I made a separator funnel

[superturkey]

Made this from a Vodka bottle that I heated the bottom off, attached a petrol tap/filter to the cap of the bottle and mounted it with a fire extinguisher mount on a custom aluminium stand.

This will make separating 10 times easier

 

[1ce]

Kickass! :thumb_up:

 

[hardboiled]

Looking good. Have you tested it?

 

[superturkey]

Only with water, just waiting for some epoxy to harden then its good to go.

 

[null24]

Please pardon my (American) ignorance. What's a petrol tap/filter? And, by heating the bottom off the vodka bottle, you mean it's a plastic one? If not, can you elucidate your method of removing the glass bottom?

 

[1ce]

Please pardon my (American) ignorance. What's a petrol tap/filter? And, by heating the bottom off the vodka bottle, you mean it's a plastic one? If not, can you elucidate your method of removing the glass bottom?

This is remarkably easy, soak a string in flammable fluid, tie it around the bottom, light it on fire, rotate bottle, and submerge in cold water. No more bottom

 

[concombres]

:lol: separatory funnels are not that expensive.

Nice job making a home-made one though:grin:
Will do nicely until one can come up with the money for one or if you don't want equipment lying around.

 

[superturkey]

Please pardon my (American) ignorance. What's a petrol tap/filter? And, by heating the bottom off the vodka bottle, you mean it's a plastic one? If not, can you elucidate your method of removing the glass bottom?

Petrol= gasoline. Its actually a part for a lawn mower, brand new by the way.( hmm whats american for lawn mower?)

Heating is used instead of cutting glass. First score 4-5 small marks around the circumference of the bottle you want to 'cut' with a glass cutter/scorer. Then while turning the bottle around and around heat with a high pressure lighter until you hear a crack. Then you done. Heres a good video

This is great to make all kind of glass equipment.

 

[superturkey]

:lol: separatory funnels are not that expensive.

Nice job making a home-made one though:grin:
Will do nicely until one can come up with the money for one or if you don't want equipment lying around.

$80 is the cheapest for a 1000ml. This cost me $8. Sometimes I can't bring myself to buy something that is really so simple in construction. That and the wait for delivery from ebay.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/separating-Funnel-1000-ml-separatory-separation-/161314967927?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item258f1f1177

 

[concombres]

:lol: separatory funnels are not that expensive.

Nice job making a home-made one though:grin:
Will do nicely until one can come up with the money for one or if you don't want equipment lying around.

$80 is the cheapest for a 1000ml. This cost me $8. Sometimes I can't bring myself to buy something that is really so simple in construction. That and the wait for delivery from ebay.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/separati...27?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item258f1f1177

They can be had cheaper if you wait until someone wants to get rid of a used one (someone meaning not a chemical supply company).

The larger ones are kind of useless anyways, a/b teks are old & with stb or hybrid teks the initial extraction is no good in a large sep funnel.
The basic material sticks to the sides & gets in the solvent pulls.

Smaller ones, say 250-500ml, are nice for washing solvent & cleaning up spice or mescaline, etc.

Yours looks to be a nicely done, cheap version though & i like the enginuity & rescoursefulness that went into making it :thumb_up:

 

[tydel24]

That's really cool. I bet its nice not having to do so much siphoning. I'm impressed.

 

[smokerx]

These guys did their homework. If you want really nice cuts see this video or this one with tips how to make the cutter