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My question is as follows:

If your trim/buds were ground up too fine would that possibly hinder the thc and resin from being fully flushed out of the center marijuana being extracted? As in the ground up product compressed too tightly with the pressure of your butane can preventing full penetration and only allowing the butane to flow around the outside of the column of product inside your tube?
 

oakley1984

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My question is as follows:

If your trim/buds were ground up too fine would that possibly hinder the thc and resin from being fully flushed out of the center marijuana being extracted? As in the ground up product compressed too tightly with the pressure of your butane can preventing full penetration and only allowing the butane to flow around the outside of the column of product inside your tube?
go try running some liquid over powder and watch what happens. voila.. answer
its amazing how common sense isnt so common....
 

oakley1984

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i know im year late, but u should prob now that using the pop bottles means your extracting the plastic in it. unless u wantto smoke palstic extract, aka cancer, then do do that. EVER
this point has been argued to death, you are incredibly wrong just fyi.
 
Butane is a solvent that contains petroleum, after the gas evaporates your left with 2 things: tri-comb, and petroleum. thus this being a bond of THC and oil/petroleum. same concept with carbon fiber; and OIL RESIN hardens when it dries. it is most def oil homie
 

Fadedawg

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how much would one expect to yield from 15-25 Ps of trim? and what extractor would be best since its gonna be a lot of work?
We haven't found a cheaper or more effective way to extract large quantities than a Terpenator at about $0.04 per gram decarboxylated and about $0.12/gram in shatter.

We typically yield 10/12% oil from trim. 25 pounds (11,320 grams) of trim should produce about 1100 grams of oil.
 
We haven't found a cheaper or more effective way to extract large quantities than a Terpenator at about $0.04 per gram decarboxylated and about $0.12/gram in shatter.

We typically yield 10/12% oil from trim. 25 pounds (11,320 grams) of trim should produce about 1100 grams of oil.
i see, im leaning toward a stainless steel extractor since im sure i will be doing a lot of runs bc of all the trim i have. i also heard of purging by placing grow lamps under the plate. anyone ever tried that?
 
A lamp will provide enough heat, but how are you going to control it unless it is also dimmable?

youre right. so i did a couple test runs yestrday n purged it in the oven. today im gonna try purging it as im blasting it on to the pyrex since i have an oven to warm up a turkeyim thinking keeping it at 150 as im blasting, any tips?
 
so just purchased a 2.5 CFM vacuum pum, now im going to buy a desiccator but not sure what kind or which, ive heard of some imploding. i want 3 gallon, i seen a pyrex one just wondering what would be best?
 

Fadedawg

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We use a glass lab dessicator with the hot plate inside, which but you can also use a metal vacuum pot with a Lexan lid, as used in the epoxy casting industry for degassing. That appears to be what most folks are using, in conjunction with an exterior hot plate.

We just ordered a used 12" X 14" X 9" Napco vacuum oven off E-bay for $550, and after paying for a lab dessicator and hot plate, the incremental difference is small, if any, so you might also check those out.
 
We use a glass lab dessicator with the hot plate inside, which but you can also use a metal vacuum pot with a Lexan lid, as used in the epoxy casting industry for degassing. That appears to be what most folks are using, in conjunction with an exterior hot plate.

We just ordered a used 12" X 14" X 9" Napco vacuum oven off E-bay for $550, and after paying for a lab dessicator and hot plate, the incremental difference is small, if any, so you might also check those out.
Ok that makes sense, I'm looking at this bel-art scienceware desiccator vacuum chamber, n I was wondering if I could put a hot plate inside of it while I'm purging. How hot do u have the hot plate inside the chamber?
 

rastakolnikov

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Butane is a solvent that contains petroleum, after the gas evaporates your left with 2 things: tri-comb, and petroleum. thus this being a bond of THC and oil/petroleum. same concept with carbon fiber; and OIL RESIN hardens when it dries. it is most def oil homie
Not even close to true...
 
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