Need tips on what to buy

[Blitzdonlife]

I have a ton of 0 mg juice that I would like to make 3 mg Nicotine, but I don’t know where to buy nicotine, what type I need or how to mix it properly. Some of you are going to say search the forums but all the old threads I’m not interested in as things change everyday with products and techniques. That’s why I am starting a fresh post and need help in which would be greatly appreciated.

So that’s one thing I need help with.

Second thing I need help with is deciding which dripping atomizer would you recommend. I’m looking for something that’s came out recently that has good reviews. I don’t have much time to search for reviews so maybe you know what’s hot and what’s not? I know it all comes down to personal opinion and I would like your opinion please. (RDA Specifically is what I’m interested in.)

Thank you.

According to my (poor) math skills this is what I came up with. 42 30 mL bottles of 0mg liquid is 1260 mL total base liquid volume. Add 1mL per bottle for the nicotine addition, and that comes to 1302 mL. The goal is to achieve a desired ~3mg final solution, using 100mg/mL PG nicotine solution for the nicotine being added.

The 100mg nicotine required is 39.03mL/40.51 grams for all bottles total. Per each individual bottle it would be .93mL/.97 grams of added nicotine. This is not exact, but it's fairly close, and petty uncomplicated. Two ounces of 100mL PG nicotine should supply your needs to convert your liquid to 3mL. Nicotine solution is commonly sold in 1 ounce, and 4 ounce on up sizes. Personally I would buy the 4 oz. size, and save the excess to convert more juice, or to practice diy with. Get a juice calculator for more precise conversions, these are only my unprofessional, probably innacurate assessments. Should get you in the ballpark though on what you need to get for measuring supplies and nicotine.

In other words, buy a 1mL graduated luer-lock syringe, 16GA blunt tip luer-lock needle, 4oz. 100mg PG nicotine solution and add .93mL per aldready FULL 30mL bottle of 0mg liquid. And some gloves, and paper towels for spills of course.

 

[vaper1960]

And some gloves, and paper towels for spills of course.

And eye protection! This might be obvious, but not sure if anyone mentioned... shake the heck out of the bottles after adding the nic.

 

[Way2Gone]

All of the bottles that I have are completely full and I don’t think I have enough room to add enough nicotine to make it 3 mg without losing the ability to shake the bottles after mixing. So basically I think I need to dump just a tad out maybe 2-3 mL and that way I will have shake room after adding the nic.

does anybody have a link to a 50/50 pg vg blend of nicotine because I think I’m going to try that. I checked vapertek but only found 100% pg or 100% vg option.

 

[GOMuniEsq]

All of the bottles that I have are completely full and I don’t think I have enough room to add enough nicotine to make it 3 mg without losing the ability to shake the bottles after mixing. So basically I think I need to dump just a tad out maybe 2-3 mL and that way I will have shake room after adding the nic.

does anybody have a link to a 50/50 pg vg blend of nicotine because I think I’m going to try that. I checked vapertek but only found 100% pg or 100% vg option.

Obviously you must discard a bit to make room for the nic. If you think that's a waste, it's nothing compared to the waste of you spending good money on e-juice and specifically refusing to have any nic added for free at the source.

Precisely, to convert a 30mL bottle of zero nic to 3mg/mL you need to throw out 0.9mL and add that volume of 100mg nic. The dilution is negligible.

And don't get me started on the foolishness of buying pre-diluted nic base. If you lack the self-confidence to mix three ingredients on your own then you should give up now.

 

[Blitzdonlife]

All of the bottles that I have are completely full and I don’t think I have enough room to add enough nicotine to make it 3 mg without losing the ability to shake the bottles after mixing. So basically I think I need to dump just a tad out maybe 2-3 mL and that way I will have shake room after adding the nic.

does anybody have a link to a 50/50 pg vg blend of nicotine because I think I’m going to try that. I checked vapertek but only found 100% pg or 100% vg option.

Yeah, just dump out 2 mL of your juice and add .9mL of nic. Shake the hades outta it though, should be fine if you shake it vigorously (like a baby in a blender on ....). Just kidding, you should be fine, got a few beers affecting my judgement lol.

 

[Way2Gone]

I'm not worried about losing a little juice, I just was speaking my mind at the moment I was replying to this forum.

you are a little rude my guy. Just sayin Gomuniesq.

not talking about you blitzedonfire I know you were joking .

 

[GOMuniEsq]

I'm not worried about losing a little juice, I just was speaking my mind at the moment I was replying to this forum.

you are a little rude my guy. Just sayin..

Short of patience perhaps, but you'll find the information quite accurate. I don't know why you'd be resentful to hear the wisdom of one who has been there and is bold enough to point out your mistakes.

 

[Izan]

I would buy the premium nicotine at vaper tek but they only have 100 Percent pg based nicotine or 100 percent vg based nicotine. There isn’t a 50/50 blend option that I saw. I clicked on the “premium nicotine”.

and also if others are wondering I think I would like to try a dual coil mesh setup. I only have mesh in all my tanks right now and I don’t think going back to round wire will be ok for me. Even though I’m not picky, I can deal with just about anything. But preferably speaking I think I’ll stick with mesh.

If the 50/50 is not an option, IMO, select the PG version.
On the RDA front, the Mesh V2 RDA | VANDY VAPE® Full Steam Ahead may be be another choice to compare with the Profile.

Cheers
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[Way2Gone]

Short of patience perhaps, but you'll find the information quite accurate. I don't know why you'd be resentful to hear the wisdom of one who has been there and is bold enough to point out your mistakes.

I didn’t make a mistake man I think you misunderstood what I just said. I was speaking my mind (just typing as I think) like I said in the previous post. I wasn’t worried about a couple mL’s of juice. I wasn’t talking about anything you replied and said. I’m done.

 

[Way2Gone]

If the 50/50 is not an option, IMO, select the PG version.
On the RDA front, the Mesh V2 RDA | VANDY VAPE® Full Steam Ahead may be be another choice to compare with the Profile.

Cheers
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Why don’t you recommend the vg based nic? Just wondering as to your decision to recommend pg based. I like to learn

And thank you for the link.

 

[GOMuniEsq]

I didn’t make a mistake man I think you misunderstood what I just said. I was speaking my mind (just typing as I think) like I said in the previous post. I wasn’t worried about a couple mL’s of juice. I wasn’t talking about anything you replied and said. I’m done.

As usual, my opponent has left and I'm... right.

Here's what you do:
Buy as much 100mg nic in PG as you can afford and freeze it for long term storage. (The VG-based nic is unsuitably viscous when cold and you're not one of those snowflakes with a PG-sensitivity)
Buy some VG.
Buy some PG.
Get a good juice calculator.
Find a recipe and buy the flavors that go with it.
Mix the ingredients for 1/10th of the recurring cost of commercial juice and be happy. To make your life easy use a scale and mix by weight. Otherwise use graduated cylinders.

 

[Izan]

Why don’t you recommend the vg based nic? Just wondering as to your decision to recommend pg based. I like to learn

And thank you for the link.

Many of the current retail juices are VG heavy, a small amount of PG will not throw the balance off by much. Also as noted by @GOMuniEsq , PG is much easier to work with if it is cold.
I also think PG is just a tad easier to dispense and measure since it is very thin and finally, Pg nicotine base is "about" 1 gram per ml VS approx 1.2 gram per ml with VG.
If using a scale, a single gram (+/-) is super easy to add to an existing bottle of juice.
Storage life is about equal between PG and VG so that is a push.

You are very welcome.

Happy vaping!
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[Lowjumper]

The best Nic supplier, for quality and cost is HartlandVapes. 45.00 bucks per liter, free shipping over 50.00! They also sell bottles and flavoring so its easy to hit free shipping.

 

[Way2Gone]

The best Nic supplier, for quality and cost is HartlandVapes. 45.00 bucks per liter, free shipping over 50.00! They also sell bottles and flavoring so its easy to hit free shipping.

I don’t need a liter, if anything at most a 120 mL. I don’t make juice a lot just for now. Lol long story.

 

[Blitzdonlife]

4 oz. Is $9.99
100mg Nicotine Liquid

1mL blunt-tip syringe $1.00
1 mL Syringe w/ Luer Lock Blunt Tip

Add a few bucks for shipping and you could get that for less than a 20 spot.

 

[Haktuspit]

you're not one of those snowflakes with a PG-sensitivity

So now I'm a snowflake because genetics screwed me over? Pfft most overused word on the internet right now.

 

[Way2Gone]

So now I'm a snowflake because genetics screwed me over? Pfft most overused word on the internet right now.

Like I posted above bro he was rude but he/she can’t admit it. Owell I ignore people like that.

 

[vaper1960]

Nicotine River (now called River Supply) is also a good choice (they have 50/50 but I just get PG as suggested) As mentioned, a syringe is very easy to use (I have a 3ml) Just for fun put all the "extra" juice in a container and add nic to that too... it's called "mutt mix" It might be good or might just suck
I don't know what's going on around here (people here are usually very friendly) but seems to be a lot of it going around lately.
I assume your bottles have the removable top. You can use the syringe to remove 2 ml from one, then just eyeball the rest at same level (and nic can just be 1 ml... 0.9 is a bit picky) Don't obsess over freezing the nic unless getting large amount.
Between the news attacks on vaping and the possibility of flavor bans/shutdown next May many of us are stressing. Consider learning DIY anyway (and it's fun)

 

[Katya]

All of the bottles that I have are completely full and I don’t think I have enough room to add enough nicotine to make it 3 mg without losing the ability to shake the bottles after mixing. So basically I think I need to dump just a tad out maybe 2-3 mL and that way I will have shake room after adding the nic.

You don't need to dump anything. Just pour some of it into a new bottle (bottles) and then add your nic. Just measure everything carefully. Unless you want to do it all at once and/or don't have any spare bottles.

I don’t need a liter, if anything at most a 120 mL. I don’t make juice a lot just for now. Lol long story.

You can buy several sizes of nic base--PG, VG, or a blend--from Nude Nicotine. If you're a new customer, you can request a free sample; they just ask that you pay for shipping:

Nic Sample Request

 

[Way2Gone]

I assume your bottles have the removable top.

Yes they do.

and nic can just be 1 ml... 0.9 is a bit picky

yeah I’m probably going to going a little over a mill to make it around 4 mg. I will defiantly safely calculate before I attempt. I’ve never done DIY but I almost don’t know if I’m ready to get into it because if they ban flavors then they will probably fine people if they catch them with flavored juice in there tanks right? Sounds crazy but I mean if they didn’t do anything I don’t know what the point of a ban would be because people are going to still do it and if there is no punishment nothing will change. So that is why I guess they would fine us for having flavors? Crazy stuff, and very not cool for sure. I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen but I’m almost scared to invest into too much stuff now because if it all goes south I don’t wanna get caught with flavored juice or the whole ban either and get a fine. I will continue to vape regardless but if it gets bad I will only keep my stuff at the house unless it’s like tobacco only.(on the go)