fuzygrowth
Rising Star
Hey folks........... I'm just getting started in this here hobby. I've been around and been part of a few other hobbies where some DIY spirit was very helpful. Here in Brazil most chems are highly watched because of the huge cocaine industry, so naptha is not really available. After much searching I found a source of Benzine from a car painting shop. They sold it to me in a 2 liter soda bottle. LOL.
After doing an evap test on a plate it did in fact leave behind a slight oily residue with a strong solvent smell after 2 hours. No good right? I placed the plate over some boiling water and the smell pretty much disappeared after 10 minutes but the oil did not. So I've decided to distill this Benzine since there are no other options for solvents where I live.
I don't have any distillation equipment or fancy laboratory goodies. SO I improvised and made this condenser. I'm posting it here to show you guys and get your opinions on how it turned out.
I'll be filling the small cooler with ice when the time comes. The evaporation vesel (whiskey bottle) will be corked and placed into a hot water bath, while the receiving bottle will be placed in another cooler also with ice.
Do you guys think that is a long enough of a run for the condenser? I do not wish to lose much solvent and I certainly don't want my yard stinking too much and having the neighbors wonder whats going on.
Here are the pics, They are self explanatory.
I did the best I could with what was readily available. I'm short on tools and materials at the moment.
After doing an evap test on a plate it did in fact leave behind a slight oily residue with a strong solvent smell after 2 hours. No good right? I placed the plate over some boiling water and the smell pretty much disappeared after 10 minutes but the oil did not. So I've decided to distill this Benzine since there are no other options for solvents where I live.
I don't have any distillation equipment or fancy laboratory goodies. SO I improvised and made this condenser. I'm posting it here to show you guys and get your opinions on how it turned out.
I'll be filling the small cooler with ice when the time comes. The evaporation vesel (whiskey bottle) will be corked and placed into a hot water bath, while the receiving bottle will be placed in another cooler also with ice.
Do you guys think that is a long enough of a run for the condenser? I do not wish to lose much solvent and I certainly don't want my yard stinking too much and having the neighbors wonder whats going on.
Here are the pics, They are self explanatory.
I did the best I could with what was readily available. I'm short on tools and materials at the moment.
. I'll keep the camera ready when it's time to distill.
