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Quote: Originally posted by The Volatile Chemist  | Zts16, nice! How old are you, I always forget; looks very professional. Something to aspire to. Of course you live in a rich-person house, so
everything looks pristine (kidding...)
| Quote: Originally posted by JJay | | I am going to take a trip to my secret base hidden deep in the salt mines to see if my old lab is still intact. If it is, I should have some photos of
some pretty holy equipment to show in a few days. (Or maybe a bunch of broken glass.) |
Wait, what... you kidding? If not, that's probably the best thing I've heard all day. That's more to aspire to than a pristine lab, even if the
electronics are wet 
Might as well post pics of the less messy, lab 2.0 for Nathan P. (me...):
That last one's a failed synth of citrazinic acid. Just wanted to throw that crap in here.... |
Most of the glass was broken too, including my beaker set and most of my boiling flasks. I did recover some ground glass Erlenmeyers.
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The Volatile Chemist
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| Quote: Originally posted by JJay | | Quote: Originally posted by The Volatile Chemist | Zts16, nice! How old are you, I always forget; looks very professional. Something to aspire to. Of course you live in a rich-person house, so
everything looks pristine (kidding...)
| Quote: Originally posted by JJay | | I am going to take a trip to my secret base hidden deep in the salt mines to see if my old lab is still intact. If it is, I should have some photos of
some pretty holy equipment to show in a few days. (Or maybe a bunch of broken glass.) |
Wait, what... you kidding? If not, that's probably the best thing I've heard all day. That's more to aspire to than a pristine lab, even if the
electronics are wet
Might as well post pics of the less messy, lab 2.0 for Nathan P. (me...):
That last one's a failed synth of citrazinic acid. Just wanted to throw that crap in here.... |
Most of the glass was broken too, including my beaker set and most of my boiling flasks. I did recover some ground glass Erlenmeyers.
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...That's crazy...you actually had a lab in some abandoned salt-mines? Wish there were those around here...
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No, it wasn't actually in a salt mine...
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Oh, come now, don't tell such lies... Where was it, you have pics?
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Hey, when you're a superhero, you don't tell *anyone* where your lab is  I'll
try to post some pictures later, though.
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Thanks, looking forward to it.
In case people missed it, pics of my lab 2.0 are the last post on the previous page 
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| Quote: Originally posted by The Volatile Chemist | | Zts16, nice! How old are you, I always forget; looks very professional. Something to aspire to. Of course you live in a rich-person house, so
everything looks pristine (kidding...) |
Um, thanks, but rich-person house... where'd you get that notion?
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Haha, I took a better look and retract my statement.
Sorry if that sounded snob-ish, your lab really does look great.
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My family is fairly well-off, but certainly not rich. Most of the glassware that I have was obtained simply by good fortune and chance, as I was able
to acquire a ton of nice old glassware from a closed laboratory at no cost. If I showed you the collection of glassware that I've actually spent money
on, it would look far less impressive. Consequently, that has allowed me to spend more money on chemicals. The pristine look of everything is just
because I am very particular about keeping things clean... especially when I'm getting it prepared to post pictures of it on here.
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Work Shop Tour - VIDEO
Here is a short video of my work shop;
https://youtu.be/0FYgjW-ecRU
Thanks for looking!
kadriver
Youtube channel - sreetips
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I see. Sorry about my prior statements. I started my interest in chemistry with the gift of an old chemcraft kit which had lots of rather interesting
chemicals and experiments but no glassware except a few test tubes, later I was given old glassware from a man at our church, which included an old
style distillation appuratus and 125 mL size things, with more test tubes. More recently, through gift cards given to me, I've purchased chemicals and
some general glassware from Home Science Tools. No ground glass yet, I'd love to find some local.
But would you believe it, I can run a vacuum distillation with the glassware I have? Buchner flasks are the best, filtration, vac. dist., gas wash bottle.... Good stuff.
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here is my shed
table - kitchen door - auxiliary experimentation zone (BBQ & table)- neighbour's house - shed
note the stylish blackout mat
look right
chemistry - repairman - electronics - main transceiver (behind wood pile) & telescopes
look ahead
most of my chemicals and glassware
the boxes contain more glassware, bulk dH2O & reagents beneath
hiding from the sun behind the 'chemistry set'
Look Left
[Edited on 31-12-2015 by Sulaiman]
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Nice shed Sulaiman, looks like you've got a lot of good stuff in there. I see you must do a lot of shopping at Onyxmet.
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I was going to say, those looked like onyxmet solvent and reagent liquid bottles
Very nice. Some fine electronics there!
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Looks like a busy space Sulaiman.
My main question is how my lucky green underpants got to be on your washing line ?
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Here I am running a lab in a public restroom.
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Uh, lol, you kidding? What *are* you making?
Nice lab though
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Ethylsulfuric acid. I am using a technique from a patent that some have stated does not work as claimed... but so far, things have run exactly as
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Quite interesting. Did you carry that all in your backpack then set it up in the public restroom?
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I keep most of my lab equipment and supplies in Sterilite plastic tubs. I have 8 18 gallon tubs and a 40 gallon tub, plus various odds and ends that
don't fit in the tubs, e.g. 5 gallon buckets, an ultrasonic humidifier and a small oven.
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Cool. It's unfortunate you don't have an actual lab-space. Is that by choice or convinience?
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Umm, usually I just stick with phone booths and that sort of thing, but they're getting so hard to find these days... anyway, I have to go save a
burning village from evil, so later.
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I started building a small shed that will serve as a dedicated lab space. Depending on what my work schedule is like this week, I may have it finished
tomorrow or perhaps as late as next week.
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Nice! Sounds like a good plan. My basement probably isn't the best labspace, but certainly better than nothing.
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Ok. My turn.
My lab is a crowded little garden shed in the corner of my place.
The space is shared with gardening stuff, tools, paint, household storage, and, well, everything.
 
The floor is rough-as-guts unreinforced concrete from 60 years ago. Evidently, in a previous incarnation the shed housed some chickens. I bet no one
else has fossil footprints in their lab!
After I move the lawnmower out of the way it transmogrifies into the sophisticated lab that it is.
You will notice that I spent the princely sum of zero on shelving for my chemicals. I did get the kids' hand-me-down Ikea tables though. These
photos were taken on a day when it was slightly organised. Fire extinguisher and blanket have so far not been needed. But the doorway in close
proximity has been useful a couple of times.
 
Glassware is packed neatly into plastic boxes and lives amongst the paint tins.
 
It's rough, but I do have a decent sized bench to work on.
From left to right on today's mess:
A few beakers awaiting washing
Regulated power supply ready for the next batch of copper sulfate electrolysis
Filtrate from making ferrous oxalate. Coffee filter was too porous so I need to re-do
Jar containing some iodine sediment ready for next time I want to play sublimation with something volatile
Trusty lab book, calculator, scales and the ever-present periodic table
Hotplate with some boiled down sulfuric acid. It is a bit green again from residual copper. I should know by now that I need to give it an extra 10%
electrolysis time after it goes clear if I want no coloration.
Glass set up ready for making ammonia solution
My lab stands are some concrete reinforcing bar bolted into the desk and rafters.
Scavenged pipette fillers and burettes in the background
My lab jack is courtesy of a car wrecker's yard. A couple of Nd magnets stuck underneath means that I always know where my stirbars and metal keck
clips are.
Rubber bungs are repurposed chair leg protectors from the hardware store.
The can is from SO2 production. The scrappy alfoil pans are from New Year's coloured flames. I don't really want to throw out my strontium salts but
it will take some work to get them clean again.
In the future I intend to construct a fume hood. You know all those experiments that should be done "outside or in a fume cupboard"? Ironically, my
fume cupboard will be outside. It won't be the better for it but it really is the only option. I guess I am building a little shed-let to
sit beside the main shed.
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