DIY Mixing Starter Kit looking to get this starter kit just so i will have all the tools. Ive been looking at the recipes on here but for the life of me i cant understand them theres way to many big words im looking for some recipes like this .. This many ML flavor, this many ML vg, this many ML nicotine ( i use 3mg i find that works best for me and my chain vapeing) would like to make a big bottle to last all week 250ml or so., i dont like PG it makes me cough my head off. if i have over looked any of the threads like that can you please link them, and if there not that simple let me know and ill try to understand them.
Looking to Get into DIY due to Chain Vaping.
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First welcome to DIY. Most recipes offer just what you are looking for. Have you looked at any of the calculators here in the DIY thread? Or ecigexpress . com has one along with recipes.
What words are you not understanding? Maybe I could help if you will give more information?
NIc base can be bought in many different strengths and then diluted down to your desired strength.
Most flavoring is in pg unless specifically says flavoring in vg.
There are some threads right here in the DIY thread that you can look at, just scroll down the page.
What words are you not understanding? Maybe I could help if you will give more information?
NIc base can be bought in many different strengths and then diluted down to your desired strength.
Most flavoring is in pg unless specifically says flavoring in vg.
There are some threads right here in the DIY thread that you can look at, just scroll down the page.
Whats really gettin me is base nicotine to target nicotine, im really bad at numbers and understanding things in general, ill read some more.
The nic base is what strength of nicotine you purchased.
The target is what you would want your strength of nicotine in and would like to vape and have your ejuice in.
They will also ask what size of bottle are you mixing in and what flavor % to add.
Most calculators also allow you to enter whether or not the nic base you purchased is in pg/vg.
So what strength nic base do you wish to buy?
I downloaded the calculator with the penguin on it, thank you for explaining, what water % is good for say a 30ml bottle?
I don't add water. Never saw a need to. Just because it is in the calculator doesn't mean you have to use it. I don't add anything but what the recipe calls for.
JUst got it opened. Looks ok. But unless you want the flavor watered down by half, reduce the amount or just don't use it. If you decide not to use water, it should automatically adjust the numbers.
And if you do use water, use Distilled Water, not tap water.
oops....my bad, I see now why you would use water because you use 100% vg.
Why don't you put just a few drops in the help smooth it out. Remember you can always add to the recipe but once it is in there you can't take it out.
This video is a great tutorial on learning to DIY. They take you through the entire process and explain it all with clarity. There's even a demonstration with digital scales that explains how to do it by weight, which IMO may be the easiest and most accurate way to DIY for those who don't like measuring liquids by volume or washing out flasks and measuring devices after DIY.
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Adding water isn't a requirement, but you may want to thin down the juice a bit if you're going to use it in a tank. 5% distilled water works well. That would be 1.5ml in volume for a 30ml batch.
I think to be fair to the OP, you should have "in my opinion" in with that statement. There are many of us who use other measuring methods that we also think are the easiest and most accurate. OP should be given info. on several measuring methods, and then should decide for himself which he chooses to use, as we all did.
You are right.I think to be fair to the OP, you should have "in my opinion" in with that statement. There are many of us who use other measuring methods that we also think are the easiest and most accurate. OP should be given info. on several measuring methods, and then should decide for himself which he chooses to use, as we all did.
He should have added in a few more facts to back up that opinion too.
Such as -
Weighing method is faster.
Weighing method has the least amount of clean up.
Weighing method will give a higher degree of repeatability.
And so on.......
Don't forget that most all of us started out measuring volume so its not as if us weighers have no idea what its like to use syringes.
I think to be fair to the OP, you should have "in my opinion" in with that statement. There are many of us who use other measuring methods that we also think are the easiest and most accurate. OP should be given info. on several measuring methods, and then should decide for himself which he chooses to use, as we all did.
Edited. Yes, it's my opinion. For me, it's a step saver and (IMO) likely to be more accurate for most people since it's hard to get all the thicker VG liquid film out of a glass beaker, pipette, or dropper. Some goes down the drain when you wash.
But, what the heck, it's all a matter of preference. $26 for a decent set of digital scales is a cheap investment to try it and compare. If you don't like weighing, just keep the scales to weigh packages at Christmas and calculate postage before you go to the post office.
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