where can I get all of the stuff I need to make my own juice, and how much will it cost
Want to start making my own juice/ DIY
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I would, and I do, check out the DIY sub-forum. There are many guides, info, and how-to postings.
You will need:
Nicotine solution: Wizard Labs, Nude Nicotine, MyFreedonSmokes, RTS Vapes, others. You can get a small (15ml) nic sample from Nude Nicotine for "free" with only $2 shipping.
Propylene Glycol (PG) and/or Vegetable Glycerine (VG): can get from the same suppliers as above, or Essential Depot (on their own site or via amazon) or Bulk Apothecary
Flavor concentrates: often available from the nic suppliers, or Bull City Vapor, OSDIYS (One-Stop DIY shop), or direct from manufacturer (Flavour Art, The Flavor Apprentice/The Perfumer's Apprentice, Hangsen, Inawera are all popular brands)
Glass/plastic bottles to store your materials and finished liquids: eBay, Amazon, specialtybottle.com, packagingoptionsdirect.com
Measuring equipment: many people use syringes and blunt-tipped industrial filling needles (available from most of the sources listed above) but I, and many others, have made the switch to mixing by weight. You'll need to transfer your materials to plastic squeeze bottles and/or get some disposable pipettes (eBay/amazon) and a 0.01g digital scale like this one from eBay or this one from Amaon.
How much it costs depends on how deep you want to go. I got started with just a few flavors, a few bottles and syringes, and a small amount of nic/PG/VG for about $40 and it lasted me a couple months, but if you really just want to get your toes wet and see if it's for you, you can probably squeak by with just the bare minimum on like $25 or less. Since then I've spent about another $120 or so and I have enough now to last me for about two more years without buying anything more except maybe some more VG/PG (at, like, $12/qt or even less when you buy them in bulk) unless I go crazy trying out a bunch of new flavors.
Nicotine solution: Wizard Labs, Nude Nicotine, MyFreedonSmokes, RTS Vapes, others. You can get a small (15ml) nic sample from Nude Nicotine for "free" with only $2 shipping.
Propylene Glycol (PG) and/or Vegetable Glycerine (VG): can get from the same suppliers as above, or Essential Depot (on their own site or via amazon) or Bulk Apothecary
Flavor concentrates: often available from the nic suppliers, or Bull City Vapor, OSDIYS (One-Stop DIY shop), or direct from manufacturer (Flavour Art, The Flavor Apprentice/The Perfumer's Apprentice, Hangsen, Inawera are all popular brands)
Glass/plastic bottles to store your materials and finished liquids: eBay, Amazon, specialtybottle.com, packagingoptionsdirect.com
Measuring equipment: many people use syringes and blunt-tipped industrial filling needles (available from most of the sources listed above) but I, and many others, have made the switch to mixing by weight. You'll need to transfer your materials to plastic squeeze bottles and/or get some disposable pipettes (eBay/amazon) and a 0.01g digital scale like this one from eBay or this one from Amaon.
How much it costs depends on how deep you want to go. I got started with just a few flavors, a few bottles and syringes, and a small amount of nic/PG/VG for about $40 and it lasted me a couple months, but if you really just want to get your toes wet and see if it's for you, you can probably squeak by with just the bare minimum on like $25 or less. Since then I've spent about another $120 or so and I have enough now to last me for about two more years without buying anything more except maybe some more VG/PG (at, like, $12/qt or even less when you buy them in bulk) unless I go crazy trying out a bunch of new flavors.
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Do I need pg? Cause the nicotine I want says 100 vg. I would just want vg.
That's down to personal preference. VG is thicker in consistency and does not wick as well; if you're using a tank then 100%VG might not wick fast enough and cause dry/burnt hits. If you're using flavors, then most of them are PG-based and so will add some PG to the final mix but if you only use very light or no flavor at all then you will probably want to add at least a little bit. Another option is distilled water, like $1/gal at the grocery store, which can also thin out your liquid to help with wicking if you don't like the PG for whatever reason (some people are sensitive, some just don't like it.)
Could read here, it a quick start:
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
Hoosier's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
DIY
DIY Resources
You will want to scroll down to Sir2fyablyNutz thread, he lists most of the places you can find recipes.
Re: First DIY Order
How hard is it to get in to DIY liqiud?
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
Hoosier's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
DIY
DIY Resources
You will want to scroll down to Sir2fyablyNutz thread, he lists most of the places you can find recipes.
Re: First DIY Order
How hard is it to get in to DIY liqiud?
All you need is Nicotine base. USP GRADE Propylene Glycol, and Vegetable glycerin. Then a colection of flavors.
on what bwh79 has posted above.
Start here:
My blogs will give insight into all aspects of DYI, from steeping to what supplies to have on hand to a basic walk through mixing your first E-juice.
E-Cigarette Forum - dannyv45 - Blogs
Then read hoosier's blogs. These blogs concentrate on fine tuning your mix and give insight on additives.
E-Cigarette Forum - Hoosier - Blogs
Then read Boletus's blog's. These blogs concentrate on formulation of nicotine bases regarding proper calculations methods for figuring Nicotine concentration as well as safety.
E-Cigarette Forum - Boletus - Blogs
Then read Ginger's book "E-Cigarettes 102: DIY E-Liquid". It is a book which I've contributed to that delivers an in depth easy to follow guide in the art of DYI.
E-Cigarettes 102: DIY E-Liquid
I recommend viewing VPLive Vape Team Episode #82: DIY Safety and bookmark it for future reference. It explains safety in all aspects of DYI.
VPLive Vape Team Episode #82: DIY Safety
then read the stickies at the top of the page.
this will explain a lot of the how's and why's.
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