Using a graduated cylinder? Microwave or no...

[tsunami987]

So. Just started mixing with wiz labs nic, and luckily they had 10ml (for nic test, probably not making anything in it due to the fact that it's plastic) and a 50ml glass gc. I went ahead and mixed a primarily vg liquid in the 50ml glass and nuked it for extraction. Works great, mixes beautifully, allows mixture to be shaken and once it settles it's crystal clear, no distortion or anything. My thing is, is it really ok to nuke these mixtures to heat them? Since the cylinder is glass it won't impart any un-wanted elements, but yeah... Just wondering.

If you don't nuke to extract your bulk-mix, how do you do so? Even with pg you'll have a tough time getting it all out i'm sure.

 

[Rocketman]

you can organize your ingredients to get the 'important ones' out and into your storage container.

Measure the Nic base with an appropriate size instrument. The first 10ml of the 50ml cylinder will be difficult to accurately measure.
Using the 10ml cylinder or syringe to measure the Nic juice, then transfer into the 50ml cylinder and add VG/PG directly to the Nic base in the 50ml cylinder, lightly mix (allow bubbles to clear) then record volume, then transfer as much as you can to your storage container. The base and any PG/VG put into the cylinder should be measured as a mixture as some volumetric compaction may occur (like alcohol and water don't add up properly in volume).

Measure the flavor into the 10ml cylinder, transfer to the 50ml cylinder, cover and shake, then transfer that to the storage container. That will get the Nic/PG/VG residue out.
(I use a small Piece of SaranWrap stretched over the cylinder when shaking)

If you use any water to thin the VG base measure it into the 10ml cylinder, transfer that to the 50ml cylinder, shake and transfer that to the storage container.

By using the 50ml cylinder for the 'major ingredients' and then the 10ml cylinder (or syringe) to measure the lesser ingredients and using them to get the base/VG/PG transferred gets most of the 'good stuff' into the mix. Any volumetric compaction that occurs with the lesser ingredients should be insignificant.


Calculate the strength of your mix as a final check (even if using a super duper e-juice calculator) as the Total mg of nic added divided by the total final volume of your mix.
Do the measuring at room temperature, be careful with the microwave.

Shake the storage container to thoroughly mix.

Let it steep before serving

 

[Rocketman]

If you are just cutting base shake the cylinder (covered with saran wrap) let the bubbles settle, record volume, transfer as much as you can. Tilt the cylinder (covered) and let the mix drain to a low spot in the cylinder and transfer one more time. You won't live long enough to get all of a high VG mix out. Give it up

 

[Cyrus Vap]

I've nuked glass bottles of juice when I was feeling lazy for 5-10 seconds (high VG) and never had any issues

When I use the graduated cylinder I just put it in a scalding hot water bath and everything mixes and thins out, very easy to pour off. I lose maybe 1-2 drops this way.

But yeah, don't sweat it

So. Just started mixing with wiz labs nic, and luckily they had 10ml (for nic test, probably not making anything in it due to the fact that it's plastic) and a 50ml glass gc. I went ahead and mixed a primarily vg liquid in the 50ml glass and nuked it for extraction. Works great, mixes beautifully, allows mixture to be shaken and once it settles it's crystal clear, no distortion or anything. My thing is, is it really ok to nuke these mixtures to heat them? Since the cylinder is glass it won't impart any un-wanted elements, but yeah... Just wondering.

If you don't nuke to extract your bulk-mix, how do you do so? Even with pg you'll have a tough time getting it all out i'm sure.