The tools of the trade such as Alembics, Crucibles, Flasks, Furnaces, Pelicans and Retorts.
A recent post from thrival and Karl has inspired me about what can be accomplished making our own equipment, so in the spirit of sharing, I figure...
i found this searching, but my question is how to use it, do i just close the top with a cork and heat it up? ...
Dear friends, I am wondering if anyone has experience with ceramic alembics/retorts? I've spent a lot of time reading/in study and I feel that...
That's the second time that this happens, fortunately the company gave me one year garantee, but I'm assuming I have bought something low quality,...
That age-old question, does size really matter? Curious to know what others feel about the size of an 'ideal laboratory' space. I am of the...
Hello, Does anyone know any distillation vessel that can be used to distill spirits of salts, plants, minerals or whatever without the use a cooler...
(Making a new thread since I can't edit my first one, please some mod delete it) Hi. Probably this is nothing new here, I'm just trying to...
Does anyone know where to purchase a real, working, alembic head (not some pseudo-alembic like what is sold on eBay) for a reasonable price? Less...
I’m curious if any of you have ordered from this website: AlchemistsDream.com? Looks like they have some good stuff, but I’m unsure of the quality...
What are some distilling methods you can use with a 500mL glass retort? If you don’t have those big metal stands say or a ‘bunsen burner’. The...
I just started learning distillation and am trying to get a good setup going. I have all the flasks etc but there are some problems with some of my...
In Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy it is said you can use "for instance a Liebig condenser", that is horizontal one, but I've seen vertical...
Hello friends, I'm making my first steps in practical Alchemy and, unfortunately, have no place to keep jars warm at a constant temperature at my...
Hello, Just letting the Australian peeps know that I was able to source some relatively cheap stibnite. So I bought the whole lot which was about...
Several of the alchemical manuscripts indicate that in the dry way, the crucible should be "covered". I was wondering what types of crucible covers...
Where would you say you can get it and how many liters or ml is sufficient for most work in general? Say if you live in Australia.
So I wanted to get my feet wet and because it was in my budget I purchased this to do some essential oil extraction with steam distillation. ...
I do not know this person, but his glassware is impressive. I couldn't help but notice the stained glass window with the O.T.O logo on it. I like the...
I have done alot of labwork and my research has shown that electric heating hurts philosophical processes. with gas flames i can get putrification...
I will soon be moving into the metallic realm of alchemy and would like to ask a question. Does anybody know if the DESCHEM glassware you get on ebay...
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