Ok, so wife has offered to buy some stuff for me for Christmas (since apparently I’m hard to buy for🙄).
I’m not going to refuse this.
Was thinking maybe a magnetic mixer…suggestions?
Beakers…size? Thinking 150ml might be a good size for 100ml bottles.
Anything else?
Maybe a shovel recommendation to help with the rabbit hole​:rofl:
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Definitely get yourself one of these if you dont have one already. Scale
I don’t use beakers personally, I use 12oz cups from the grocery store. They’re cheap af- and I can mix 220ml a batch if I want.
I normaly go with 120ml mixes, but that my deal.
Another thing I use all the time is THIS.
Im.sure others will chime in with more goodies, but that is my go to setup for 95% of my mixing. Good luck bud!!
yup, one of these:
@Oldguynew2diy it’s up to you, but I’d save your beaker mag stirrer money for a good scale and some other supplies.
Have what i believe to be a decent scale. What other supplies would you recommend?
Oh wow, I don’t know what you have. Bottles, racks, syringes for NIC, glass NIC bottles, labels, just for a few ideas.
Thanks for the tips. The link seems to take me to a DIY tool kit. Is that correct?
As far as the bottles go, the place i bought my stuff.from so far sell 100ml bottles. That is why i thought the 150ml would be ok. Normally the juice I buy come in 120ml. I do have the scale, on of the first things I bought…the AWS 501
Definitely think the needles would be good for sure. Have to add to the list. Labels…never thought of those.
Bwahahaha…i literally laughed out loud.
You dont need a magnetic mixer. They dont work for steeping anyway. Get yourself a aws501 scale and some bottles
Yes! Great little set of tools.
Forgot 1 more thing…
Brother P-Touch Label Maker, PTH110, Thermal Transfer Inkless Pocket Printer, Portable, Lightweight QWERTY Keyboard, One-Touch Keys & Multiple Templates for Home & Office Organization on The go https://a.co/d/63x5a1I
Get whatever one tickles your fancy. Its WAY BETTER than the Sharpie method I used my first year or so.
9 years later here I am still using masking tape and sharpies … in my buck a bottle pharmaceutical 120ml from the pharmacy up the road.
By just numbering the bottle I keep track on my puter so after a wash I can refill with something else
honestly if someone was offering to buy me diy supplies for xmas or whatever, my choices would be… even more flavours… In BIG bottles,lol. Other than that it would be vg/pg/nic etc… Unless theres a new mod or rda thats took your fancy? It sounds like you have pretty much most stuff covered, so it would only be logical to stock up on the consumable/dispersable items?
Oh & the label printer is a solid idea, i have one & they’re great for lots of other things aside from mixing, so a multi-purpose thing, the labels are waterproof/scratch resistant etc so they dont fall/peel off after a wash, unless you actually pick it off.
& i must admit, big_vapes way of labeling is genius, the ammount of labels i have wasted labeling 10/30ml mixes to only have to peel it off a week later is ridiculous,lol, im going to start numbering my smaller testers now & just writing down whats in the number, keep the printer for my bigger ADV bottles.
Get 0.001g scale too. I costs nothing (5 pounds or less) and you’ll be pleased to have it. Eventually you will throw your 501 in the closet and forget about it.
Ohhhh, and because nothing lasts forever, I always have spares . …
My OG 501 and 1000 haven’t stopped working yet.
@Oldguynew2diy this was from back in '19, but most are still in use …
Mixing Bottles:
Scale:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UGBG20/
Tester Bottle Labels:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079ZZ2HM2/
Label Markers:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00105ELEA
LED Vape Cave Lights:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSQ8ZNA
5 tier clear flavor racks:
https://www.amazon.com/Cq-acrylic-Bottles-Rack-Clear-15-7x7-8x7-5/dp/B01N24LHLZ/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1517451328&sr=1-5&keywords=nail+polish+rack
NEW Glass Bottles with Phenolic caps for NIC:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003G2ZWZC/
Lockable Low Temp NIC Freezer:
Favorite Argon Gas for Storing NIC:
https://www.amazon.com/ArT-Wine-Preserver-Enjoy-Your/dp/B01MEHJCQ2/
PET Cosmo Bottles for bigger batches/selling:
Clear PET bottles for Flavor Storage:
https://dropperbottles.com/collections/plastic-droppers-tamper-evident-child-resistant-cap/products/pet-crystal-clear-boston-round-child-resistant-100-count?variant=1877029093400
Shrink Bands for Bottles:
https://www.kkemc.com/shrink-wraps-for-plastic-bottles_42
Excellent WIFI Label Maker:
https://www.amazon.com/Brother-QL-810W-Ultra-Fast-Wireless-Networking/dp/B01MTWGMRR/
1.1" Continuous Tape for Label Maker
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002VS67G
High Quality Grub Driver:
Favorite Vaping Cotton:
Favorite NIC:
Temp / Humidity monitoring for freezer and vape lab:
Batts for freezer remote sensor:
https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Ultimate-Lithium-Battery-Package/dp/B00EAKP8S0/
No , Not necessary
Dont need this just get the wide mouth chubby gorilla bottles and mix right into it
One thing I find most handy - even if I’m not a particularly well versed DIY mixer - is a decent lable maker, such as those already linked to above.
PRIOR to mixing, I lable each bottle with the flavour it will contain. I try to remember to include the mix ratio on that lable so, in time, I can remember what ratios I used, so I can duplicate it if I like it, or change it if I don’t.
I also lable each atty with the flavour running in it. I find it invaluable.
