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naum said:
Have vodka or rum? That will work too.

The method I was suggestion works best with two stocks because you'll have two portions of scion to graft, but you can just graft it straight on top. Success rate is a little lower with the tip on top method.

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Mufungo said:
Using a brand new blade (like a box cutter knife) out of the packet should be clean enough, but some do wipe with peroxide/alcohol before each cut (if you use alcohol or something, make sure the blade is completely dry before the cut because the alcohol can damage the cacti tissue). Generally if both pieces are disease free, no rots, then you might get away without having to sterilise. Then again, those box cutting blades are so cheap you could use one for cutting the stock and one for the scion. Oh and wash/dry your hands thoroughly before you start. Best of luck!

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Im not sure how thick it is since im at work, ill measure it when i get home. But yeah it should be about 10cms

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Mufungo said:
Higher for a graft. The lower you go, the more woody the tissue becomes, which reduces the success of a graft. Not recommended for a first graft.

Cut about an inch down. I'd still plant the tip even if it's an inch high. But the smaller the tip, the longer it takes to root. 1 inch tip might take 6 - 12 months to root.

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Its a fairly big stock, i dont think it will matter much?

I dont like trying to root tiny cuttings... they take too long. I have had this thing for a ages, no roots as of yet but im hoping for the best

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GoOnThen said:
I have grafted onto unrooted stock on a number of occasions and I know a guy that does all of his loph / pach grafts this way

Grafting to unrooted stock makes the whole process of grafting quite simple as you don't have the constraints of a pot on the stock. You can prep all of your stock and stand them up in a pot or tub then do the grafts hold the grafts on with stockings hooked onto the spines and the stand them up in a tub with the lid on for a day or so to get a nice smooth callous and then pot them up when you have time.

This methode works great if you are doing lots of graft at the one time but is also handy if only doing one.

The scion will still grow on a unrooted stock. It will slow up a bit when you plant it out and it starts to grow roots.

Over all the growth might be a bit slower in the first 12 months but if you don't have rooted stock on hand you will have to wait for it to root anyway so then the growth rate would be faster on the graft done on unrooted stock.

The other great thing about grafting this way is you can knock out a few grafts wait a few weeks to make sure they are all good package them up and send them of to your mates all they have to do when they recieve them is plant into a pot and wait for them to grow.
Sending a graft and not having to deal with soil and roots worrying about the roots getting damaged and rotting even a cacti noob can grow lophs this way. 

Cheers
Got

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naum said:
Looks okay. I'm worried about stock shrinkage. I'd put another band perpendicular to the one you already have on there for even pressure. You could even put a third one on if you'd like.

As for alignment don't worry about it, it's best to have the cores a little offset instead of trying to align them perfectly. There's a graphic somewhere that illustrates good and bad alignment. I think you can find it in teo's grafting book.

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