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This is a good calculator, I was impressed with the product purity and how it even takes an account displacement when overdosed That's a calculation a lot of people forget to do.
I was playing around the unknown substance doesn't appear to be working or calculating.
I have about 10 more displacement numbers for unlisted gear if it would be beneficial for you to add those in? What was the source for the displacement numbers? MSDS or internet? I realize different chemical sorces can offer different densities cm3, were multiple checked and the average of we're or just the first one. Some of the displacements I have are slightly different. 2000ml the difference in volume 0 to 20ml
So 2% worst case variance is quite acceptable in human pharmaceutical distribution. I'm just one of those anal people that want to be exact even though in situations above it is ignificant.
Seriously very good calculator, I hope it didn't come off too critical and more inquisitive.
 
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Good calculator. What I am currently using.
Thank you for the effort and time you put into this @Impono much appreciated

If you do any revisions in future what do you think about adding the option for an additional solvent? EO?
 
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Thanks for the comments lads. I can certainly add other solvents and blends etc. It was something I hosted just to help the community but I will update it again once I have time to spend on it. Rather busy with work at present etc.
 
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This is a good calculator, I was impressed with the product purity and how it even takes an account displacement when overdosed That's a calculation a lot of people forget to do.
I was playing around the unknown substance doesn't appear to be working or calculating.
I have about 10 more displacement numbers for unlisted gear if it would be beneficial for you to add those in? What was the source for the displacement numbers? MSDS or internet? I realize different chemical sorces can offer different densities cm3, were multiple checked and the average of we're or just the first one. Some of the displacements I have are slightly different. 2000ml the difference in volume 0 to 20ml
So 2% worst case variance is quite acceptable in human pharmaceutical distribution. I'm just one of those anal people that want to be exact even though in situations above it is ignificant.
Seriously very good calculator, I hope it didn't come off too critical and more inquisitive.

Hey there! Cheers for chiming in.

I drew the foundational info from Basskiller, as I have a comprehensive copy of their data.

Should you wish to contribute further displacement figures, I'd certainly welcome them. In terms of displacement accuracy, the minuscule differences would likely not impact the majority of users of this calculator. In reality, even larger quantities would undergo testing, and any required adjustments would be made following a pilot batch.
 

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Cool give me a day or 2 I will post up so whenever you get an opportunity between work and family.
 

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Instead of worrying about displacements, I always found it easier to simply mix the solvents and raws first, and then simply fill the carrier oil to your desired volume. Last I checked (admittedly a long time ago), this is more akin to how the pharmaceutical industry does it. Though in fairness, you have to make sure your beaker is fairly accurate, or IDEALLY use a graduated cylinder with a low margin of error. Otherwise what looks like 1000ml according to the graduations on your beaker can easily be 1200ml and now you've underdosed your product.

In any case, great calculator. Has all the bells and whistles. If you don't have a graduated cylinder, it's probably better to use something like this. Especially for home brewing. Best one I've seen. The "Add a cheeky bit?" feature is my favorite lol.
 

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That is definitely another way accurate way to do it I didn't want to mention it here in the calculator post so people didn't get confused.
 
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Instead of worrying about displacements, I always found it easier to simply mix the solvents and raws first, and then simply fill the carrier oil to your desired volume. Last I checked (admittedly a long time ago), this is more akin to how the pharmaceutical industry does it. Though in fairness, you have to make sure your beaker is fairly accurate, or IDEALLY use a graduated cylinder with a low margin of error. Otherwise what looks like 1000ml according to the graduations on your beaker can easily be 1200ml and now you've underdosed your product.

In any case, great calculator. Has all the bells and whistles. If you don't have a graduated cylinder, it's probably better to use something like this. Especially for home brewing. Best one I've seen. The "Add a cheeky bit?" feature is my favorite lol.
However the problem with that would be, and correct me if I'm wrong. If we're talking about making 1,000 ml it wouldn't matter if your Beaker was accurate or not, because the oil is going to expand when it heats up, and therefore let's say you're making test p at 100mg/ml. The melting point is about 252°F, so if you add your carrier oil at that temperature it's going to look like you have over 1100ml in the beaker. Right? Now you let it cool down, and then your gonna have about 950ml. So does that mean it's now underdosed or overdosed?

Sorry man I'm always thinking too deep, but if you want an accurately dosed product that's not how you're going to get it...
 

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However the problem with that would be, and correct me if I'm wrong. If we're talking about making 1,000 ml it wouldn't matter if your Beaker was accurate or not, because the oil is going to expand when it heats up, and therefore let's say you're making test p at 100mg/ml. The melting point is about 252°F, so if you add your carrier oil at that temperature it's going to look like you have over 1100ml in the beaker. Right? Now you let it cool down, and then your gonna have about 950ml. So does that mean it's now underdosed or overdosed?

Sorry man I'm always thinking too deep, but if you want an accurately dosed product that's not how you're going to get it...
Breakers are for heating not measurement, measure with a quality graduated cylinder to get as close to spot on that can be done, pipettes are even more so but who is going to use one for 1000ml.
 

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However the problem with that would be, and correct me if I'm wrong. If we're talking about making 1,000 ml it wouldn't matter if your Beaker was accurate or not, because the oil is going to expand when it heats up, and therefore let's say you're making test p at 100mg/ml. The melting point is about 252°F, so if you add your carrier oil at that temperature it's going to look like you have over 1100ml in the beaker. Right? Now you let it cool down, and then your gonna have about 950ml. So does that mean it's now underdosed or overdosed?

Sorry man I'm always thinking too deep, but if you want an accurately dosed product that's not how you're going to get it...
Not at all thinking is good. If you're going to use that method what most people do is use a graduated cylinder fill up the beaker mark it, then empty it. so when you pour the carrier in you have you stopping point.

I would hate to see the cost of a 1000ml pipette, hell I've never seen one, I'm sure someone makes it.
 

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However the problem with that would be, and correct me if I'm wrong. If we're talking about making 1,000 ml it wouldn't matter if your Beaker was accurate or not, because the oil is going to expand when it heats up, and therefore let's say you're making test p at 100mg/ml. The melting point is about 252°F, so if you add your carrier oil at that temperature it's going to look like you have over 1100ml in the beaker. Right? Now you let it cool down, and then your gonna have about 950ml. So does that mean it's now underdosed or overdosed?

Sorry man I'm always thinking too deep, but if you want an accurately dosed product that's not how you're going to get it...
As you wouldn't use 1000ml of oil for that product but around 746ml then with all the other ingredients added as they take up volume and need to be accounted for what it expands to when heated does not matter as you measure thing at room temperature as that is what the final product comes out at. Which would be 1000ml. At the desired concentration.
 
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Like the new updates you just did this week @Impono
Thank you for your effort in making some helpful adjustments.
Appreciated

Also adding the blend calculator people keep asking for. Started it last night but fell asleep while doing it🤦‍♂️😂

Will look something like this, any thing else needed?

FYI this is non working and just me making the template at the moment.
 

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