First move to DIY

[IonMan]

So I finally popped my DIY cherry and pulled the plug on all the base liquids, some bottles, tubes, and flavors

Went with 100mg nic (I work with sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide all day, Nic isn't scary after dealing with those)

Mostly all TFA fruity & creamy flavors for now

18G & 14G blunt tips, 1ml-5ml-20ml syringes

Amber Boston rounds for my bases and cobalt Boston rounds for my mixed juices
And 2 dram test tubes for flavor testing

My plan is to use a baby bottle warmer to force steeping (the water based warmers using the test tubes and Boston rounds)

What im trying to figure out, in terms of Labware, am I missing anything?
Any suggestions to make life easier?

And yes before someone asks, I spent over 2 months doing research and reading the appropriate threads here & elsewhere

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[RonJS]

What im trying to figure out, in terms of Labware, am I missing anything?
Any suggestions to make life easier?

I find a small funnel makes DIY life a lot easier.

Ron

 

[Boletus]

Gloves and eye protection are recommended, but since you work with hazardous chems, you probably have them already. A roll of paper towels on hand is useful. For lab implements, it sounds like you are all set to me. Even if you start with something really simple, keeping notes is a good idea. If you will use paper, a dedicated notebook would be good to have. And you probably already have already done so, but thinking about your work area and the ergonomics, spill protection, and ease of cleanup is useful.

 

[IonMan]

Gloves and eye protection are recommended, but since you work with hazardous chems, you probably have them already. A roll of paper towels on hand is useful. For lab implements, it sounds like you are all set to me. Even if you start with something really simple, keeping notes is a good idea. If you will use paper, a dedicated notebook would be good to have. And you probably already have already done so, but thinking about your work area and the ergonomics, spill protection, and ease of cleanup is useful.

Thank you Boletus I haven't thought about spill protection at all. Been fully stocked with nitrile gloves and safety glasses for s long time.

Oh man, funny enough while reading your post I was going through my one of my notebooks on another topic ... check

LOL

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[chopdoc]

I find a 10 ml graduated cylinder is invaluable for mixing. I mix by volume and if the recipe calls for 20% flavoring and I am mixing up a 30 ml batch, I will pour 20 ml of my pg/vg/nic base that I already have on hand premixed in a bottle then pour 4 ml of the pg/vg/nic base in the graduated cylinder and add all the flavors to that in increments, then pour it in the bottle with the 20 ml base and shake it up and steep if needed.

I also keep 1" wide masking tape on hand to put on the cylinder and with each addition I will put a pen mark on the tape for the level the next flavor addition needs to be at. Its like I pour in my 4ml of base and the recipe calls for 1.2 ml of a flavor. Will mark the cylinders tape at the 5.2 mark and then do it again with the next flavor.

 

[williebb123]

i keep my 100mg nic in a few 30ml bottles and take only one out of the freezer to use for mixing so if i ever do have a nic spill it wont be one of my 1000ml bottles and since i mix at 6mg nic a 30 ml bottle will make 16 bottles of juice

 

[rasmith1959]

Sounds like you have a good start and have done your homework. Though have you figured out how you're going to tell what's in each bottle?

One suggestion is to get some rubber bands of various colors and place one (or two) around the neck of the bottle. Then write down the color(s) and the bottle's contents. After the bottle has had it's hot water steep bath, you can then put a proper label on it without having the fear of mislabeling one of your creations.


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