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Post by tomj777 on May 17, 2014 10:23:52 GMT
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Post by tomj777 on May 17, 2014 10:22:05 GMT
Gosh - IE is horrid. I'd forgotten how much. However, I don't see pop-ups. Got to the Tools / Pop Up Blocker menu - check it's turned on and then look at pop up blocker settings (mine are set to medium) I wonder if you've got something like Conduit installed (I count this kind of thing as malware and avoid like the plague - their purpose is to serve adverts independently to the websites you're using). Go to www.malwarebytes.org/ and download their free version. Don't trial Premium unless you really want it. Run it as a quick scan and don't be alarmed by tracking cookies. Select whatever it finds and get it to fix it. I use Chrome with flash disabled and adblocker plus (with a bunch of white listed sites). Life is pretty good this way. |
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Post by tomj777 on May 17, 2014 8:17:30 GMT
been struggling to read forum for last hour pop ups all over the bloody place and adblock plus cannot be installed because this computer is 64 bit windows 8.1 I know it's off topic... Which browser are you folks with problems using? No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted |
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 22:28:52 GMT
Steamgunk's Pollution in the Squape clone on Stingray clone
Spotted Dick from Mrs Lord's in the Expromizer / Nemesis clone
Snikerdoodle in KFL+ on the side.
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 22:14:24 GMT
I'm sure someone can pop some links on for the cheapest 72mg at the mo in stock. I got mine from chefs, maybe not the cheapest, but if you are getting flavours at the same time could work out the same or better its vg though. I pick up mine from The Vapers Emporium, who I found through their UKV thread. Not sure that they are the cheapest (they've just reached the point where they've been VAT registered) but you're looking at £40 + VAT + (I think) + Interlink Shipping (love those guys - brilliant - choose date and inform you of the hour slot they are arriving at) £4 minus whatever discount is in play (last bankholiday weekend was 20% but there's also forum discounts of 10% non-cumulative). Which worked out at £42.39 Interlink because Russ (owner?) is professional and scrupulously legal (lab work is registered, he's accredited and won't use RM for something like 72mg base) |
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 22:05:36 GMT
ronaldo, My first action was to take my 72mg nicotine solution and a 100ml bottle and make up 100ml of 24mg 50PG/50VG, so I don't have the super strong stuff around whilst general mixing (I know me - I tick a fair portion of Dyspraxic symptoms). Not sure if that's what's meant by premade base (or if you can buy something called that) but I picked up the idea off one of the excellent intro posts on here.
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 21:53:54 GMT
You know... for me it's a lot about confidence and lack of familiarity.
First shot, a couple of weeks ago - one very likely success and one surprising abject failure (to be repeated, with a little more accuracy for I must have missed something).
Second shot, today - procrastination (I stripped and rebuilt both my Squape and Expromizer) and when I finally got myself together, it was all pretty seamless (although my uninformed guesses may mean that I've got an intensely pepperminty concoction with a hint of caramel and a hint of banana).
Tomorrow / Monday I shall dive in with more (please Mr/Ms Postman)...
Just wanted to say that the virtual hand-holding has been incredibly helpful to me - thanks again.
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 16:27:53 GMT
My goodness - you folks are stars. So... mighty distracted (because that's part of the problem) I mixed myself 10ml of Banana Custard and 10ml of this:  I'm guessing the custard needs 28 days steeping or there about. I'm wildly guessing that the Peppermint / Caramel / Banana experiment is worthy of testing / tweaking after a week? Hopefully the Chef's Vapours package will be delivered tomorrow - I'm inspired. |
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 14:30:20 GMT
Wow - lots to play with - thank you. Hadn't even thought about single mixes.
+ caramel, banana and peppermint,
+ anise and apple
Thank you all.
So out of the garden I go to find all the bits and bobs....
Shall report back.
More ideas welcome
Thanks folks.
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 12:54:38 GMT
I wondered about doing that but confidence and creativity are and absent right now, whereas bewilderment I have aplenty.
Hence looking for pointers like ooh... you've got all that, I would try something like...
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Post by tomj777 on May 16, 2014 12:41:40 GMT
Well folks. To preface: I tend to get carried away, especially when my mind isn't the most rational (which, alas, is frequent but not really for this thread). Although saying that, I'm currently ruled by a chaotic and anxious mind... Hence taking action by reaching out here. I guess this is a continuation of a thread in Members Only but that's more about mental state. I have various recipes that I've gleaned from here and elsewhere. I've mixed a couple of juices. - A Granny Smiths Apple Pie and Custard variant - coming on nicely - two weeks steeped and custard is developing.
- 15ml of Fluid - terribly sweet and as bland as a very bland thing, a milky lime green in colour. Also two weeks into steeping but probably prepared very badly (perhaps even missing something key).
And I've four others to try (the first I'll perhaps attempt today, because I have the requisite flavourings) - Cocconut, Caramel, Hazelnut, Honey
- Fairy Blood
- Peach & Rasberry Melba
- Strawberry Cookie
As per title I've a bunch of concentrates | Additive / Sweetner | | Ethyl Matol | yes | | Additive / Sweetner | Falvour Art | MTS Vape Wizard | yes | | Additive / Sweetner | Perfumers Apprentice | Sweetener | yes | | Additive / Sweetner | Perfumers Apprentice | Vanillin | yes | | Beverages | Decadent Vapers | Absinthe | yes | | Beverages | Falvour Art | Anise | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | Apple Pie | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Decadent Vapers | Apple Pie | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Falvour Art | Biscotto Cookie | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | Cake Batter | on route | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | French Vanilla | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Perfumers Apprentice | French Vanilla | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Perfumers Apprentice | Graham Cracker | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | Peaches and Cream | on route | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | Sugar Cookie | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Capella | Vanilla Custard | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Decadent Vapers | Vanilla Ice | yes | | Cakes and Deserts | Falvour Art | Vienna Cream | yes | | Fruits | Perfumers Apprentice | Apple | yes | | Fruits | Capella | Coconut | on route | | Fruits | Perfumers Apprentice | Granny Smiths Apple | yes | | Fruits | Perfumers Apprentice | Hazelnut | on route | | Fruits | Capella | Raspberry | on route | | Fruits | Decadent Vapers | Real Bananna | yes | | Fruits | Flavour Art | Strawberry | on route | | Fruits | Loran | Tutti Fruity | on route | | Sweets | Perfumers Apprentice | Caramel Candy | yes | | Sweets | Decadent Vapers | Cinnamint | yes | | Sweets | Decadent Vapers | Liquorice | yes | | Sweets | Loran | Marshmallow | on route | | Sweets | Decadent Vapers | Peppermint | yes | | Tobacco | Falvour Art | Black Pipe | yes | | Tobacco | Falvour Art | Burley | yes | | Tobacco | Falvour Art | King Arthurs Pipe | yes |
Where I'm stuck is pointers for other recipes - My mind is not in a place where I can realistically be creative (and I think I need more experience) I can not spend more pennies (financially I really shouldn't have started this) and fear I'll be running out of vape-able juice before the month is out. Please can some kind soul make some recommendations.... Oh - I'm not terribly keen on tobacco flavours (they were chucked into a UKV purchase). Help. PS - this link gets you to a read only Excel file which includes both my concentrate / recipe xref and a set of formulae to construct the big table above. |
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Post by tomj777 on May 15, 2014 21:51:52 GMT
Naturally, Proboards run a Hotel California policy under the guise of protecting infrastructure within the TOC's It may be easier to live with the adverts I'm more concerned that TPD Article 20 item 5 may scupper the vaping boards hosted by any company subservient to laws of state (I'm thinking specifically the 11th section of the Prohibited Content part of Community Guidelines.... A hard one.  |
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Post by tomj777 on May 15, 2014 18:18:18 GMT
Just as an aside on this - I wrote an email to a friend about conductivity of metals a while ago (yup, vaping stuff)... And of course, many pages I view reference different metals... Today, Google has decided that what I really need to buy is "JPen Steel Fabrications - www.jpen.co.uk - Bespoke Steel Tanks for Industry UK Service. ISO 9001. Call Us Now!" Alas, I also spent a bit of today on highlighting the way facebook algorithms play with that which people share - (so when folks share emotive pictures of the results of, say, dog fighting which Britain First posted somewhere, it raises the chances of other Britain First / EDL / etc photos being shown when shared.... Ugh). Alas, in doing that I used our friendly search engine to find examples and I shudder to think what may appear in a months time. OK - back on topic (just clicked buy on yet more concentrates). |
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Post by tomj777 on May 15, 2014 14:26:17 GMT
A 14 gauge blunt needle (Nominal internal diameter 1.6mm) is good for more viscous liquids that are high in VG. (The smaller the gauge the larger the bore) Don't forget to consider the length of the needle beyond the collar - you want it to go to the bottom of the bottle (says he who's just taken delivery of 20 very short 14 gauge needles he thought would be useful for mixing). |
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Post by tomj777 on May 15, 2014 14:23:36 GMT
CaptainChaos The four paths of shinyitus - I know you won't believe me (yet) but sometime in the future you'll stumble across someone with a Kayfun / Spheroid / Rose / Expromizer / Good Genesis that has been set up well and matches the juice which you happen to like and offer you a toot. At which point the rebuildable thing will prey upon your mind, slowly eat away and you'll....
- To enhance your disbelief: And some day, you'll find yourself wondering why some folks migrate to Mechanical Mods (especially if TPD#18/20 bites hard and you've been through a couple of VV/VW devices)
- To inconvient to contemplate now: And some day you'll find yourself wondering if you can do as well as some of the bespoke juices for a quarter of the price and start mixing...
- Ancillary bits to support all of the above (including what you have today)... Stands, syringes, boxes, bottles, wire, silica, cotton wool, cutters and pliers, butane torch, screwdrivers, little drill bits, ohm meter, felt mat, battery charger, charging bag, cotton buds, torn up pieces of marigold gloves, steel mesh, business cards from companies you like to give away, EFVI app on your phone, transient piles of money saved and receipts for money spent.... But you already know this one
At least two of the above will happen / is happening. This is the nature of shinyitus and vaping as a hobby. I went through all of these stages (I'm early in the mixing arm, having embraced to excess RBA/RDA's, Mechs, Evangelism and Vaping Activism) As you move forwards, you'll find yourself with old bits that you'll never use. Either horde, sell or give away to newbies with promise but scant disposable income.
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