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Generateing the UBBER Crystal

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AngelSplitBuddha

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i've got a ton of freebase in a wineglass, covered in naph, that had previously crashed out in peetri dishes form freeze precip. i'm trying to make a ubber crystal, 1 hunk of consolidated dmt freebase into a crystal, however, my freebase isn't disolveing, it's still a pwdr, what am i doing wrong?
 

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There are xtals all over the sides from a previous crystalization attempt, of which those results are already uploaded to another thread. a xtal the diameter of a dime. The naph in these pictures has practically disolved, it was just enough naph to cover all that freebase, and it's now 24 hrs.

Any input is highly appreciated!
 
Allright, fixed it, warm water bath, i filled a jar w/ hot water, placed the wine glass in there, and everything melted...i'll post the results as soon as everything evaps away. :)
 
i'm not getting one huge crystal in here...many tiny ones...any sugestions?

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got it...i need to take a seed crystal, tie it to string, and let it attract all the other dmt.
^this might prove advantageous as the impurities and other oils might stay at the bottom of the glass and not become one with the ubber crystal.
 
bigger crystals will form slowly. Give a few months.

Rapid crystallization means the crystallization is occuring in the solution many times within close succession. So, basically, before the crystals have time to grow bigger, you've already run low on whatever is still left in solution.

If that makes any sense to you.

So, what you want to do, is slow this process down. You want only one spot in the solution where a crystal can form, and you want this crystal to form very slowly.

So what can you do? A crystal wine glass may already be a good container for you, its smooth and concave, hard for crystals to form on that surface. If its without any scratches, any grooves in the glass will give surface for crystals to grow.

You want the naphtha to evaporate extremely slowly. You can do this by putting the glass in a room where it can remain undisturbed, you can slow down evaporation by putting aluminumn foil with holes poked through over the top of the glass. This also helps keep out dust.


The best way to grow a singular large crystal, is to use a seed crystal. I experimented with methods of suspending the seed in solution, i found nylon to be the best to discourage crystal growth.

Good luck, crystal growing is fun.
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here's what i got from nearly 24hrs of evap...i'm not going to reset this evap amd make the UBBER out of these puppies, i'll simply do another noman's w/ salt, and regen my yield. danke.
 

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I haven't done this before, just an idea, maybe melt the crystal and put the string in the melted crystal and let it re solidify on the string?

On another note:
AMAZING crystal Mindlusion!
Will you be my chemistry teacher?
I humble myself before you, master.
Teach me. 😁

Please tell us your technique for acquiring such mind-meltingly incredible pure large shards!
What type of vessel was the solution in, and how long was the evaporation? Heptane or ??
I'm sure we would all love to know.

God I wish I had more time to devote to learning chemistry.
Simply awe inspiring..
 
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