have many flavors , many droppers..etc. How do u use E-juice calculator ? Shall I fix my number and use only 1 dropper ?
Drops per 1 ml ?
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The drops per ml has to many variables to be accurate, it may get you in the ballpark but not on the money. Every liquid has a different thickness and therefore different size drops even from the same dropper. I have measured from 26 to 47 drops per ml with the same dropper. Wish it did work that way would certainly make mixing easier. Good Luck.
Measure with mL. I use drops on my small 3mL batches with just the flavorings, it's usually close enough. But always use mL if you want to be exact.
For acuracy and the ability to recreate a recipe ML's are the way to go. Drops are like using a handful as a measurement in a food recipe, my hand and your are probabley not the same size but a level cup is a level cup.
I cant make 3 and 5 ml batches with ml. Even bigger batches with 2-4% tobacco will be hard to use ml.
If I'm making a 15 ml batch, it's a lot easier to fill syringes than it is to count to 300.
You can, I do but its a big pain in azz. Wish I could buy a 1ml graduated dropper, like the 1ml syringe, now that would help.
It doesn't work that way. Drop size depends on liquid viscosity and to some extent the dropper device as well. So there is no, to my knowledge, calibrated drop generators. If you are diluting 100 mg liquid for vaping using drops, this could be a real problem. Graduated syringes are cheap, fast, safe, and very accurate. True, some flavorings, like tobacco absolute, might be so strong that one drop per batch is all that is needed, but for the most part its just better to use syringes.
I would agree with that.
What would happen if you Measured the Nicotine Base, PG and VG by "Dropping" it into a Graduated Cylinder and then Added you Flavoring with Drops? If the Drops for the Flavor came from the Same Dropper Bottle Every Time then the Drop Size would be the Same. So wouldn't this Technique be Accurate an Repeatable?
And there would only be One thing to Wash when you are Done. The Graduated Cylinder.
I have an even Simpler Method. It requires Basically No Washing of Anything.
But I'll save that for later after the Anti-Drop Crowd Rips the above Technique to Shreds.
Definitely go with a nice syringe. You can get excellent glass and metal ones for under $10.00 and there is next to nothing left in them afterwards. That or a pyrex beaker. You can get tiny 5ml ones with incremental markings that are very accurate and just drop in the liquid to make sure it stays accurate.
Definitely consider a nice syringe with a wider gauged tip though. You'll love it.
Definitely consider a nice syringe with a wider gauged tip though. You'll love it.
I only use a bulb dropper when mixing small (3-5ml) test batches. But I use the same dropper for nic/PG/VG/flavor. I take notes and edit the recipe numbers as I adjust the mix to my taste. Once I accept the adjusted recipe, I then convert to percentages for larger batches. I've yet to notice any detectable taste difference twix the dropper and syringe/cylinder methods.
In some states, you can't buy syringes without a prescription. Fortunately, I live in a state where you can. My local pharmacist even orders them for me. I use 1ml, 3ml, and 6ml. I just got some graduated cylinders the other day. Haven't had a chance to use them yet.
You can get those electronic pipettes they use in labs - Air displacement pipette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not really suitable for most DIYers though
I've always been pretty strict about not using drops for measurement...but I've gotten lazy lately and have found it can produce acceptable results if done properly in the right situations.
I haven't seen pipettes mentioned in the various suggestions... Are they not popular as an easy, disposable DIY tool?
I'm just getting started myself (going to mix up my first batches before I go to bed), so these tips will definitely come in handy.
I have 3 and 5 ml pipettes, a few 18 guage 5 ml syringes and a bunch of soft plastic dropper bottles (not the really clear, harder ones).
I will be using different things with different viscosities (PG, VG, flavour concentrates, diluted single molecules, etc.), so the "drops per ml" will vary quite a bit.
The diluted molecules will still only be usable up to about 1 or two drops per 10 ml (if a drop is 1/25 of a ml from a dropper bottle... I'm hoping it's close enough).
So, anyway... pipettes = no good?
And will VG work with a syringe?! It's pretty thick stuff, isn't it?
Because I have a bunch of them and I was really planning on using them.
Cheers!
I'm just getting started myself (going to mix up my first batches before I go to bed), so these tips will definitely come in handy.
I have 3 and 5 ml pipettes, a few 18 guage 5 ml syringes and a bunch of soft plastic dropper bottles (not the really clear, harder ones).
I will be using different things with different viscosities (PG, VG, flavour concentrates, diluted single molecules, etc.), so the "drops per ml" will vary quite a bit.
The diluted molecules will still only be usable up to about 1 or two drops per 10 ml (if a drop is 1/25 of a ml from a dropper bottle... I'm hoping it's close enough).
So, anyway... pipettes = no good?
And will VG work with a syringe?! It's pretty thick stuff, isn't it?
Because I have a bunch of them and I was really planning on using them.
Cheers!
One question...
Are you going to want to make the Same mg level and the Same PG|VG ratio when you DIY?
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