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Glassware is so expensive need help

RonPaul2012 - 29-2-2012 at 07:39

I am looking for a 1000ml or 2000ml three neck flask with 20/40 fitting and a small thermometer/bleed neck included http://www.labdepotinc.com/Product_Details~id~330~pid~59215.... like this one.

I am also looking for a 24/40 addition funnel and a reflux condenser.

I am also looking for some different sized boiling flasks.

I already have a lot of high quality glassware that I have accumulated over time.

I have searched the web and I have found everything I am looking for except the prices are too damn high (I am trying to do this without eating into my savings very badly) like 100 ml boiling flasks for $50 wtf.

A few months ago I stumbled upon a site that had very reasonable prices but I can't find it anymore.

I need some help with finding reasonable glassware or I WTB from members on this site.

Any help would be appreciated .

Thanks !!!!:D

[Edited on 29-2-2012 by RonPaul2012]

[Edited on 29-2-2012 by RonPaul2012]

RonPaul2012 - 29-2-2012 at 07:42

I am also wondering if you need angled necks to use an addition funnel plus a bunch of other stuff at the same time or will straight up and down work ?

Hexavalent - 29-2-2012 at 07:46

Your best bet is to U2U member 'Dr. Bob'.

Also, please use the edit post feature as opposed to double posting.

Endimion17 - 29-2-2012 at 07:50

Why the hell is everyone on this site so obsessed with buying glassware from large companies?!
Find a damn scientific glassblower/flameworker. They are the ones that make the stuff the companies later sell at a higher price. The water is purest at its source. They are the ones that can make you whatever you want.
Get him/her and say: "I want this and that, how much?" Problem solved.

Art&Dreams - 29-2-2012 at 09:15

Great deals on ebay EVERYWHERE.
as long as your not doing anything (majorly) illegal then you should be fine.






RonPaul2012 - 29-2-2012 at 09:22

Quote: Originally posted by Art&Dreams  
Great deals on ebay EVERYWHERE.
as long as your not doing anything (majorly) illegal then you should be fine.





I can't stand ebay.

RonPaul2012 - 29-2-2012 at 09:24

Quote: Originally posted by Hexavalent  
Your best bet is to U2U member 'Dr. Bob'.

Also, please use the edit post feature as opposed to double posting.


[Edited on 29-2-2012 by RonPaul2012]

tastyphenome - 29-2-2012 at 11:16

U2U Dr. bob.

Uber cheap. high quality. I just got a box from him. Packaged very well, shipped fast, and ive never seen glass as thick as some of this. he may not have that 1000ml 3neck but hes got many other bits. if not im sure the other guy on here with a big thread prolly has that rbf.

CrimpJiggler - 29-2-2012 at 11:38

I found this site:
http://www.gpescientific.co.uk/laboratory-glassware-sale.php
but I'm very skeptical. A 10 pack of 24-34 adaptors for £4.42? A 10 pack of 500mL Erlenmeyer flasks for £1.32. A 10 pack of 500mL quickfit RB flasks for £3.25. Am I reading the site wrong or something? Those would be decent prices for single items but 10 packs, thats insane.

Dr.Bob - 29-2-2012 at 12:50

Quote: Originally posted by CrimpJiggler  
I found this site:
http://www.gpescientific.co.uk/laboratory-glassware-sale.php
but I'm very skeptical. A 10 pack of 24-34 adaptors for £4.42? A 10 pack of 500mL Erlenmeyer flasks for £1.32. A 10 pack of 500mL quickfit RB flasks for £3.25. Am I reading the site wrong or something? Those would be decent prices for single items but 10 packs, thats insane.


That probably means that they sell them in cases of 10, so the real price is 10 times higher. That is not uncommon for companies to do. That would be a reasonable price for some of those things. Depends what there shipping costs are, also.

Bob

Funkerman23 - 29-2-2012 at 15:10

Quote: Originally posted by tastyphenome  
U2U Dr. bob.

Uber cheap. high quality. I just got a box from him. Packaged very well, shipped fast, and ive never seen glass as thick as some of this. he may not have that 1000ml 3neck but hes got many other bits. if not im sure the other guy on here with a big thread prolly has that rbf.
Try U2U jaidormi his prices are decent and he should have it in stock.

mr.crow - 29-2-2012 at 15:57

Science is expensive! So are many other hobbies. Get ready to shell out

Of course if you enjoy it its worth it.

Be patient, there are tons of resources here and around the Internet

RonPaul2012 - 29-2-2012 at 18:22

Quote: Originally posted by mr.crow  
Science is expensive! So are many other hobbies. Get ready to shell out

Of course if you enjoy it its worth it.

Be patient, there are tons of resources here and around the Internet
You have a point but I find that the high price is mostly due to vast profits and inflated value; so it helps a lot to be smart about this kind of stuff :D

modgod - 29-2-2012 at 18:34

Quote: Originally posted by CrimpJiggler  
I found this site:
http://www.gpescientific.co.uk/laboratory-glassware-sale.php
but I'm very skeptical. A 10 pack of 24-34 adaptors for £4.42? A 10 pack of 500mL Erlenmeyer flasks for £1.32. A 10 pack of 500mL quickfit RB flasks for £3.25. Am I reading the site wrong or something? Those would be decent prices for single items but 10 packs, thats insane.


That site looks interesting, I plan to do a bit more background research on the company. But at £13 for a 3l RBF which comes in a pack size of 1 that seems too good to miss.

anyone else heard of them before?

edit-

when you download theyre excel product catalog, it is named "surplus stock list" perhaps this is a bargain to jump on.

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Halcyon - 1-3-2012 at 10:46

Dunno how the UK place's prices compare, but...

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=18846

Dr.Bob - 1-3-2012 at 19:16

Here are some photos of a 1000 ml RBF with 3 necks and a 10/30 therm joint. I might one or two more like this somewhere, not sure, however. I would ask $30 for this one. It is in very good condition.

DSCN0317   flask w-therm joint.JPG - 69kB DSCN0319  flask w- therm joint 2.JPG - 74kB

Here is a similar flask for comparison:
http://www.chemglass.com/product_view.asp?pnr=CG-1533


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