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R3l@X

R3l@X

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You fuckers got me wanting a go at the bho now but fuck it my cannabutter will do...I've already the slow cooker n all the bho gear must cost a few 100
 
Ghettogrower187

Ghettogrower187

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Sound I've cleaned the pad since using and can't see any damage or wear but I'll only use that for putting stuff on now I'll get a proper oilslick for next run....Yeh lax its one of the best ways of getting all you can out the material but clean as a whistle at the same time I can see me getting hooked on this and just blasting all my plants when they're done lolol
 
zeddd

zeddd

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The Yorkshireman said:
That says it's food grade sillicone, you don't want to be using butane with that man.

Read this the guy from Oil Slick sent to Skunkpharm.........

"Hi Greywolf,

I am sure you know, silicone swells in the presence on non-polar solvents. Hexane is actually used as a “swelling agent” for silicone tubing to allow for an easier connection.

Theswellingeffect is the primary reason why silicone makes a poor compatibility choice when selecting a material to come into prolonged direct contact with non-polars.

As you must also be aware, chemical contamination from “extractables” in silicone materials, (in a procedure such as you are describing) is due almost entirely to the physical release of low molecular weight siloxanes, and other impurities from the manufacturing process.

This is why Tygon 3350, or SaniTech-Ultra, are made with platinum cured silicone rather than the more common peroxide cured variety. This is also why we use platinum catalyzed USP6 silicone in our pads. (rather than peroxide/food grade).

As far as I am aware, we are the ONLY company doing this. The cost of material for a simple “baking mat” would be prohibitive in that industry.

For the record (sometime I feel like a broken record)We do not sell the Pad to spray directly onto. Many (many) folks do, and when we realized it (july of 2012), we switched the silicone we use as our raw material as a prophylactic measure.

We also removed the Logo from our pads, because we feared that immersion in non-polar solvent could act to weaken the bond between that thin layer of logo silicone, and the pad beneath. As concerned as we were about the logo….i cringe when I see folks spraying into parchment. The matrix of silicone in common parchment paper (non-Quilon / silicone coated) is extremely fragile compared to a pad. I imagine the violence of swelling and shrinking on that scale would be tenfold compared to the effect that prompted our own change of material.

The physical wear of swelling/shrinking/swelling/shrinking along with the various stresses inflicted by the innovative public (razor blades, torches etc…) make any sort of performance warranty unmanageable.
So we make em as pure as it gets, and when people ask us….we tell em that if they insist on using them this way, to please discard them if they notice any physical degradation.

I would refrain from cutting the pad to perform your testing, as this will expose the inner weave. Once cut or torn, the physical consequences of swelling could lead to damage along the exposed area.

Let me know where to send it, and I will get a Pad out to you today. Always happy to hear your thoughts. I redacted about 2 pages of hyper technical diatribe from this email…. because I figured you have likely done your own research regarding Pt cured silicone, and the various plasticizers that are used in food grade silicone. This is understandably a topic quite close to my heart; and I will be vary happy to discuss at length should you have specific questions (or non-specific musings?).

Also, should you require it, you have my explicit permission to share anything we discuss with whichever forums you are involved in.

Regards,

Joshua"


shit cooking fat butter etc is non polar
http://skunkpharmresearch.com/spraying-butane-directly-on-silicone-mats/
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Ghettogrower187

Ghettogrower187

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The Yorkshireman said:
Need a clamp stand for this fucking tube it's that big.
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I was gonna get a big stainless steel one with a stand but it was like 56g or something so i thought just get a 28g one then its just a nice oz at a time 1 can 1 tube pain in the arse changing it tho might invest in a few more....fully packed I got 34g in there
 
The Yorkshireman

The Yorkshireman

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Ghettogrower187 said:
I was gonna get a big stainless steel one with a stand but it was like 56g or something so i thought just get a 28g one then its just a nice oz at a time 1 can 1 tube pain in the arse changing it tho might invest in a few more....fully packed I got 34g in there
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Those stainless ones can be expensive though?
 
newuserlol

newuserlol

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gonna be smoking on some of the wax 2mora, already planning me munchies for the day, weed alone gives me the serious munch so a zlh n wax joint is gonna be mega munch time lol brought a kilo of baklava this morning lol fucking hooked on the shit with a cup of coffee n a joint.
 
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