Syringe Refill Questions

[newb]

What guage do you guys use? Any cheap places online to buy?

My syringe faded and I cant measure so I eyeball it nowdays. I always end up blowing out the excess because it gets flooded at the bottom and I cant see through it.

What is the best way to avoid over filling it and just fill and go? I want to start filling more cartoz and having them ready instead of using the same carto until it is a gonner.

 

[Darrigaaz]

I got lazy and no longer syringe fill, but I was using 18 gauge.

Since I now drip, I just drip until the top stays "slushy" looking instead of just moist.

 

[FantWriter]

My way:
YouTube - Bulk filling 808 cartomizers for vaping.

You have to have a decent number of cartos to make it worthwhile, but it significantly cuts down on time spent refilling, and usually the only clean-up is to wipe off the needle used to remove/transfer the excess.

 

[BWG707]

I just start filling from the bottom up, moving around the carto. When I see the juice come to the top of the wicking material I stop and wait for a minute if it soaks in some more then I fill a little more if not I stop. I've never used the ML calibrations, if I have extra in the syringe I squeeze it back into the bottle, if I need more I draw more. One good tip: wet the rubber plunger tip with a little juice before each use and it will not get stuck in the tube. I've been using the same syringe for over 4 months.

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

I use a disposable 18 gauge with a 3ml capacity, beveled 1.5 inch needle from an online pharmacy (Hocks).
Medical Supplies > Disposable Syringes > SKU#A268888
The downside is you have to buy one hundred of them.
I use Wow juices but this method would require 16 or 14 gauge for VG juices which are thicker.

 

[Morandir835]

Newb sir, there's a vendor who sells bevelded 18 guage needles and 5ml syringes (3 of them at a time) for a decent price.... Shooting you a pm about it....

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

Was that a pun, mory?

 

[Morandir835]

It was unintentional, but sure does look like one Ms. ThankU4Vaping....

 

[SnowDragon]

+1 TU4V.....1.5 18g Bevel Needle...3cc Syringe (How big depends on how many cartos you look to fill per session) I would also get at least 3 if not 6 syringes. The needles last forever, but over time the syringes won't (a month or two). The plungers will become difficult to pull back and depress. I think it's from the esters from the sugar alcohol which takes a toll on the inside lining of the syringe.

Instead of just blowing out the excess in the air/wick tube, just turn the carto upside down, put a little pressure on the bottle, put the dropper in the air/wick tube hole and release. The vacuum will simply suck the excess right back into the bottle. The other key is put a .... plug condom on everytime you refill whether it is via the Drip Method or using a Syringe.

The great thing about a Syringe (you may want a 5cc = 5ml = 5 Cartos) is that you can speed fill 5 Cartos without guessing, waste, or mess in less than 1 minute.

 

[Morandir835]

+1 to what Snow sir said.

 

[Mmc]

The vet gave me a 18 g syringe and works like a charm. Unfortunately, I'm vaping mostly pre filled this summer as I'm out of my favorite wow cowboy menthol juice. (I'm having a good whine with my cheese tonight)

 

[Kanza]

I pull back on the plunger to remove excess juice and head to the next carto or put it back in the bottle With a new (and sometimes more stubborn needle), I pull out the plunger and drip the juice directly into the barrel, then replace the plunger and fill the cart Anything left goes back into the bottle so I simply "eyeball" about an 1" or less of juice for one 1 cart Fortunately, this isn't "rocket science" or I would have thrown up my hands long ago

 

[EleanorR]

Newb sir, there's a vendor who sells bevelded 18 guage needles and 5ml syringes (3 of them at a time) for a decent price.... Shooting you a pm about it....

Really? Beveled not blunts? Share, Hon!! Please? (PM will do!)

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

C'mon El! Beveled is all the rage these days. Maybe you should turn the LIGHT ON! Yeeesh!

 

[EleanorR]

C'mon El! Beveled is all the rage these days. Maybe you should turn the LIGHT ON! Yeeesh!

Yes, I know. But I don't get out much, the pharmacies here all seem to think it's against local law, and I've just never stumbled across a website before (that I felt I might trust) which carried beveleds.

But I'm good now, Morandir's got me hooked up with a place where I can buy cheap, and only three (not 100) at a time --

So who's a chump now, missy?

 

[katz-in-boots]

I just couldn't get the blunt needle between the filling and the side of the cart. I ended up getting my bevelled sharps from a whelping supplies place; "used to decompress the stomach during bloat"
eww!

 

[Bogey]

Yep, all been said. I use beveled 18 guage and 3 ml syringe. I get mine at Tractor Supply or Farm and Fleet in the animal health section. They are pretty cheap. walked out with 20 needles and about 8 syringes for under 10 bucks.

Not sure if there are any TSC's or Farm and Fleets near Chicago, but they have been very convienient for me. If I remember just one syringe and needle would be a couple bucks.

 

[Morandir835]

Wish they were available for purchase in md area, illegal in va and dc too. Wasn't for a very good friend would have never experienced the greatness of syringe filling....

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

Yes, I know. But I don't get out much, the pharmacies here all seem to think it's against local law, and I've just never stumbled across a website before (that I felt I might trust) which carried beveleds.

But I'm good now, Morandir's got me hooked up with a place where I can buy cheap, and only three (not 100) at a time --

So who's a chump now, missy?

We could have worked out a swap of some sort. I'm sitting on a lot of these and they HURT! Ouch!

Mor - they are totally illegal here too but this supplier asked no questions, and I told them no lies.

 

[KrisBKream]

Dang, sorry guys. Here I just got done extolling the virtues of syringe filling in a new thread, and it never occurred to me that it might be challenging to get your hands on beveled needles! Here's my easiest solution for you. Become a nurse

I had some other tips hidden in there among the ridiculously long story though

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/200831-syringe-filling-long-retrospective.html