help with disability pouring juice

[dbrandt01]

I would suggest something along the lines of the others. If you buy a 250ml paint bottle, it has a pretty big opening from hobby lobby. Like $1.49 for 2 of them. If you cut the nipple part of the tip about half off, you can hold the bottle upside down and it pretty much just pours out. It's more work, but should work out. I do this. I make 250ml at a time of my unflavored, but pour it in to a 120ml bottle since it's easy to carry around and fill up my Reo bottles.

I only know about cutting the nipple half off and it gushing out because my dad did it by accident haha.

 

[HauntedMyst]

gee whiz you guys are innovative! call me stupid but I would never have thought of any of these solutions. the ketchup bottle wins because I have one right here lol.

Don't feel bad! We've all been there. I can't tell you how many times I couldn't find a tool I knew I had right here on my desk and went bat cr@p crazy looking for it only to discover the next day it was under the keyboard even though I knew I looked under the keyboard. I think my kid likes screwing with my head and moves my stuff. It's my fault really. I shouldn't have tried to raise him as a girl for the first 10 years of his life even though he insisted, "Dad, I'm a boy. A guy. I am not a girl. I don't like wearing dresses and I'm getting my ... kicked every day!" But I wouldn't listen. No, I was a liberal progressive who thought he knew what was best for everyone and damn it, I was going to raise him to be free from gender stereotypes. Lesson learned I guess. He'd be a nicer person if I would have only listened to him. I can live with the missing tools. It's the growing collection of combat knives and battle tomahawks that scare me. Well, that and waking up with him standing over me at night in the dark with one of them in his hand mumbling "One day old man. One day."

 

[nic_fix]

thank all of you.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

gee whiz you guys are innovative! call me stupid but I would never have thought of any of these solutions. the ketchup bottle wins because I have one right here lol. I will also use the paperclip to break the vacuum. I can't believe all this time I was embarrassed to ask this. problem finally solved. I honestly would not have thought of any of these. they are all viable in fact. if for some reason the ketchup fails I now have plenty of approaches to this task. thanks guys!

There are no stupid questions on ECF (okay, there are, but they're almost always ANTZ trolling questions) and don't ever be afraid of asking a question here. The good people will always shine through. I learned a lot from this thread.

This is why this place rocks, many ingenious answers. I'm going to post a link over on the Front Porch where several people have hand problems. You guys, really.

Don't feel bad! We've all been there. I can't tell you how many times I couldn't find a tool I knew I had right here on my desk and went bat cr@p crazy looking for it only to discover the next day it was under the keyboard even though I knew I looked under the keyboard. I think my kid likes screwing with my head and moves my stuff. It's my fault really. I shouldn't have tried to raise him as a girl for the first 10 years of his life even though he insisted, "Dad, I'm a boy. A guy. I am not a girl. I don't like wearing dresses and I'm getting my ... kicked every day!" But I wouldn't listen. No, I was a liberal progressive who thought he knew what was best for everyone and damn it, I was going to raise him to be free from gender stereotypes. Lesson learned I guess. He'd be a nicer person if I would have only listened to him. I can live with the missing tools. It's the growing collection of combat knives and battle tomahawks that scare me. Well, that and waking up with him standing over me at night in the dark with one of them in his hand mumbling "One day old man. One day."

Adorable Rat, I think the wedding dress is what drove him over the edge.

At least be proud he developed into a fine young man, even if he holds a grudge. Eventually he'll get over it. Maybe.

 

[Kenna]

ketchup squeeze bottle

I have those for pg & vg to use for mixing. I use syringes with no needle on them for dispensing from my mixed juice stock into small squeeze bottles for filling my tanks. I only use a needle if the neck of a bottle I.m pulling from is small. Like flavoring bottles. You could use a turkey baster! Love the turkey injector idea!

 

[nic_fix]

ot, but hey it's my thread lol. hauntedmyst, you were talking about a rat? so he is over 10 years old? if so that is amazing. my very special bunny is 18. that is also extremely old for her. seriously also I am not for gender conventions but tend to comply. our society made these rules. I do not think a dress or jeans for that matter knows whom is wearing them. ahh it is what it is. luckily for animals they do not really have to comply. for one thing fish we don't really know. I call one mr. and the other mrs. I am pretty sure there is a lgbt thing going on in that tank though if you catch my drift lol. that ratty sure is cute.

I do really appreciate you guys are so resourceful. myself, not so much. I thought for sure I was going to get bashed with trolling. little did I know. this really, really helped me. since I have been afraid to ask I must have wasted hundreds of dollars of juice thus far. all this time I figured this was a very stupid question on my part. I am very glad in fact it was not.

these bottles have a very small throat. condiment dispenser is perfect. turkey baster, at least ones I saw are too big. unfortunately I do have to use needles. I would think you need pretty big gauge for juice as it is very viscous. plus I do not need to stick myself more than I have to! the lab bottles look even better or the syringe with the hose too. I guess I will go order one on amazon. I am just kind of amazed at myself I could not think of any of this. you guys are great.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Nic, nope, I was talking about my son. Flamingo was talking about rats. I have a GSD. He's awesome

 

[Kenna]

ot, but hey it's my thread lol. hauntedmyst, you were talking about a rat? so he is over 10 years old? if so that is amazing. my very special bunny is 18. that is also extremely old for her. seriously also I am not for gender conventions but tend to comply. our society made these rules. I do not think a dress or jeans for that matter knows whom is wearing them. ahh it is what it is. luckily for animals they do not really have to comply. for one thing fish we don't really know. I call one mr. and the other mrs. I am pretty sure there is a lgbt thing going on in that tank though if you catch my drift lol. that ratty sure is cute.

I do really appreciate you guys are so resourceful. myself, not so much. I thought for sure I was going to get bashed with trolling. little did I know. this really, really helped me. since I have been afraid to ask I must have wasted hundreds of dollars of juice thus far. all this time I figured this was a very stupid question on my part. I am very glad in fact it was not.

these bottles have a very small throat. condiment dispenser is perfect. turkey baster, at least ones I saw are too big. unfortunately I do have to use needles. I would think you need pretty big gauge for juice as it is very viscous. plus I do not need to stick myself more than I have to! the lab bottles look even better or the syringe with the hose too. I guess I will go order one on amazon. I am just kind of amazed at myself I could not think of any of this. you guys are great.

Needles used for juice do not have points on them. They are blunts. You can't stick yourself with them. Well, you could, but you'd really have to work at it, as opposed to a sharp needle. The ones already linked would do quite well, are cleanable d would last forever.

 

[rico942]

I have Parkinson's.

According to my neurologist, I have a form of Parkinson's with only mild tremors, but an equally annoying symptom. The doctor calls it "overreach". As I reach for an object, such as a juice bottle, my hand will extend right through the position of that object, usually knocking it over. Medication can alleviate this, but it wears off after a short time, and can only be taken every 8 hours ...

I favor Halo juices, which come with an eye dropper in the 30ml bottles. I have been using the eye dropper to transfer juice to 10ml plastic bottles with a blunt needle tip, then injecting juice into the tiny opening in the 1ml tanks for my Ovale Elips. Its still a challenge, but I'm not spilling with this method ...

Have been seriously wanting to start DIY, but hesitated because of the Parkinson's symptoms and lack of manual dexterity ...

Lots of good suggestions in this thread about using readily available household items to overcome this disability, applicable not only to vaping tasks, but also to everyday chores ...

My thanks to the OP for raising this issue, and to all who contributed ingenious solutions !

 

[nic_fix]

and there I thought I was going to get bashed for this. good to know needles are blunt. needles would honestly be perfect for the tiny holes in the triton tank. I figured they would be at a snails pace with vg going through them. guess not. those are probably bigger gauge then for meds. if I used the med ones I can see getting stuck multiple times lol.

 

[Kenna]

and there I thought I was going to get bashed for this. good to know needles are blunt. needles would honestly be perfect for the tiny holes in the triton tank. I figured they would be at a snails pace with vg going through them. guess not. those are probably bigger gauge then for meds. if I used the med ones I can see getting stuck multiple times lol.

You can always get the little needle nosed nottles or the ones eith the skinny tip. I use them to fill my Kayfuns. The tip won.t fit into the fill hole, but does kinda nestle on it so I can fill with no muss. With tremors tho, you probably need the needles. The ones already linked would be perfect. I have decterity isses, too, but ehere there.s a will, there's a way to jerry rig something to get the job done.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Plain VG through a needle tip is a PITA, even with a large bore "needle." There are some blunt needle tips here on this page Mixing Supplies (they syringes that come with needles on that page are the pointy needles). At this link they only sell the blunt tips Syringes, Needles, and Pipettes

Some people that have hand problem DIY with electronic scales and swear by it. If you go to this thread Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four and ask about it, she or they will be happy to answer any questions about it.

Nic, nope, I was talking about my son. Flamingo was talking about rats. I have a GSD. He's awesome

Oh, that son. Yeah, I have a black GSD and he's just tall enough, and sneaky enough, to move a few things around on the desk just to make you think you've lost your mind. Never want to live without him, still trying to figure out how to live with him.

 

[PaulBHC]

Wizard Labs sells a nicotine strength test kit for under $10 that comes with some blunt tips and other items. Same idea as testing chlorine in a pool or spa. Good idea to check what you bought is what you think it is. And you get some tools for mixing.

 

[Kenna]

I don't know why I didn't think of these before! Thes are available in the Pharmacy area at Kroger. It has a plug that fits into a bottle (like a cough syrup bottle), & you insert tthe syryinge, flip the bottle upside down, & pull the plunger to fill it. Almost like for an injection in the Dr's office, but bigger. It's plastic & reuseable. Amazon has them in double or multi pacs, but Kroger is cheaper & you can get just one to try it. It would fit into the bottle you want to pull from & seal itself, & make it easier to put into the bottle you want to fill. I have one, but haven't used it yet, getting it out tomorrow! Credit for this find goes to @Robert Cromwell!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...g syringe&qid=1447300540&ref_=sr_1_15&sr=8-15

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...g syringe&qid=1447301025&ref_=sr_1_31&sr=8-31

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...g syringe&qid=1447301010&ref_=sr_1_27&sr=8-27

 

[amoret]

ketchup squeeze bottle

That's what I use - and I thought I was so ingenious to think it up.
I have bad hand problems. My nicotine is in 125 ml bottles is the freezer, so I take one out and use all of it to make a base liquid just a little bit stronger than I want to end up at. That's the only time I'm working with 100 mg nicotine. Then I use a scale to mix base and flavors in the bottles I'm going to use. My entire mixing setup:

 

[nic_fix]

I actually know something about these little precision scales. everyone would do themselves a service to calibrate them monthly. my 200g broke. I had the weights for it. I thought I saw the same one at a filling station. got it home and realized it is 600g. takes a different weight. certified weights are not cheap even though the scales are. the 200g takes a 100g weight. the 600g takes a 500g weight. darnit. everyone should get certified weights though. especially when you are messing with nicotine. you could potentially have a horrible accident. certainly worth getting certified weights. these things can be way off if you are not sure of it. I just figured I would let everyone know just in case. I used to weigh coins that's why I know. to that end a quality Japanese scale is all the better even. if you are going to spend on the weights might as well get a good scale to go with it. calibrated though the Chinese varity are usually pretty good. tend to drain batteries when off though. that is how mine died. sitting a long time and batteries leaked corroding the battery terminals and broke off. double darnit! okay, end of that rant. just figured I would share what I know about these. please do not guess nicotine.

I will get the needles. don't think there is any Kroger around here but amazon is everywhere of course. the internet is great, no?

seriously, I appreciate all the great contributions to this thread. I help it helps others as well. glad I finally mustard up the courage to ask about this.

 

[JavaJunkie]

I keep hoping that has vaping becomes more popular there will be more accessibility options for people who need them. Hope you find something that works for you.

 

[nic_fix]

yes, I did. right here! thanks to these great resourceful folks. I am not that disabled. I really don't mind it but it is strange to have my body out of my control. honestly there is not nearly enough stuff for others with severe disabilities. people get accommodated but I wish there would be more innovations. I watch the science channels and I guess they are working on new stuff. that is good. I feel bad when someone just needs a little help but the help they could use does not exist. all I needed was a ketchup bottle luckily. I feel fine. I just wish others were accommodated. I really appreciate this thread. not what I said but what others did. however people with mental illness or something maybe should not vape. if they smoked then I guess it is better for anyone though. it would be great if for instance someone that could not press a stiff button was then able too. things like that. luckily I can still do just about anything. just takes longer. that is fine with me. the worst thing is to get frustrated. I am known for my patience and persistence. my problem is I was just not thinking outside the box about this. you guys fixed that! I hope this thread helps someone else and thanks to everyone's great ideas.