Ok, thanks for the tips, I can just use the ethyl, I found another 30 ml bottle of it. Laboratory grade 95% too! Now i just have to ba careful to not burn my hands off.

As long as you don't drink too much you should be fine.

I practically have a whole lab here, getting a pic for you...

Damn, the pic stretched the board all up, ill just post a link.


Notice the shotglass has some old sulphur and an expired magnesium strip from an old experiment gone bad lol. I even have some chemical resistant gloves, pipette and tons of other glassware.
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I had a little alcohol burner but I got sick of soot in my cultures
now I use one of these..fully adjustable from hot enough to melt glass to a low standby flame.It gets a scalpel red hot in 3 seconds flat.

www.bernzomatic.com/bernzomatic/consumer...1&productId=BM019205

I also use it to flame a dish I use to rest my scalpel on when I'm between transfers.and I can use it to get rid of condensation on the inside of my petri dishes(Pyrex not plastic!)

$9.99 for the torch head alone at canadian tire
www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_...mary&fromSearch=true
$15.99 for the head with a tank of fuel.
www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_...mary&fromSearch=true

I found mine in the garbage(Free!)with 2 half empty tanks!(Free! Free!)

Peter

Like peterthinks, I prefer a torch too...they are way more convenient.
But the large propane ones are too bulky for me, I like the smaller butane ones like:
www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_...&bmUID=1105338417848