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Good idea bro!
I'v been using the badger paint mixer for a few years now. Fits down a 30ml bottle
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They must have made some changes.I'v been using the badger paint mixer for a few years now. Fits down a 30ml bottle
https://www.ebay.com/i/291317205945?chn=ps&dispItem=1
I bought one and it wouldn't fit into a 30ml LDPE bottle.
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I'm a shaken not stirred kind. It's all in the arm and wrist action... But, what works for you works for me as long as it keeps you off the smokes...
I use this as well. My thinking is that it reduces steep time due to the number of micro bubbles it introduces in the mix. Just my opinion...I just bought one of these. And it has an attachment that is small enough for any bottle size. Has anyone else used one of these? This is the best thing I bought to mix my e juice.
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I was wondering since you have some experience with it over a couple years how do you think it affects the juice and what the benefit is? Im not asking in a jerk type way Im really interested in what you think. when I started DIY we had just had a baby and we had one of those to mix the bottles, and saying that makes me realize how long its been and means its pretty close to 6yrs I havent smoked. anyways back on track I recruited one of those mixers for my juice. I used it until I read something about how it oxygen is bad for nicotine so I stopped using it....... fast forward till now Ive read stuff back and forth about doing similar things and some say it helps the mix and others still say its bad. I dont remember well enough to be on either side. so I was just curious to see what someone who has done this for a few years thought about it a little more in depth as to why to use a mixer.
If air is not a consideration, why do some quality nicotine sellers continue to go through the expense and bother of employing argon (or other inert gas) when packaging?
I've never read anything worthwhile that shows how using a mixer, blender or frother makes better juice.
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My 2 cents: bubbles are bad, as they aerate (doh!) the liquid, thus needlessly oxidizing the nicotine. But if you use an ultrasonic cleaner to pre-steep, bubbles are very good, as they move a lot of liquid when subjected to sonic stimulation. This is especially important for max VG.
My workflow: mix (shake, blend, whip, whatever floats your boat) the liquid, make it all bubbly. Run a few cycles in ultrasonic, at least until all of the bubbles are gone. If you used alcohol based flavorings, open and let it sit for a few minutes. Then shake again, repeat. After a few cycles, remove it from the ultrasonic and don't shake. Put it in storage for steeping.
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this is pretty much my line of thinking to I was just curious what someone who uses the practice of a mixer thought.
I agree with the bubbes part but Ive had my time in the sun with "speed" steeping. burnt out 4 ultrasonic cleaners in the process and really gained nothing from it. I always had to let my juice relax for a day or 2 after heat steeping for the taste to come back and get right probably from all the O2 in the mix. it got to be pointless really either heat steep and let for 2 days or just let it set for 2 days. what I find interesting about the frothing is Ive read mixing it to a froth and then spooning it off the top helps to captures whatever undesirables might be there in the flavoring especially for like alcohol based flavoring and then used some type of vacuum on it. its been awhile so I cant remember exactly the process. I dont really fall into the let it steep and do magic tricks category anyways. if your juice is good then its good to me its all about using your flavors right. alcohol flavors need to breathe and thats completely different than steeping. steeping is for locking in flavors and breathing is for letting things out. I just dont see many people that have used the mixer method for that long so I figured Id ask since he seems to have the experience. Ill stick to my 95% VG shake and vapes
I was wondering since you have some experience with it over a couple years how do you think it affects the juice and what the benefit is? Im not asking in a jerk type way Im really interested in what you think. when I started DIY we had just had a baby and we had one of those to mix the bottles, and saying that makes me realize how long its been and means its pretty close to 6yrs I havent smoked. anyways back on track I recruited one of those mixers for my juice. I used it until I read something about how it oxygen is bad for nicotine so I stopped using it....... fast forward till now Ive read stuff back and forth about doing similar things and some say it helps the mix and others still say its bad. I dont remember well enough to be on either side. so I was just curious to see what someone who has done this for a few years thought about it a little more in depth as to why to use a mixer.
The main reason I use the mixer is when I really want the juice mixed completely. I feel it does a better job of blending say, ten flavors, VG, PG and Nic. all together to make a homogeneous mix. If you submerge the blender blade before turning it on and keep it submerged while drawing a vortex, very little air is introduced and you come out with almost no bubbles in the mix but it is combined a lot better than I think you get from shaking alone (which also introduces some bubbles). But frankly, I don't worry about the bubbles because I don't think it speeds up oxidation that much Vs. just sitting and I also feel that part of "steeping" involves some oxidation of the nic./flavors thus the darkening of juice as it ages.
That's my $.02
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I picked up one of these for a dollar at a little overstock place, and would like to grab about five more. It runs on a couple AA batteries in the lid. If it's empty, that little stirrer will spin a hundred mph but with larger batches of juice (especially the heavier vg), it slows considerably and just blends the fluids together to a nice consistency. Saves my arm a lot of agony on a heavy mix day.
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At 59 years old, My arms and wrist's are not what they use too be. So using a mixer is easier and better, for me. If there are bubbles, I just let it set for an hour or so. Once the bubbles are gone, bottle and store.
Saves my arm a lot of agony on a heavy mix day.
I don't recall any arm motion mixing in your past posts...
Oh MY! Did they change the Dress Code where you work or
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I should have pointed out that I use it for HOME mixing...no "bottle harness" there...lol!I don't recall any arm motion mixing in your past posts...
Oh MY! Did they change the Dress Code where you work or
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That's a Relief!
Thanks for straightening me out
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