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For those of you who don't know me: http://markspens.com/mod%20holders.htm I've been making these for quite a while. Scroll to bottom to see some of the finished ones.

Hey all, just started vaping about a week ago, and so far haven't touched nor cravaed an analog. Bought an eGo-C Upgrade battery with a clearomizer to get started and I am loving it. Just ordered some more stuff online (liquids, clearomizers, liquids, accessories, etc.) as it is a bit cheaper than getting it in person. Looking forward to talking with you all.

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Definitely good work, Mark!!! Hadn't thought about doing that for my PVs, as my collection is still relatively small....but, I'll get a couple from you in the future. That is, if you're still doing them by the time my collection gets up to that kind of size, LOL!!! Currently, I'm using a $2 plastic toothbrush holder from Target. The holes are elliptical, and measure around 2.5 cm across, and about 3 cm top to bottom. So, a 22mm mod should be able to fit in there. I'll let you guys know whenever I get one to test that theory...

Wow, just spent a lot of time looking at everything you make. You do beautiful work Mark!!

Definitely sweet.... I have a few ideas for a wall mounted PV shelf going to make soon, right now using cheaper woods to make mine until I get the designs worked out I'm going after than going to use some maple, oak, and walnut to make the final projects

Ever have one of those perfect vaping moments? You come home from work, the mailman leaves you a package containing your favorite juice and some brand new atty's/carto's of your choice. You sit In your favorite chair, the kids are getting along, the hubs is happy, and you are enjoying a perfect vape of the flavor you love best. Ahhh, bliss Life's too short to not enjoy the little things

Water soluable flavors mix better with the PG and VG bases. oil based flavorings can kill the heating elements. the oils gunk up the coils. Most of the flavors at these sites are water soluable http://www.ecigexpress.com/ http://www.onestopdiyshop.com/products/The-Flavor-Apprentice-Professional-Flavors.html I haven't found a good way to get rid of the perfume flavor with certain flavors....I just end up moving to a new flavor.

Tanning of liquids is perfectly normal. As things steep and age they go rather quickly. When the supplier takes the original nic filled liquid out it has been in an airtight, dark, sealed container for awhile. They hold their life really well in amber glass, but as soon as they hit large amounts of atmosphere, and light, they change quickly. The cheap plastic they are in is also NOT intended for long term freezing or storage of 1+ years. Longer than that and the compounds will most likely leach plastic.

I don't know that there is an exact answer to steeping. some flavors get better when they have had a bit of time to sit and settle. I do notice that most of my mixes change a bit after they have sit a while, sometimes better, sometimes weaker. personally, I don't worry much about steeping....I mix it to my taste and vape, if I need to touch it up later, then I add some more flavor or add something new. Change in color is not uncommon. just the flavors combining or steeping I guess. The brown color when leaking from the carto is caused by the heat from the carto...most colors darken quite a bit when heated.

I really like flavor Arts Apple Pie (one of my favorites), no perfumy taste, Flavor Art Tiramisu- also a bit sweet. Both of these I use up to 30 % flavoring and no perfume. The most perfumy is the fruit type flavors. The best for fruit for me is Lorann watermelon--really concentrated and sweet. I like flavor west chocolate mint...mixes great with coffee flavors. For sweeteners, I use marshmallow flavoring. For cheaper rates you can go straight to the manufacturer...Both Perfumers apprentice and Flavor west have very good Marshmallo. Caramel is another great sweet type flavor....perfumers apprentice and flavorart are my favorites there. The real fruit type flavors are the hardest to mix with....they just never seem to taste quite right to me.

Update: Just want to add a couple newer vendors that have a very nice selection and great service. http://www.ecigexpress.com/ http://www.onestopdiyshop.com/products/The-Flavor-Apprentice-Professional-Flavors.html Merry Mixing

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"With the menthol--using just 1-2 drops/3ml will give a nice cool throat hit without tasting like menthol." I cannot stress this tip enough!! I literally do this with every single juice I mix up... or for another option, I will add it to pre-mixed e-juice that I have already bought from a supplier that's just sitting in my stash of "ok" juices. (this will often times make them great to vape!) AND, to kick all of this up a notch... I will often times use cinnamon concentrate in the same exact fashion! Great tips Kits!! +1 !!

The Queen of DIY has spoken!...Good info there Kitsune, I gave it a +1.

FlavourArt: Food Flavoring. Very wide selection of flavorings. Not as concentrated as Lorann, but has a wider variety of flavoring and less artificial coloring. Variety of Tobacco flavorings. Freedomsmokeusa and liberty flights both carry a very good selection of FlavourArt flavorings. Freedomsmokeusa :Liberty-Flights Decadent Vapors/Totally Wicked: The Decadent vapor line is produced in the UK. Decadent Vapors There are other products and suppliers out there. These are just the ones I use most often and am familiar with. Schilling and Mccormick flavorings will also work--they are just not as concentrated.

Lorann: Candy Flavoring. Very concentrated flavoring. Best for sweet flavors. 2. Can be purchased from the Lorann site. Avoid Flavors that are oil based. If you click on the 'item detail' button it will tell you if it is water soluble or insoluble. You want only water soluble flavorings. The oils can burn out the atomizer and are harder to mix. 2. Can be purchased from the Lorann site. Avoid Flavors that are oil based. If you click on the ‘item detail’ button--it will tell you if it is water soluble or insoluble. You want only water soluble flavorings. The oils can burn out the atomizer and are hard to mix. Lorann 3. Can Also be purchased from many vaping suppliers that carry DIY supplies. DIY flavorshack Totally wicked