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mickyfinn:
Thanks again...

SWIM anxious to test the suggested volume of DH2O at the beginning next time and in a 3x larger dream, especailly since the pair of 200mm alihn condensors appeared finallly...not sure what r/p is recoverable/left yet so can't say when that 3G dream will begin. SWIM's looking forward to the Geezball Express® write up but not looking forward to makin more of that mbrp crap...plus need to research quantities until that write-up appears.

SWIM let the rxn just go for a few (4) hours at low low heat...woke up and there was precipitation of yellow droplets throughout the flask. Cooled to room temp and removed balloon. There was quite a bit of smoke and STENCH when opened (OMG that is nASTy.)

Warm DH2O swirled in rxn vessel, r/p drops free. Filtered through patented Charmin Plug®, and then passed through 30ml 30m Kimax buchner filter...volume of rxn fluid now 50-75ml...nearly clear like tap water. Not sure what constitutes from what the "original volume" would be comprised in regards to the suggestion that the rxn fluid be diluted to 3x original volume...guessing entire contents and volumetrically it's currently about 3x and situated in a 500ml rb flask awaiting n/p wash.

Off to figure out how to ghetto a separatory funnel till one appears on the local front as previous attempts at seperation leave MUCH to be desired. Don't want to jack this up by being "hasty" (gotta love those Ents.)

SHORTY:
Before i got my sep funnel i would use one of those plastic syringes.  I would put a piece of 5mm id glass tubing on the end of it and use it to suck the bottom layer up while tilting the vessel.   A turkey baster should work as well but might be harder to control as you get the last bit.

Jetson:
jetson used to use a soda bottle(washed out well)  and a cap from a dish detergent bottle.

mickyfinn:
(side note) For some reason SWIM had to fall asleep for about 5 hours again and in the intervening time the clear rxn fluid became yellowish...the reason SWIM fell asleep was that he was waiting for last of DH20 wash of r/p in rxn vessel to filter through the aforementioned buchner filter)

50-75 ml rxn fluid was washed with xylene, tce and VM&P Naptha using one 200ml alihn condensor and fingertip for plug. Definitely ghetto and sucks...but better than a leaking device.

VM&P chosen as extraction vehicle and added to the rxn fluid which is still a bit light yellowish.

Decided to use baby bottle with nipple for ghetto sep funnel now...hope it works, thinkin it should.  SWIM intends to squeeze the nipple to adjust flow rate...  8)

Following Geez post rxn workup the base solution was clear and warm, not room temp but close, and when poured into rxn fluid it was interesting to watch the process occur as written. Watching the base work SWIM forgot to smell along the way...then may have over based since the rxn solution was solid white and didn't do the 30 second clear. SWIM added warm DH20 and let it sit for 15 minutes. The base and rxn solution is blue and there is a thick layer of base solution at the bottom. Some fine solids are visible and not overpowering but discernable fish smell evident over the naptha.



The rxn solution had cleard somewhat but still had a milky tint...decided to swirl and bring up to base. After letting it sit for 5 minutes SWIM went back in to smell...YECH!...SWIM guess we got amines cuz with a deep wif there was more pronounced fish rot smell. (hopefully this doesn't need to be on the scale of the rxn HI SUPERSTENCH which is just overpowering)

So....now SWIM will patiently let it sit for another 10 minutes and then proceed to the next phase which involves sacrifice and incantation SWIM believe....SWIM understand it's a bit like the body contortion involved in trying to get a UHF Television antenae to receive a signal.  ;)

Once again, thanks Os...SWIM'd certainly be sucking pond water right now if you hadn't pointed out SWIMFINN folly. SWIM may still end up bein' iodoboy but hopefully it will be less iodometh than it otherwise would have been .

xboXer:
A nice fairly precision ghetto sep funnel can bee had by taking any clear bottle that has a good seal to the cap, drill it, put a good rubber grommet in. (If you can find the right combo of cap/grommet, the OD of the grommet fits snugly inside the ID of the bottle top.) Now at the bottom of the bottle (the top when in use) a small 1/4" hole on the side (so it can still stand while being filled) this will require a little vinyl/rubber plug. FINALLY a snug fitting glass or plastic tube goes into the grommet, on the end of that tube, a couple inches of soft, clear vinyl hose.

TO USE: fill with any solutions that need sepping' put on the cap, and pinch the vinyl hose with hemostats.
Invert the bottle, and suspend with any reliable device that won't fail at the wrong time. Pull the little 1/4" plug and use the hemostats to regulate the flow from the bottle. The clear tube allows you to take the layer right to the "line".
Always replace the 1/4" plug once done with the flow. (BTW the 1/4" hole allows for a steady flow at the tube)
CODA: save up and buy a real sep funnel, and then MARVLE at the simplicity and ease of use. Be smart, and buy the shortest tip off the cock that is availible cos you are going to fucking break it ANYWAYS...

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