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How do Dye Companies Powder Everything?

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Seraph

Seraph

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How do the companies that sell various dyes powder their substances? Would putting substances through a blender for a long period of time result in the fine-as-possible powders that the dye vendors sell?
 
I've kinda wondered this as well after burning out two blenders (both were actually pretty good blenders).

Anyone? :d
 
a coffee grinder has worked.

I did spend the day(a few times actaully) with a large bowl, 100g of rootbark chips and a pair of scissors and it got the job done..though I also had blisters all over my hands..a small price to pay though for what came next..
 
fractal enchantment said:
a coffee grinder has worked.

I did spend the day(a few times actaully) with a large bowl, 100g of rootbark chips and a pair of scissors and it got the job done..though I also had blisters all over my hands..a small price to pay though for what came next..
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You could have worn rubber gloves when you were manually cutting up the bark.
 
I would have thought that the shredded is easy enough to work with, not requiring modification or grinding, except for perhaps the odd chunk. Does this ring true or false?:?
 
half true :D

It works to some extent but yield of shredded bark can be smaller if you dont try to break it further. I suggest trying to blend the shredded bark before extracting.. And if you do an a/b, do long boils, maybe 5 of them, and after 4th, you could pour out water, put the mimosa in blender and try to break it a bit for the last boil. Or if you do an A/B maybe leave soaking for long in high pH solution. Good luck :)
 
One thing i did was first to break the bark into as small parts as i could with my hands,

then when in the lye solution or pot boiling (when doing mimosahuasca) i use a hand blender untilli feel the solution is smooth.

This way i got comparable yields to powdered.
 
Probably with GIANT MACHINES... :shock:

Hmm, I think I missed that episode... How's It Made?: Magic Purple Plant Powder. :p

For very small amounts, though, I can twist/tear the bark into pieces with my hands, though, and a coffee grinder will do it. Great for all your Ayahuasca brewing needs. Slightly more tedious for extracting 200g, but very doable in under 30 minutes.
 
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