How to perform a proper melting point test?

[DeVille Papo]

Lol. Must have been a flood of orders. Bastards.

It works well and the dual laser feature is perfect for centering on a small pile of powder.

yeah i know. clicked on the link last night and was like, these mf'ers raised it already...

it does look sweet though. i would like to pick one up soon

 

[epote]

You could always use a thiele tube and thermometer, its the cheapest and very accurate, what you need are these:

a chemical stand
a thiele tube
a bunch of capillary tubes
a thermometer
a bunsen burner
and oil

you can get all that for like 100usd and its the way chemists used to work until electronic melting point test machines came out.

 

[ATodd]

You could always use a thiele tube and thermometer, its the cheapest and very accurate, what you need are these:

a chemical stand
a thiele tube
a bunch of capillary tubes
a thermometer
a bunsen burner
and oil

you can get all that for like 100usd and its the way chemists used to work until electronic melting point test machines came out.

I was just going to say, thinking back to my ealier chem days, the easiet way is with capilary tubes and thermometer. Ditch the bunsen burner and just use the stove.
atodd

 

[jack729]

Digital thermometer and ovens work great!
Cheep and effective

 

[beedix]

You could always use a thiele tube and thermometer, its the cheapest and very accurate, what you need are these:



a chemical stand

a thiele tube

a bunch of capillary tubes

a thermometer

a bunsen burner

and oil



you can get all that for like 100usd and its the way chemists used to work until electronic melting point test machines came out.

Nice post. Helpful

 

[BigSha]

Very good thread ! Thank you all for the great info !