Hexavalent
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Lab frame/lattice
I've made an attempt to build one myself, and I have seen people's work areas on this forum which are fitted with them.
Do you have them fitted, what are they constructed from, and what do you use as a base?
For those who aren't sure what I mean, here are some images from Google:
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mr.crow
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I built two regular stands out of wood and vertical steel rod, then attached a horizontal rod with two bosshead clamps. Easy!
It is very sturdy, plus an extra horizontal clamp for supporting condensers. Don't want any stress on the apparatus
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smaerd
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I made a simple ring stand using iron threaded rod which is very affordable at hardware stores and a threaded plate holding thing. This has come in
handy dozens of times but the rod does rust even if I treat it with oil that's the nature of iron.
I imagine a lab lattice could be built doing something similar with maybe aluminum rod/tubing and PVC T and + shaped connecting pieces. Aluminum is
great because it is light, cheap, strong, and easy to work with(hacksaw through it like butter). Having a couple lengths of aluminum tubing would make
nice electrodes anyways, so left-overs aren't really waste. Ideally one would use real metal clamps and probably stainless steel?
I realize you aren't in the US but here's the material I am talking about :
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v/R-202183497/h_d...
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v/R-202183519/h_d...
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CaliusOptimus
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I made one from 1/2" galvanized steel rod and plumbing parts. You won't find connectors for half-inch rod around town, but you will find copper sweat
fittings. Galvanized steel can be soldered to copper using plumber's flux and solder. It's tougher to solder than copper, I recommend scrubbing on
some 'tinning flux' with a wire toothbrush while hot.
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Oscilllator
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I use a chair. Not even joking. Its a solid wooden one, and whenever I want to put a clamp in, I just drill a hole. It has worked fine for everything
so far, although it wont be able to do really complicated stuff. For that, I shall require 2 chairs
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jamit
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here's how i made my lab frame.
I'm not sure what the "screw" is called but it allows you to connect various 1/2" aluminum and steel rods.
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bbartlog
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I have a horizontal wooden bar about 80cm above the top of my lab table (runs from wall to cabinet), and two 1/2" steel pipes that run vertically,
about 60cm apart, through holes in this bar and down into the top of the table. Not as extensive as a full-blown frame but so far it's done the job.
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