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Is this ok for my lids?
    #12045636 - 02/17/10 09:31 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)



I plan on using RTV high heat silicone for injection ports and cutting pieces of this envelope for GE.

I was thinking using 1/4 inch hole for the tyvek and just using a nail to puncture a hole small enough for the needle to go through.

should i just tape the tyvek with micropore tap (or does it matter what kind of tape?) to keep it in place and should i place the tyvek on both side of the lid?

should i place the silicone on both sides of the lid for the injection port?

i'v used just poly-fill for injection and GE in the past but found that its kinda of a pain getting the needle through. Plus, half the time I inject more spores in the poly-fill than the actual WBS:blush:

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: subiedude]
    #12045739 - 02/17/10 09:47 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

thats what i just tried on my last batch and it worked fine, all i did was put a layer under the lid then tightened it down, the jars i did yesterday i took silicone and put on the outside of the lid and put just a small square, so will see how that works..

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: biologys]
    #12045822 - 02/17/10 09:58 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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thats what i just tried on my last batch and it worked fine, all i did was put a layer under the lid then tightened it down, the jars i did yesterday i took silicone and put on the outside of the lid and put just a small square, so will see how that works..




good that you put the tyvek on the top of the lid this time, when its inside the jars it can get wet and make it much easier for contams to wisk their way into your jars.

taping it with micropore or sealing it with silicone are both viable methods... the silicone will probably last longer if youve got some


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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: MOPE]
    #12045846 - 02/17/10 10:00 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

yeah, it was weird, my first attempt i used polyfil had zero contams, second attempt i made 15 jars, used some polify and some with the tyvek on inside of the lid, 5 contams and 4 of the 5 was polyfil lol so who knows..

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: subiedude]
    #12045853 - 02/17/10 10:00 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

so is just one layer of of tyvek enough? it wont let out too much air or vise versa?:mushroom2:

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: subiedude]
    #12045869 - 02/17/10 10:03 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

the tyvek envelopse really dont let much air out from what i saw not as much as the tyvek coveralls and such, i even tried to blow on it after siliconing it, and could get some but not much, but my jars colonized fine, two just finished today the rest will be finished in another few days

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: biologys]
    #12045904 - 02/17/10 10:08 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

i used to use the same thing you are planning to use
1/4 inch hole covered with tyvek held on by micropore tape
then a nail sized hole filled with silicone on both sides


they worked ok

now i use synthetic filter disks and rubber injection ports filled with silicone
they work much better and last 50 times longer


-noobie-


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CapZilla said:
not sure what GE and FAE are but i should probably get some.

Citric said:
Your signature is wrong on colonization temps!

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ROOM TEMP 70-75 IS BEST FOR COLONIZATION
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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: noobieshroomie]
    #12045920 - 02/17/10 10:11 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Do you use both sides of the envelope or just one when cutting the squares out?

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: noobieshroomie]
    #12045927 - 02/17/10 10:13 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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now i use synthetic filter disks and rubber injection ports filled with silicone
they work much better and last 50 times longer


-noobie-




where could i get those tiny fitted synthetic filter disks?  and even the rubber ports, those are pretty cool too :thumbup:


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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: noobieshroomie]
    #12045929 - 02/17/10 10:13 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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noobieshroomie said:
i used to use the same thing you are planning to use
1/4 inch hole covered with tyvek held on by micropore tape
then a nail sized hole filled with silicone on both sides


they worked ok

now i use synthetic filter disks and rubber injection ports filled with silicone
they work much better and last 50 times longer


-noobie-





thats what i was planning on doing also, but i got like 100 of these envelopes so i figure ill put them to use. how often should i change the tyvek and silicone port?

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: subiedude]
    #12045962 - 02/17/10 10:18 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

you can use the whole envelope minus the sticky flap
i would change the tyvek every other time you use them
and the silicone only lasts 20 or so stabs before you need to replace it
with the filter disks they never need to be replaced
and the ports will last 75+ stabs


the filters come in a big sheet and need to be cut by hand
they are 1/8th of an inch thick and a pain in the ass to cut
the ports you can find online(ill have to look for the site)
but the minimum order is 10 bucks plus they charge about 7 shipping

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CapZilla said:
not sure what GE and FAE are but i should probably get some.

Citric said:
Your signature is wrong on colonization temps!

GOOD JUDGMENT COMES FROM EXPERIENCE
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ROOM TEMP 70-75 IS BEST FOR COLONIZATION
Thank you mycochef

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: noobieshroomie]
    #12045983 - 02/17/10 10:21 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

you can order the ports off ebay, its like 5-6 bucks for 6 of them...not bad when you consider how long u can use them, but my recommendation is if you want the lids and dont want to mess with it, noobie will sell ya some already made! :-P

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: biologys]
    #12047315 - 02/17/10 02:02 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

a little off topic, but do you guys prefer tyvek or poly-fill when covering your mono-tub holes?

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Re: Is this ok for my lids? [Re: noobieshroomie]
    #12047464 - 02/17/10 02:22 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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noobieshroomie said:
you can use the whole envelope minus the sticky flap
i would change the tyvek every other time you use them
and the silicone only lasts 20 or so stabs before you need to replace it
with the filter disks they never need to be replaced
and the ports will last 75+ stabs


the filters come in a big sheet and need to be cut by hand
they are 1/8th of an inch thick and a pain in the ass to cut
the ports you can find online(ill have to look for the site)
but the minimum order is 10 bucks plus they charge about 7 shipping

      -noobie-




Heres the link Rubber Stoppers. They are the second item down, 24 for ONLY $2.00. (btw -noobie- thats the link from your lid tek I think)
Follow noobie's Lid Tek, its really easy to do/understand with good pictures.


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Edited by Srching4Reality (02/17/10 02:23 PM)

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