Question about mixing...

[rmeskill]

Well apparently I have to post new message here first, so I thought I'd give it a go. Does anyone have any advice on how to properly measure how many drops are in a ml for your respective liquids? I have lots of liquids that come in different bottles, and the default of '20 drops per ml' never seems to give me the right amount of liquid. Unfortunately I don't have any easy way that I can think of to figure out how many drops are in a ml besides emptying out my containers and replacing with water and dropping them, but VG/PG have a different viscosity than water, so I'm not sure that would even be a decent test...

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

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[doots]

I use a variety of syringes. get yourself a 1 ml syringe at almost any drug store for a few cents. most accurate method to use.

 

[sketchness]

Yep I bought ten 1ml syringes with the 20 gauge blunt needle tips. most times they will fit right through the dropper top without having to remove it. I am looking to purchase a couple of the 2 inch needles to get to the bottom of most of my smaller size flavors.

Make sure you tape the needles or use clear nail polish as the markings come off rather easily.

 

[rmeskill]

I have some large (20ml) syringes, but can't find any smaller ones by me (I live in Europe). I will have a poke around, though and see what I can find-otherwise it's back to the drawing board for measuring out drops. I do have a nice digital scale-does anyone know if you can weigh out VG/PG/flavor to make it work?

 

[amoret]

I have some large (20ml) syringes, but can't find any smaller ones by me (I live in Europe). I will have a poke around, though and see what I can find-otherwise it's back to the drawing board for measuring out drops. I do have a nice digital scale-does anyone know if you can weigh out VG/PG/flavor to make it work?

Yes you can, and it is way easier than syringes and more accurate than drops. There is a calculator available free from an ECF member that has weight calculations that include the different densities of PG and VG. There are several threads in the DIY sub-forum that discuss it using a scale to make your liquids. DIY E-Liquid