opinions on shaking

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Thanks! So do you just skip the bath to save time, or do you feel it's not needed at all with this mixer?

I have some juices that change to their week steep'd early color with just a bath or two, so would that happen with the mixer possibly or do you think that only happens with heat or time? If I do nothing to the juices I'm thinking of they change color in a week or so, so I always bath to get to that point so they are at least vapeable if I end up not being able to wait a week.

If the mixer works for a week or close, then I might be able to get closer to a two week steep flavor with the mixer + bath x1-2, that's why I asked.

 

[oplholik]

Thanks! So do you just skip the bath to save time, or do you feel it's not needed at all with this mixer?

In my case, since the bottle of liquid sits about 3 weeks before I get to it, I don't think the warm bath is needed. The mixer mixes thoroughly. I mix 29ml's for a 30ml bottle and use a 50ml glass beaker to mix in, using the metal mixer with the disc.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Ahh, now I get what you meant. Ya, I guess 2-3 weeks sitting would make it not necessary then. I should start making juice that far ahead, but just haven't got any recipes that far yet so I'm still working in smaller 10-20ml batches.

Well thanks for the tips, I'm going to get one of those as soon as I have some cash to spare!

 

[pdxtechdoctor]

How much steep time does that seem to accomplish? How long do you mix with it in general?

Thanks for the reminder on those, I need to get one just because of how cheap they are, plus I bet that would greatly improve mixing while doing hot water baths.

@ hazarada

I like the idea, and I'm a techie/geek myself, so could easily make something similar, but I'm not sure I follow what you've done here. I guess the small pictures aren't helping either. But when I think of holding (Even by hand) a bottle against a PC fan center hub, I don't understand where the shaking/vibration is coming in? Is the fan you are using damaged somehow aside from teh blades being removed? I mean, if I were to do that with any of the 100's of fans I have, I'd imagine the fan just spins and the bottle would get a slight wear mark from the spin, but I'm not thinking there's be any vibration or shaking going on unless the fan bearings were broke or fan was off center ect.

Am I getting that wrong, or am I just thinking about it wrong, or what? How's that working if the fan spins properly?

The idea is that you remove blades from the fan on one side so that it is off center....

 

[Swampey65]

When I make up a 30ml bottle of juice:

I pop it in the microwave for 8-10 seconds (cap off).
Screw the cap on and shake the pi$$ out of it 10 shakes and hold it under running cold water for 5-10 seconds.
I repeat this process 4 or 5 times - 'till it feels lukewarm or a little cooler.
Let that bad boy sit for 5-10 minutes, and then I start vaping it.

ETA: Do NOT microwave bottle of juice longer than 10 seconds! Otherwise your bottle can melt open and then your microwave is vaping your juice instead of you!

 

[Faylool]

I hope it's a glass bottle. Sounds good. I've nuked glass 15 ml but like partial full. So fellow vapers it might take 3 seconds. Just be cautious so if the microwave you have is super strong or something. I never repeated!i shall next time...cool it repeat and use my massive vibrator for a minute, cool it repeat. Hold a towel over it or the glass might break using the vibrator not to mention hot, sometimes too hot fingers.my question would be how hot is too hot? D we know? How not did yours get Swampey65? Too hot for fingers on the bottle? Mine got too hot once. I don't know what happened though I vaped it gone over time so I guess it's ok......but

When I make up a 30ml bottle of juice:

I pop it in the microwave for 8-10 seconds (cap off).
Screw the cap on and shake the pi$$ out of it 10 shakes and hold it under running cold water for 5-10 seconds.
I repeat this process 4 or 5 times - 'till it feels lukewarm or a little cooler.
Let that bad boy sit for 5-10 minutes, and then I start vaping it.

ETA: Do NOT microwave bottle of juice longer than 10 seconds! Otherwise your bottle can melt open and then your microwave is vaping your juice instead of you!

 

[oplholik]

Fay, when I was using the warm water baths, I used an electric tea cup warmer, and a small dish of water to set the bottles of mixed juice in. This got them plenty warm enough to thin out the juice and vg to allow melding. I really don't like the idea of putting bottles in the micro, but that's just me.

 

[Faylool]

It's hard to know really since we nuke our coffee and things all the time but I'm more concerned about doing it in plastic since there is that leaching thing. I vape with glass tanks too for same reason

 

[rockymtnrobin]

I nuke only my water and I shake several times and repeate.

 

[Knittinglady]

Someone needs to come up with a shaker, like they use for paint at the hardware store. Put your juice in the shaker, hit the button and shake, shake, shake.

 

[oplholik]

Someone needs to come up with a shaker, like they use for paint at the hardware store. Put your juice in the shaker, hit the button and shake, shake, shake.

There is this.
Paint Shaker, 120v AC

 

[flintlock62]

That kind of confused me at first since a centrifuge separates heavier liquids from the lighter one's. Vibrate on!

the bottle doesn't go around so not a centrifuge

 

[flintlock62]

A centrifuge will do the opposite of what you want.

Oh... Duh. All I could imagine was the bottles of ejuice strapped to the fan blades with a rubber band. My bad.

I wonder if a centrifuge type thing would be a good mixer. I imagine those are expensive though...

 

[jclifford]

I was working on a vibrating table in a different application. It was a simple platform, mounted on springs so it could shake freely. I was going to use a small electric motor mounted on the table. I figured all I had to do was make the motor shake, bend the shaft, solder some lead on to one side of the fan or maybe break a couple of blades off of one side, something to create an imbalance. I got the table done and then i never found the motor that I could use. If someone thinks this will work, I think I will try looking for the motor again!

 

[flintlock62]

I worked on a table once while it was vibrating. When I finally got off, my teeth still chattered!8-o

I was working on a vibrating table in a different application.

 

[jclifford]

I figured if I sat on the edge of the table I could vape and steep at the same time....??

 

[oplholik]

Another cheaper shaker.
Amazon.com: Battery Operated Paint Shaker 6/Volt Powered Robart: Toys & Games

 

[1lasttime]

My wife pointed this thread out to me and I had to see if I could make a shaker from a computer fan as well. I love messing with electronics. I made this on out of a jewelry box my daughter was throwing out and so i spray painted it and spent about 2 dollars on some springs and a nut. thanks for the idea!! I just wanted to share. The part sitting on the springs is the lid upside down.

 

[Marredding]

As in was reading this thread, I listening to my noisy air filter on the aquarium. So, I put a few bottles on top if the air pump and its giving the bottles a nice vibration and lots of movement in the liquid. I'll leave them there for the day and give them a taste later

 

[paddymx]

I don't shake anymore, I use one of these.
Norpro 2273 Deluxe Battery Powered Cordless Mini Hand Mixer Blender Whipper | eBay

I like the idea of the blender because I already have one. But, when I mentioned it in another thread a question was raised about the impact of the nic being exposed to that much air. Would this method increase or decrease the nic level or does the oxidation issue only impact the color and or increase/decrease the nic flavor?