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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: SirPsycho]
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SirPsycho said:
I'm not gonna blame the grafting tape just yet cause it could be sloppy handling on my part like another issue I was having was but I'm getting a lot of contam sneaking in around the edge after a couple of weeks lately. It could just be my finger slightly going over the plate as I lift the lid though, I'm being more mindful. Grafting tape does dry out and become hard though


Did I miss something? Are people having trouble with grafting tape?

I just started seeing a lot of contams on my plates, even on just poured plates before I use them. I also just started using grafting tape instead of cling wrap. I hadn’t thought the two were related, but now that I read this…


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: RoscoeReturns]
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RoscoeReturns said:
SirPsycho said:
I'm not gonna blame the grafting tape just yet cause it could be sloppy handling on my part like another issue I was having was but I'm getting a lot of contam sneaking in around the edge after a couple of weeks lately. It could just be my finger slightly going over the plate as I lift the lid though, I'm being more mindful. Grafting tape does dry out and become hard though


Did I miss something? Are people having trouble with grafting tape?

I just started seeing a lot of contams on my plates, even on just poured plates before I use them. I also just started using grafting tape instead of cling wrap. I hadn’t thought the two were related, but now that I read this…


Haven't seen anyone else speak up


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: RoscoeReturns]
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RoscoeReturns said:
Did I miss something? Are people having trouble with grafting tape?


Unlike Parafilm, grafting tape is not a uniform product.

Someone told me that the grafting tape they use is thick. What I use is very thin, like cling wrap.

I'm wondering if the thicker version cracks or just becomes less durable with age, like old Parafilm? (which is another reason I don't like Parafilm. I never had any that cracked, but it can get less pliable with age, maybe even from sitting in a hot warehouse waiting to be shipped.)

I think the thicker grafting tape was 3M, what I use is generic from some probably Chinese company on eBay.

Different thickness / chemistry of different brands of grafting tape could explain why some people have problems with it, and some (like me) don't.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: SirPsycho] * 3
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Neato


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: Scemilope] * 1
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F5 to F6 x7x tall. Top two are germ plates, 8 days.
Bottom three are T1s, about 18 hours. Hard to see but bottom left one is showing growth on agar on left side. Spores were freshly printed the day I did the germ plate.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 2
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nektar61 said:
rumfor69 said:
Mycolorado said:
Wrapping in grafting tape and then with micropore sounds like a clusterfuck.


It also all sounds a lot harder than cling wrap lol


See my edit above, was editing as you were posting.


What if I don't wanna see ur edit above? *scroll down 4 life*


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: Smoothcat]
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Smoothcat said:
I started with parafilm and found it annoying trying to separate the back bit from the front bit wearing gloves :shrug:



Rub Parafilm hard between your gloved thumb and pointing finger. It separates the Para and backing enough to easily pull them apart.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 3
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How hard do you rub it exactly?


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: rumfor69] * 1
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:rofl: nice avatar dude


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: mushboy] * 1
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:lol: ty


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: mushboy]
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mushboy said:
:rofl: nice avatar dude


i keep thinking its C10 when i just glance at it lol


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: rumfor69]
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rumfor69 said:
How hard do you rub it exactly?


I think you're kidding, but if not, medium. Not as hard as I can, and not light. Will vary vary with individual strength.

About the same pressure you'd use to vigorously use a pencil eraser on thick paper, if you're old enough to have used one.

Another tip that makes Parafilm less of a clusterfuck is cutting off a long piece, like a yard, removing the backing, then cutting that into size for each dish (About 5 or 6 inches if you stretch it right. Beats removing the backing for each one after cut.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 1
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I grew up when pencil erasers were snacks and paste was the main course.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: rumfor69]
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rumfor69 said:
I grew up when pencil erasers were snacks and paste was the main course.


Ever notice that the kids who ate paste in kindergarten were the first kids smoking weed by 7th grade?

Same with the kindergarten kids who swung really high on the swings at recess. Thrill seekers.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: rumfor69] * 1
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I just give it a little tug at the middle top of the strip, tearing the paper and stretching the film, peel off the paper, fold the film in half lengthwise and stretch that bitch on a plate


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: Tri] * 1
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Tri-Polar said:
I just give it a little tug at the middle top of the strip, tearing the paper and stretching the film, peel off the paper, fold the film in half lengthwise and stretch that bitch on a plate


That works too. It think it's called "the 3199 Mountain Camp Para tek."

Picax, x7x tall flush 1, F5 going to F6, T1 day 2, and germ(ination) plate day 10.

Might as well keep posting progress of this on here, it's boring but I'm sure there's someone new who'd like to see a plate grow in near real time.

Though this might grow a little faster growing than some.

Someone asked me what I meant by "cooling scalpel in agar", it's after flame sterilizing, you cool the blade in clean agar,  (makes a SSSSSS sound) so the high heat won't kill the spores or culture you're transferring. You can see cut marks from this above the T1 on the close up.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 3
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Parafilm must mess with y'all more than me. I use a paper cutter to cut 2cm strips. I hold it backing side down and bend/roll the tip of a corner down a bit and tease the film back up and peel. If it won't let go, I try another corner.
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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 1
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Yea parafilm is a breeze compared to cling wrap :lol:
nektar61 said:
so the high heat won't kill the spores or culture you're transferring.


Your hot scalpel won't kill the culture.


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: nektar61] * 1
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nektar61 said:
rumfor69 said:
I grew up when pencil erasers were snacks and paste was the main course.


Ever notice that the kids who ate paste in kindergarten were the first kids smoking weed by 7th grade?

Same with the kindergarten kids who swung really high on the swings at recess. Thrill seekers.


Ya know I never thought about it but that does make sense lol


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Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) [Re: rumfor69] * 1
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Hi mates. I had a couple plates that just stalled like this for a couple weeks. I transferred one by removing the entire radar of mycelium & left the rest of the agar sitting as an experiment. The previously empty remaining agar is now colonising with what looks to me like tomentose myc. Anyone experienced anything like this before? Just curious as to why this would happen.


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