Hello,

I've found this tek on the forum : https://wiki.dmt-nexus.me/Lazyman%27s_tek

As you can see, i'll need the following product :

# 5 L ceramic mixing bowl
# Potato masher
# 2000 mL measuring cup
# Large flat glass baking pan
# Fan
# VM&P Naphtha; hardware store
# NaOH (sodium hydroxide)

My questions :

1) POTATO MASHER : in which material ? Plastic ? Metal ? Glass ?

2) VM&P Naphtha : i bought Naphtha light (Petroleum), hydrotreated (A680) - Is it OK ? In Belgium, i think we not found VM&P ...

3) Large flat glass baking pan : what's a baking pan ? Does it mean a large flat glass who can go on fire / flame ?

4) Measuring cup : Is that a Becher / Erlenmeyer ?

5) Step 6 of the tek : what does mean "After mixing the naphtha into the bowl [pour as much of the solvent as you can easily get off] of the top of the aqueous mix" ?

Thx for your help, I'll certainly ask other question later in this same post when I'll be more further in the steps.

See you,

8Pus

1. The tek advises you to utilize a stainless steel masher....Iam not sure what would happen to the plastic mashers in a sodium hydroxide solution, I would however follow what the tek says and use a steel masher or similar tool.

2. Don't know.

3. Yeah. A pyrex or other heat-resistant dish like would go into an oven when baking.

4. Well it could be...but a pyrex measuring cup or glass jar could work instead, depending on what you were doing with it.

5. It is telling you to separate the different layers of liquid from eachother. In this step you are pouring off the top layer into a separate container.

We all know why I am here in this thread, right? The first tek I never tried was the lazyman, due to blender issues.

I don't have the strength to come up with new ways to dissuade people from this tek.

But for the greater good, I have copied things that I have typed previously.




This next bit comes from a post with helpful tips for newcomers.... for Tip number 2




So.... in conclusion: Try the BLAB or q21q21 or really just about any other tek

Hey, heres an easy tek i used my first time, its a very straightforward STB tek, but its good for the beginner because it contains a very thorough picture guide of every little step.

If you follow the tek EXACTLY as it is worded, you will have great results. Its much easier to understand the different steps, when you get a good visual picture of what is supposed to happen.

Ok i cant seem to get the link to work for some reason, but just google:

watcha's easy mhrb stb extraction, step by step pictorial. Should be a mycotopia link first on the list. click on that.

**NOTE** you will need to register for mycotopia, so that you can see all of the pics


Its really a great beginner tek, its good for the visual learner

best of luck to you my freind!

Hi,

Thx for all your advices.

I thought indeed that a large surface (big bowl) was no appropriated for pouring out the solvent ... so I thought that i'll use a separating funnel (like in chemistry, a big ball with a tap to first let water+NaOH goes down and after, put the solvent out easily).

That what's needed in Noman's tek ^^

For the "caustic splash" and the fact that "Lazyman" didn't specify that vinegar would be usefull in case of, do it means that putting NaOH in water causes always caustic splash ? Or Caustic splash results of putting solvent into Water+NaOH ? I'll be very cautious, but does it happens always ?

Sorry for mentioned Lazyman's tek, but a girl in Amsterdam (who's sellor in a Smartshop) said it was the more complete tek and safe ... she talk about an Erlenmeyer and also a magnetic machine, but i didn't understand exacly.

I understand the principle of use base and solvent, so I think I'll try to make my own tek if Noman's isn't very detailled for a newbie like me or if the pictured tek on mycotopia doesn't work.