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Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming
    #5882513 - 07/20/06 08:07 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

My question is this, is rubbing alcohol flammable and useable for flame sterilization?


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882525 - 07/20/06 08:10 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Yes...are you trying to make and alcohol lamp?


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882530 - 07/20/06 08:11 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

It is flammable.

What I do is I use one of those flame warmers for camping and keeping catering foods warm.

I light the wick. Run the needed up and down till its glowing red. Don't let it stay there too long or it could melt the plastic that holds it to the syringe. Then I let it cool for a sec and dip it into a shotglass of rubbing alcohol. From there I inoculate!


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Capless]
    #5882533 - 07/20/06 08:12 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)



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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Capless]
    #5882535 - 07/20/06 08:12 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Yes I am trying to make a alcohol lamp and wow capless does that work well for you?


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882538 - 07/20/06 08:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Thank you guys and off to the store I go. Just got some spore today and am going to go to work now.


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Capless]
    #5882539 - 07/20/06 08:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Rubbing alcohol will create soot that will turn your tools/needles black. Use denatured alcohol from the paint department at a hardware store. Don't dip in alcohol afterward, just let cool for a few seconds and use. The first few drops of liquid will cool the needle.
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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5882545 - 07/20/06 08:14 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Sound good Roger, Thanks


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882549 - 07/20/06 08:14 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Do you think wal mart would carry denatured alc?


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882553 - 07/20/06 08:15 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I just squirt some alchohol into a shot glass and wash my hands and carefully (next to a sink) light it. It slowly burns and works great for me. I cannot say enough how careful you need to be if you do it like this though. People have gotten burned before. I haven't had any problems myself but you never know.


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Professional]
    #5882554 - 07/20/06 08:15 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Mine does, in the paint/hardware area


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5882567 - 07/20/06 08:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Thank you everyone I'm really off to the store now. Thanks Again


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5882570 - 07/20/06 08:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Boycott walmart. Get supplies from anywhere but there.
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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5882575 - 07/20/06 08:21 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I agree with roger, but unfortunately, a lot of the time walmart is the only place to get things like that locally... Which is walmart's evil plot in the first place... they put small local business out of business by offering everything cheaper, then raising prices after the compitition is eliminated.


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5882668 - 07/20/06 08:38 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I use a butane lighter :smile: HEHE simple easy and efficient and no residue and soot like regular lighters... And some alcohol of course :smile:


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: malarki]
    #5882737 - 07/20/06 08:49 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)



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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: malarki]
    #5882794 - 07/20/06 09:04 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I made an alcohol lamp and have used regular rubbing alcohol,I used the 91 %.It works really good.Never had any problems with it (Like when I didn't wait long enough for the oust to settle in the Glove box and went to flame a syringe)Man that was bad,still have minor burns on a few parts of my arms and fingers.Be careful guys


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: Blutjager]
    #5886336 - 07/22/06 01:00 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I've never had much of a problem with soot from rubbing alcohol. Don't use it in alcohol lamps though. For flame sterilization it works fine. I would use 80% rather than 70% though. Pure alcohol doesn't kill as effectively as 70%, so keep that in mind.

It's best to have a beaker with all your tools in it points down. When you need one remove it and flame it over your burner. No need to heat to red hot.

Tip: Red "heet" is pure isopropyl. It's a fuel drying agent and you can get it at any gas station for a reasonable price.

BTW yellow "heet" is methanol.


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: fastfred]
    #5886444 - 07/22/06 01:51 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Is it ok to use a natural gas flame to sterilize?


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Re: Rubbing alcohol Flammable for flaming [Re: killalaz]
    #5886448 - 07/22/06 01:54 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

it's ok to use any fire for flame sterlizing... it's fire for christs sake... you could use a giant burning log and get nice results. I use a regular bic cigarette lighter because it's small, easy to use, easy to sterlize, easy to hold with gloves on, it's CHEAP. I could understand using an alcohol lamp or constant flame for doing a LOT of sterile work all at once, but seriously, a flame is a flame, go hog wild, light your pubes on fire and sterlize with that...


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