Hi again, Kak - I do recommend you read all you can about it first in the diy
threads, but I'll tell you that I bought some equipment I don't really use. I've been diy'ing for a couple of months, and here's a real simple list of what I use:
- Some 30 ml glass bottles. I use about 4-6 of them, for my favorites. I don't need many, because I only vape about 3 ml a day. But I do make tobacco flavors, and it generally is better after a 30 day steep, so it stores well in the glass.
- One or 2 dozen 10 ml plastic bottles, to make samples.
- One 10 ml luer lock syringe for transferring VG & my VG based nicotine. I rinse & reuse, and replaced the first one because markings wore off. Very cheap, so get several. You can get a 14 ga needle for transferring but my vg is so thick, i usually just use the syringe without.
- One 1 ml luer lock syringe and 18ga blunt needle for transferring flavorings. I rinse & reuse this too, and they're so cheap I'd get several
That's it, except for a bottle of VG, bottle of nic, and I started with about 10 different flavors. You can get the nic in different strengths, but I started with 48mg/ml rather than 100, because if I'm lazy or off a little on measurements, it won't matter as much, so it's more forgiving. Once you're comfortable, you can use stronger nic which will make it cheaper.
I over bought, and got a graduated cylinder, some pipettes and other "recommended" items I never use. I realize now that the cylinder is for making
large quantities.
And one other great thing about diy - I made a large batch of my standard 14mg nic base, to make mixing easy. Then I found that I sometimes prefer vaping the unflavored for a while, or may just tank mix a little squirt of my mixed juice to make the unflavored just lightly flavored. My taste buds seem to change by the week, and diy lets you customize everything you vape.
Here's a link to my favorite calculator. Just plug in your supplies, what you want, and it tells you how much of everything to add....easy. http://..................../create
