abandoned oil on the blade turns to shatter, vac purged oil is taffy. why?

[newest user]

just wondering why the oil I forgot about on my blade is pure shatter now, whereas the oil that went into the chamber a little bit is a taffy, sticky oil still??

 

[Twitch]

scrap up that oil that is shatter and put it in the chamber it will expand and off gas butane

 

[chewberto]

Because you didn't allow the oil to reach a warm temperature to break down the consistency. There are temp points in which the hash texture changes. The oil stayed within the shatter temp range... Still needs to be purged.

 

[SnapsProvolone]

Decarboxylation perhaps?

 

[newest user]

hmm interesting. ill try a hoot of the shatter/abandoned/unpurged stuff and see if it crackles.

not sure if im getting used to it or what, but after 2 or 3 weeks this stuff seems to have lost its taste too, is that normal? I dont put it in a container or anything and it rearly gets used. I slice a tiny chunk off every 12 hours and thats it.

 

[newest user]

yeah it didnt crackle or anything on the nail, and there is too little to put in the chamber. not even half a gram.

 

[oilmkr420]

Because it wasn't as dry as what was on the blade oxidizing and the moisture content in the taffy isn't yet shattering.

 

[Fadedawg]

just wondering why the oil I forgot about on my blade is pure shatter now, whereas the oil that went into the chamber a little bit is a taffy, sticky oil still??

Time and temperature, in concert with film thickness. The stuff on your blade is most likely thinner and purges faster.

 

[newest user]

actually theyre about the same thickness... there wasnt a thin film on the razor. it was a .5 g blob I forgot about... maybe a chunk 5x5mm big. about the same thickness as the stuff I throw into the chamber (7 grams and 3 or 4mm thick puddle)

 

[Fadedawg]

actually theyre about the same thickness... there wasnt a thin film on the razor. it was a .5 g blob I forgot about... maybe a chunk 5x5mm big. about the same thickness as the stuff I throw into the chamber (7 grams and 3 or 4mm thick puddle)

A .5 gm blob on a blade would still have significantly more surface area exposed than a 7 gm chunk. Especially if it started as shavings, rather than a hard resin coating.

What is your theory?

 

[SnapsProvolone]

I'm with time over temp being the cause. The blade wasn't exposed to a cold boil at 100+ f

 

[JointOperation]

anyone just turn the heat source off and leave your sappy taffy in for a few days see what happens?

ive also heard of people using flash heat like heat guns. to turn taffy into a shatter.. but what are they doing ? just burning off terpenes that make it that way or?