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  1. philderbeest

    First DIY attempt = epic fail

    Gotta agree with Hoosier saying just because it's the same company doesn't mean it's the same ratio for all of their flavours. Flavour Art I found to be notoriously difficult to find a happy starting point. Their Key Lime is a sour beast of flavour explosion and I mix at around 5%. At the other...
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    I really want to start DIY. How realistic is it to match my ADV?

    :unsure: Now I feel like we put you off. Well I hope you give it a try sometime even if just to have a go and satisfy your curiosity.
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    I really want to start DIY. How realistic is it to match my ADV?

    Thepinfamily, DIY is a strange thing. If you want to exactly replicate something you could take years and still never manage it. You'll soon find that adding a certain flavour will sometimes give you totally different end results than you imagine. I think most here will back me up and say the...
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    Look how far we've come!

    Lol, my first was a pair or 350maH batts (pre-ego) with a 510 dripping atty. I remember buying cartridges that fitted on top of the atty with the fabled blue foam inserts and thinking "this is the future" whilst filling them with some dekang. This was all dependent on the charger not...
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    Please help with USA DIY ingredients.

    As promised here's my findings from RTS, WL and HDV- All good, fantastic service, quick delivery and great prices. I have to mention the nic juice from RTS; I obviously don't have a lab to analyse it but on a taste test extremely impressed and seems pure. Some nic I used to find had a tendency...
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    Look how far we've come!

    Anyone else looking back on when they started vaping and are a little overwhelmed by how things have progressed? I think of the gear I had then and wonder how I actually stuck at it! Makes me think about what's gonna be around in a few years.
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    Why is this mix always too thick???

    Do you use any of those flavours in other mixes? I only ask as I once had a TPA Caramel Candy that I suspect was an 'end of batch' bottle. It didn't look smooth (for want of a better word) and if I used it in a mix I had the same results as you even though it didn't look particularly thick on...
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    Question on using flavoring

    I may be wrong so people please correct me if this is the case. It has been a couple of years since I started DIY and back then oil based flavours were a big no no. This wasn't a component issue but directed towards health and the effects of an oil based substance in the lungs. As I said it's...
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    Ordering Flavors

    The thing to remember is that what flavours you think you're probably going to love to vape you quite often find are a let down. Conversely, the experiments with flavours you just purchased for the hell of it can end up your main vape! Me for example......don't much care for coconut, made a...
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    diluting vg?

    I go along with buffaloguy, if I'm cutting VG I do it to 20% (80% VG 20% mixer). Also agree with twisted times. Old school way is DW will give you more vapor, quality alcohol (vodka is my choice) gives more throat hit. I find quality vodka does not impart any flavour into my mixes and don't be...
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    Ok, trying to buy unflavored Nic juice to DIY...is the FDA Apocolypse wiping everything out or am I looking in the wrong place??

    Hi 1LastShot. It may be something to do with accessing on your phone or looking at the larger quantities. I just checked RTS and they do have nic juice of various strengths but just not in the litre sizes. Hope this helps a little.
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    Evic tuning -Airbrush

    Looks really cool. Great finish :)
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    What Do I Do With 3 Cartons of Cigarettes?

    Put some of them in a sealed jar about half full of water. If you feel like a cigarette go and have a look at it. If that doesn't work, take the lid off and have a big sniff lol.
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    My first order of flavors!

    Looking forward to your thoughts on these unloaded. I'm a big fan of the FA maple syrup. Other FA that you may have missed (or I may have in that huge list lol) are Caramel and also Meringue (strange but true!)
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    Please help with USA DIY ingredients.

    Quick update, I have ordered nic and vg from rtsvapes so should be here any day now. I generally go down the same route as you yzer and get vg from the pharmacy but I'm particularly lazy at the minute lol. Flavours I sourced from HDV just to get the old favourites back in stock before trying...
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    Has anyone tried the AGA Tiamat PLUS w/Glass Tank

    This may have also been covered but there are a lot of pages......sorry :) Would you say this model is good for a first rebuild? I'm comfortable with resistances, using meters etc but the last thing I modded was cutting syringe bodies to replace those awful tubes on clearos a few years back lol.
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    Share your Soldering Tips Here

    This is very very low tech but I use a diesel engine glow plug for soldering. It is modded somewhat (relay, microswitch etc) and resembles a tattoo gun. I will upload pictures when I get to my toolbox next. It's obviously 12V so you need to clip it on a vehicle battery but it gets extremely hot...
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    Brass Barrels

    Looks fantastic! Hope to see more following a similar theme!
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    Mixing ry4 please help

    RY4 is probably one of the most difficult mixes I've attempted, as there are so many different types and everyone has their own personal favourite. Then there are the different flavours you can blend in. I particularly like the premix of PSV RY8 but I can't recreate it in a DIY, not even close...
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    No-brainer

    It is a no-brainer but first of all people have got to want to stop. Then there are still very few outlets that sell anything but the awful cigarette imitation kits. I receive a lot of interest in my pvs but most "don't want the hassle" of vaping. All we can do is politely try and push people in...