Ima Monkey
Rising Star
I really did read a bunch before doing this, had everything ready etc. I was doing "joshisom's" tek. Had gotten the soup reduced, added lye, then the naptha. I had a double boiler going to warm the jar between shakes. I was warming it for the 3rd shake when I heard "dink" and the mason jar broke, dumping the mix into the hot tap water I had in the double boiler. After looking on in astonishment and dismay for a minute or two, I poured the contents of the pot (thankfully it cracked IN the POT!) into a clean, empty milk jug. My .5 liter of mix was now diluted to .5 gallon. Tthe naptha separated, and was on top. I siphoned it off, emptied it into a pyrex pan, and let about 1/2 of the naptha evaporate, then covered, and put it in the freezer. Initially, I thought all was lost, but looking at the yellow naptha, my hopes rose again. I finished recovery, and ended up with 1.4 grams of tan wax, and lighter colored, fluffy crystals! Smells like new sneakers, so I must have done ok. I am so stoked! I learned a lot, and will apply that to my next batch.
But, it does work......
In the moment it was very disheartening, all that work etc. I have vowed to find a better jar. I am thinking about Cyb's tek for my next run, it mentions using a plastic 2 liter bottle for the first part. I like the idea it can't break...
This was the one I was thinking of 
