Magnetic Stir Plate

[ppurcell]

I'm selling a used magnetic stirrer with a 2.5" stir bar. The plate is about 10" and is adjustable from 0 (off) to 10 (top speed). Cosmetically there is a fair amount of missing paint from when it's life prior to coming into my possession.

I got it from LabX for $50 and it works fine. I never made the Kalk reactor I planned to use it for, so I'll sell it for same price I paid for it if anyone wants it.

Located in Naperville. Might consider a trade, but I'm not sure what I need right now... maybe a fish or sps.

The camera is AWOL right now, so I'll post a pic when it turns up if needed.

 

[DaveBien]

MJ and Karen want to know if they could use it to make Margaritas ??

 

[kimoy]

pics would be helpfull

 

[ppurcell]

Ok, I guess I should have taken actual measurements before I posted dimensions.

Here is a pic of the Thermodyne Nuova II stir plate:

7" stir plate, 1" stir bar. And I'll sell for $40 instead of $50

If you want to use it to stir margaritas, it should do THAT just fine too.

 

[ostrow]

Phil, exactly how would this work? I don't see how, from this picture, it has any application in our hobby.

Unless, do you set a kalk reactor on top of it with a bar inside the chamber on the bottom?

 

[ppurcell]

Joel, thanks for helping out my sale.

But actually, that is exactly what I was doing. I put a 5 gallon bucket on top of the stirrer and put it on a timer. I didn't plumb the ATO into it, but that would have been the next step to automate the process.

Originally I planned to build a recessed platform that the stirrer would sit in so that a large container (55 gallong plastic drum) could sit on top of it. That way I could mix a LOT of kalk and use that as the sole makeup for evaporation.

And I am sure there are other applications for a stirrer... just takes a problem and a little enginuity.

 

[ostrow]

That is what I was wondering, actually. I'd love to have it stir my 44gal kalk Brute. But I can't figure how to get it on top of there or get the stir bar in there in a way that would work.

But someone making a DIY kalk reactor could do that easily, just sit it on the plate.

See, I did help the sale!

 

[sugartooth]

I use one to make up enrichments and meds.
I find it very useful.