Any tricks for fast drying a plastic pipette?

[Lucas J Holden]

I've used the same 2 disposable plastic pipettes that came with my initial flavors for the last 3 years.

While mixing, I just run it under the faucet then shake it like a Polaroid picture. When done, I stick it in my brush holder on the windowsill pointed down. That's just me.

I do the same because although they are cheap they are not good for the environment to keep throwing away so I try to reuse everything that I can including old plastic ejuice bottles or just buy glass ones now. I will have to get one of those bottle holder’s that you mentioned or a test tube rack.

 

[stols001]

I was gonna say hair dryer on low but like, I think the condensed air would work too.

Also, I don't believe you have to toss them all or anything but maybe you could IDK buy like 20 of them and just rotate and wash as you go because really, they should be sort of naturally dry by the time you get back to number one.

Anna

 

[uthinkofsomething]

I was gonna say hair dryer on low but like, I think the condensed air would work too.

Also, I don't believe you have to toss them all or anything but maybe you could IDK buy like 20 of them and just rotate and wash as you go because really, they should be sort of naturally dry by the time you get back to number one.

Anna

I have 10, and if I stayed on top of things, we'd have one less thread to discuss here.

 

[smacuser]

Need to say, most of my flavors are in dripper bottles; My initial purchase was from One Stop.

 

[Mordacai]

A simple idea may be to use a drill with an orange stick or something similar in the chuck and then attach the pipette with elastic bands and then spin.

 

[uthinkofsomething]

A simple idea may be to use a drill with an orange stick or something similar in the chuck and then attach the pipette with elastic bands and then spin.

That would be a lot easier than shaking by hand.
I like it.

 

[Mordacai]

@uthinkofsomething, I blame it on too many hours spent watching Macgyver.

 

[stols001]

I blame it on the masculine gender that believes if something uses tools it is a better solution.

Some of us peaceable women folk just buy enough to develop a peaceable routine and nature takes its course.

Then WE get called the BIG SHOPPERS for buying oh 50 pipettes instead of a drill and the right ATTACHMENT to that drill.

LOL. I don't care how you dry em, glad you found ah, a SOLUTION but COME on now. Heh.

Anna

 

[Mordacai]

@stols001, you're only jealous because you didn't think of it.

 

[stols001]

You are correct, and I have the husband to think of that stuff for me.

When I had all my teeth removed at once and well BONE shaving they were like, ":You can't smoke." The husband rigged me up this attachment to ta drill that shot smoke right through my nose down my throat into my lungs..

Don't ask me how he did it I have no clue. But I realize drills can be handy things. Like I said whatever floats your boat.
Anna

 

[Mordacai]

Sounds like a centrifugal pump @stols001. And if it works, that's the main point.

But I was just thinking along the lines of what most folks have laying around at one side, I personally would use a Haenim UV sterilizer and dryer. As I have one at one side and if folks were wondering, they're not cheap.

 

[Jebbn]

Im going to stick one in the microwave.
Back in 30 seconds.

 

[Jebbn]

30 seconds, no problem.

Back in 1min 30 secs.

 

[Jebbn]

1min 30sec's no problem.

Back in 2min's

 

[Jebbn]

2minutes no problem.

Guess what?

There is still moisture in it.

You can stick a disposable pipette in a microwave.

 

[uthinkofsomething]

2minutes no problem.

Guess what?

There is still moisture in it.

You can stick a disposable pipette in a microwave.

This was another issue I had with microwaving one, I had my doubts that it would dry at all. Microwaves are funny like that.
I and I'm sure others greatly appreciate you sacrificing your time and energy to the cause of science.

 

[Mordacai]

Thermoplastics and boiling water, not a good mix.

 

[r77r7r]

U'llthinkofsomething

 

[uthinkofsomething]

U'llthinkofsomething

 

[stols001]

I want to see what happens when you microwave it overnight, but I might suggest like, sleeping elsewhere. And removing your valuables, you steeds, your, well yeah everything but the microwave and the pipette.

It's for science.
Anna