Equipment for an amateur lab - Part 1

I really want to make my lab where I can perform Physics & Chemistry experiments alongside my fascination for Electrical & Aerospace engineering, its bound to have more expensive things than the average bio lab, but its honestly one of my dreams.

My child-self thought chemistry would involve a lot more test tubes.

I am trying build my own lab, but Jesus everything costs a fortune

Nurdrage hey I will fix your broken hot plates for free. Not asking for anything in return. You just gotta pay shipping. Get a hold of me on my channel if you still need those fixed

i dont see any reason to buy beakers! i've just use smuckers jam jars and a few of those glass coca cola bottles - never had one break even when using a propane torch to heat!

Condensers and reflux callems to many to name 🤔 I'm shere you can do much better than me vacuum flask .

Avada kedabra!

"In our particular universe"

I love this intro on labware

One thing not mentioned is as long as the first number on a ground glass joint it the same they are compatible. 24/40 will fi in 24/29 but will extend 11mm into the flask. This is usually not a big deal, and vice versa 24/29 in a 24/40.

Thanks. This is helpful.

What would you do in a lab like this?

I am high on the medication and I read it as NurdRed and NileRage. Crossover episodes, maybe?

If you own something expensive, make sure that you know how to fix it

What is a good way to find glassware like condensers, hot plates, and chemicals






I feel stupid because I didnt look at the desc

Hey, That looks like the scale i started out with. Now i use a digital baby scale. I guess u could say its...Um... chemicals i weigh on it...ROFL!

If your hot plate lasts less than a year then you either bought a really shitty one or you don't know how to take care of it. The ones I use are years++ old. A good hot plate will last 5 years no question.

Found a magnetic stirred on eBay for £30!

Please do the glassware video!

pipettes? power supplies? universally necessary chemicals?

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Have you a good way of separating a seized ground glass joint? It's big and expensive so a hammer isn't a good idea.

Покрывать смазкой керн нужно по всей окружности, иначе при вставке лопнет или треснет шлиф. Привет из Украины.

I have the same scale.

I noticed your glass supplier... Are you in the GTA? If so I might be able to fix your stir plate for you most likely as a favor / gift for making these videos. That's completely up to you though obviously.

i found replacement 1 beaker-cup(i don't care about poison)2 hotplate stirrer-gas stove3scale - mini seesaw with weigh up to 0.01g~1kg4vial - small bottle

Here is an unusual question for you:
What If I want to make my own oxygen and compress it into a tank. What kind of compressor do I need?

Would petroleum jelly work?

Honestly, I got my scale at the local head shop. Does just fine for all but the most precise work and came with a calibration weight. I don't think the girl behind the counter believed me when I said I needed a scale for home chemistry. hehe

okay, so, quick question; location, location, location.
would an old garage contain too many potential contaminants, or not? there is in fact a beehive in the roof above the place i'm thinking of setting up, so their carcasses might just randomly rain down from above.
that's a dumb question, isn't it?
would aluminum stands last longer than other types, or do they simply corrode at the same pace?

side note, if i get a labcoat you can be damn sure i'm naked under the fuckin' thing.

Please go over masks/rebreathers :)

Viles are also great for witchcraft. Lol you can fit your potions in them

from where did you get those little plastic bottles

insted of two digital scales you can just get one analog kitchen scale that has a fine gauge.

Buying scales and ziplock bags totally won't look sketchy as fuck haha

I got a hotplate stirrer from China for $67+$8.7 shipping

Are your vials quite small and your hands are normal sized or are your vials significantly large and your hands are massive?

Note on plastic bags polyethylene is quite permeable to water vapor and O2, thus is not suitable for long term storage of sensitive compounds. Polypropylene is one of the more moisture impermeable plastics, and PET is very O2 and CO2 resistant, but if a true vapor barrier is needed nothing beats glass with a foil lined cap. Just know that most foil liners are actually very thinly coated and are meant for pressure sealing or induction heat sealing (both one time use but very effective) This may be why you experienced a poor seal. Foil is also used for solvents that otherwise permeate or soften many plastics.
I came across a test some time back where dessicants(I forget which but it was a commonly used anhydrous salt that works in the sub 10%RH realm) were placed in glass vials with PP caps and induction sealed foil liners, half the caps were removed the liner sliced(with care not to damage the seal area near the edge) and caps replaced. all vial were weighed at each step and at regular intervals and stored in a controlled atmosphere simulating "average" tropical humid conditions(I recall it was quite warm and 80-90%RH). at the end those vials with intact foil had not adsorbed a significant amount of moisture while those with cut foil relying only on the thick PP cap had absorbed a significant amount of moisture.

What is in botle ? Carbonate

Resealable bags and scales. That looks a bit fishy ;)

Send the left hotplate stirrer to AvE if you don't need it anymore.
He'll either get it to chooch, or it ain't choochable anymore.
Nice vids btw.

Thanks for your video! I am just setting up a home laboratory and I'm buying most of my equipment through ebay. But there doesn't seem to be much available at all in the way of ground glassware (well in the UK anyway) and a lot seem to be differing sizes, so seems almost impossible to buy what I need that will fit together. Can I please ask where you purchase your ground joint glassware from? Thanks

I would love to do stuff like this :(

It really is surprising why hot plates are so expensive - it's like the most basic piece of equipment ever. A heatbed, motor and a magnet. If it weren't for the casing and reliability you could build one yourself.