Have any of you ever converted a 5L heating mantle to support a 2 L flask?
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Sand?
Line the mantle with foil, bf , then fill in with sand sand
Bf? I heard the sand can ruin mantles?
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Bf = boiling flask
If you line the mantle with tin foil, then BF, then sand, your golden
is there a limit to this? can you use a 5l mantle with a 500ml bf? all i can figure is that it would increase heat up times, meaning go even slower on ramp up
5l to 500ml is a HUGE difference in size. Like going from a yugo to a hummer h2
Yeah i know thats a massive difference i was just curious if you or anyone else in the community knows where the line is with the sand trick. If not i guess ill be the guniea pig
Never ever use a smaller flask than what is meant for the mantle. It is dangerous, can break and fling hot oil everywhere and also cause severe vision burns.
Never fill a mantle with sand unless you use a Teflon bed liner. Also sand is used to fill gaps. Never ever to convert mantle size.
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It’s not good.
Because 2P flask can not fit 5L mantle Well; and there is gaps and uneven heating