Capsule and Baggie Size/Weight/Volumes

[Aetherius Rimor]

I could not seem to find a size/weight/volume chart for capsules/baggies, so I decided to make one using the information I could find. Source for capsule sizes/volumes is here: http://www.torpac.com/Reference/Torpac Size Chart.pdf

Weights for pills/baggies and volumes for baggies are still needed though. I filled in the ones I could figure out.

Assuming that there is some variance in weight based on manufacturer/materials used, I am also including a variance column for weight. I have had size 0 capsules show up as .1 and also .09. The current ones I have, I weighed 10 at once using my double point scale and it came out to 90mg. Since I have personally seen .1, I'm currently putting the average at 95 ± 10. As more data is collected, the averages/± values will change.

I'm hoping I can get some contributions from the Bluelight community in this endeavor.

If you wish to contribute to my personal project for weights, please use a scale with .001 resolution or .01 with 10 of the bag/capsule to acquire a milligram weight. The initial bag weights were done with a single baggie for the 2x2 and the 1x1, and with 10 3x2 divided by 10. 2x2 and 1x1 are estimates without the desired accuracy I specified above.

If someone can figure out how to get volume for baggies (whether online chart, or clever method) please contribute those values. I hope this hasn't been done before, because I attempted to search and could not find it.

I also am unaware of if bag sizes have a name other than by their dimensions, so if that information is available too, I would appreciate it.

Baggies Chart

Bag Size​	Width​	Height​	Volume​	Avg. Weight​	Weight Variance​
2/3x2/3​	2/3 inch​	2/3 inch​	?? ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
1x1​	1 inch​	1 inch​	?? ml​	100 mg​	±?? mg​
2x2​	2 inch​	2 inch​	?? ml​	500 mg​	±?? mg​
3x2​	3 inch​	2 inch​	?? ml​	1115 mg​	±?? mg​
3x3​	3 inch​	3 inch​	?? ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
4x4​	4 inch​	4 inch​	?? ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​

Capsules Chart

Capsule Size​	Diameter​	Locked Height​	Volume​	Avg. Weight​	Weight Variance​
000​	9.97 mm​	26.14 mm​	1.37 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
00​	8.53 mm​	23.30 mm​	0.95 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
0​	7.65 mm​	21.70 mm​	0.68 ml​	95 mg​	±10 mg​
1​	6.91 mm​	19.40 mm​	0.50 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
2​	6.35 mm​	18.00 mm​	0.37 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
3​	5.82 mm​	15.90 mm​	0.30 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
4​	5.31 mm​	14.30 mm​	0.21 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​
5​	4.91 mm​	11.10 mm​	0.13 ml​	?? mg​	±?? mg​

 

[themdyaunome]

Well volume=length*width*height. You would need to know approximately how wide the bag is. I think the easiest way to do this would be to fill it with air and seal it. Then measure.

 

[effie]

Thank you for your work and posting the results for others to use, but I have a question - can't you just use "tare" on your scales so you don't need to know the weight of the cap? Or (easiest option IMO) weight it out on a piece of paper (tared) then tip it into your capsule?

Weight is unreliable as different substances have a different mass/volume (especially if they are damp, but even if not..) so if you want to be accurate then weight is the way forwards.

 

[Aether]

Well volume=length*width*height. You would need to know approximately how wide the bag is. I think the easiest way to do this would be to fill it with air and seal it. Then measure.

Instead of air, fill the bag with water, and then measure the volume of the water.

can't you just use "tare" on your scales so you don't need to know the weight of the cap? Or (easiest option IMO) weight it out on a piece of paper (tared) then tip it into your capsule?

If you receive bags or capsules with the substance inside them, opening the bag/capsule and/or removing all the substance can prove problematic. This allows users to weigh their substance without such troubles.

 

[effie]

Okay I get you

Can't help though sorry! Maybe next time you get one, weigh the empty bag once product is gone, then the following time you will know roughly what it weighs?

 

[Pjkt2501]

One thing I've got to bring attention to - production of materials. Different companies / products have different specifications in terms of materials comprising the final result. The 00 capsule I get at my local health food store is likely to weigh more than an empty ginger 00 capsule from GNC.

Thanks for the effort, but the bags I've used are anywhere from 1.0 to 1.4g, and this is the regular fold-over sandwich baggie style, depending on brand. The $0.99 / 100 are much thinner than the slightly more expensive ones. I see you've accounted for it slightly, but with a variation of ~.5g, how does this help us users w/ .2 or .3 of say, Cocaine or MDMA left over?

 

[Aetherius Rimor]

If you receive bags or capsules with the substance inside them, opening the bag/capsule and/or removing all the substance can prove problematic. This allows users to weigh their substance without such troubles.

This is the reason I was searching for the information.

One thing I've got to bring attention to - production of materials. Different companies / products have different specifications in terms of materials comprising the final result. The 00 capsule I get at my local health food store is likely to weigh more than an empty ginger 00 capsule from GNC.

Thanks for the effort, but the bags I've used are anywhere from 1.0 to 1.4g, and this is the regular fold-over sandwich baggie style, depending on brand. The $0.99 / 100 are much thinner than the slightly more expensive ones. I see you've accounted for it slightly, but with a variation of ~.5g, how does this help us users w/ .2 or .3 of say, Cocaine or MDMA left over?

Yes there will be variance in weight, that is why the column exists. This is intended to give someone a chance at an educated guess rather than a "no f'ing idea" guess.

As far as fold over sandwich baggies, I'm primarily referring to small sized zip seal baggies you can get from a head shop, and those are the most likely containers received by end users who don't know what they're getting for this chart, where the weight differences would be in centigram range at most.

Also when you have a bag that's capable of holding 10g of a substance, ±.2 or .3 doesn't matter so much. Margin of error should scale in to proportion with volume.

Well volume=length*width*height. You would need to know approximately how wide the bag is. I think the easiest way to do this would be to fill it with air and seal it. Then measure.

Length*Width*Height volume calculations only work on a parallelepiped.

A sphere's volume calculation (closer than L*W*H but still not identical to a baggie) would be V=(4/3)πr³

A baggie.... only way to calculate volume would be to fill and measure due to the complex shape.