Want to buy M1 tank, but what about Cartos?

[Bovinia]

Been there, done that! 5card was sweet enough to send me a Fusion to try a long time ago, and I didn't let it soak long enough...the Fusions being so tightly packed they need that 20 mins or so. I thought it was the carto I hated but it was because I toasted it They are my favorite carto now!

 

[5cardstud]

My normal eliquid is quite thin, about 70%pg, 3% alc, 27% vg. Flooding hasn't been a problem.

I vape 100% PG. Putting a hole in a carto and the metod of doing it, the size, and the position are all up to the users preference. I don't believe one is better than the other. I will agree with Bovinia though that the dremmel blocks my vision just long enough that it's bothersome. Especially since I have these stitches in my eyeball from the lense they implanted.
Everyone has their own way of doing it but the main point is to get a hole in it to feed juice through. I'm thinking of making a game out of it and throwing darts to put a hole in them.

 

[Vermonster13]

The Dremel is easy. Do it a few times and you'll get the feel for it.

 

[5cardstud]

I know it's easy but I can't see it right now because of eye surgeries. So safety goggles are out and I can't get any filings in it. Back when my vision was better that's all I used and hopefully next week the Doc. will get my bionic eye working good.

 

[FAAmecanic]

The only time I've had a flooding problem is when I punched one too deep and it punctured the inner "sock". I personally haven't found the hole or slot size makes much difference for my normal 70/30ish blends. I honestly don't measure my pg/vg. I have a 250ml bottle that I got from my friendly pharmacist and I fill it with half pg/half vg. I use pg nic, some of my flavorings are pg, some vg based.

I do like my dremel, but my ole geezer eyes have a hard time seeing in the poor light in my MIL's basement...that's the reason the saddle valve is easier for me. On a sunny day I can plug the dremel in outside for better light.

Faa...be sure to pre fill your carto before you put it in your tank, and after you fill the tank, let it soak to saturate it good...20 minutes or so. You may screw up a carto or 2 at first but you'll get the hang of it really quick

GREAT tips from you and 908Tracy (and everyone else)...thanks!!

20 Minutes!!!! now with a new juice you know how HARD that will be I already fried one carto on my last juice reciept because I did the "condom" method" and rushed it. Top looked nice and wet, but went to fast so the bottom never really soaked in the juice. Im like a kid on Christmas morning when I get a new juice. As my dad used to say "let the rip and snort begin" as I would open my presents...lol

 

[Bovinia]

 

[FriedLiverAtack]

Everyone has their own way of doing it but the main point is to get a hole in it to feed juice through. I'm thinking of making a game out of it and throwing darts to put a hole in them.

What a great idea! I was wondering what I had floating around my house that I could use to punch holes. I have a high quality set of steel darts tips (removable) that I sharpened some time in the past to the point that they would slice through just about anything.

Somewhere in my garage I have a saddle valve too, it came with my reverse osmosis machine and even though I thought it was totally useless I kept it, somewhere, probably never find it.

 

[FriedLiverAtack]

What a great idea! I was wondering what I had floating around my house that I could use to punch holes. I have a high quality set of steel darts tips (removable) that I sharpened some time in the past to the point that they would slice through just about anything.

I just tried this with a very sharp steel dart tip. The first try I tapped it with a hammer and went all the way through the carto. But with a real light tap I put a hole about the size of the prepunched ones without even much of a dent at all. Think I've found my personal way of punching cartos.

 

[FAAmecanic]

I just tried this with a very sharp steel dart tip. The first try I tapped it with a hammer and went all the way through the carto. But with a real light tap I put a hole about the size of the prepunched ones without even much of a dent at all. Think I've found my personal way of punching cartos.

Nice...whatever works! I got a 3/8" saddle valve from Lowes... works great. Fazed did say that they will only last 30-50 punches..but for $7 thats cool.

 

[minx]

I love the saddle valve for punches. I was having my husband dremmel my cartos and that works great, but I wanted something I could easily do myself. A regular punch tool didn't work out well for me. The saddle valve punch does wear out after awhile, but I usually pick up 1 or 2 whenever we run to lowes or home depot, they are really cheap.