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#22919304 - 02/18/16 12:41 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply



These two three short videos will show you how to make your own agar tools (scalpel, inoculation loop and alcohol lamp) at home for free if you've got the most basic of household items lying around.



When I say "high quality" & "functional" in the thread title, what I mean is that these will outperform most of the substitute things you may be currently using for these items in that:



They are low surface area (less "handle surface area" to sanitize or worse, accidentally leave unsanitized)



They are lightweight and easy to handle with precision



They heat to red hot in seconds, under regular lighter flame (and faster in an alcohol lamp)



Probably most importantly, there is no heat transfer down the handles when you're flame sterilizing "the business end"





Video 1 - How to Make Homemade Agar Scalpel







Video 2 - How to Make Homemade Agar Inoculation Loop







Video 3 - How to Make Homemade Alcohol Lamp





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Edited by sgfcchamber (02/20/16 11:18 AM)



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#22922678 - 02/19/16 12:06 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply



Edited the OP as I just posted an alcohol lamp thread, and figured that it technically is considered an "agar tool" (I mean, it's used for other things, but figured it belonged here given that they're in the same vein).



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#22922834 - 02/19/16 12:49 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply

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#22931942 - 02/21/16 11:31 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply



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Well, the videos aren't going anywhere, so if you ever need to "refresh" your notes, just come back for another visit









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Awesome post!



I will continue to use my regular scalpel but I can see this is functionally superior to my scalpel



I really like the inoculation loop idea.



I was thinking of using a wide mouth half pint mason jar to make an alcohol lamp... oh shit would the glass break? That would be a disaster haha!



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I used a baby food jar for a lamp. It did eventually crack after a few years of use, not catastrophically or anything.



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That scalpel is sooooo ghetto looking. Looks like a tiny torture device I just used a small knife i didn't mind getting burn marks all over when I couldn't find my exacto



The loop is a really cool idea I think i'll make one. Thanks for the post man



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#22932879 - 02/22/16 10:08 AM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply



My alcohol lamp build is a little simpler without the risk of cutting your hands up:





Ive been using these for years....





I like the garlic jar the best.



Edited by Mycologist217 (02/22/16 10:13 AM)



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#22932937 - 02/22/16 10:30 AM (4 years, 6 months ago) Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply



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That scalpel is sooooo ghetto looking. Looks like a tiny torture device I just used a small knife i didn't mind getting burn marks all over when I couldn't find my exacto



The loop is a really cool idea I think i'll make one. Thanks for the post man







Hahaha, yeah, it definitely does NOT look pretty, but it works really really well. I've actually got a regular scalpel, but prefer to use that as the scalpel has a lot of heat transfer down the handle for me (which makes sense, as it's not a tool that was really ever meant for flame sterilization).



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This is true. I think i am gonna plastidip my exacto so it doesn't transfer heat though.



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