Preping single doses for long-term storag

[transit]

Swim has been trying to figure out a method for preparing
individual doses of research chemicals which can be stored for the long
term. One possible method is the blotter approach.

Another method that swim is considering is the use of
capsules. One problem with capsules is
that even the smallest size is much larger than is needed for doses such as 10
mg. As a result, along with the research
chemical, the capsule will contain air with oxygen and a degree of humidity
(given the practicalities of the environment in which this will take place). Since both oxygen and humidity contribute to
the decay of research chemicals this is a potential problem for long-term
storage.

One possible solution to this problem would be to replace
the air in the capsule with a solid. In
other words, after placing the desired amount of the research chemical in the
capsule, the capsule would be topped off with another solid/powder. It would be important that the solid be
nonreactive with the research chemical and not be toxic/harmful/disruptive to
the human body.

Swim would appreciate suggestions as to the ideal solid/powder
for this purpose (or other suggestions to deal with preparing individual doses
for long-term storage).

The intent is for the capsules to be stored in sealed glass
containers with desiccant and oxygen absorbers, and placed in a freezer.

[dogcow]

SWIMhasleft RC's dosed in caps for a few months (6mo now), doesnt seem like anythig has degraded to any significant noticeable degree , keep emin a dark place. The capsules used where from cranberry extract supliments, so if you want you can just pour out a little bit of the extract and leave the rest in there.


The problem with the blotter, in the long run, seems to me that you have to glue the paper together and eventually the glue is gonna dry up and it will fall apart.





-dc


ps - good sig, i like bill hicks alot as wellEdited by: dogcow

[transit]

Originally Posted by dogcow

eventually the glue is gonna dry up and it will fall apart.

Swim was especially concerned about that happening given his plans to store
them along with a desiccant.

Originally Posted by dogcow

SWIMhasleft RC's dosed in caps for a few months
(6mo now), doesnt seem like anythig has degraded to any significant noticeable

Given the trends towards greater control of research chemicals, swim was
thinking in terms of a much longer “long term.”
What's available now, may not be available in a few years (or for that
matter, in a few months) -- thus the plans for storage.
</span>What has minimal effect over 6 months, would potentially have a substantial
effect over several years. Also he is interested in some particulary fragile chemicals.






Swim is trying to come up with a “filler” that would be very
nonreactive. </span>He is concerned that things
like cranberry extract might be rather acidic and might contribute to decay of
the chemicals. </span>Thanks for your input.

[joachimist]

here in france we have a new sort of blotters (often said to be lsd be i
don't think it is really)
they are called "geltabs" "gelatines" "gelats" ...
they look like small plastic squares, size is aprox 0,5cm X 0,5cm, maybe
little smaller.
they are made from porc gelatine.
they exist in different colors (orange, red, violet) for differents types and
power of trip (said to be different lsd, like lsd25 lsd8 lsd50 etc...)
there is the letter U on each square
they do conserve their efficacity much better than classic blotters, and
they can be handled easier,
you can let them in your mouth, they "disapear" (became liquid, i dont
know the english word) slowly, without any noticeable acidity, just a little
taste not bad.
so the effect is coming up really fast.

i think it is not hard to make your owns
swim is really thinking about it

[Nagognog2]

Tiny squares, sometimes flat, sometimes domed, are what is called Windowpane here in the USA. Was common back in the early 1970's on. Usually indicated clean and powerful LSD25. Most people sought these out over either tablet or blotter forms.


The word you were trolling for regards "disapear"(disappear) is dissolve. End of English lesson.

[Toltec]

I'm curious, how do you make window pain? \


Thanks


Edited by: Toltec

[joachimist]

hum windowpan is a strange name...
but i really believe it is not difficult to make it from easily available
alimentary gelatine.
try first without active substance to be sure of what your are doing

a good idea to know how is dispersed (? repartited? sorry for bad english)
the active on your bloters or windowpane is to first add an alimentary
colorant to the concentrated solution, then you'll notice any eventual
problem by seeing the different intensity of color.

[nanobrain]

^being Kosher, Hallal, vegan, vegetarian and on an Aurvedic detox diet, one may wish to consider agar-agar instead of horns 'n hooves (gelatin) as the binder / carrier.


P.S. how do you make a hormone? dont pay her...Edited by: nanobrain

[Pinkavvy]

About the adhesive/glue coming apart... Swim has never had a problem with this. The adhesive used is a soy resin based non-toxic adhesive that contains NO WATER. the reason you elmers glue dries up and comes apart is because the water in the glue dissolved making it crumble apart. If you use an soy oil/resin based glue, the problem of it coming apart is not a fear at all.

Making windowpane is very simple. Swim's friend found a light fixture that is the perfect mold and uses an agar based geletin. There are two ways to dose it, the first being the safest and easiest laymen way. you lay your first layer of gelitan, lay the pre-weighed doses, and lay a second layer of gelitan. A bulk way to go about it is much trickier as it requires a perfectly level working surface, and very accurate dilution. Add pre-measured ammount of chemical to the mixture of agar and liquid. Then pour the solution into the perfectly level mold of say 100 hits of whatever ammount you are making. This danger of this method is that if you don't have a perfectly level surface you will have stronger doses on one side and weaker doses on the other.

[transit]

This thread was started to explore ways to prep individual
doses in a manner that would allow them to be stored for the long term. </span>


Swim wonders whether the use of gelatin would expose the research
chemical to moisture which would contribute to breakdown – especially with
relatively “fragile” substances such as 4-aco-dipt. </span>The window pane approach sounds like an
excellent method for prepping doses that will be used within a relatively short
period of time; however, Swim is dubious about its appropriateness for doses
being prepared for long-term storage (years, not just months). </span>He would very much like to hear others
experiences/opinions on this.


As well, to recall the original question at the top of this
thread, when individual doses are put into capsules, what “cutting agent” would
be best for filling the rest of the capsule so as to remove the air? – the “cutting
agent” would need to be very non reactive with the research chemical and non
toxic/harmful/disruptive to the human body.


Obvious possible substances such as lactose, powdered milk,
soy baby formula powder, powdered vitamin B 12, and Ovaltine would meet the
concerns about being non toxic to the body; however, Swim is concerned that
such substances might react over the long term with the research chemical and
as such would be no better than leaving the air in the capsule. </span>Any opinions?
</span>


The inert/noble gases would be the best choice in terms of
reactivity, but Swim would prefer a solid.
</span>The best idea that he has come up with so far is calcium – any opinions
of how that would be? – no problem for the body, but what about reactivity with
the research chemical? And what would be better?


Maybe Swim will need to give further thought to the blotter
approach; but for now he would like to find a filler that is nonreactive with research
chemicals, that could be used to make the use of capsules work.

[Solidly-here]

If you want to store many Grams of RCs, why break them into 1,000 parts first?


If I wanted to "Deep" store 20 Grams of RC (4-HO-DiPT for instance), I would keep it all in one container. If I thought I would use a couple Grams sooner, I would "Deep" store 17 Grams, and keep the rest available for use: Gulp ... Mmm.


You are suggesting that you want to have 1,000 containers, and then make sure that they all will survive the wiles of life for years. Hmm.


First, I would not want to cap-up a bunch of 10 MG Hits, because a couple years later I may want to take 14 MG. This would mean that I would have to re-open EVERY Hit, and then re-measure every Hit to my new preference.


Second,the place of storage does not have unlimited space (especially in a Fridge). I would not want to waste a lot of space, and then have to see it every time I microwave a pizza. I would rather have all of my RC hermetically sealed in one small package, and toss the package in the back (or tape it inside the door).


So, Transit, why would you want to pre-packagea thousand Hits? Inquiring minds want to know.

[transit]

Thanks for your comments Solidly-here.


I have heard that Swim primarily makes use of such
substances on an individual basis. </span>As
well, he generally only makes use of these materials once or twice a
month. </span>With more than a dozen substances
of current interest, while one may receive repeated attention, it is also the
case that any one may not be revisited for a year or more. Consequently, he is
working with quantities and numbers of doses substantially less than those you
used in your example. </span>So no interest
whatsoever in storing anything near a thousand containers, especially not for
any one chemical.


While there are obviously advantages to a single small
package, swim does not like the idea of having to unthaw everything and open
the package (exposing it to humidity and oxygen) merely to measure out possibly
as little as 10 mg of one substance.
</span>Your idea of splitting one’s stock into two with the larger one
remaining in relatively long-term deep storage with only the smaller quantity
being accessed on a more frequent basis makes sense.


To detail Swim’s plan a bit further with one example, he
plans to separate his material into 10 glass vials sized such that the
substance comes to the top of the vial leaving virtually no room for air. </span>These vials would be stored in another
container along with desiccant and oxygen absorber and placed in a freezer. </span>When accessed, only one vial would be thawed
and opened and at that time individual doses would be measured out and re-stored
except for those wanted for immediate use.
</span>So yes, Swim does want to attempt to ensure that “they all will survive the
wiles of life for years” some in individual dose form and the rest in
relatively bulk form. </span>His initial
question above focused only on that part that he was wanting assistance with.


Swim agrees that minimizing the space involved in storage is
desirable for a variety of reasons. </span>However,
Swim has access to a friend’s top opening chest freezer which is at least 10
degrees colder than his fridge freezer.
</span>Swim has read that a decrease of 10 degrees is accompanied by an
approximate halving in the rate of chemical breakdown. </span>Whether this figure is correct, it is clear
that colder temperatures reduce chemical activity. </span>The chest freezer also has the advantage of
burying the materials discretely under piles of containers of food. </span>As well it is bigger and imposes fewer
restrictions on the amount that can be stored.
</span>Remember that the amount that he is working with is far less than that
in your example so the space expected to be involved is not really that big of
a deal.


Your point about the potential change in desired doses is
clearly the biggest problem with the approach that Swim is exploring of
prepping individual doses well in advance of their use; however, this problem
will be minimized by prepping only a portion of the material into individual
doses at one time.


There are obvious advantages to prepping individual doses in
advance (along with some disadvantages).
</span>Whether one uses the blotter approach, window panes, capsules, or some
other approach that Swim has not yet thought of, it is clearly preferable to
proceed in a way that minimizes the decay of the research chemical and that
does not have negative effects on the body.
</span>While the decay issue is less of a concern with many (if not all) of the
phenethylamines, it is much more of a concern with many of the tryptamines,
especially it appears with those of the “aco” variety. </span>Thus, especially for these chemicals, if one
is prepping individual doses even a short period in advance of their intended
use, it seems reasonable to minimize moisture and oxygen. </span>Thus Swim’s thought to remove the air in the
capsules by replacing it with a solid – and thus his question as to what solid
is least likely to react with the research chemical. </span>Whether the storage is for 10 years or only a
few weeks, finding the best substance for this purpose seems desirable if one
is using capsules. </span>

[transit]

Originally Posted by nanobrain

one may wish to consider agar-agar instead
of horns 'n hooves (gelatin) as the binder / carrier.

Originally Posted by pinkavvy

uses an agar based geletin.

Swim had rejected the window pane option in part based on
the standard source of gelatin. </span>Thanks
for pointing out the alternative.

[Solidly-here]

Vacuum-pack SWIM's RCs . . . one way to get the air out.


If your main concern is about air infiltration, just buy one of those $100 Vacuum sealers. Then, when you get your individual doses prepared, pop them into a vacuum jar, and suck-out all of the air. Then toss that jar into the Deep Freeze.


This will save you the trouble of trying to fill containers to the brim, and save you from finding chemicals which are non-reactive to the RCs.

[Nagognog2]

"Nature hates a vacuum" is a very true addage. Vacuums tend to leak. Removing the air from said container with a hand-pump vacuum or water-line filter pump, and then filling the container with argon - welding supply shops - works. Argon is ideal as it's not only inert, but it's much heavier than air. So it will gladly settle down into a container, especially one that has had it's air mostly sucked out.

[transit]

Originally Posted by nagognog2

argon - welding supply shops

Thanks for the suggestion for where to get argon. </span>


Swim has looked at using inert/noble gases before. </span>Helium is easy to purchase due to its use in
filling balloons, however, the fact that it is lighter than air creates some
serious challenges to getting it into the container and keeping it there. </span>Argon is used for wine preserving, however,
most of the wine preserver products that swim has explored have also contained
nitrogen and CO2. </span>He has heard that CO2
is implicated in the breakdown of some chemicals so has avoided such.

[emineo]

Originally Posted by Pinkavvy

Making windowpane is very simple. Swim's friend found a light fixture that is the perfect mold and uses an agar based geletin. There are two ways to dose it, the first being the safest and easiest laymen way. you lay your first layer of gelitan, lay the pre-weighed doses, and lay a second layer of gelitan. A bulk way to go about it is much trickier as it requires a perfectly level working surface, and very accurate dilution. Add pre-measured ammount of chemical to the mixture of agar and liquid. Then pour the solution into the perfectly level mold of say 100 hits of whatever ammount you are making. This danger of this method is that if you don't have a perfectly level surface you will have stronger doses on one side and weaker doses on the other.

Just had a thought about method #1 with regards to method #2 and getting inconsistent doses.

Method #1 uses an agar layer, gelled to room temp, so that the next application has a level substrate, correct? Third layer added on top of the second just to encapsulate the additive suspended in the second layer?

I guess the key is to gel the first layer so there is a level foundation for the second layer.

Sounds like it would work pretty well, and if you used a mold of a known volume you could make some really funky shapes without even worrying about planarity!

What happens at the interface between layers when laid flat? Is there a lot of diffraction/refraction causing a noticable difference between layers?

[Toltec]

[QUOTE=Nagognog2]Tiny squares, sometimes flat, sometimes domed, are what is called Windowpane here in the USA. Was common back in the early 1970's on. Usually indicated clean and powerful LSD25. Most people sought these out over either tablet or blotter forms.QUOTE]

I talked with Owsley after this post and he says that;

Quote~Windowpane and blotter begin to go bad as soon as made up, the materials used (gelatin and paper) are destructive to the acid.

If this is true then theres need to be a pill designed to preserve LSD 100% of the time.

Here's the rest of the letter to me from Owsley~
I once emailed you before and asked you about the Orange Sunshine back in the San Francisco Bay Area. I took some of it then. I have had quite a bit of LSD in my time and it was so different feeling and so much more visual then say windowpane back then.

Windowpane and blotter begin to go bad as soon as made up, the materials used (gelatin and paper) are destructive to the acid.

Was there two batches made?

I haven't a clue- ask Tim or Nick. Most likely there were many batches made during their five year long enterprise.

>I read in a lot of places/forums that it was ALD-52 or STP/DOM and or LSD.

No, only acid. No-one has ever made ALD-52 except Hofmann. It has to be made from pure LSD at a yield of only 50% and turns into LSD the minute it is dissolved in water- only a complete moron would even try it, and the apparatus required is special.

Prior to Sunshine a few hundred yellow tabs were made up with a little STP added to the acid, but that chemical was deemed to be no good even mixed, and all the subsequent (orange) pills were just acid. I did not follow this too closely as I was under indictment at the time and did not need any further trouble.

How's your health by the way. There's talk you where sick. Well Thank you so much and I do wish you well

I have survived a neck cancer for 18 mo so far. The cure was not fun, but there was no alternative on offer- it worked.
--

Cheers,


Bear

http://www.XXXXXXX.org

[nanobrain]

hey good to hear the Bear is still aclawin'

Sands was quoted different but if the Bear isnt crikeyty, this puts a whole new sTpin on things...

in the 80's on one summer Dead tour, i had Black Pyramid Gels(tm) 400 mikes per, the black, shiny opaque gel sheet was pressed crinkled both ways so each hit formed a perfect tiny pyramid, black and goldflaked, from the Family, and lasted long time stored proper (5 on tongue, 18 hours ) j/k they did last, stored proper.

as most paper is acidic, i assume pH of binder should be neutral or a tad alkaline??? what exactly in the binder would prove destructive to LSD i wonder?

[Toltec]

I believe all he is saying is based from what he knew at the time. He did "only" press pills when he was making LSD in the mid to late 60's.

Although I believe LSD in Pill form with the proper fillers and or antioxidants or UV protectives suggested a few days back, Is a great idea. LSD should be placed in the most protective environment as possible. Surly there is a way!

I hear you bout those Black gels with the gold on them. They where quality, two of them lasted, and gave me many peeks with the help of da bud!
cheers

[Dogears]

I wouldn't worry to much about "air in the capsule" with phenethylamines as they are pretty stable of a long time. Even with tryptamines once the small amount of air in the capsule reacts with the tryptamine there will be no further oxidation as long as the capsule is air tight and not reopened.

[Nagognog2]

Umm...not quite true. Gelatin is a porous substance, as are the windows of your house. Hence wrapping things in layers will slow the inevitable degradation of x, y, and z. If you wanted to be as safety-conscious as possible - Wrap it in a shell of silica gel surrounded by activated carbon in a vacuum. Or a container filled with an inert gas such as argon.

[astenu]

SWIM has found potency of 2ct2 unchanged after 2 years of storage in a light protected package

[Blizzard777]

Swim wants to know if the following is a good possible method for deep freeze storing RC's

For example (numbers are hypothetical):

Swim has 10 g of a phenethylamine (2C-I) and 10 g of a tryptamine (5-MeO-DMT)

He decides to divide them into separate 1 g piles

He vacuum seals 9 of each of the piles into their own containers to be stored in a small chest deep freezer in a discreet lock box and kept frozen until needed for years to come (hopefully)


Weighing out doses anytime after frozen won't be too much of a problem since swim has an acculab-123 on the way

Any advice would be great, swim has a few questions:

What kind of container should swim vacuum seal his RC's in?

Are capsules still possibly a good option to combine with this?

Swim would like to keep the remaining 1 g of each RC at easier access, should he weigh out doses in capsules in store them?

Is it very degrading to the substance if a deep frozen gram is opened periodically anywhere from every 100-250 mg at a time for the course of over like a year or two?

Thanks for your time

[RaverHippie]

2c-* chemicals by nature are quite sturdy chemicals. The fact that it will be in the dark and rarely opened should give it a shelf-life of years. My raver friend has some in his freezer underneath some things just so it doesn't get mistaken by other ravers. It's simply in it's powder form and in an airtight resealable bag.

if swiy is going to legitimately vacuum seal them, capsules could get crushed from atmospheric pressure so adjust accordingly if premeasured doses are desired.

For the remaining pile that is accessed whenever, SWIY will most definitely use it up before any degradation is noticed. That has been my raver friend's experience and most other users on this forum would echo the same logic.

If you have anymore questions feel free to mention them.