If it wasn’t for you guys and some youtube reviewers, idk; I probably wouldn’t have. I haven’t published any recipes, simply because they are good enough for me, currently, but not ready for prime time just yet. I got damn lucky and nailed tobacco (well ry4 type) out of the box, and I am soooooooo grateful for that, THAT has kept me going, as I always know I can do that. I just converted over to the weight/scale method, so workin out the bugs. Debating on a magnetic stirrer, ever sense I saw Phil Busardos. Love you guys, you all were really helpful!
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May want to hold off on that…
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Ditto, my magnetic stirrer has been retired for maybe 2 years now. My GC Homogenizer gets used everyday I mix, the difference is night and day for ease of use and results.
Anyone wanna buy a lightly used magnetic stirrer? 
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Maybe, but definitely not yours. One can only imagine (though I wouldn’t recommend it) where that thing’s been…
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Oh, I see how it is…my reputation has done me in again…sigh
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Yeah, I know…I’m gonna have to get better at this all first, so, me and the handy dandy scale are gonna get better acquainted. I have serious concerns about some of the shipping costs with the chemicals, especially now. But, yeah, anything is cheaper than smoking; and that is what it’s all about.
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ELR has in excess of 200,000 registered users. Not all are DIY’ers and not all are active…
Also, there are over 2.5 million private recipes.
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I’m guessing the percentage is low but climbing with all the bans and taxes and whatnot. I’ve only bought 4 commercial juices in the past 5 years and only because I needed an extra purchase to get free shipping.
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there are about 3.5 million vapers in the uk. given 30,000 of ELR users are from the UK, then I guess @Chrispdx number is pretty close, i.e. 0.5% to 1 %
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I was about to say 1% in the U.K. as well as America and maybe Western Europe. It’s a very small percentage, though it’s going to grow quickly in the USA now I’d think
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Interestingly, in my circle around 30 to 40 percent are mixers, but I don’t think that’s the norm for Australia, just the people I associate with… 
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How do you all and up getting g nicotine, or you just don’t? Is there an underground market ?
None of your premade eliquid can have it either right?
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There is no Nic available for sale in Australia at all legally. No pre-made juice is allowed to have it and we are supposed to have a prescription to import it for personal use. We can still get it from New Zealand but in Oct they are cracking down on the importation and will need to get a doctors prescription to get it through customs here… I use 100mg PG based but only use between 1 and 1.5 mg in my mixes. I figure when I run out of my Nic supply I will either vape Nic free or just give it away…
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I genuinely don’t understand the dichotomy of Australian policies - but I’m really sorry you lot can’t get it. Should I assume cigarettes are also illegal?
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Cigarettes are only illegal if you are under 18 and get caught.
It’s ironic how many school kids in uniform I see smoking cigarettes and nothing is done about it.
We can still get it, just have to jump through way more hoops.
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I have 6,000 members in my DIY facebook group… it’s been growing like crazy with all the mail bans
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given the mail ban issue in the US, it is very likely.
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Yah but places are already using adult delivery services (like for porn). I figure it’s so expensive to use those people will be more likely to order a bucket of nicotine and some candy flavouring that’s food related
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@Aphonic if you think the Aussies have it bad, come over to the States, we have cornered the market on Q$%#$%^ing things up.
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