:
All the trouble people go through to avoid getting a scale that makes their life so much easier.

washing dishes, purchasing new syringes when a flavor gets stuck in them, buying bottle inserts, messing with scotch tape and nail polish, having to store boxes with different sizes syringes, fiddling with the drip tip of the concentrates to get it off or the needle through and getting all those smells on your fingers (or having to use gloves), …

Thanks for keeping me reminded how happy I am with my scales :rofl:

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@anon28032772 I could not agree MORE with ^^^^^^.

@Caped_Conspirathist

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I honestly couldn’t imagine not using a scale. All about do what you want to do but I’d go stark raving nuts (I might be already) if I had to use pipettes or a syringe again that way. I do love using one for my nic with that press in adapter.

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My scale is on back-order. I ordered one 2 weeks ago. Besides, how else do you measure your stuff into a bottle on a scale?

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@anon28032772 I swear, I ordered the scale everyone recommended. It’s on back order. How to you measure accurately into the bottle on the scale though? I can’t imagine using graduated cylinders with the viscosity of the VG. I’m still trying to figure that out.

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I don’t know what graduated cylinders are… sorry for that.
I mix a little like this

You can put your VG and PG (or premix) in a squeezy bottle with a drip tip or if you’re a bit handy, you can do like me and poor straight from your liter bottle. For my PG bottle I do have a dripper insert that once came with such a bottle but VG goes straight from the wide opening and it’s all pretty accurate. Sometimes I’m 0.1g above or below but for me that’s well within acceptable limits.
My nic is in a 100ml squeezy bottle with a drip tip.

Sometimes you have concentrates that come in a bottle without a dripper tip. I just poor them over in a 30ml gorilla bottle and label it so I can drip them in my mix.

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@anon28032772 They are a DIY torture device !!!

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More dishes … I pass :smiley:

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I put my VG and PG is those squeezy bottles and it’s been a life changer on mixing because it simplifies everything. I also use a press in adapter with my nicotine and the 10 ml syringe NEVER comes out of that bottle another simplified solution. Yep, if they come without a dripper tip, they get transferred IMMEDIATELY to an empty bottle.

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I could NOT agree more @authormichellehughes. I personally have probably tried every WRONG one there is to try. All leaked, cracked, split, or an entirely other host of issues. I thought, “Condiment Bottle with twist top, sure that’ll work”. Trashcan !!!

Maybe I’ve got bad luck, who knows, but I can say since I switched (years ago) over to @LiquidBarn’s bottles, I haven’t even gone through the 4 that I have. They take a LOT of abuse, and keep on mixing.

IMO, not all twist top bottles are created equal. Accept NO substitutes !!!

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I used those squeezy bottles in the beginning but they’re either too small and I keep having to refill them or they’re too slow to poor out. They work well for small testers, like 10ml, even 30ml but anything bigger and I find it a hassle to work with. Just give me the big guns for my base liquids.

But in the end, people do as they please. Different people, different tools, different methods. Do what you feel most comfortable with. I’m lazy as fuck, what matters to me are no spills, no messing with transferring liquids (besides some concentrates that come in larger volumes), accuracy, speed and the least amount of cleanup afterwards. At the moment, I don’t see any areas where I can improve much on efficiency.

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I have 1lter and 200ml and 100mls bottles i find it works better than syringes when using scales

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I use the 250ml and 500ml and routinely dose up 120ml’s with no slowing or leaking. If I have to mix up 240’s or 480’s then I do move over to a non-twist top jug.

Same same…

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I just bought a bunch of twist lock caps and put them directly on the concentrate bottles. All you need to do is be careful; I’ve had no problems at all. No clean-up, just tighten the cap after meting right into the finish bottle and bammo.

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I put twistys on most over 60ml and agreed. If I’m buying them that big, I’m not using 0.01g in a mix.

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I can (you can too obviously) adjust the twist on the lid so it greatly reduces flow, if you need to be per-drop precise. Only dropper stuff I use is the MF’s which come that way.

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