Magnetic stirrer....

Well, I'm now mixing my own e-juice. It's dead easy but my preference for a 50/50 PG/VG mix means plenty of stirring is required. Even with the juice warmed up in a hot water bath, it is taking ages to stir. Having priced up a fancy "laboratory" style stirrer, I decided I'd save the £130 and make my own.

I had everything I needed apart from a box to put it all in. I settled on a high quality airtight sandwich box from Home Bargains which cost me 79p. The fan is a spare from an old computer, along with the fan speed controller. Power is supplied by one of the hundreds of 12v PSUs I have lying around.

Basically, I've glued two strong neodymium magnets to the centre of the fan blades. When the fan spins, so do the magnets. I then place my beaker of juice over the fan and put a steel bar in there which spins along with the magnets on the fan. For stirring e-juice, I've ordered a proper lab style stirring bar which is coated in PTFE which is inert and shouldn't taint the juice or scratch my beaker EDIT: I now have a selection of lab grade, teflon coated, magnetic stirring bars. Genuis.

More soon, no doubt....

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