I've posted this elsewhere but it bears repeating for those looking for a needle like dispenser. Google "Flux Bottle" (buy an empty one of course) this gives you a 2oz. bottle that can be used for quite a few things. =) and it's cheap to.
Refilling carts with a syringe
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Thx IR. Great tip. I just ordered five of them for $5.05 including shipping. Hope they work. 
I use nothing but my flux bottle for refilling and it slips right past the cart stuffing nicely the liquid drips out at a decent enough rate but its not nearly as fast as a bottle, that's for sure.
hmm gauge....
I have a long pin off a lapel pin here that I have been using because I can't find a pin of any other type. The flux bottle needle is a tad smaller. Another good comparison is a jumper pin on the back of a (computer) hard drive, it's a tiny bit larger than that.
Good flow control, it's not sharp, the needle is quite long (mine is 1 inch), and the bottles are cheap. It's stainless and designed to hold flux; we all know e-liquid isn't nearly as caustic as flux is, so it should last a good long time.
I mix my liquid right in the bottle, pop the needle off (it comes off with a simple twist), and shake/dispense. The needle will also push right into a normal e-liquid bottle. Squeeze the empty bottle and it pushes air into the flux bottle and draws the liquid into it. =)
hmm gauge....
I have a long pin off a lapel pin here that I have been using because I can't find a pin of any other type. The flux bottle needle is a tad smaller. Another good comparison is a jumper pin on the back of a (computer) hard drive, it's a tiny bit larger than that.
Good flow control, it's not sharp, the needle is quite long (mine is 1 inch), and the bottles are cheap. It's stainless and designed to hold flux; we all know e-liquid isn't nearly as caustic as flux is, so it should last a good long time.
I mix my liquid right in the bottle, pop the needle off (it comes off with a simple twist), and shake/dispense. The needle will also push right into a normal e-liquid bottle. Squeeze the empty bottle and it pushes air into the flux bottle and draws the liquid into it. =)
Somewhere here someone said that the insulin syringes will work if you add the liquid from the other end by removing the plunger.
Haven’t tried it myself.
Haven’t tried it myself.
I'd pity anyone stuck having to use an insulin needle. My son's Type 1 and that's one of the first things we tried. Impossible to fill through the needle, and it would take a looooong time to fill anything through the needle the other way. It's hard to push even a drop out of one.
I got some syringes with blunt needles for ink cartridge refilling. I don't know what gauge they are but I'd say it's about the minimum size useful for e-juice. PG is fine but VG is a bit of a struggle. It works but (especially drawing it into the syringe) it's slow.
Go to any Fishing Tackle shop and you can buy a syringe with the needle for about £2.00. Fishermen use them to inject additives in to there bait.
I am going to try the flux bottle method, especially since we can mix right in the bottle and use it. It is an all in one solution. Thanks!
I too initially was thinking of isopropyl or perhaps methyl alcohol as a solvent. Then I remembered what I had read about denatured alcohol. This goes back to the Prohibition Era, IIRC. Anyways, I don't know the exact state of gov. regulations, but in order to make alcohol without needing to be licensed and regulated as a liquor company, makers of not-for-ingestion alcohol were required to add "de-naturing" agents so that their products were unfit for human consumption. Now, how many folks can remember seeing "Denatured Alcohol" labels at the drugstore? I sure remember those. Anyways, just for example, I was thinking that gas-line drier (e.g. "Heet") was 100% methyl alcohol, so I looked up the MSDS for it. Nope. It has a "proprietary" additive.
Do a web search for denatured alcohol and you'll find some interesting reading.
So, I bought a fifth of Everclear for $17. Yeah, more expensive than isopropyl, but I'd rather not be thinking of what additives might be in my cleaning solvent.
And yes, alcohol has a lower vapor point than water. I just wonder what gets left behind after it's gone.
Neither isopropyl nor methanol are denatured. Ethanol sold for non-beverage purposes must be denatured. The three are different alcohols.
If your isopropyl alcohol is from a drug store, there will be no additives left behind. It's water and isopropyl alcohol. "Heet" (available in both isopropyl and methanol formulations) is not the same purity as drug store isopropyl alcohol, has additives, and I certainly wouldn't use it.
If your isopropyl alcohol is from a drug store, there will be no additives left behind. It's water and isopropyl alcohol. "Heet" (available in both isopropyl and methanol formulations) is not the same purity as drug store isopropyl alcohol, has additives, and I certainly wouldn't use it.
Well, you got me thinking some more. I do recall seeing denatured rubbing alcohol on the shelf at a pharmacy, and at my folk's home, when I lived there. That's been some years, and I couldn't say for sure it was isopropyl. A bit of web searching indicates a distinct difference between "denatured" and "rubbing" in most usage, and I did find one definition of rubbing alcohol as ethyl combined with various other stuff.
I also now remember that when I was a pipe smoker, and worked in tobacco store, I used isopropyl all the time to clean pipe stems. Didn't kill me. In cases of really crudded up pipes, we'd even use it to clean the bowls. So I'm more than happy to back up the wagon.
Anyways, I'm still gonna use the Everclear, because I sure ain't gonna drink it!
Oh, I keep everclear and vodka around. It's just good to have alternatives, just in case!
I keep vodka around too. Purely for medicinal purposes, of course.
(I find it's a great way to deliver the health benefits of lime juice and quinine.)
(I find it's a great way to deliver the health benefits of lime juice and quinine.)
Wistler,
I also previously purchased Everclear but have used isopropyl since I moved overseas and the chick who packed up my old house absconded with my bottle.
I had previously read the following articles and felt confident that the isopropyl was ok. Trying to be as health conscious as possible, I'm not so sure now so will go get myself some grain alcohol for future cleaning use.
Isopropyl alcohol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Methanol (wood alcohol) . I.E. Denaturing agent
Methanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain;
The Great and Powerful Oz has Spoken"
I also previously purchased Everclear but have used isopropyl since I moved overseas and the chick who packed up my old house absconded with my bottle.
I had previously read the following articles and felt confident that the isopropyl was ok. Trying to be as health conscious as possible, I'm not so sure now so will go get myself some grain alcohol for future cleaning use.
Isopropyl alcohol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Methanol (wood alcohol) . I.E. Denaturing agent
Methanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain;
The Great and Powerful Oz has Spoken"
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