Huskies said:

How long do I wait when using a glass bottle with agar? I don't want to burn myself, but I don't want it to solidify. I have 200ml in a glass bottle with a foil lid, still in the Instant Pot for now with my regular no pours.

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Imatryin said:

I have some heavily overgrown plates that I kept for no good reason after transfers were made. If I were to apply field capacity coir or peat/verm casing on top of the agar, would I get pins? If yes, a follow up question: if I did so with sterile technique, would the pins be suitable for transfer to agar?
Thanks!

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Huskies said:

How long do I wait when using a glass bottle with agar? I don't want to burn myself, but I don't want it to solidify. I have 200ml in a glass bottle with a foil lid, still in the Instant Pot for now with my regular no pours.

I have PP5 sauce containers still in the sleeve, not ideal but it was in front of me and I said sure. Apparently waiting a week would be a way of knowing if they are clean enough?

My plan is to have the sleeve in the SAB, open them only when it's cool enough to handle?

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Imatryin said:

I have some heavily overgrown plates that I kept for no good reason after transfers were made. If I were to apply field capacity coir or peat/verm casing on top of the agar, would I get pins? If yes, a follow up question: if I did so with sterile technique, would the pins be suitable for transfer to agar?
Thanks!

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ReverendMyc said:I see that you are using an Instant Pot. It should have a "Keep Warm" setting. I use that setting on Keep Warm Low as a water bath to bring the bottles to the perfect pouring temperature without worrying about it getting too cool.

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that keep warm low setting is awesome for agar

ReverendMyc said:

I see that you are using an Instant Pot. It should have a "Keep Warm" setting. I use that setting on Keep Warm Low as a water bath to bring the bottles to the perfect pouring temperature without worrying about it getting too cool. To set it to Keep Warm Low, hit the keep warm button until the screen reads low. It cycles between Low, Med & High. So you can run your PC cycle and then wait as long as you like without it getting too cool.

I use my plates as soon as they are cool or a day later. Once you are confident of your process, go ahead. But if you are not sure, you should know in about a week if you have anything to worry about.

Luke warm is kind of a vague term. I think that 122f/50c is about right for pouring if you have a IR temp gun to check with. How cool it begins to solidify is partly affected by your agar %, but 50c should still be plenty warm enough to pour a complete bottle. Generally the cooler you pour, the less condensation. I used to try to get down to 45c, but frequently got lumps. Now I pour hotter and let the plates sit in flow until cleared before placing back into the sleeves.

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BeefSupremeJr said:

**struts**

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ElvishKlingonSith said:

BeefSupremeJr said:

**struts**

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Inquiring minds want to know - Where did you acquire that?

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Huskies said:

How long do I wait when using a glass bottle with agar? I don't want to burn myself, but I don't want it to solidify. I have 200ml in a glass bottle with a foil lid, still in the Instant Pot for now with my regular no pours.

I have PP5 sauce containers still in the sleeve, not ideal but it was in front of me and I said sure. Apparently waiting a week would be a way of knowing if they are clean enough?

My plan is to have the sleeve in the SAB, open them only when it's cool enough to handle?

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Traveled said:

Nice work fella,
It's been a while since I played a W40k game.
Do you still play the game or only enjoy the art hobby?

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Smellyhobbit said:

Hopefully my name doesn’t cause any more friction, but if y’all got a Trusted Minipainter tag I’m your best choice if I do say so myself

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You can see the agar work habits from the way he handle the bottle caps on the pics