View Full Version : Alternatives to acetone?
Neuromancer
02-25-2010, 04:20 PM
Anything maybe less stinky or flammable?
Assassin48
02-25-2010, 04:21 PM
http://www.castlewholesalers.com/media/624QKSP94005
Witchdoctor
02-25-2010, 04:34 PM
Clear Springs grain alcohol
works great with Hawian punch too
Neuromancer
02-25-2010, 04:37 PM
Odorless mineral spirits the only data I could find on it said freezing point of -76
Also said boiling point of 340 so pretty sure that is in F, and would freeze up with DIce
Just need a couple shots of grain in there right? that might be doable.
Isn't grain alcohol as flammable as acetone? Don't top fuel cars run on that shit?
Kal-EL
02-25-2010, 04:44 PM
91% alcohol worked o.k. for me. I dunno which one was worst, the acetone or the alcohol. Both of them are really jacked up when you're sealed in an airtight office with an a/c unit circulating fumes.
The acetone fumes make u jumpy.
The alcohol fumes make your eyes burn and you can taste it after an 8 hour binge.
Ventillation is kinda important.
Neuromancer
02-25-2010, 04:52 PM
Yeah grain alcohol is flammable I thought it might be less fumy though especially at -70C
If I have a tracking number on my CPU tomorrow, I will pick up some rubber eraser and I guess hit Homedepot and grab some dryer vent and some acetone :(
I got warm clothes so will just crack on window a smidge and have a HS yate pushing fumes out the other window.
Witchdoctor
02-25-2010, 05:05 PM
We used Grain when I was dicing witj D and Gun back in Janruary
worked great... i did not notice the fumes .... but I may be immune to them ...... LOL
Neuromancer
02-25-2010, 05:10 PM
Might just make me thirsty
(Remember Rich finish the Benches before the bottle)
HITandRUN
02-25-2010, 05:21 PM
Isopropyl alcohol did the trick for me and I dont really remember it being really stinky. :cool3:
Neuromancer
02-25-2010, 05:26 PM
Hmm not sure if I have any 91% laying around still might have chucked them, simple enough to go get some more though :)
Gutterz
02-25-2010, 05:45 PM
Ive got a bottle of mint rubbing alchohol, smells like Listerine.
ocgmj
02-25-2010, 07:24 PM
Use vodka :thumbsup:
Buckeye
02-25-2010, 07:46 PM
Use vodka :thumbsup:
Was just gonna say that. I can't remember what temp it freezes at but I can find out. Ever Clear has a lower freezing point but I just can't get any out here.
I use it with the Phantom Dual Wall setup at max LN2 temps it did freeze solid.
Here you go...
• Wood alcohol (methanol)
– freezes at -97.8° C (-144.0° F)
– boils at 64.7° C (148.5°F)
• Grain alcohol (ethanol)
– freezes at -114.1° C (-173.4° F) -- Everclear Alcohol? Something 180+ Proof
– boils at 78.5° C (173.3° F)
• Liquors:
– 24 proof liquor freezes at -6.7°C (20°F)
– 64 proof liquor freezes at -23.33°C (-10°F)
– 84 proof liquor freezes at -34.44°C (-30°F)
• Isopropyl Alcohol
– 90% isopropyl freezes around -90.0°C
Witchdoctor
02-26-2010, 12:01 AM
That would be a terrible waste of perfectly good Vodka ???? :shock:
Dentlord
02-26-2010, 03:04 AM
Does alcohol evaporate like mad out of your pot so you have to keep adding it?
Witchdoctor
02-26-2010, 03:20 AM
Yea you just have to keep an eye on it
But we were adding very small amounts like a cap or two at a time
Buckeye
02-26-2010, 06:08 AM
hmm interesting, with the Phantom I did not have to add any, maybe because the container is so big that I didnt notice.
Be carefull adding room temp alcohol to some thats -70c :ohcrap:
Witchdoctor
02-26-2010, 06:17 AM
That makes for the best pics as the steam rolls across the rack ........:thumbsup:
Kinda erry looking and mad scientist like ........ :clapping:
ReverendMaynard
02-26-2010, 06:28 AM
I like acetone. Alcohol tends to gel, acetone doesn't. Just a matter of preference though, whatever works for the individual.
Neuromancer
03-24-2010, 01:48 PM
Hmm weird I did not have a lot of problems with the 99% isopropyl evaporating... it did turn to Jelly in the DIce snow though. Methinking it was only 70% and they just slapped a 99% label on it
Witchdoctor
03-24-2010, 02:56 PM
Useing Acetone this weekend and it worked great ...
fumes don't bother me one bit ..... I can eat that shit for breakfast ..... :ohcrap:
Neuromancer
03-24-2010, 05:35 PM
Yeah I just bought a bottle of acetone yesterday, and looks like I will not be DIcing for a while LOL.. hmm maybe on the i7...
You say that, but then you get the shakes when you drive near the source... then say fork it and buy 30 lbs. Then drive home @ 90mph so you can hurry up and get your fix..... it's ok, we all do it.
:ohcrap: