SabbathViper
Greenlighter
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- Feb 2, 2012
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So I'm still trying to run some tests and figure how best to dose this 25C-NBOME that I now have in my possession for me and my "circle". I had assumed it'd be straightforward and we'd have some measured out for this weekend, but that is toast - I'm not going to rush this. I'm comfortable with the liquid measuring and whatnot, but the blotters themselves are proving problematic.
I've sourced a couple varying sheets of #14 (140lb, cold press, natural white, rough texture) watercolor paper, and have been testing it's absorption of 250ul of water drops. First off, the drops are a lot larger than I anticipated (I may have to source a smaller volume pipette and up the concentration per ml and use smaller drops for convenience). In any case, it seems as if the drops don't soak very well into the material. They simply stay pooled on top, in little balls, for hours. That is fairly confusing to me, as this type of paper has been touted to be the "standard" blotter paper of choice. I would say at least 3 hours before the drops are gone, and I'm not convinced that it's soaked into the material so much as evaporated. My goal is not to evaporate water off of the surface, leaving only the 25C-NBOME on the surface, which would be extremely wasteful. I want it to soak into the interior of the paper, obviously.
Why is it that when you get a drop of liquid onto a piece of drawing paper, that you immediately have intense absorption on the bottom of the drop? Is it simply the thin dimensions of the paper?
Thanks for your insight guys. This is more challenging than I thought, but it's pretty interesting - I like challenges. I know there's a way to satisfy this dilemma.
PS - This is only for me and my friends. A few of us will probably snort it but the majority would rather take it "the old fashioned way", whatever that means (I used to drop on cubes more than blotters where I was from, but to each their own)
EDIT: I've done research obviously, and I am thinking of sourcing some actual blotting paper. Apparently watercolor paper has a coating (which is apparent on inspection) which is to prevent paint from bleeding uncontrollably on the surface into other paints/colors. However, that is merely a hindrance for this application, which is why I'm thinking of going the blotting paper route.
I've sourced a couple varying sheets of #14 (140lb, cold press, natural white, rough texture) watercolor paper, and have been testing it's absorption of 250ul of water drops. First off, the drops are a lot larger than I anticipated (I may have to source a smaller volume pipette and up the concentration per ml and use smaller drops for convenience). In any case, it seems as if the drops don't soak very well into the material. They simply stay pooled on top, in little balls, for hours. That is fairly confusing to me, as this type of paper has been touted to be the "standard" blotter paper of choice. I would say at least 3 hours before the drops are gone, and I'm not convinced that it's soaked into the material so much as evaporated. My goal is not to evaporate water off of the surface, leaving only the 25C-NBOME on the surface, which would be extremely wasteful. I want it to soak into the interior of the paper, obviously.
Why is it that when you get a drop of liquid onto a piece of drawing paper, that you immediately have intense absorption on the bottom of the drop? Is it simply the thin dimensions of the paper?
Thanks for your insight guys. This is more challenging than I thought, but it's pretty interesting - I like challenges. I know there's a way to satisfy this dilemma.
PS - This is only for me and my friends. A few of us will probably snort it but the majority would rather take it "the old fashioned way", whatever that means (I used to drop on cubes more than blotters where I was from, but to each their own)
EDIT: I've done research obviously, and I am thinking of sourcing some actual blotting paper. Apparently watercolor paper has a coating (which is apparent on inspection) which is to prevent paint from bleeding uncontrollably on the surface into other paints/colors. However, that is merely a hindrance for this application, which is why I'm thinking of going the blotting paper route.
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