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spore-ty



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Alcohol lamp
#23556165 - 08/19/16 08:17 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Been looking at some on the internet but don't wanna wait or rig something up entirely lol... so I was at my wallyworld and came across these any one have any experience with these or should I just go by the ten dollar benson torch they have?
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spore-ty



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Re: Alcohol lamp [Re: spore-ty]
#23556170 - 08/19/16 08:20 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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sandy_vag
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Re: Alcohol lamp [Re: spore-ty]
#23556179 - 08/19/16 08:25 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'd just buy a propane or butane torch, much more convenient. You'll still have to buy a jug of denatured alcohol with that and you'll be in for about $20 total, for $30 you can get a nice propane torch from home depot with electric trigger ignition.
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h0ldthedoor
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Re: Alcohol lamp [Re: spore-ty]
#23556187 - 08/19/16 08:30 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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While you're there, grab a wick and some denatured alcohol. Ask an associate and they'll help you find it. The wick you're looking for is a white/light tan color with a red stripe going down the center.
Once you're home, grab a jar and drill a hole in it, just large enough to pull the wick through. It should not come through easily, you should take a little effort to pull it through.
Once the wick is pulled through and there is a .5-1" of wick sticking through the top of the lid, add some denatured alcohol to the jar and screw the lid on.
Voila, light the wick and you've got an alcohol lamp.
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spore-ty



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Thanks guys for the quick input really appreciate it,
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Psilanthropist
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Re: Alcohol lamp [Re: spore-ty]
#23556410 - 08/19/16 10:23 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you want to go ghetto, I just inverted a shot glass and dropped hand sanitizer on the bottom (now the top). I'm sure there's probably some reason why that's not a good idea, but it gave me a blue flame and turned my needle red, so I was happy. Just had to add more hand sanitizer and relight periodically.
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spore-ty



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Hahaha thanks I'll jot that down in my notebook
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Alcohol lamp [Re: spore-ty]
#23556534 - 08/19/16 11:17 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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ul100 bernzomatic
All you need
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sandy_vag
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I'm more of a TS3000 kind of fancy lad.
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morty422
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Quote:
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ul100 bernzomatic
All you need
How many jigawatts does that bernzomatic produce TC?
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Mycologist217
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Buy a small jar of garlic....a bag of cotton balls....and some denatured alcohol (hardware store)
  
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bodhisatta 
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Quote:
sandy_vag said: I'm more of a TS3000 kind of fancy lad.
Those ones break eventually and have a shitty wide flame
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sandy_vag
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My experience is it is very durable, taken several falls no problem. I guess you mean the electric start will wear out? Mine is about 4 or so years old. The flame is fine, doesn't seem very wide to me, not that it even matters for heating a needle or scalpel. You're just jelly of my swag, admit it.
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bodhisatta 
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99% of my torch use is for dabs. The pencil brass tip does the best job IMO. Those plastic torch heads with the ignitors in them are just junk to me. That's all
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d0urd3n
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Bodh do you just let that thing run the whole time you do transfers? Just curious I have the same one.
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Maximillion
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Quote:
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ul100 bernzomatic
All you need
That thing is redonculous. Lol. Let me just try to fit that in my SAB xD Totally the best for dabs though. No question about it.
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d0urd3n
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Bodh is right. Most the others are shit and break unless you want to spend over 80 bucks on a torch.
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bodhisatta 
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Your torch doesn't go in your SAB...
Yes it runs the whole time. On very low
Ridiculous would be these shitty dinky DIY alcohol lamps people use.
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d0urd3n
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Yeah I did that for far too damn long haha. I blame my contam issues on it for a large part. Kept taking transfer and always had at least one spot of bacteria. Really annoyed me. Rarely ever happens now. Maybe it was partially technique, but either way I'm blaming the lamp
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h0ldthedoor
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Quote:
Trusted Cultivator said: Ridiculous would be these shitty dinky DIY alcohol lamps people use.
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Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. – Petyr Baelish
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