conical flasks

[aldee]

Any suggestions as to where to buy 3 & 5lt conical flasks in NZ.cheers.

[James P]

Try your local SGS.

Labwarehouse only stock up to 2 litre, although if there were enough people asking they make stock more.

[Mike Neilson]

Mate whats SGS?

[aldee]

I'm assuming the French testing company.
http://www.nz.sgs.com/

[James P]

What aldee said below! :) But looking further not the best.... maybe school supplies can supply bigger flasks?

I was thinking BioLab, not SGS.... but probably not them either...

[JoKing]

SGS have many labs all throughout the country.

I picked my 3 Liter on up from SGS New Plymouth for $40.

It's "Labware" and temp tollerant as well as heat shock tollerant to 200 degrees.

They can get a 5 Liter one for $60 - but seeing as how my demijohn was only $15 I flagged getting one that size.

[Mike Neilson]

Just to let you know, I just went out to Bio lab, they can sell 5l Flasks for $16 1L for $17? and 500mls for $11 but the catch is you have to place a $100 min and for under $250 theres a $35 surcharge, Im pretty keen on the above items, so that takes it up say $40 anyone else want to make it up to $100 those 5L Conicals are the business aye bets paying $16 for a 5l demijohn!!

[James P]

WTF..... that's cheap.... are they conical flasks heat rated?

How about Chris Utton @ Scientific Glassblowing based in Auckland?

[Mike Neilson]

Yip!! Awsome aye!!

[aldee]

Thanks, will give them a try.Found an NZ homebrew company that sells 5lt jobs for $179 !, craftbrewer is $79au but they aren't keen to post the fragile little beggars.

[James P]

$179... f**k..... I use a gallon demijohn which works okay, however the vortext is not "awesome" on the stirplate.... would that work for you?

[James P]

Yes, as it moves the stirbar further away (nearly outside) of the magnetic field, however it provides a bit of movement which helps IMHO. (In My Humble Opinion).

I just waiting to hear back from LWH for 5 litre conicals.....

[aldee]

Currently use a 5lt demijon myself but with the "shake the shit outta it" everytime I walk past it method, thought I might upgrade to a mag stirrer & conical so I can be as flash as the real brewers !!