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MudaFuka
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I've got micropore tape on some and poly in others they both work.
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MushroomWizard420
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yea thats a good point but it was the best adhesive i had on hand, no micropore and i'm about to pick up my gf from work so i wanted to try some quick impromptu. if it doesn't work i'll just have to use the sandpaper i picked up for making self healing jar lids to give the glad lids some texture
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Pastywhyte
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It should work as long as its not postal tyvek. I put SFD on most of my v tek lids and they work fine.
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MushroomWizard420
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Pastywhyte said: It should work as long as its not postal tyvek. I put SFD on most of my v tek lids and they work fine.
nah i cut chunks out of tyvek coveralls from ace hardware. $12 for a massive suit. honestly if i unfold it for once i can check to see if ive cut into the sleeves yet and i could fashion them into makeshift sleeves with rubber bands lol
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MudaFuka
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that's how I made my tyvek sleeves.
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Pastywhyte
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Pastywhyte said: It should work as long as its not postal tyvek. I put SFD on most of my v tek lids and they work fine.
nah i cut chunks out of tyvek coveralls from ace hardware. $12 for a massive suit. honestly if i unfold it for once i can check to see if ive cut into the sleeves yet and i could fashion them into makeshift sleeves with rubber bands lol
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That's what I do. I use tyvek coveralls and I use the dremel wire brush attachment to scratch each lid around the hole.
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Inocuole
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I got an 8 pack of the actual glad mini rounds today, and was going to make some more of these, but I'm using SFDs rather than micropore tape and the whole.. indented Glad label on the top of it sort of makes siliconing something there seem not so easy. The last ones I used were flat and generic and posed less of an issue in that respect. Is it better to poke a small hole and stuff it with polyfill? If SFD is going to work better I want to use them wherever I can.
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blindingleaf
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: Inocuole]
#19884410 - 04/22/14 06:03 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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sfd work better technically, but like u said, really hard to get on these things. i use micropore, but poly would b better than that. save ur SFD for grain jars.
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Inocuole
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blindingleaf said: sfd work better technically, but like u said, really hard to get on these things. i use micropore, but poly would b better than that. save ur SFD for grain jars.
Good point, I want the grain jars to last more runs than anything else.
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Imperfect Iam
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Ohh, I know people hate this, bringing up old topics, but since you nailed me it on it a few weeks ago, I took the time to read it.
WELL WRITTEN, pasty! I'm kind of leaning towards you on the awkwardness of the screw top pp5s, but have yet to use these(ones you used), the screw tops pp5s are hard to find around town,
To my dismay, the medium glad screw top are just a tad to big to fit throught my arm holes( in SAB) which kind of sucks!
I also wanted to add, IME, on the screw tops, glad versus ziplock, the Ziplocks do seem to have more threads, and also seem to handle abuse, but this assumption could be because of others saying Ziplocks are better.
If anything came good about the whole v-tek, is it got people experimenting, even if the same old same old def. Does the trick, but there is def. More than one way to skin a cat, or in this case grow a mushroom, Lol
So in short, GREAT JOB PASTY, agar is def. Not something to be afraid of!
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MushroomWizard420
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this guide has worked for me perfectly several times, but i picked up some ziplock 1cup rounds for the exact same price (only came with 2 instead of 8, but they seem to work better for me for 2 reasons:
1) they're considerably wider and not a whole lot deeper, so it's easier to work with and the myc has more room to grow, not to mention the bottom is much flatter 2) the sides of the container are clearer plastic and the curvature is slighter, which makes it easier to see the myc growth without removing the lid.
it's all about personal preference, but while i'm learning to study agar as a beginner and working on fluid movement in the SAB these are more forgiving. they do take up more space in the PC, so there are pros and cons, but i thought my experience as a total agar noob might help some others make a decision.
just
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blindingleaf
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cool! we all have our preferences. as long as we're willing to try w/o giving up thats whats important. are those larger ones u got screw top or snap top? i like pasty plates b/c they are snap top, and i can undo them with one hand. i like regular petris (I'm guessing same surface area as the bigger ones u got) for putting either 3 wedges to a plate (save on plates) or if I'm trying to see if there is a lingering contam from a clone or a transfer from a fridge plate. sometimes the myc, even at half dollar size makes me wonder, so i like letting it get pretty big (even after a few transfers) before i make my decision that its clean or not before putting to grain. u could always transfer to a new pasty plate tho if u were unsure before committing to grain. gotta love this tek, i come back to it time and time again
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MushroomWizard420
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i agree, plus snap tops sit more comfortably on the container when they're placed loosely on them, whereas lids with threads tend to lean and i find that annoying.
the ones i got are also snaps, approx. 60-75mm in diameter, and have a much simpler overall look than the glad mini rounds, so it helps with visibility a lot IMO
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Pastywhyte
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Yeah I have a few of the ziploc snap tops. They are not bad, just bigger than I need. I was going to mention them in the op, and they were mentioned in my first draft. If they work for ya cool I just found them larger than I need. For the most part I like these (mini rounds) to take the bulk of my transfers when isolating etc. So I am always looking for the next transfer. Means that I don't need a large surface for the agar, but I do need a lot of room in the fridge.
Whatever works for people is cool, I'm just happy if your trying agar in the first place.
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MudaFuka
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I use all three kinds. I like them all in different ways but the pop top Ziploc are my favorite. My hands are to big to use the mini rounds without fumbling a bit and the Ziploc lids definitely have better visibility.
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MushroomWizard420
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: MudaFuka]
#19911275 - 04/28/14 11:27 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said: Yeah I have a few of the ziploc snap tops. They are not bad, just bigger than I need. I was going to mention them in the op, and they were mentioned in my first draft. If they work for ya cool I just found them larger than I need. For the most part I like these (mini rounds) to take the bulk of my transfers when isolating etc. So I am always looking for the next transfer. Means that I don't need a large surface for the agar, but I do need a lot of room in the fridge.
Whatever works for people is cool, I'm just happy if your trying agar in the first place.
i think i'll be using the mini rounds once i get better at transfers and visually distinguishing contams from healthy myc, as well as spotting aggressive strands of myc.
i just did my first transfer from one of my thriving GT rounds yesterday (from mini round to zip round) and it went pretty well although hopefully having the lids off for 10-15 sec each transfer won't introduce as many contams as posts i've read have made it seem
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MudaFuka said: I use all three kinds. I like them all in different ways but the pop top Ziploc are my favorite. My hands are to big to use the mini rounds without fumbling a bit and the Ziploc lids definitely have better visibility.
i also love being able to stack them properly in the pc with the no pour tek, AND because the lid it is a flat surface compared to the raised-circle surface of the mini rounds it's easier for me to attach tyvek with silicone (i rarely use polyfil bc i like the idea of "build it once, use it forever")
but once i'm trying to multiply my agars out a little more i'll be glad i have the mini rounds. still mindfucked by the awesomeness of this tek
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MudaFuka
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I've been reusing the same poly stuffed lids on my PP5s for months.
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MushroomWizard420
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: MudaFuka]
#19911595 - 04/28/14 12:44 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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MudaFuka said: I've been reusing the same poly stuffed lids on my PP5s for months.
i don't like the idea of my filter for GE not being permanently sealed to the lid cuz my OCD makes me shit brain bricks. plus i only have a soldering iron to punch holes with and it only leaves 1/8" holes, so i punch a couple instead of using the soldering iron like a lightsabre to cut holes. i don't think it would be easy to stuff poly into such a small hole.
honestly the real reason i do it my way instead of folding and going with more convenient methods is so i can pretend i'm a mycological visionary to boost my ever expanding ego
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Only thing I don't like about these is it's hard to get a clear view of the inside without opening them. I was thinking about cutting a circle in the lid and attaching a polycarbonate circle (from theft proof packaging) with silicone or tape in it's place.
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