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Friends - been a while but hoping the universal brains trust can help me ... Chemistry teacher is commenting on how the stream from the burettes is either lateral ir not running / streaming or drips ... They have been pulled apart - run HCl through them poked nichrome wire in tip ... I am tearing my...

So I am over balancing the balances … We have the scout ones and of course what high school student is going to be careful with a plastic pipette let alone a $300 balance!

So have you found a cheaper alternative for Juniors …

Appreciate all suggestions and feedback … Kate

Hey bigmack ... mine is on excel (master and password protected) and then I have google sheets which has everything from all resources, chemicals, rocks, textbooks the lot ... when i update items I then update in google sheets for teachers to view ... Happy to email / share with you to check out ......

We use rick assess and DO NOT use it at <.0003M it says 7 - 10 can use it - I had documentation universities removed it due to harm to fertility ... Suggest researching before using ... Here is more information on ASSIST too https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/3734/potassium-dichromate-determination...

Checked Ebay???

I use Officemax or science supplies ... both use Chem supply

Its helpful to know when you schedule things like maintenance, etc ... definitely NOT in term 1 ...

I kept stats for last year i did over 1363 in the year
T1 485 avg 10 / day
T2 361 avg 7 / day
T3 316 avg 7 / day
T4 201 avg 5 / day

Term one is a killer cause on top of that you are negotiating new teachers, longer term, uncertainty sometimes, always late pracs ..

OK - so can anyone impart wisdom on quick and easy way they see to cleaning scalpels, probes, forceps, scissors after dissections ... All offers and suggestion gratefully accepted ... NOW GO......................

Yes I have a dishwasher but it doesnt go on every day ...

I claim my shoes as it is stipulated you MUST wear leather fully enclosed shoes - and these are not shoes I would ordinarily buy - and they are only worn for work ... also claim sunnies and face cream and mobile and internet from home

Helllllllllo fountain of all knowledge ... Thanks Westlab ...

CANCEL ... Lovely superbug to the rescue ..

EBAY all the way if you can do it - I bought over $70 worth of plastic and glass from ebay (would have been over $120 from australian suppliers) and only one broke in shipment and all free shipping!!! 100ml on ebay is $3.51 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Graduated-Glass-Measuring-Cylinder-Chemistry-Lab...

Is anyone local to PRESTONS NSW and have glass slabs we can borrow for a year 11 assessment ..

All offers appreciated ..

I have used a local piggery - got them for free and found an abbatoir local-ish also free - they had quoted $1 per eye but gave them to us .. Local butcher quoted $5 an eye ... But I am Sydney - you just need to do some phone work ...

I also ditched chemwatch - thankfully before I invested any great amount of time on it - we are independent school - I have a comprehensive list in excel - which SDS are hyperlinked to and can also flag when SDS are expired as well as keeping information like last purchased / checked ... Its a rehas...

Silly question have you tried googling the manual ??

Ours is on a timer which comes on about 7am - til 6pm. However, what do people do about flammable cupboards etc? It is located inside the chemical store but when I open the door to the flammable cupboard I am just about knocked over backwards from the fumes! I take a deep breathe and since i re-org...

In some instances some are best practice and others are mandatory aka requires retro fit ...

No I bought these one product code : 1984047 so not refillable ... i have already replaced most this term - and they were brand new .. We had them last year and were fine .. might buy one and see how it travels ... thanks for info