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\\ THE STILL \\
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\\ BY: COBALT-60 AND \\
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\\ AIRBORNE RANGER \\
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\\ FROM "THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND" \\
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DIAGRAM:
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RUBBER ________________________
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TUBING --! !
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! _____!______
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_!_ \ /
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\ / \ / RUBBER TUBING TO OUTSIDE>>>>
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PYREX ! ! \ /___________!______ _______
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FLASK-- ! ! \____/ _!_!_
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/ \ / \___/
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/ \ BUCKET W/WATER AND ICE / \
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__(_______)__ & RUBBER TUBE COILED INSIDE ! !
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! _______ ! AND OUT THROUGH A HOLE NEAR ! !
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! ! ! ! THE BOTTOM !_____!
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! ! ^^^ ! !
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! ! ! ! ! ! --TIN CAN STAND
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! ! / \ ! !
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! !! AB ! ! !
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!
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--------- ALCOHOL BURNER
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Once the Militant has his chemicals, he sets up his still. It is small,
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efficent and safe. In it he makes things like tear gas, prussic acid and
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occasionally distills alcohol.
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First, a flask is fitted with a one-hole rubber stopper. A short length of
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thin glass tubing is inserted into the hole. A five foot length of thin rubber
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tubing is fitted over the glass tube and coiled into the ice bucket and out
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through a hole in the bottom. The end of the tube is fitted over another glass
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tube which is in a two-hole stopper stuck into a bottle. The other hole
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contains another glass tube to which is attachedanother length of tubing which
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is long enough to reach outside to get rid of any noxious or poisonous fumes.
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The equipment for the still is cheap and simple to get. Most of it can be
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bought from your local drug store. They carry tubing, stoppers, glass- ware
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and many chemicals which they sell freely to doctors, students, etc. if you
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get on good terms with your druggist, and he doesn't know you're a freak, you
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can buy most of your stuff from him.
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A ring stand or tripod for the flask is more handy than the can in the
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diagram (Above^). But a tin can with slits cut in it for ventilation and the
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removal of the burner is usually adequate.
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The checklist of equipment is:
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[1] ALCOHOL LAMP.
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[2] RING STAND, TRIPOD, OR TIN CAN.
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[3] 500 ML OR LARGER FLASK (PYREX).
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[4] ASSORTMENT OF ONE AND TWO-HOLE AND HOLELESS STOPPERS OF VARIOUS SIZES.
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[5] ABOUT SIX YARDS OF 3/16" (INTERNAL DIAMETER) RUBBER TUBING.
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[6] ABOUT A FOOT OF SIX MILLIMETER (EXTERNAL DIAMETER) LABORATORY GLASS TUBING.
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[7] CHILD'S PLASTIC BUCKET.
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[8] RECIEVING BOTTLE.
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The hole in the bucket is made slightly smaller so the tube will fit snugly
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and prevent leakage.
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Full strength wood alcohol for the lamp can be bought at the drug store.
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Rubbing alcohol, although 30% water will burn in the lamp, but not so well.
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You can distill the pure alcohol off the water from rubbing alcohol.
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This is best done over a gas or electric stove. First a large with a ouple
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inches of water in it is put on the burner while the others are turned off.
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The still is set up as in the illustration except the recieving bottle is
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larger and doesn't need a tube going outside (For distilling alcohol). The
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flask is filledwith rubbing alcohol to just under the neck and set in the pan
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of boiling water.
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In this setup a coathanger wire with a loop in it's middle is put over the
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neck of the flask, and secured to the sides of the pan. The reason for this
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being that as the alcohol evaporates, the flask gets lighter and lighter until
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it rises in the water and topples over, shattering.
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Another consideration is to make shure the tube does not flop over and
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collapse. This can be prevented by hanging a string from the ceiling by which
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the the tubing is held above the flask.
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The tubing should be further supported so that it does not touch the hot edge
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of the pan and melt.
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When the action starts the alcohol will fairly flow into the collecting
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bottle. WHen it stops, all that is left in the flask is water. If this were
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left alone, water would start dripping, much slower than alcohol, but this is
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not wanted.
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This is the only case where you should distill over a stove. A stove is
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Harder to control than an alcohol lamp. It is also harder to clean up than a
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table in case of an accident.
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Later on, look for more soon!
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/ \ /\
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| O B A L T - 6 0 & /----\ I R B O R N E
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\______/ / \ R A N G E R
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