"Machine" questions

[appelseen]

SWIM decided to make "The Machine". Here where he lives (little down from North Pole) there are no Brillo or Choreboy, there are some soapy steelsponges, but these are made of very thin wire. SWIM however managed to locate some steel scrubbers that look much like those in DMT Handbook, so he decided to work with those.

SWIM wondered if the steel was galvanized, coated with zinc or something.
He torched the steel wire ball all over with a butane torch and did not see any smoke.

So he stuffed some of the torched steelmesh into the neck of the bottle and warming the mesh with standard bic lighter, inhaled a bit, just to get a taste. There was a taste, rather unpleasant one. And sure enough, when he took a better look, now there WAS smoke, dirty sooty smoke coming from where the bic lighter came in contact with the steel.

What should SWIM do? He would really like to use the Machine, but he would also like to save his poor lungs. Forget about the Machine, or is he safe as long as the light is not in direct contact with the mesh? Or should he use butane ligther?

He would really appreciate some thoughts from you guys and gals.

 

[mugwump77]

pull the wool out with needle nose pliers, rinse in with water (just in case) and then re-burn. you may have missed a spot.

side note: i know when my grandma burned her SW there was always a little bit of smoke, but it was a teeny bit, and caused no harm to her lungs.

 

[DarkShaman]

Yeeuh son! If you own a butane torch/lighter then preparing your screen shouldn't be a prob. Torch the hell out of it, like make it red-RED hot all over, cool, and retry.

 

[appelseen]

SWIM found out that darned Bic Lighter gives off smoke and soot whenever the flame touches any kind of metal, so it is better not to use that at all.

As for the steel wool, SWIM soaked it thoroughly with acetone, then ignited - whump!... then final torch treatment. So I guess that's SWIM is now welcome... to the Machine!

 

[MalargueZiggy]

My friend uses a pretty average size machine quite happily.

His question is this; do you guys reckon a 28ml would be too small? Something like this: http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi...3_Langdale_s_Extract_of_Peppermint__28ml.html

He was going to make it for ease of concealment.

Basically, what effect does size have on the machine? Is it only harshness of smoke?

 

[islandhome]

yes i use a 750 ml bottle
soo smooth you cant fell the smoke all most