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CubensisCutter
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isopropyl alcohol (spore print help)
#5499377 - 04/10/06 10:36 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i have a bottle of isopropyl rubbing alcohol and on the top of the bottle it says 70% alcohol, will this be suffiecent enough in making a spore syringe? or do i need a more concentrated alcohol? thanks
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Simisu
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: CubensisCutter]
#5499427 - 04/10/06 10:53 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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that's good enough for sure!
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skeletor
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: Simisu]
#5499683 - 04/10/06 12:21 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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for what purpose?
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CubensisCutter
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: skeletor]
#5499796 - 04/10/06 12:47 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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sterilizing needle tip, shotglass, and hands (rubber gloves)
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HorusTh3Chrous

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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: CubensisCutter]
#5499799 - 04/10/06 12:48 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i used alcohol on my foil before i layed the prints will that harm them?
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HorusTh3Chrous

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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: HorusTh3Chrous]
#5499802 - 04/10/06 12:48 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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made sure to dry it though
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skeletor
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: HorusTh3Chrous]
#5499837 - 04/10/06 01:03 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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ya al long as it all evaporates away before you are in contact with the good spores then its great. tis what i use.
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Roadkill
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: HorusTh3Chrous]
#5499838 - 04/10/06 01:03 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
modsquad09 said:
i used alcohol on my foil before i layed the prints will that harm them?
no
as long as you let it dry up before laying the mushroom cap on the foil.
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Cryogenicz
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: Roadkill]
#5683868 - 05/28/06 04:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Im very cautious about using Isopropyl Alcohol to sterilize. I have read documents saying that it must have contact for 15 mins to sterilize, does alcohol kill endospores? I basically never trust anything but autoclave, but i really want to use a glove box for making alot of prints.
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: Cryogenicz]
#5683913 - 05/28/06 05:13 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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You're fine with 70% I'm using 50% and it's doing just great - Contam Free * est 2005 haha
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Cryogenicz
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Re: isopropyl alcohol (spore print help) [Re: Cryogenicz]
#5684577 - 05/28/06 08:50 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I use 70%
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