OH Man! I lost my little Magnetic Stir Bar for Smart Stir. I have ordered more, but they won't be here for a few days. Is there any sort of DYI alternative I can use with the smart stir till it arrives?
lost my Magnetic Stir Bar for Smart Stir? Temp alternatives?
- Thread starter TimandCeri
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DrewLG
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Put the vial in a plastic bowl and gently place it in the toilet like a boat. Then flush and squeeze drops.
*you folks without stirring devices take note that OP doesn't want to go just a couple days swirling by hand. They are THAT awesome.
*you folks without stirring devices take note that OP doesn't want to go just a couple days swirling by hand. They are THAT awesome.
kul
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I’m sorry for your loss. I wish you a speedy delivery 
Thanks, I ordered these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074FXRKXM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I like the X. But now, I will have 2 extra. I may order those too, just in case. I like the idea of having a different magnet for each test.
LOL. It arrives Saturday. Not too bad, but I am heading out of town. I was able to make something up with 2 magnets stuck together from my fridge but it's kinda janky.I’m sorry for your loss. I wish you a speedy delivery
HA HA HA HA HA creative sugestion. And yes, if you do not have a stirring device, YOU NEED ONE. I mean, who stirs by HAND??? like what??
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What are we?..... savages? Come on!
I have like 6 extra cause I just didnt want to lose the one and get a cramp in my hand swirling a vial. Crazy talk.
DrewLG
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FYI, the ones that tftestkits.net sells are also 20 x 8mm, so you picked the right size. They work great in the tftestkits vials and in the Taylor 9198 vials -- and unlike cylindrical stir bars, they don't roll away and get lost if they fall on the floor.
I keep one in the vial I use for chlorine tests, and another in the vial I use for everything else.
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That's what came with mine. I guess newer ones do? My kit was new to me last year.
Orion7319
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Mine just came with the bar. I bought a bunch of them though to make sure I don’t loose one. I couldn’t imagine going with out one, that would stink.. because I would have to use the toilet method…