Supercritical CO2 extraction

Doublejj - The electronic gizmo in picture #2 is that a thermostat ???, Conected to a heating blanket around the tank ???

If not what is it ???

That's so freaking awesome! Go crazy on that thing!!

LIBERTYCHICKEN said:

Doublejj - The electronic gizmo in picture #2 is that a thermostat ???, Conected to a heating blanket around the tank ???

If not what is it ???

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Yes, it's a thermostat for the heating pad under the fireproof welders blanker. You have to get the tank sooo firkin hot! It's kinda scary to watch the pressures rise in the tank when you heat it to near boiling point!!

WarMachine said:

That's so freaking awesome! Go crazy on that thing!!

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Thanks bro, I definitely have some learning to do, but it's making oil now!....

Be careful of high pressure vassals.. I can't imagine what 5,000 LBS. psi would do!
[video=youtube_share;KVP_A7eGYxw]http://youtu.be/KVP_A7eGYxw[/video]
This was 180LBs PSI air compressor

^ exactly why co2 isn't really for the "at home" oil maker. dealing with high pressure can be more dangerous than the risk of explosion from butane. You just really need to know what you are dealing with. I have seen an air compressor go like this at work. Luckily no one was around it, but it took out the wall of the garage we were building. 5,000psi would take out that entire house. Good thing I guess is if you are next to it when it blows you won't know the difference. I like how quick the dude in the video reacted with the turniquites. (no idea how to spell that.)

doublejj said:

Yes, it's a thermostat for the heating pad under the fireproof welders blanker. You have to get the tank sooo firkin hot! It's kinda scary to watch the pressures rise in the tank when you heat it to near boiling point!!

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Yea you have some very legitimate concerns their ......

Im thinking You should replace that pressure relief valve every so many hours of use . Just my 2 cents

LIBERTYCHICKEN said:

Yea you have some very legitimate concerns their ......

Im thinking You should replace that pressure relief valve every so many hours of use . Just my 2 cents

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There is a lot more involved in getting this contraption to work than he makes it look in his videos.....

Just be real carful don't want you getting hurt.

3-4 gr off a half p??

biglungs said:

3-4 gr off a half p??

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No were getting more from it. It's not fare to judge the machine until we've had a chance to learn to operate it. I'll let you know as we go.

Overall how do you feel the extract compares to a BHO extract?? Can you really tell a change in the flavor? Color? Etc?

WarMachine said:

Overall how do you feel the extract compares to a BHO extract?? Can you really tell a change in the flavor? Color? Etc?

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Too early to tell yet, what we are getting from it is a thick waxy paste. I guess I don't know what to do with it next. Ill post a pic in a few min.
I will say this thing is too slow & cumbersome for commercial use. It's ok for making your own......

This is what we are getting out of the CO2 extractor. A pasty yellow oily waxy goo......
I can vape it if I warm it up, and it gets you really high.....
What do I need to do to turn this into amber oil?..

I feel like we should be singing old Chechen folk songs while were doing this! lol

Hey jj first off id recomend using razor blades or a bigger putty knife...also idk if you have looked it up but start looking into winterizing...also set ur pyrex dish on a hot bath at like 120 for a bit to try n dry out the oil a bit more make it more hand able
Dannoo93

Dannoo93 said:

Hey jj first off id recomend using razor blades or a bigger putty knife...also idk if you have looked it up but start looking into winterizing...also set ur pyrex dish on a hot bath at like 120 for a bit to try n dry out the oil a bit more make it more hand able
Dannoo93

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Thanks Dannoo. Here's a pic after a little time in a hot water bath. It's a little thick, but I was able to suck a couple grams into a syringe, & into my vape pen. Taste is awesome.....

That looks fantastic! Very nice JJ!

God man that is cool

doublejj said:

Thanks Dannoo. Here's a pic after a little time in a hot water bath. It's a little thick, but I was able to suck a couple grams into a syringe, & into my vape pen. Taste is awesome.....

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Very impressive!
Where you have it clumped up at the tip of the syringe, very nice color.
You have aroused my interest in CO2 extraction.