| As I previously had stated in another article I | | | | follow suit and use the same thing here. I have |
| would start to let you know how to build or | | | | included a list of approximations that you may |
| fabricate much of your own equipment. Quality | | | | wish to hang near your work area. |
| equipment for a laboratory can be extremely | | | | A set of kitchen measuring spoons can provide |
| costly and any time that you can construct your | | | | you with a vast number of measurements |
| own you are likely to save a considerable amount | | | | suitable for laboratory work. You can use a |
| of hard earned dollars. | | | | straight edge of your knife to slide off the |
| In just about every bit of work that you will be | | | | excess material so that you end up with an |
| doing in cloning plants involves measurements of | | | | exactly level spoonful. |
| some sort. It could be measures for bleach or for | | | | * 1/4 teaspoon is equal to 1.10 grams (Packed) |
| liquid dish detergent but the measurements should | | | | * 1 teaspoon is equal to 4.35 grams (Packed) |
| end up being accurate and honest. As such we will | | | | * 1 teaspoon is equal to 4.25 grams (unpacked) |
| begin our lab supplies by creating some simple | | | | * 1 tablespoon is 13.0 grams (Packed) |
| measuring devices. | | | | * 1 tablespoon is 12.6 grams (Unpacked) |
| Usually there will be no special equipment required | | | | To create some quick and simple volumetric tools |
| in order to learn about cloning plants or | | | | you should take two 500 ml soda bottles. Now fill |
| micropropagation of plant tissue. A quick glance at | | | | the first one up to the neck with water. Pour the |
| your kitchen is likely to reveal a considerable | | | | water into a second identical bottle until you show |
| amount of capabilities for your new hobby lab. | | | | both at the same level. Mark both bottles at that |
| Before you seriously begin any laboratory work | | | | point as 250 ml. Discard the water within one of |
| what so ever you should learn how to make a | | | | the bottles and repeat the procedure again. This |
| few very useful items from your kitchen such as | | | | time mark the bottles as 125 ml on each bottle. |
| creating empty dispenses into storage bottles for | | | | You can take a 1 liter soda bottle and using the |
| your various ingredients that are usually needed in | | | | kitchen measuring cup filled to 100 ml of water |
| your cloning projects. Make sure that these | | | | proceed to pour this water into the one liter |
| bottles are always properly labeled and out of | | | | bottle and mark it as 100 ml. Add another 100 ml |
| reach of small children. These various bottles can | | | | and mark it as 200 ml. You can continue in this |
| range from empty salad dressing jars to ketchup | | | | manner until you have completely filled the one |
| containers. | | | | liter bottle with water. You can perform a similar |
| Being able to accurately perform measurement | | | | procedure on just about any bottle and mark |
| conversions is important. The following points may | | | | them with 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 ml. |
| help you in this respect after all with a home lab | | | | As you can readily see you don't need to spend a |
| you may not have access to graduates or pipets | | | | lot of money on equipment when you can use |
| of any sort in order to measure volumes. Usually | | | | your imagination and come up with products |
| the metric system of measurement is employed | | | | around the home to use. |
| in any sort of laboratory work so we will naturally | | | | |