I put 3g on opposite sides and spun it at 4000rpm for 35 minutes. Checked and their was a clear separation with fluffy white crystals on top and orange wet sugar at the bottom. Separated them and intend to try carts but had a long day at work so decided to dab some. The terp portion was terpy but stronger than terp sauce i’ve had in the past so probably needs more spinning but thought I’d do that tomorrow. Added the THCA crystal it’s like straight butane? The resin is nothing like that when dabbed before centrifuging so where did I mess up?
What container did you use to spin it? Did your dab taste like plastic?
I’ve got glass tubes on the way, spun them in the plastic tubes the fuge came with. But it didn’t taste of plastic, it was like all the butane spun into the thca diamonds. But it’s weird because the live resin before spinning you don’t taste any tane at all and it’s a top notch resin overall
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I agree on the container being an issue. Was the product fully purged prior to centrifuge? Do you have photos?
Was your product Warm/Hot when you opened up the centrifuge?
Guess I won’t try any more runs until the glass arrives
No I didn’t purge it before centrifuging, haven’t seen that step in the video/guides i’ve been following. How would I go about doing so without a vacuum oven?
The product was warm, but temperature was 94F so not hot. I’ve dabbed the terp portion of the split and it’s fire
oh and i’ll upload some photos later not at home
The first step is to get a vacuum oven. They have some cheap DIY options you can look into(silicone degassing chamber + hot water bath.) Make sure you have a very good cold-trap(Dry Ice + IPA Alcohol/Acetone) before your vacuum pump.
Unpurged solvent + regular centrifuge = bad time 
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Crystals can trap solvent in them too, although at relatively low levels.
You may be tasting butane because you are inhaling butane- so get rid of that first.
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Thanks will have to get on that when I get paid end of the month. In the meanwhile would decarbing the diamonds remove the remaining solvent?
It can, especially with small quantities like your working with. I still would use vacuum purging. I’d say most people would not notice if product had 200ppm butane. Most would notice 5000ppm. Some people purge under deep vacuum for 2-3 days and still test over 5000ppm until they learn the tricks of the trade.
Sorry for the late revival, life got in the way
https://www.amazon.com/Orion-Motor-Tech-Vacuum-Chamber/dp/B09D78R85V?th=1
Would something like that work?
Is this something that is viable to do at home? Seems there’s a risk of explosion and I haven’t got access to a lab or outside space.
Or would these techniques work?
Thanks
Very much so. If that’s the case, I strongly insist that you do not use solvents if you can’t go outside or in a properly equipped lab. The rotary oil pump you linked will collect solvent in the oil reservoir until it eventually catches fire/explodes.
Maybe consider solventless route instead?
Yeah got a press on the way going to try and make hash rosin and then do jar tek or use the centrifuge to make carts.
Really want to be able to make the live resin carts too though, love the live resin I’m getting but prefer the microdose style of carts. Might have to just work on my balcony or wouldn’t heat evaporate the butane? I need to decarb the THCA anyway so no issues running it for a while
Are you buying the live resin? It should be purged when it arrives if that is the case.
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Yeah bought
It is fine when dabbing, not detectable at all via taste or feeling but it’s when spun the thca portion seems to collect all the butane
Respectfully: imo you are hallucinating…
The physics of your hypothesis makes no sense.
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maybe not. We don’t know where he is sourcing from, what solvents used, etc. Butane, hexane, propane, pentane… all taste and smell different, but only us, the finest of hydrocarbon connoisseurs can tell the difference.
Side note- I have a vacuum concentrator that removes solvent in a centrifuge and it does a great job at removing solvent without pulling terps- albeit at small quantities and the machines are pricey.
https://www.labconco.com/category/freeze-dry-evaporation/evaporators