Very fine sand is still about 62 microns according to google.
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If it’s broken down fine enough to make it passed filters
…then wouldn’t possibly still go w the smoke somehow when dabbed trapped in the vapors if it’s powder fine? Or does the water shut it down?Jw
How will it pass the water??
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I just added that…
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For the thca, dissolve in pentane and run through a 1um filter paper (I use Hochstrom filters) but I’m sure a Buchner and filtration flask will do. Some one mentioned fiber glass wool, I think that’ll help aid too. I like to get a 6” piece and make it puffy like a cotton ball the place a ring to hood it in place.
For the HTE, dissolve in butane and filter through 1um filter paper followed by a 1/4” bed of celite(maybe don’t need the celite?). I would do this process via Hochstrom filter or Buchner + filtration flask.
Edit: place your dissolved solution in cryo before filtering just to keep fumes a bit more relaxed.
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I feel if you dissolve in pentane you should filter using pressure and not vacuum. You’ll be able to retain your ratio better without the worry of boil off in your receiving flask
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If using pentane, chill that shit in the dry ice.
That way you won’t have it boil in the vac flask, but a pressurized filter instead of vac filter should be no problem at all
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Yup, also pre chill Buchner and flask prior to filtration to prevent boil
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You have the chance of cold crashing this way. Making pressure a much more viable option
Filtering butane through a hochstrom is absolutely awful advice. The flash point of butane is like -60. Propane blends are even lower. Pulling a vacuum on butane is going to result in vapor creation. Can this be done? Sure. Should you? Absolutely not. Dissolve with butane in a cls and pass through an in-line filter
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You could also remediate it like you fix ugly oil , just dissolve and push thru sintered disk and recover
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Well I guess everyone has their way of doing things. I work with butane and filtrations pretty much everyday. I do it in a very safe manner, what I’ve realized is that due to others not doing things right and having accidents has scared some people into using solvents a certain way, obviously diaphragm pumps and cold traps are required. I know people that don’t do diamonds via pentane re x simply because they are scared of pentane. I always say “if your scared go to church”. Do you bro, no one has to follow no one’s advice as im sure cyclopath is smart enough to know what to do and what not to. But yeah man right on!
Edit: using a closed loop to remediate this problem is overkill, I’ve had this problem and have gotten my oil and thca recovered this way no problem. Has anyone else aside from cyclopath had this problem and fixed it?? Sounds like a bunch of opinions being thrown when I’ve actually experienced this and fixed the problem. But like I said y’all do you. I’ll be more mindful when sharing my advice online.
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I’m sorry but never should you advise someone to use butane outside of a closed system even if you are in a c1d1. Just because you haven’t hurt yourself yet doesn’t mean it’s not an accident waiting to happen.
Forsure
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Butane or bust
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I think offering advice without FIRST stating all the safety precautions that absolutely MUST be taken into account, before recommending a path of action is hugely necessary.
We’ve seen plenty of butane accidents online, we’ve lost forum members to lab explosions.
There are as many (sometimes myself included) stupid people are there are smart on this forum.
I think recommending the safest route first, should be paramount.
Make everything idiot proof, or idiots prove themselves.
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idiot proof is a misnomer. They can always build a better idiot
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Jesus fucking Christ bro, are you guys done or are you finished? I’ll write a god damn SOP to make you guys happy. I’ll include gear, ppe, sds sheets and all that good stuff.
Edit: if I didn’t give details it’s because I feel the OP is smart enough to know what’s up.
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For sure, I don’t doubt your intentions, nor the appropriateness of your reply in reference to @cyclopath
Just a general reminder that in a public forum you’re not speaking to 1 person, you’re speaking to hundreds if not more, and it’s awkward when they blow up.
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Gotcha, right on bro.
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