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Trying not to hyjack this thread, so please bare with me, when the oil (coconut oil) is over 80º or so it flows pretty well even through said paper coffee filter but do think I’ll borrow/adapt your vacuum method, thanks again.I think you are going to have a hard time finding something that will gravity feed a liquid that thick. Heated maybe; a big maybe. Especially without a vacuum. In the filter that i am using the fitted glass filter comes in three sizes; all of which the mfg says will have a problem gravity feeding even water without a vacuum. To that end you could go with the type that does not have the glass insert (much cheaper) and then try to find the correct ashless filter paper to fit it. The best place to find metal screens is acutally BVV. They have screens from 1in to i believe 6in and just about every mesh size you could want.
btw. a cheap lab quality vacuum (will not cause a spark) can be found on amazon for around 40 bucks (check the post earlier in this thread).
Trying not to hyjack this thread, so please bare with me, when the oil (coconut oil) is over 80º or so it flows pretty well even through said paper coffee filter but do think I’ll borrow/adapt your vacuum method, thanks again.
Buddy of mine just got one of these and we ran it a couple weeks ago. Cool machine, but took all weekend to evap half of his run.
That's probably what he should have bought.
Been watching and following the posts in this thread, props for all the information to all @ozarkgrey @AnselAdams & @SkunkyDunk . I'm looking to simplify/hasten a filtering of a coconut oil infusion that I then make into caps. This buchner funnel/vacuum extraction maybe something I could adapt, go get away from my mcgiver set up, also to speed things up. Any thoughts on the screen mesh size that would allow filtering of the oil, without getting too clogged with the fine sediment that I get after straining the rough mixture with the magic butter maker 190 micron screen? Get that it would be smaller, but don't want to go so far that it clogs. Without using a vacuum and just gravity, a paper coffee filter clogs up fast in that quest, hence the question...
Yes, coconut oil infused with MJ. Copy that I’m already using the 190 micron bag out of my magic butter maker for the first pass, then a paper coffee filters and cone. That’s where the problem crops up, the paper gets clogged up with the sediment and then I’ve got to fuck around with it, to get the last 6 oz. to filter. The last time while doing that, it slipped out of my control and I had the whole batch spill on everything. My shoes have never smelled better and quite glossy...Lol.i use a screen coffee filter with great success for my 1st pass and the add a coffee filter for my second pass then i pop it back into the freeze to help separate the fats yet again. i find the biggest trick with this thing is to purge early and not expect the source to be the be all it says it is. getting that everclear taste out is more work than it's worth, if like me. you smoke concentrates full time,look elsewhere like rosin and bho.
@Dan789 im confused, are you filtering the oil and coconut at the same time? most of the funnels come with paper filters on different mesh sizes. so buy a few and test em out. i've seen guys use the vac on the source to power the funnels as opposed to buying another pump. i quit using mine altogether and went too blowing BHO.
BOL
the paper gets clogged up with the sediment and then I’ve got to fuck around with it, to get the last 6 oz. to filter.
What I'm talking about is the very fine residue, that collects at the bottom. That has passed through the 190 micron bag screen, and the metal coffee screen cone, then going through the paper coffee filter clogs that up. I believe it to be mostly composed of the spent trichomes...That's exactly where the deep fryer filter would come in handy. That as a first pass, then put the whole batch through a smaller filter, will be much faster and you won't have to mess with it as much.
What I'm talking about is the very fine residue, that collects at the bottom. That has passed through the 190 micron bag screen, and the metal coffee screen cone, then going through the paper coffee filter clogs that up. I believe it to be mostly composed of the spent trichomes...
Cattapilla said:
Hi Ansel, I've been reading you for awhile and there is always something to learn. I'm new at this, and now have a few ounces of weed to experiment with. I have the Ardent for decarbing and making small batches of oil/butter. Will you share your recipes of your body butter and your other ointment? I have trouble with my knees and would rather have a recipe that really works. Thanks so much!
AnselAdams said:
Would you mind if i posted this to the thread so others can see as well?
Do you decarb the weed?
Hi guys, being new to the grow scene with nobody around to show me the ropes except for here, I tried the Ardent Nova because I have small grows, and the decarbed weed is added back in with butter or oil for infusions, and it works great for me. It only holds about a cup of weed. It would be a waste of time for anyone that wanted to make 2 - 3 cups of butter or oil, it's just not big enough. For now, this works perfectly for someone that can't get through a batch of gummies in weeks! I make a cup of canna butter or canna oil at a time. My gummy skills suck, also. :( I have not evolved to making body butters yet. My next step will be to make a tincture that works. My first tincture was super weak, I didn't leave the weed in the jar, I did an ice-shake procecss and threw out the weed. My everclear is only 60% alcohol, which might have been part of the problem.
Way too much t41/charcoal. Your product ended up adsorbed...try about 10% w/w of filtering substrates.no, this is a photo of the end of the run. Just the "spots" of oil. i am pretty sure i used too much charcoal. ☹
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