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HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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Thumbscrew duct tighteners are the greatest thing ever. Got the fan and fresh filter mounted and attached to each other with a short duct. 50% of my issue with grows was the ducting coming off due to lazy duct taping.

 
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Yakoo752

Yakoo752

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Can’t decide if I should harvest or wait a bit.

Thoughts?
 

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nakedape

nakedape

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HappyHighwayman said:
Good suction. I just need a longer output hose to the vent in the garage but should be fine for now.

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What's the footprint on that rig? And can you say which lights and how many CFM the inline fan is? My buddy wants to do a setup in his batch pad and said "why don't we convert the room?" Sooo many reasons not to. I'm going to show him your pics. Looks great. DWC or soil/coir mix like you have been doing?
 
HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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It's a 4x4 Gorilla grow "Lite" tent with the 1' extension kit. I wish it was 4x2 now but whatever.


The fan is a VenTech IF6CF620 6" Inline Duct Fan 440 CFM but I have a dial to lower the rate as needed.

I have dual Electric Sky 180s.
 
HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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Yakoo752 said:
If nobody else is interested, I may be.

difference between 1 and 2?
You know it's energy draw?
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See attached

Not sure.

Keep me posted no pressure

I have a V2 as well if you prefer for $350
 

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Bowling4Bikes

Bowling4Bikes

Steee-riiike!
your guys' stuffs look very good! well done, BARF.

I've come into a goodly amount that would last me too long, so I did some research into concentrating.

Looks to me that ethanol extraction is a good way to go. I've settled on the Source Turbo extractor. Due to the pressure it uses, it can keep the temps low (~105F) to boil off the ethanol, leaving a nice concentrate oil. This can be decarbed for edibles or low temp dabs, or just smoked/vaped from here, or further processed. I haven't received it yet, but the reviews are getting me super stoked.

Unfortunately I didn't end up with any sugar leaf or decent trimmings. Supposedly this little machine can extract very well from all that leftover material.

With that, I wonder if there's a barter we can make? If you have good trimmings that are breaking your heart to throw away...maybe we can work together. I don't have a clue what a good trade is at this point. Maybe PM me for more detailed discussion.

cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uiWBGndgI&feature=emb_logo
 
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HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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Bowling4Bikes said:
your guys' stuffs look very good! well done, BARF.

I've come into a goodly amount that would last me too long, so I did some research into concentrating.

Looks to me that ethanol extraction is a good way to go. I've settled on the Source Turbo extractor. Due to the pressure it uses, it can keep the temps low (~105F) to boil off the ethanol, leaving a nice concentrate oil. This can be decarbed for edibles or low temp dabs, or just smoked/vaped from here, or further processed. I haven't received it yet, but the reviews are getting me super stoked.

Unfortunately I didn't end up with any sugar leaf or decent trimmings. Supposedly this little machine can extract very well from all that leftover material.
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How does it work? I make a tincture with a Magical Butter and then use an electric still to remove the alcohol and then I finish in a magnetic mixer/heat plate. You get weed oil. I decarb the weed first and use it in gummies.

Edit: Never mind. It's the same thing I do but much cooler and more expensive. Also mine turns out kind of black vs. the golden color he gets in the video. He filters it multiple times so I think I'll try that next time. Also he does the cold extraction method vs the hot extraction method of the magical butter.
 
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Bowling4Bikes

Bowling4Bikes

Steee-riiike!
HappyHighwayman said:
How does it work? I make a tincture with a Magical Butter and then use an electric still to remove the alcohol and then I finish in a magnetic mixer/heat plate. You get weed oil. I decarb the weed first and use it in gummies.
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The Magical Butter then still is great and produces the same kind of stuff, but I've read that the heat needed to boil off the ethanol (or solvent) comes at the expense of terpine destruction. On the Source, there's a vacuum pump that decreases the pressure, which also decreases the boiling point for ethanol. Thus protecting the flavorious terpines. Also, probably like your still, you reclaim 90-95% of the ethanol for future use (also wouldn't smell nearly as bad as just boiling it off into atmosphere).

smoke/vape it just like that, or decarb to use in edibles.

The site says it's awesome for tinctures too!

https://www.extractcraft.com/
 
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HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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Bowling4Bikes said:
The Magical Butter then still is great and produces the same kind of stuff, but I've read that the heat needed to boil off the ethanol (or solvent) comes at the expense of terpine destruction. On the Source, there's a vacuum pump that decreases the pressure, which also decreases the boiling point for ethanol. Thus protecting the flavorious terpines. Also, probably like your still, you reclaim 90-95% of the ethanol for future use (also wouldn't smell nearly as bad as just boiling it off into atmosphere).

smoke/vape it just like that, or decarb to use in edibles.

The site says it's awesome for tinctures too!

https://www.extractcraft.com/
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Thanks a lot!

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So after some quick research, my extract is likely black because I didn't sufficiently filter it.They used a Buchner vacuum filtration system with a pump (I own a vacuum pump) and that's why theirs is so clean. I will learn from this :) I could get a setup for like $60
 
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Bowling4Bikes

Bowling4Bikes

Steee-riiike!
HappyHighwayman said:
Thanks a lot!

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So after some quick research, my extract is likely black because I didn't sufficiently filter it.They used a Buchner vacuum filtration system with a pump (I own a vacuum pump) and that's why theirs is so clean. I will learn from this :) I could get a setup for like $60
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also, it may be that warm extraction is much more susceptible to leaching of non-desirables like chlorophyll etc. The cold or super-cold extraction will yield less per extraction, but should produce a cleaner product*

*this info is all from web research so far. I can't wait to try it myself!
 
HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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Bowling4Bikes said:
:thumbup

also, it may be that warm extraction is much more susceptible to leaching of non-desirables like chlorophyll etc. The cold or super-cold extraction will yield less per extraction, but should produce a cleaner product*

*this info is all from web research so far. I can't wait to try it myself!
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Oh yeah that was the other factor I forgot to mention. Plus the temperature control of the device itself.

I can get rid of Chlorophyll by letting the tincture sit in the sun for a bit. It starts off green and comes out amber.
 
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