. . .or recrystalizing. Swiod wants crystals- not some tree-huggin-hippie-crystal but rather some diamondesque type crystals. He uses ispropyl for cryst. and then gives it a tone flash, but always the same- never grows! Anyways, he'd like to know if puttin it in the freezer would make a difference like someone suggested once, and/or any other tips. he says thanx

from what swim reads, room temp dryin will give larger crystals, swim was thinkin of dreamin hot ipa n cold tone and then freezer. but was thinkin of tryin a slow dryin ina closet.

never done a recrystalizen yet so swim only knows what he read, but soon will dream of tryin it out to see it.

rnx57

dissolve your goodies in the iso

evap the iso till a scale appears

couple of ml of acetone added

allow an hour to cool

an hour in the fridge

6 to 24 hours in the freezer

youll see crystals then

swiod thanks both of you- kirby, how much iso and how much tone? Just over the crystals? I know you said a couple of ml's, but I'm not work'n w/much- or does it even matter?

Swim's heard that it isn't worth doing this with less than a ball.

[This message has been edited by kman (edited 01-08-2004).]

You are absolutely correct, Kman!

kirby said how, but not why: the more gradual of a cool-down you give it (more time over a broad range of temperatures), the larger the crystals will grow. The same amount of time spent at a constant temp (ie chucking it in the freezer) will not generate nearly as many crystals; it's not gradual enough.