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DabManAK710
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Alright, so I've been a consumer of concentrates for about two years now. I have dabbled in BHO extraction a few times, with little-to-no research done prior to doing a blast. The outcome was basically a waste of flowers, butane, and time. (Or so I thought until I did some research.) I'll give you a run down of what I have done thus far in my extraction experimentation:
-I have been using a local shop's blasting tubes. One of them is about a 14 gram tube, inner diameter of about an inch, and approximately 6-7 inches in length. The other is a 40 to 50 gram tube (depending on cut), inner diameter of 1.75 inches, and a length of 8-9 inches.
-Before I was more well-read on the topic I was using 90-100 micron silk screens. Which of course resulted in quite a bit of plant material in my "oil".
-I blasted into Pyrex, No-Goo pie container, and onto an OilSlick sheet. Which were submerged in a hot water bath. Pie container seemed to work best, but worried about silicon contamination.
-Here's where I screwed up. I never had to patience to purge properly so I probably ended up burning off many of the desirable materials in the oil. I did this using a griddle.
So it's been quite some time since I felt comfortable doing a run. I have a basic idea of what I want to do, I am basically just looking for some feedback, ideas, and positive criticism from other concentrate enthusiasts. Now I will give you a run down of what I'm working with now:
-I have a 2 oz tube with a stand.
-I have about 20 grams of kief. I would like to find a good ratio to bring my yields higher.
-I have enough delicious Purple Mr. Nice to play with (depending on tube). Primo buds, not trim or shake.
-I kept all my single run stuff, around 4-5 oz. Plan to do experimental run with this before using the purp.
-I am now a proud owner of a 3 gallon vacuum chamber, with a 8 CFM Robinair 15800 vacuum pump, rated at 25 microns.
-I also have a laser thermometer so I can accurately check my temps.
When I blast this time around I plan on using unbleached coffee filters, with I wing-nut clamp to hopefully prevent any blowouts, and keep plant material from getting into my initial run. I am going to blast into a scientific grade beaker. (Smaller run)
After all the butane is naturally purged off, meaning no heat, I plan to add 190 proof Ever Clear. Just enough to free up the oil from beaker. I will use a No-Goo vape-scrape tool to assist in freeing up oil from glass. Once all the oil is part of the 190 proof solution I will pour into a small mason jar with lid.
I will then put the solution in the freezer for 48-96 hours, shaking it every so often to help waxes and lipids come off.
When the solution is visibly separated I will pull top layers off, leaving layer of waxes, etc at bottom hopefully. To do this I will put a 25 micron metal screen over the turkey baster I plan to use and force the solution onto a No-Goo pie container.
Then I plan to vacuum purge.
Any input as to what I should do differently? Or ways I can improve my ideas of what I want to do?
-I have been using a local shop's blasting tubes. One of them is about a 14 gram tube, inner diameter of about an inch, and approximately 6-7 inches in length. The other is a 40 to 50 gram tube (depending on cut), inner diameter of 1.75 inches, and a length of 8-9 inches.
-Before I was more well-read on the topic I was using 90-100 micron silk screens. Which of course resulted in quite a bit of plant material in my "oil".
-I blasted into Pyrex, No-Goo pie container, and onto an OilSlick sheet. Which were submerged in a hot water bath. Pie container seemed to work best, but worried about silicon contamination.
-Here's where I screwed up. I never had to patience to purge properly so I probably ended up burning off many of the desirable materials in the oil. I did this using a griddle.
So it's been quite some time since I felt comfortable doing a run. I have a basic idea of what I want to do, I am basically just looking for some feedback, ideas, and positive criticism from other concentrate enthusiasts. Now I will give you a run down of what I'm working with now:
-I have a 2 oz tube with a stand.
-I have about 20 grams of kief. I would like to find a good ratio to bring my yields higher.
-I have enough delicious Purple Mr. Nice to play with (depending on tube). Primo buds, not trim or shake.
-I kept all my single run stuff, around 4-5 oz. Plan to do experimental run with this before using the purp.
-I am now a proud owner of a 3 gallon vacuum chamber, with a 8 CFM Robinair 15800 vacuum pump, rated at 25 microns.
-I also have a laser thermometer so I can accurately check my temps.
When I blast this time around I plan on using unbleached coffee filters, with I wing-nut clamp to hopefully prevent any blowouts, and keep plant material from getting into my initial run. I am going to blast into a scientific grade beaker. (Smaller run)
After all the butane is naturally purged off, meaning no heat, I plan to add 190 proof Ever Clear. Just enough to free up the oil from beaker. I will use a No-Goo vape-scrape tool to assist in freeing up oil from glass. Once all the oil is part of the 190 proof solution I will pour into a small mason jar with lid.
I will then put the solution in the freezer for 48-96 hours, shaking it every so often to help waxes and lipids come off.
When the solution is visibly separated I will pull top layers off, leaving layer of waxes, etc at bottom hopefully. To do this I will put a 25 micron metal screen over the turkey baster I plan to use and force the solution onto a No-Goo pie container.
Then I plan to vacuum purge.
Any input as to what I should do differently? Or ways I can improve my ideas of what I want to do?
