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Well, Just thought you guys would like to know my yields. I got 8 ounces of bud, and 6 ounces of trim.

I managed to steam distill some the terpenes. Do you guys think steam distillation of thc or cbd would work?

It definitely moves more air than my other pump. Sucks like a vacuum cleaner.

It is a GAST pump. I don't have a gauge for it yet.

It was just dirty. I got it used at a surplus supply.

Well, I fixed it. Just need to find the connections to reduce the line size to 3/8"

I may look into getting this beast working.

I just measured my vacuum. Water boils at 19c that calculates to a vacuum of ~0.02atm (15.2 mmhg) What kind of vacuum does that welch vacuum pull? Edit: Just looked it up....... 0.0001atm jesus fuck that is a good vacuum. Water will boil at -49c. Oooh I definitely need one of these

It is tempting lol

My shortpath cost me $45.00 usd. That includes shipping. Most of my glassware is under $50.00 usd. The most expensive piece I own is the soxhlet apparatus. It cost me about $60.00 usd Science tools in america are way over inflated. That is why I source my supplies from out of the country. I...

I already have most of the equipment needed. Glassware isn't the issue. Plus I have a source in china that can get me quality glassware for a fraction of the cost in america. The heating mantle, and a decent vacuum source are the 2 big things I still lack. Those will come soon enough. I should...

Yes, this is a lot of work for such a small amount. However, I am not doing this for profit. Right now I am exploring the science and trying to figure out the possibilities. This is fun and exciting for me. I may still be able to have this failed attempt tested. Since THC breaks down when...

I don't have a guage. I will test it this week end by monitoring the temperature of water as I heat it under vacuum. I can figure out the max vacuum that way.

I think that the 250mL one I used is fine for anything an ounce or lower. I am going to recommend not using the thimble though. The thimble made it so that the top of the weed was not getting submerged in the solvent. Tea bagging is the way to go since you can fill out the vessel while keeping...

I spaced completely. Must have been high or something. I have a feeling that soxhleting would work if you had much more starting material. I had my hot plate cranked at 550c for an hour and nothing came over. I started low and slowly cranked it up over the course of 2 hours. plus.... it turned...

Yes that is correct.

Ok, this did not go as planned. The extract would not distill over, and I ended up charring it. The theory is that there was not enough resin/terpenes to distill and what I had was mostly wax, fat, and chlorophyll. I suspect this was due to the very poor quality of the weed I used. All is...

Yea, I will try a few things. Worse case, I can just fill it with warm water and have both ends of the tubes held above the water line. The distillation should keep it plenty warm and insulated. Probably use a heat gun if I have to warm it a bit. I'll figure it out. I will be doing it tonight...

Yea I think it's the same thing. Also about the running warm water through the condenser. I wonder if a fish tank heater would do the job

While you guys wait for the experiment to continue, I might as well share some pics of my current grow. Enjoy.