how much mixing stuff to buy

[frank 133]

Sorry if this has been asked before,but I was thinking of having a go at mixing some juice,
The market place baffled me a bit,I would prefer to use just one vendor,
I was going to order from 28 vapes later,
The question is ,would a 100mm vg base,100mm 74 nicotine,and a few different flavours,30mm ,
Also measuring needles and plastic bottles,is there anything else I would need.
I was hoping to make a 18mg juice,after buying ready made tobacco flavoured for the last three months ,its time to try something else ,thanks.

 

[possiblevaper]

100ml of pg, 100ml vg and 100ml of 72mg would do you a LOT of juice mate. Pg and vg are cheap anyway, it's the nic base that's the most costly but 100ml of 72 nic base will do you 400ml of juice at 18 or 600ml of juice at 12mg.
I would recommend getting decent amounts, when I got my first kit I only ordered 30ml of 54mg base and within the same week I was ordering more. Also get some gloves to start with and a kitchen roll and extra needles, I say this because the measuring lines wore off my needles after a few uses which renders them useless. And along with your concentrates get a bottle of sweetener, smoother and ddm, these really enhance the concentrates when they aren't quite right

 

[Derth Vaper]

Hi Frank, don't go nuts. I bought a whole bunch of mixing stuff at first but now find I'm exploring pre-made juices. Mixing is fun but you'll end up with a whole bunch of juice that isn't quite right. Certainly get a small kit for learning and an appreciation of the art. If nothing else you'll establish what pg vg ratio suits you. I now know that 70:30 leaves my mouth too dry. Rather boringly I know 50:50 is my preferred blend. Crafted E juice ain't too expensive, encourages business and is a good topic of conversation. Important to establish what kind of flavours you enjoy.
My advice is sort your rig, find the kind of flavours you enjoy, then mix like a DJ on speed!!!

 

[frank 133]

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Hi Frank, don't go nuts. I bought a whole bunch of mixing stuff at first but now find I'm exploring pre-made juices. Mixing is fun but you'll end up with a whole bunch of juice that isn't quite right. Certainly get a small kit for learning and an appreciation of the art. If nothing else you'll establish what pg vg ratio suits you. I now know that 70:30 leaves my mouth too dry. Rather boringly I know 50:50 is my preferred blend. Crafted E juice ain't too expensive, encourages business and is a good topic of conversation. Important to establish what kind of flavours you enjoy.
My advice is sort your rig, find the kind of flavours you enjoy, then mix like a DJ on speed!!!

Thanks guys that is the info I needed,will let you know how I get on ,

 

[possiblevaper]

I guess this is just another case of how everybody is different, I bought a mixing kit and I haven't bought pre made since

 

[Mostly]

Lazy boy here buys premixed pgvg nic at 18% every thing I mix is my day time vape, snake oil and vaping king for the evening and weekend

 

[Derth Vaper]

possiblevaper .... Totally agree, but don't you ever just wonder!!! There are some really exciting vendors out there and maybe, just maybe, you'll find the ultimate ADV!!! if such a thing exists!?!?! The quest for the ultimate vape has many paths, and maybe no conclusion, but it's nice that we all travel together.

 

[Fleabag]

Hi Frank, don't go nuts. I bought a whole bunch of mixing stuff at first but now find I'm exploring pre-made juices. Mixing is fun but you'll end up with a whole bunch of juice that isn't quite right. Certainly get a small kit for learning and an appreciation of the art. If nothing else you'll establish what pg vg ratio suits you. I now know that 70:30 leaves my mouth too dry. Rather boringly I know 50:50 is my preferred blend. Crafted E juice ain't too expensive, encourages business and is a good topic of conversation. Important to establish what kind of flavours you enjoy.
My advice is sort your rig, find the kind of flavours you enjoy, then mix like a DJ on speed!!!

I'm on the other side of the fence - I got decent quantities in my first kit, but didn't go mad - 250ml each of PG, VG & Nic, but the more you buy, the cheaper it'll work out at per ml.

I've just bought a litre each of PG & VG for around £6 each inc postage and I recently bought 1 litre of VG nic base at 72mg for £111 inc postage.

I got a lot of 28vapes concentrates, as they were the cheapest. Not bad flavours - some better than others, but the Fantasy Fudge/Nanny Bakes concentrates are at least double the concentration for similar prices and flavours are consistently good

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Hi Frank, don't go nuts. I bought a whole bunch of mixing stuff at first but now find I'm exploring pre-made juices. Mixing is fun but you'll end up with a whole bunch of juice that isn't quite right. Certainly get a small kit for learning and an appreciation of the art. If nothing else you'll establish what pg vg ratio suits you. I now know that 70:30 leaves my mouth too dry. Rather boringly I know 50:50 is my preferred blend. Crafted E juice ain't too expensive, encourages business and is a good topic of conversation. Important to establish what kind of flavours you enjoy.
My advice is sort your rig, find the kind of flavours you enjoy, then mix like a DJ on speed!!!

I'm on the other side of the fence - I got decent quantities in my first kit, but didn't go mad - 250ml each of PG, VG & Nic, but the more you buy, the cheaper it'll work out at per ml.

I've just bought a litre each of PG & VG for around £6 each inc postage and I recently bought 1 litre of VG nic base at 72mg for £111 inc postage.

I got a lot of 28vapes concentrates, as they were the cheapest. Not bad flavours - some better than others, but the Fantasy Fudge/Nanny Bakes concentrates are at least double the concentration for similar prices and flavours are consistently good

 

[possiblevaper]

possiblevaper .... Totally agree, but don't you ever just wonder!!! There are some really exciting vendors out there and maybe, just maybe, you'll find the ultimate ADV!!! if such a thing exists!?!?! The quest for the ultimate vape has many paths, and maybe no conclusion, but it's nice that we all travel together.

Don't get me wrong I loved it when I started vaping trying all the new flavours but once I found out what I liked I quickly realised I could Taylor the juice to suit exactly what I wanted without paying over the odds. My fruit menthol is exactly the right quantities to what I like, I have a VC that I personally think is as enjoyable as gvc and Capella choc fudge brownie is wonderful with ddm, em and smooth in the right quantities, it's all tinkering an creation and all for around 60p per 10ml, can't go wrong.

Obviously I hope people still buy pre made as it promotes commerce in the uk and certain juices are just incomparable e.g snake oil, I simply cannot replicate this flavour I think it's great and it's the only one I would consider buying again

 

[Derth Vaper]

I enjoy mixing "ready mades". Some say it's sacrilege, like mixing red wines.... I say don't be daft it's fun. I often tone down a "real fruity" with some RY4... I have an iClear30 which is my sludge tank - much like the Stock Pot from years gone by. Sometimes the blend is sublime (like just now....vape....) other times it's poured down the sink and starts again... the latter not that often I might add!!!!