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Fryer Mike
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Sterilizing Needle
#9887676 - 02/28/09 11:35 PM (15 years, 22 days ago) |
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I need to sterilize my needle eventually, before I inject the spores into my jar.
I dont have a torch, can I just use a lighter/ karosene lamp to heat it up?
I know that these WILL leave black residue on the needle... is that a terribly bad thing?
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SethTheGreat
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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Fryer Mike]
#9887840 - 03/01/09 12:14 AM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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shit i did it with a regular ol bic half my jars colonized, and i'm thinkin the lighter soot didn't have much affect either way but check this out, might be worth your time Home made Alcohol lamp
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Peterthinks
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This is what I use
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SethTheGreat
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damn... thing looks effective
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Peterthinks
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It is, cherry red in just over a second. just put it on low and let it go. No soot either and you can get a new one for around $15
-------------------- Give a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. NEWB NEWBIE NEWCOMER IGNORANT? QUESTIONS? Click HERE HERE HERE HERE For detailed instructions with pictures on how to grow mushrooms. There is a lot of info on the Shroomery and this is what you need to know.
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hawksapprentice
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If you don't want to invest in a torch, a Bic lighter will work just fine, after the needle is red hot wipe it off with a alcohol soaked gauze. I use it all the time with 100% colonization.
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Jitsu
JKD Love
Registered: 11/12/08
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http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8731
I use something similar to that, small compact and works just fine
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Lennyk
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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Jitsu]
#9888949 - 03/01/09 08:50 AM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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Lighter, candle, homemade alcohol lamp, gas stove flame, pretty much anything that is fire to a degree.
I personally, flame, stab in alcohol soaked sponge to cover at all times, line up and inject. Afterwards I take it out of the sponge, re-flame it, and put it back in to repeat the process. I re-flame it each time because I am injecting into some spawn bags and to make sure it goes down the side of the bag I end up touching some of the seed.
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Brennus
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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Jitsu]
#9888953 - 03/01/09 08:52 AM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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Don't wipe the needle down with an alcohol pad - that defeats the purpose of flame sterilization.
A lighter will work fine, but it's a pain in the ass to flick a lighter with gloves on.. and a little dangerous if they're soaked in alcohol - I used a candle after I almost set my table on fire making an alcohol lamp out of a juice glass and a wad of cotton.
You should eventually invest in an alcohol lamp. I eventually got a wickless metal lamp for about $7.
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MEEZIE
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Registered: 02/28/09
Posts: 711
Loc: USA
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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: Brennus]
#9889019 - 03/01/09 09:20 AM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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A friend of mine a couple of years back used to use Sterno's, you know those little cans of that alcohol gel that lite up and keep trays of food warm. i just picked some up at wal-mart the other day. There like 2 for i think 2 bucks and change. They last for over 2 hours, and there a constant flame like an alcohol lamp. i dont know, just a suggestion.
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MEEZIE
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Re: Sterilizing Needle [Re: MEEZIE]
#9889025 - 03/01/09 09:21 AM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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oh, they are in the camping/sporting goods section. Some nifty things there
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