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acalis
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micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

#18174078 - 04/26/13 11:05 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Can I use bandaids instead of micropore tape? Anybody try it? Micropore tape is expensive.

Also. Should I discard the fabric, or cottony part of the bandaid and just keep the sticky part as an g as an exchange vent?

Thanx.

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

[Re: acalis]
#18174108 - 04/26/13 11:13 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

whats a couple more bucks for micropore?
I guess bandaids would possibly work, but id get rid of the padding part,
cuz it will get soaked and stay that way for a while inviting contams to grow on it.
then your inoc points may have either mold or bacteria grow on them, where they could possibly make their way into the jars.

Shoot for micropore man :thumbup:

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

[Re: acalis]
#18174110 - 04/26/13 11:13 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

if your just knocking up pf jars go for it, you don't even need to cover the holes but y not

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acalis
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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18174164 - 04/26/13 11:22 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

I can buy 25 yards of bandids vs 8 ft of micropore tape. Thanx for nothing. Hitting the books again.

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Cruise1687
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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18174232 - 04/26/13 11:30 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Its this kind of corner cutting that eventually leads to posts about other issues that arise from being cheap. Just buy the micropore tape, you wont regret spending a little to make a little.

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#18174415 - 04/27/13 12:04 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Use micropore tape or polyfill..bandaids let moisture out but let no freshair in..just my exp and opinion..unless your doing brf with verm barrier on top and in that method u dont need micro,poly or stupid bandaids lol!!

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18174534 - 04/27/13 12:24 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

I've used bandaids before.

They are more expensive and more tedious/difficult to use than micropore tape. They are hard to remove after leaving on jar lid for a couple weeks and almost always need to be scrubbed off afterwards.

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18175156 - 04/27/13 02:27 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

When I read posts like this, I am reminded of all the money I wasted trying to half ass obscure teks that don't work. Its been quite the learning curve. And that curve was extended by me not wanting to invest any money early on.

If you want success, just invest a small amount of money for the proper tools and goods.

If you can't afford the initial40-50 bucks to do PF Tek correctly, then you just shouldn't be growing mushrooms.

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176097 - 04/27/13 10:45 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

wildernessjunkie said:

If you can't afford the initial40-50 bucks to do PF Tek correctly, then you just shouldn't be growing mushrooms.

I've allotted and accounted for 200$ worth of materiel for my first go nearly all of which I wont have to buy again for my second :laugh:

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(Started off at a 100$ budget, then 150, then I was like, well, fuck it)

To OP, Masking tape is like, 2$ a roll at Home Depot. Nevermind, Don't listen to me.

Edited by Patriot545 (04/27/13 11:19 AM)

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176127 - 04/27/13 10:56 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Patriot545 said:

To OP, Masking tape is like, 2$ a roll at Home Depot.

Masking tape is useless for anything in this hobby except for labeling stuff, for that it works great.

You do not want to use it on your jars because it will seal them, and create a vaccuum when sterilized, which could suck your whole syringe dry upon initial insertion.

Not to mention it will allow for no GE, which is a bad thing, because mycellium needs to breathe.

Micropore tape will work, but not masking tape.

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176282 - 04/27/13 11:51 AM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Why not a 12 dollars for SFD's and save your foil for the deemsters :smile:

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Edited by CoreyRubble (04/27/13 11:53 AM)

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176641 - 04/27/13 01:58 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah I put some thought into. Bandaids are sterile, micropore tape isn't. Althought sitting around cutting bandaids up is just opening the door for contams. Think I'll just end up buying self healing ports. Micropore companies tell you straight up that the pores are wide enough for bacteria and fungal spores.

I only ever did PFtek once. My first grow. I collected a field sample, spore printed, and used one of those syringes you use to inject food. Pure dumb luck, I got a quarter ounce out of it. I've upgraded everything since then besides my PC. I have a badass PC. Wbs these days.

I don't really like polyfil. Kinda annoying to deal wit and the first time I used it every jar got trich. That's my problem there though. Sure I didn't do it right.

I have close to 30000 pounds of oak wood I'm gonna stuff full of shitake dows once hurricane season shows up. About to down another big ass oak as well. Guess I'm way off subject.

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176652 - 04/27/13 02:01 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Get dem fucking oaks! Karate chop that business

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18176695 - 04/27/13 02:20 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

If the micropore company said that u got the wrong stuff.
If ur polly went that wrong it wasnt tight enough.gl with the oak

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Re: micropore tape vs bandaids? whats up?

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#18177144 - 04/27/13 05:09 PM (13 years, 5 months ago)

Found this post regarding the micropore tape pores. This is 3m which I don't use. I use Johnson and Johnson. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/13642707

I'm paying a lab to do the dow innoc so it should be flawless. Thanks.

'm gonna do polyfil again next batch. I just have a deadline now so I'm gonna stick to what's been working for me.

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