Diy Measuring Instruments And Cleanliness

[randomizer]

I wanted to post this in the DIY section, but I found that I'm not allowed there yet! Guess I'll have to wait till I grow up .

I've been starting out with DIY'ing using the little kit I got from onestopdiyshop.com, and I was wondering how you DIY pros keep all your measuring stuff clean. I've mostly been using 1ml and 5ml pipettes. Mixing juice requires at least four pipettes if I want to keep it all separate (PG, VG, nic, flavor) - more if I'm mixing several flavors. Do you just buy a whole lot of pipettes and only use them once? Label each one and have a different pipette for each flavor? Clean them out between uses? I've tried pumping distilled water through them, which seems to work OK, but I was wondering if anyone had a neater solution.

Your tips most appreciated!

[BirdDog]

I moved this into the DIY & e Liquid Forum for you. You have 5 posts now and should be able to post here.

[randomizer]

I moved this into the DIY & e Liquid Forum for you. You have 5 posts now and should be able to post here.

Thanks! Just realized that was my 5th post. Guess I didn't have to wait that long.

[johns]

I can not answer your questions, but, I want to thank you for pointing me to another interesting web site.

[ThaLadyD]

If you only have a few flavors, you can wash them out with soap, and maybe rinse in pure grain alcohol after... Just keep them for a specific flavor and it shouldn't be a problem.

There are some cool mini test tube brushes to clean glass pipettes, they should work for plastic as well.

Or get some glass pipettes

[Brian]

I don't usually worry about the PG, VG and Nic, so I start with those first. Using one pipette, I add my nic, then any pg/vg I want, then my flavor. I'll use another pipette if I'm using more than one flavor. I usually just use hot water to clean mine. Just suck up some hot tap water several times and let them dry.

[kitsune]

I'm like Brian. Just clean then out with hot water in between uses. The PG/VG/unflavored nic, I don't worry so much about coming into contact with each other. Just try to keep my flavors separated.

I use 1ml syringes with a blunt tip needle. sometimes I will just use hot water to rinse out between flavors.

Merry mixing !!!

[randomizer]

Thanks everybody. Guess I'm being a little too OCD about mixing fluids.

On the subject of equipment, does anyone have a recommendation for a good tackle box-like thing to keep all my pipettes, flavors, etc? It's a little unwieldy keeping them in a cardboard box!

I'm like Brian. Just clean then out with hot water in between uses. The PG/VG/unflavored nic, I don't worry so much about coming into contact with each other. Just try to keep my flavors separated.

I use 1ml syringes with a blunt tip needle. sometimes I will just use hot water to rinse out between flavors.

Merry mixing !!!

[kitsune]

I bought a nice hard plastic, medium sized tackle box from walmart that works very nicely. However, I have since outgrown it and have things in all sorts of places. time to get another tackle box.....(or 2)