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Alternate 60ml storage/mixing bottles
submitted almost 12 years ago by Roaditt
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by Roadittalmost 12 years ago

I'm always looking for alternate sources of supplies.

I found some 60ml (actually holds more, 60ml is at the topmost curve) containers for mixing larger batches, and yes you read that right Breast Milk Storage Containers.

The plus side is that they are wide mouth for easy mixing, made of polypropylene so they should be good for any eliquid combination, I can fit 4 bottles in my ultrasonic cleaner, they are already sterilized and ready to use.

Downside, full retail they are on the expensive side, I happened across these in my grocery clearance section.

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by edgardcastroalmost 12 years ago

This feels so wrong somehow.

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by andrews89almost 12 years ago

If you don't mind me asking, what stirrer is that? Looks fairly decent.

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by haddonistalmost 12 years ago

Magnetic stirrer for laboratory use. Nice, but pricey.

A cheaper alternative is an airbrush paint mixer for $12.54. Unlike the $2 coffee milk frothers they're based on, these things actually work very well for sizes up to say 100ml. And you can mix right in the glass bottles most of us use.

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by Roadittalmost 12 years ago

I think I need to order a single bar instead of the 4 way for eliquid. I have to make sure I pour in PG first, if I put VG in first it's like trying to mix heavy glue for the first minute because it coats the bottom of the beaker.

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by andrews89almost 12 years ago

I never even knew these existed; thanks!

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by Roadittalmost 12 years ago

It's an old Mag-Mix. Probably from the 1950s. I picked it up a few years ago at an estate sale along with some other lab equipment.
It still works reasonably well but looked horrible so I, took it apart, cleaned it up and repainted it with Plasti-Dip. The ultrasonic cleaner was also purchased at an estate sale.

Keep an eye out on online government and university auctions in your area for lab equipment as well, if you are looking for gear on the cheap.

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by andrews89almost 12 years ago

Sounds good; thanks!

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by PacatteManalmost 12 years ago

I would also like to know this.

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by TheVapenessMonsteralmost 12 years ago

Its days like this that I wish I didn't ditch all the breast milk accoutrements that I acquired when my kids were babies.

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