Hey man, I'm doing the same thing. I'm letting mine set 3-4 days, then strain off the liquid and let it evaporate. One hour isn't long enough.so im soaking the trimmings in 91% isopropyl alcohol its been in there for an hour occatinally stiring it.. so i too out a peice of lead and looked at it under the mirco. all the trigs were still there? am i doing something wrong? should i put it in a blender? isnt that flamable dangerous?