Need advice

[Deleted]

Ok guys i need the advice of you mixing wizards out there.
I seem to be spending as much on pre made juice as i was on cigs and thats not good.
So, i know that you can get vg from boots but i need to be pointed in the right direction to get the rest of the gear i need to start on the home brew road.

[thebishman]

Easy mate....darkstar for all bases

Chefs or theecigshop will sort the flavouring

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Feb 19, 2017 20:25:00 GMT thebishman said:

Easy mate....darkstar for all bases

Chefs or theecigshop will sort the flavouring

Cheers

[Deleted]

Yep as thebishman has said @windows they are good places to start, Start yourself with some one shots
to get the feel for it all then as and when start your own tests.
We are all here to help with anything / help you may need mate we have asked enough from you over the yrs so just ask away mate.

[Deleted]

Cheers guys. I'll have a snoop around and as Arnie says I'll be back

[Lee]

Four beakers and some syringes
www.creamsupplies.co.uk/modern-gastronomy/droppers-syringes

Empty bottles
www.ibottles.co.uk/products/e-liquid-bottles.html

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Feb 19, 2017 20:35:14 GMT @windows said:

Cheers guys. I'll have a snoop around and as Arnie says I'll be back

we all find one that we prefer but for a calculator i use this one 
e-liquid-recipes.com/create
as i find it very easy to use.

[Lee]

Midget funnels
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-Small-Plastic-For-Perfume-Diffuser-Bottle-Mini-Liquid-Oil-Funnels-Lab-DE-/221572801210?hash=item3396c4a2ba

Handy for filling the little bottles and save spillage

[Deleted]

The following I found from this forum.
I would get your base from lubrisolve. Not found any cheaper www.lubrisolve.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20
Nicotine from Darkstar www.darkstarvapour.co.uk/shop/72mg-nicotine/72mg-pg-nicotine
Bottles from China and not found better or cheaper www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01F5GSHH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Get some scales and don't go down the syringe route. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01INYIWTU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
One shots from chefs vapours www.chefsflavours.co.uk/174-one-shot-concentrates
Then start making sure you have enough cupboard space cause you will need it

[lobeydosser]

Hi @windows I don't know what strength you want to make or how much you use in a day, but earlier this week I worked out my e-juice costs so I will give you these and you can work out your potential costs from there.
Although I bought most of my mixing stuff some time ago, these costs are worked out on today's prices.

I vape a mix which is 70% PG and 30% VG. I use the flavour concentrate at 10% with a strength of 24mg.
Mixing a 100ml batch, the Nic Base is 90p, the PG is 8p, the VG is 11p and the Flav Conc is £3.30p, a total per 100ml of £4.39p.
My daily e-juice consumption is between 3.5ml or 15p and 3ml or 13p.

My Flav Conc is a One Shot tobacco and it requires no steeping time although I usually give it a week before I use it.

Hope this helps.

[Deleted]

Thanks guys.
Armed with all this info i will start getting all the bits n bobs together and see if i can master this dark art of mixing.

[Perpetua]

Fasttech is a good place for plastic bottles @windows :

www.fasttech.com/category/3021/e-liquid-bottles

If you're looking for any glass bottles in quantity, especially if you intend laying in some Nic Base stocks prior to the TPD then Medopac is worth a look see. I think they have a £5.00 standard shipping cost:

www.pharmacy-equipment.co.uk/pharmacy-packaging/glass-medicine-bottles/medopactm-amber-glass-medical-round-bottles-pre-capped-60ml-500ml

If you do buy any of your concentrates from Chefs, then AAEC is our forum discount code for 10% off on orders over £10.00 not including postage. Although that's free if you spend over £30.00 again not including shipping.

[lobeydosser]

@windows If you can make a cake mix using 4 ingredients, then you can make your own e-juice.

[lobeydosser]

Hi @windows Whilst e-juice mixing is easy, unlike cake mixes, nic base can "bite you in the ass" if you are not careful with it.

When I am mixing e-juice I have everything laid out on a workbench, in order and with my recipe/amounts printed out beside me.

Even being careful, I have made mistakes, or knocked over beakers, or just generally put the wrong amounts in and so be prepared to having to bin suspect mixes and have lots of paper towels ready for the odd accident.
If you are not sure that you have made up a batch correctly, then don't try to vape it. Bin It.
Your health must come before any monitory savings.

[jtc]

Welcome to the world of mixing @windows.
I don't have too much to add here but I do find mixing with scales is a breeze although not necessary. Just something you may consider on your journey if you find it's for you. With the skills I see you have I can't see it being a problem at all tbh