poorbuffalo15 said: yes! out of what u read r u able to make a simple yet organized detailed info on the process?? Click to expand...

Dehydrate

and dont use a dehydrator if you have a vac chamber, dry your

weed

without adding heat and save those terpenes. just dry it in the chamber with a packet of rice or some other desiccant, pull it down to about 20-24in/hg and shut the pump off. Get it perfectly crisp.

I make a desiccant packet with rice and a napkin and put it in the chamber along with the material and pull it down to 20-25in/hg and shut the valve/cut off the pump. I usually do an ounce of nugs for 30minutes, maybe less. just as long as the material is nice and dry

I feel like you dont need to go to a full vac, I feel like you could be rupturing trich heads or some crazy shit like that so I make a desiccant packet with rice and pull the chamber down to 22-24hg and cut it off. the desiccant will absorb the moisture being pulled from the material.

Blasting

Pretty sure jimmy uses a 25 micron stainless steel screen

you can certainly blast fresh frozen. Im pretty sure most people have the material already frozen and then pack the tubes and freeze them some more. Its up to you though, just as long as its frozen

Well, I can't say you can blast into whatever water bath. StupidStuff states to use a water bath of 120-130 but I used like 110. The vac chamber is about 95-100 degrees. Every strain will be different but I have found that using old material won't honeycomb up.

What I usually end up doing is blasting until it gets close to the end of the tube and then stop and hold pressure for a minute or two and then blast the rest through. you can even do it in short spurts, or press lightly.

Besides, freezing the cans lowers the pressure in the cans because you're taking those solvents further from their boiling points, condensing them. no real risk of anything happening.

plus, I like to put my cans in the fridge and the tube in the freezer, with your tube being colder than the tane, it helps pull the tane through the tube due to difference in

temperature

. have you ever had cans in the freezer and then tried to blast through a room

temperature

tube? the tane does not want to flow through it because its warmer than the can, trying to turn it into a gas rather than stay liquid. thermodynamics I believe is what that is.

Vacuum Purging

The best science tip I can give is go as thin as you can during purging. Being thin decreases the surface tension of the wax making it easier for micro-bubbles to pop, as well as increasing the surface area for the butane to transfer through.

Any tips to make flipping it easier? I flip it just fine but I usually take it out and let it kinda cool down and get some form then I flip it. Any better alternative methods?Sent from my

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I hold mine infront of my airconditioner for like 30 seconds and it gets cold quick. Just sandwich it between 2 pieces of PP so you dont get dust blowing into it.

vacuum pump

oil is the oil inside the pump. you should probably change it after every 100hr or so

Also regarding the wax. I find that all my shatter will turn to honeycomb if I vac it long enough, but this takes over 24 hours at shatter temps. And its only 2-4 grams at a time for personal use. Im sure it would do it faster if I raised the temps, but I found a way to make some nice honeycomb so why mess with it. I always keep my chamber between 105-107. Switched to sand bathing the chamber on the griddle and it is so consistent now

You should purge on parchment instead so you can flip your slabs easy.

A good way to tell that you're close is to look for the rainbow bubbles. When you see the bubbles that have that rainbow-like film on them, then it still has solvent in it. Basically just make sure purge for at least 6hr. I like to purge anywhere from 12-24hr. I flip my slabs usually 8+ times before its done. Like I said, when you see the bubbles settling and going away, take it out and flip it again.

The color has to do with the material. Its most likely old or a darker strain. Also could be with how long it was flowered, theres many variables that effect color

It wont damage it but you really shouldnt need to do that. you should be able to press another piece of parchment onto the slab, flip it over and quickly rip the other piece of paper off. If you need to use the fridge/freezer, it wont really hurt. I would suggest the fridge over the freezer though, the freezer would be more likely to pull moisture into your product.

if you spread it thin and flip it a couple times you should be able to finish it in 3-4hr. You really need to let the purging process do its thing, you cant rush it.

You could possibly do a deep sand bath and find the right depth for the sand to buffer out some of that heat to the chamber. maybe a sand bath with a towel over the sand?

Not really. Basically, when I think its about done, I like to let it go for another 30-60min just for reassurance. Then I release pressure and let the slab sit on the heat for about 5 minutes before taking it out.

I recommend you vac at low temps like 95-105 for at least 10-12hr and keep it translucent, flipping it multiple times before bumping up your temps and waxing it up, that way you can ensure your wax will have low residuals.

Yeah just leave it in the vac and eventually there will be no bubbles, most people are just too impatient to let their errl purge. also I've noticed a slight increase in activity when you close off the pump from the chamber and just let it sit under pressure, I like to do that probably every 30-60min and then turn the pump back on.

Your pump should be on for about 75% of the process. I like to shut the valve and turn my pump off to give it a rest for like 30-60min every few hours. I also shut it off while i'm sleeping. You will need a

ball valve

on the line from your chamber to your pump so you can close the valve before shutting the pump off or else pump oil will spit into your chamber.

the only time you need to use the oven is if you're flash heating some wax into shatter or making sap.

I like to vac my pyrex for about 20-30min before scraping to make it a bit easier, lol it wont break

Parchment paper

is king for purging, those silicone mats are weak IMO, much easier to work with parchment.