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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri]
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Any links for a good agar punch? I’d like one that pushes the piece of agar out after punching.

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Letsfly24] * 1
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Letsfly24 said:
Any links for a good agar punch? I’d like one that pushes the piece of agar out after punching.


https://www.unitedsci.com/laboratory/general-lab-supplies/cork/cork-borer-sets.html

Google cork borer set, it’s a cutter to bore holes in corks for lab glassware.    Amazon has them as well. 


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My name isn't Ernie and I have never played golf.

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: golfin_ernie]
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Thank you, fine sir.

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Letsfly24] * 2
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I finally bought some of those brewer's bags I saw someone mention for grain prep. It's incredibly convenient, so now I have no excuse not to prep a fuck ton of grain!
:ramsey:


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri]
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Tri-Polar said:


Got a pair of tweezers, a couple containers to try out for no-pours, 20 of the holy grail no-pour plates and 100 of the primo plate no pour petris. was able to get the 100 autoclavable petris for free, pretty chuffed


I just got 40 HG cups. Its super handy to pour and then PC, but between the frosted plastic and the condensation, I think Im going to use petris for anything I'm going to put to grain. Are those autoclavable petris supposed to be the true Holy Grail for us?


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Dragonaut]
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Dragonaut said:
Hole punch meant for thin metals. It can do a clean 1/4" hole without burrs 1 inch in from the edge of a jar lid. So much easier and safer than drilling!


Now we just need a cheap, simple anti-corrosion treatment for those exposed edges to solve the rust problem.

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Shroomenberg] * 1
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Shroomenberg said:
Dragonaut said:
Hole punch meant for thin metals. It can do a clean 1/4" hole without burrs 1 inch in from the edge of a jar lid. So much easier and safer than drilling!


Now we just need a cheap, simple anti-corrosion treatment for those exposed edges to solve the rust problem.


1. Rust doesn't hurt mycelium.

2. Rust is inevitable with metal lids.

3. While many people might reuse metal lids for mycology, they are intended for one-time use only in canning. So, even if the cosmetic issue of rust bothers you (it shouldn't), you aren't going to be keeping your lids forever. If you want clean spawn, that is.

4. I managed to widen the gap slightly with a flathead screwdriver after taking these pictures. Doing this, or wiggling the lid in past its edge eliminates any scraping.


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: ThurmanMurman]
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ThurmanMurman said:
Tri-Polar said:


Got a pair of tweezers, a couple containers to try out for no-pours, 20 of the holy grail no-pour plates and 100 of the primo plate no pour petris. was able to get the 100 autoclavable petris for free, pretty chuffed


I just got 40 HG cups. Its super handy to pour and then PC, but between the frosted plastic and the condensation, I think Im going to use petris for anything I'm going to put to grain. Are those autoclavable petris supposed to be the true Holy Grail for us?


Yeah the primo plates are a reverendmyc tek they seem pretty legit, the only problem is you have to buy bulk. I’m workshopping some containers that might work for letting them cool without condensation, but we will see. They fit the HG plates too, but only 4-5 each


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𝕴𝖋 𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖞 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖚𝖕𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘

:drugnerd: The TekDek v.2    Autist Tally :laugh:

:mushroom2:How to make a TEK:mushroom2:

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri]
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Do you have a link for the tweezers?


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: hellofresh] * 1
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Totally!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B084VK96VX?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Thinking about maybe buying the bulk packs of promo plates and selling sleeves in marketplace but idk if there would be much interest in that


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𝕴𝖋 𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖞 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖚𝖕𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘

:drugnerd: The TekDek v.2    Autist Tally :laugh:

:mushroom2:How to make a TEK:mushroom2:

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri] * 8
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Got a the new dehydrator :awesomenod:


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Dkeppel] * 11
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Bought an Excalibur dehydrator a week before I got offered this freeze dryer for a steal. Hoping to change my drying/storage game with this gem.


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: pinned] * 2
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Freeze dryer is my dream purchase, nice find


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𝕴𝖋 𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖞 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖚𝖕𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘

:drugnerd: The TekDek v.2    Autist Tally :laugh:

:mushroom2:How to make a TEK:mushroom2:

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri] * 1
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Tri-Polar said:
Thinking about maybe buying the bulk packs of promo plates and selling sleeves in marketplace but idk if there would be much interest in that


I bought a thousand of the 60mm autoclavable dishes with that in mind... But then I realized that shipping a few sleeves at a time would be kinda nightmarish, and I'm not really set up to receive money (requires exchanging more personal information than I prefer, or cryptocurrency which I don't want to deal with), and I can't really imagine bartering for stuff equivalent to hundreds of plates. :facepalm:

Maybe this belongs in the confessions thread. :lol:

On the plus side, I really love those plates. The size is perfect for me, and they fit in wide mouth jars which I use both for sterilizing and storing (unwrapped) after pouring. I tried pre-pouring and hated the amount of condensation I got, so I just pour them like normal plates.

Too bad I only needed a fraction of what I bought.


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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Phaethon] * 2
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Those are all great points, it would be a definite pain in the ass to ship them, if they could survive in a padded envelope it’d be one thing but I don’t think so :rofl:

Yeah I love these plates so far, I definitely didn’t need 1000 though, so I returned them. Mostly.

Amazon is great about that and I have no moral quandary when it’s a company of that size. Had the money returned in my account about 5 hours after the package arrived on my doorstep :laugh:

The condensation is the killer though for sure, but I found these containers




8 plates fit in a container and 4 containers fit in my instant pot. I have a batch cooling down in the tin right now I plan on leaving over night, so here’s hoping it does something for the condensation.

Now I’m just searching for a tin that can fit the 90mm, I have 500 coming on the 1st :rofl:


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:drugnerd: The TekDek v.2    Autist Tally :laugh:

:mushroom2:How to make a TEK:mushroom2:

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: pinned] * 4
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Bro that freeze dryer is sick!

The medium size of those units is about 7K USD in NZ :eek:

Maybe if I win the lottery.

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Dkeppel] * 4
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New agar punch I fashioned

Was able to work a really thick spring around a leather punch and onto my scalpel handle and then back down again, looks gnarly but it is held on super tight so I’m pleased

I’m not pleased about the agar getting stuck inside the lunch though :rofl: I’ts gonna take some learning the technique for sure


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𝕴𝖋 𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖞 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖚𝖕𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘

:drugnerd: The TekDek v.2    Autist Tally :laugh:

:mushroom2:How to make a TEK:mushroom2:

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: Tri] * 1
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Tri-Polar said:


New agar punch I fashioned

Was able to work a really thick spring around a leather punch and onto my scalpel handle and then back down again, looks gnarly but it is held on super tight so I’m pleased

I’m not pleased about the agar getting stuck inside the lunch though :rofl: I’ts gonna take some learning the technique for sure


I took a metal straw and bent the last couple inches almost to a 90. I only used it once, but it worked out ok. Report back on this, if you think about it.


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Shine on forever, shine on benevolent son
Shine down upon the severed
Shine until the two become one

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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: ThurmanMurman] * 9
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Panning for stones.


Quick rinse but don't forget the ones in the drain filter.


Into the dehydrator, which I usually don't do with stones.


I confess that I already shared this new tool when I got it for sifting peat and breaking up horse poo in a 5 gallon bucket. But it is a new use for an old tool that saved some time this afternoon. So I thought I would share for my stoney buddies.


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Stoned Gummys | BRF Pucks | Primo Reusable Plates | Easy LI 4 Preserv & Propo
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Re: Post Your New Tools Of The Trade. [Re: ReverendMyc] * 8
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New microscope (AmScope T120C) should be able to resolve clamp connections, so I'm finally equipped to start some fun Natalensis monokaryon breeding projects.



Just gotta finish up all the miscellaneous species I have in flight to free up time, and start practicing the lab skills required.

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