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So I'm struggling with step 8. Seems like a lot of waste and loss for me here. I transferred extract from sep funnel added magnesium put in freezer. Now here I did the filter with vacuum. I think Buchner is way better than the setup I got as it leaked and volume is too large. So 1st when pouring into setup are you suppose to dump the whole thing in... I don't understand how to properly pour off the ether extraction without getting magnesium with it unless I don't pour all of the extract then at that point I have a lot of extract left with the magnesium what do I do with that remaining part to separate. Also I've attached pics of the leak. What do I do with this. Is this all waste . If there is magnesium that got through the filter what should I do? Basically stuck and waiting at this step
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It's joanlab vacuum filter... It was cheap but the design is all wrong it allows stuff to leak on the outside... Ya I will try pours differently I read the sticky Patton wrote helpful in clarifying things a bit
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@deeperdive36 It looks like it is a ball joint which is held together with a clamp.
Have you tried greasing the ball joint with grinding grease beforehand and turning the ball until the grinding becomes clear?
That should solve your problem.
Have you tried greasing the ball joint with grinding grease beforehand and turning the ball until the grinding becomes clear?
That should solve your problem.
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Ahhh I do remember reading somewhere about greasing it. I will try it today hopefully will fix the problem. Thanks.