Tricks of the trade

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Think I found nice home for this…

@Roguelab :bowing_man::bowing_man::bowing_man: paving the way!!!
And @Killa12345 looking beautiful!!!

Courtesy @Soxhlet for this next goodie, more SPD tricks!

First time running a short path distillation setup. Comments and Suggestions Please! - #58 by Soxhlet

These guys let it flow!!! Pull up chair and absorb some this overflowing WISDOM!!

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When filtering through celite, scape off the nasty shit it’s collected every 2L or so. This will keep filtration flowing w/o the need for replacing filter and/or celite.

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Here’s my one hour winterization
Mix crude with warm ethanol 1:1
Chill as much as you can ethanol
Mix crude with chilled ethanol 1:8 let stand one hour.
If no good freezer ethanol with dry ice works too

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I’m gonna try this

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Ace hardware heat gun and silicon tape, napa auto store high heat silicone hose. Beats the 3000 for a recirculating heater.

Please do not leave unattended and try at your own risk.

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This trick is great !!
Fir those on a budget but to achieve. The @anon42519203 hot condensor tech
Temperature control is achieve by a heatgun with temperature controls
IT can be used to heat or to Cool :grinning:
@fresh.botanicals uses visuals in the Condenser to adjust temperatures :+1:

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Rocco SPD matched to a 5 dollar heat gun! Love it

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Trust me and don’t buy china glass. Rocco has great prices. Chasing leaks will ruin your life

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Oh I know Rocco has good stuff for sure but man I’m a cheap bastard

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  • Large food grade SS buckets
  • Qaulity glassware
  • Multiple back-ups of glassware
  • Multiple pumps
  • min. -50 degree freezer
  • Having a PhD organic chemist who has worked in pharmaceutical development
  • Having a outside scientific advisor to review and question SOPs
  • Silica plates for thin film chromatography
  • If you have the money, a HPLC for analytics
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??? Great list but this is tricks of the trade tread

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Easiest way to clean out a column… use a a dog tie out steak. Simply screw it into the material and once you’ve got it in far enough you pull it out. Quick and clean.

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Does this work for live?

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I don’t see why not. As long as the material is packed nice and tight you should have no problem

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We have done that w stretched out coat hangers on a cordless drill

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That sounds rad, how about a loop of piano wire chucked in a drill? Some hardware stores stock piano wire (spring steel wire) back in the area where they have the project stuff like sheets/rods/tubes of copper/brass/aluminum.

I use this to clean my columns

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LNTO8A/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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that looks like the tool I was looking for.

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Please don’t use cordless drills when cleaning out material columns. I know a guy who is covered in 3rd degree burns from trying that s***.

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