Info on Filling and Weighing Capsules

[xcelbeyond]

This is a little off-topic but it’s some good info that I wanted to share with everyone.

I’ve found a very inexpensive online source for Cap-M-Quik capsule filling equipment and empty gelatin capsules at http://www.developed.net/capsule.htm . They also carry a very accurate inexpensive balance beam scale that will weigh up to 4 grams in 25mg increments at http://www.developed.net/scale.htm

Here is some info about how to load and weigh capsules:

Each material that you cap has a different weight for the same volume. Example: 1cc of sand weighs more than 1cc of talcum powder.

Here's how I fill caps: Since I cap ALL KINDS of material, I keep a selection of ALL the fillers, tampers, as well as an Accura scale. Place an empty capsule on the scale, then "balance" the scale to "0" with the capsule in place (this way, when you weigh a filled capsule you will know the weight of its contents).

Place that capsule in the Cap-M-Quik filler (one capsule only) the fill it normally (as you would if there were 50 capsules in the filler). Remove it, cap it, and weigh it. This filled capsule will be the "representative weight" for all capsules filled that way.

If the capsule is a little light, repeat this method but use a Tamper to get more material into capsule (I tamp in more material two times). If the tamped capsule does not weigh enough, go to the next larger sized capsule.

Of course, if the filled capsule weighs too much, go to a smaller capsule. Sometimes you need to place an amount into a capsule that is "less than" the capsule will hold.

xcelbeyond /t\

[bigkraut]

Great info. Good looking out!

[Freez]

I myself have no pateint for filling caps. I use dbol powder alot and it's just too time consuming. I use Propylene Glycol to make oral suspentions out of most oral powders. Basically you just add however many mg to a specifica amount of PG and. . .done.
ie 5 grams dbol powder into 100ml PG and you have youself a 50mg/ml solution. I have found that 50mg/ml is about the highest you can go with dbol in PG. I have tried several tims to make 100mg/ml but it doesn't all seem to disolve in a reasonable amt. of time.
This process works for almost all oral powders. just divide total amt. of substance by the total ml and you will get your mg/ml.

Winny powder seems to be somewhat hesitant to disolve in PG so I have found that the bst method for doing this is to dissolve it in grain alcohol using the same priciple as with the PG. Some, however do not like the idea of using alcohol while on orals so what you can do is draw up the inteneded dose with your syring and sqirt it on a spoon and let the alcohol evaporate. This will give you the exact dose in poder form without having to micro-weigh the dose.

I have never used the "Cap-M-Quick" but it sound a hell of alot better than when I used to fill individual caps. . .relentless.

Peace. Freez.

P.S. These methods can also be used for those who care to split up the doses of the "high mg" oral tabs that certain parties have. For example 50mg dbol. . .I have heard guys that break those little tabs up into 4 or more pieces. I don't see it . . .again I wouldn't have the patience. Again, following the same priciple as above for getting mg/ml dosing just using tabs instead of powder.

1 more thing. . .if you make a 50mg/ml sol you can further break it up by using a 1cc syringe to dose with. 1/2 cc=25mg. . .you get the idea.

Peace. Freez.