SWIW's friend is currently finishing up step H of the process and will provide comments and notes later.
This process can be overwhelming if not familiar with the visuals or the "why" of each step.
Though SWIW's friend's house reaks of cat piss and sulfur he is grinning from ear to ear admiring the 6+ grams so far.
Since the procedure was not followed exactly the results suffered. This is excelent for feedback and comparison.
Preliminary Notes:
step A:
The pills were mixed of 2 lot numbers. Expirations were 12/6 and 1/7.
When ISO was added an aditional portion was initially required due to swelling. The extra portions were deducted from the additions that would follow.
Before the second filtration, in step A, a precipitate was noted and filtered off.
The heated bursts in his microwave were done in 12-15 seconds.
Step B:
The ISO was reduced down and went beyond the skinning point. The result was a yellow oatmealish mix that thickened as it cooled.
Additional ISO was added to the dish to wash the clinging crstals and wash then into the carafe.
Step C:
NaOH and more iso were added to the carafe and swirled.
after the addition of naphtha the mix was heated and boiled for a few minutes.
Step D:
Rather than allow the naphtha layer to seperate and then decant, the impatient Bee added portions of water here.
The result was a rumble boil with each splash along with the clearing of the naphtha. The carafe was returned to the microwave and boiled until the mix took on a yellow color. Upon settling the naphtha layer was a deep yellow color and the lower layer still had a fluid look to it.
Step E:
Our next deviation occurs here where the Clever little Bee swears by the iodized salt. SWIW's friend thinks maybe the iodine is what the gack is looking for and will release the pseudo... Anyway the naphtha solution was mixed with the iodized salt and stirred as a 1ml addition of hot water was added. The naphtha was decanted leaving behind the water and salt. this was repeated the poured through a Charmin square not packed but placed in the funnel and prewet with naphtha.
Step F:
Carafe was placed in a Self heating pot to provide a water bath.
When a vapor could be seen rising from the naphtha, it was removed from heat and transfered to the baking dish.
The precipitate that formed while blowdrying was filtered and resembled freebase pseudo. As such it was returned to the mix and reheated. After driving off more of the naphtha and ISO.........
more to come