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  Decent Hot Plate with Magnetic Stirrer

  Posted by natzam44 on October 27, 2018 at 10:02 pm

  Hello everyone!

  I have been looking around on the internet to see if I could find myself a relatively cheap hot plate with a magnetic stirrer. I only plan to use it for my hobbies so it does not need to be up to lab standards.

  My ideal price point is around $100CAD (cheaper would not be much of a problem). 

  Just wondering if anyone knows of any good ones. As of now, I am leaning towards this one here that I found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/YaeTek-Magnetic-Stirrer-Stirring-Capacity/dp/B079DJT8TD/ref=pd_sim_328_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B079DJT8TD&pd_rd_r=32037fbd-da32-11e8-943e-3f50e486d3b4&pd_rd_w=ep2pq&pd_rd_wg=3Yk1s&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_p=f2db799a-cb6a-4ff5-b84b-b317891b94a8&pf_rd_r=9YHNDYJXKYJN5CC5B7TP&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=9YHNDYJXKYJN5CC5B7TP

  I was actually hoping to spend around $80CAD but I don’t think that that will be possible if I want to have something which won’t fall apart after three days.

  Any input is appreciated.

  Thanks 

  gld010 replied 6 years ago 4 Members · 4 Replies

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  OldPerry

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  October 29, 2018 at 1:57 pm

  If you’re making cosmetic products, a magnetic stirrer isn’t really necessary.

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  Microformulation

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  October 29, 2018 at 2:01 pm

  If I were looking for any bells or whistles in a hot plate, it would be digital temperature control. You would find that a magnetic stirring bead would simply bind-up in the thicker viscosities of creams and lotions. You will likely be using an overhead lab stirrer instead.

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  natzam44

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  October 30, 2018 at 1:59 pm

  Thanks for the helpful responses @Perry @Microformulation

  I might end up a oidi g the magnetic stick then although I was planning on having digital temperature control.

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  gld010

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  October 30, 2018 at 3:56 pm

  I find stir bars helpful when pre-making slurries and small amounts of solutions (dyes, pH adjusters, etc) but we have a LOT of hot plates around, if you’re only buying one then you should probably focus on other features.

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