She heats and stirs.. Time to get to work

submitted almost 11 years ago by ronslows10

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4 points

by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

I finally have a nice assortment of flavors, bottles and enough base for about 6000ml. Thanks to everyone on this sub for the great info and inspiration.

1 points

by Botboy141almost 11 years ago

Woot woot, do it to it!

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by McHomeralmost 11 years ago

This is awesome. Did you build it yourself?

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by tranceinatealmost 11 years agoMixologist

Doubtful. It looks like it came out of a 1950's laboratory.

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

Idk about 1950s but it's legit 1980 I got the aluminum plate looking shiny and new with some 220 grit sandpaper.

1 points

by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

Lol no I was looking at building one but I really wanted the hotplate. I picked this one up for 54$ on eBay.

1 points

by XBetrayedXalmost 11 years ago

what is this magical device?

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by EcrThrowawayalmost 11 years ago

It's a magnetic stirrer. You put in metal bar which is coated in teflon into your container, and the machine spins it around and mixes your stuff. That one also heats up i guess.

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by XBetrayedXalmost 11 years ago

that thing looks so awesome but so expensive. Out of curiosity how does it par with an ultrasonic which doesn't technically stir it but uses vibrations to agitate the juice?

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by offthewall_77almost 11 years ago

And absolutely no residue from magnet or teflon?

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by EcrThrowawayalmost 11 years ago

I think ubei's answer is right. Nothing from the magnet will go through the teflon. Teflon is very tough, most chemicals won't affect it, it can handle extreme temperatures, and it is one of the slickest materials. There will be very little friction from the teflon spinning on the glass.

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by Ubelalmost 11 years ago

They've been using them in legitimate laboratories for decades ... what do you think?

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by MalkoRMalmost 11 years ago

teflon is very non-reactive. That's why they coat the bars with it.

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by offthewall_77almost 11 years ago

I second this question! Looks extremely useful

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by kiltedvaperalmost 11 years ago

I just bought this fella about 15 minutes ago. I'm so F-ing excited!!

http://www.amazon.com/Scilogex-86143101-MS-H280-Pro-Circular-Top-Magnetic/dp/B00AYGIFCA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1418151533&sr=8-3&keywords=heated+magnetic+stirrer

1 points

by fortehlulsalmost 11 years ago

How much juice do you make? Crazy investment haha.

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

Just getting started really but I have three vaper's in my house and a few friends who want to buy 120 to 240 ml at a time

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

Looks like a good one. If only they had one with a built-in digital scale hmm...

1 points

by globalvarsonlyalmost 11 years agoMixologist

I was wondering if anyone made a magnetic stirer/hotplate/scale. My guess is you couldn't use the stir bar/stir motor while weighing, but it would still be super useful. Or the real question, is there one that isn't $5000 professional lab equipment?

1 points

by vabch22almost 11 years ago

that is pretty bad ass.

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by slialmost 11 years agoTobacconist

Looks like those are even still around, but updated.

http://www.alphamultiservicesinc.com/page/445205586

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by MrPudding28almost 11 years ago

I've been waning to use something like this for a while. I have an infrared hot plate for heating. Would there be a way for me to diy a magnetic stirrer that could work with my hot plate?

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

A magnetic stirrer is easy enough with a pc fan, fan speed control and neodymium magnets. If you can get the magnets to work through your plate is the key. When I was looking at diy options I was considering a thermoelectric cooler.

1 points

by Paulg287almost 11 years ago

How about one of these on top? I was thinking this might work.

Kat's 24150 150 Watt 4"x 5" Universal Hot Pad Heater https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I8TQD6/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_9O6Hub1RH35ZH

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by PriceZombiealmost 11 years ago

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

My only concern would be regulating the temperature with this you have no temp control

1 points

by Paulg287almost 11 years ago

Any idea how to determine how hot 150w would get over how much time?

1 points

by flipwichalmost 11 years ago

I can't afford a heated plate/stirrer device, so I just purchased a simple magnetic stirrer (hasn't arrived yet). How much of an advantage would a combo device like this be over, say, heating some water in the microwave, sitting the flask in the hot-ish water for 10-mins, then stirring the flask up on the magnetic stirrer?

I'm sure the constant heating of the liquid on the combo stirrer is better, but is it worth the double-price?

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

It's all subjective to be honest. I was using the crackpot shake method prior to this or natural steeping. The heat seems to be necessary with the mixer if you are making a decent size batch to thin the juice.

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by flipwichalmost 11 years ago

Yes, I am using hot water baths to mainly thin juices out so that they mix more readily when shaking by hand. For speed-aging, heat would be good, though?

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

I'm merely trying what others have suggested but if you believe in speed steeping you get a constant mix at a regulated temp best of both worlds similar to the ultrasonic heat/shake method with more control.

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by ronslows10almost 11 years ago

For those looking at diy options this is what I was considering along with a 12v DC temperature controller you can find on Amazon for around 14$.

http://m.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Stirrer-w-Hotplate-for-30/

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by spacecase-25almost 11 years ago

Very nice, I wish I had one of those.