RxCE Equipment List

This process is free, open to all. There is nothing proprietary requiring special purchases. Every product used is a consumer product available in stores or online; feel free to use your own equipment. With that said, most product links presented below are Amazon Affiliate links. You are not obligated to use these links, but we are grateful if you did as it helps fund future research.

This list shows the most common items used to make oil. The links are intended on giving you a visual picture of the item. Most of these items can be purchased locally at lower prices. A lot of the equipment used over the course of development was acquired at the local Goodwill and dollar stores.

Common Items needed for Setup:

Distilled Water.

1L/1qt or 2L/2qt Mason jars and screen lids. 1 gallon and larger may be too heavy to handle.

Metal or Glass Funnel for holding the filters.

Digital Temperature Gauge for use throughout the process. A MUST HAVE..

Items needed for Washing and Filtering:

Mason Jar Screen Lids for 1st pass straining. 

The screen will hold back the plant material while draining the jar.

Linen-like paper napkins for 2nd pass straining. 

This catches Trichome shells.

1.5 or 3 gallon coffee filter for 3rd pass final straining. 

Large surface area matters in filtering.

500 Mesh stainless steel screen

For collecting sediments after distillation when dumping out the waste water.

N04 or N06 Unbleached coffee filters. 

These small filters are used to collect waxes from Rapid Winterization.

Your choice in Solvents, when local laws permit.

Ethanol - Food Grade ..........................................................At a liqueur store near you!

Isopropyl - USP-NF 99% Isopropyl Alcohol .........................[1 Gallon ]  [4 Gallons ] 

USP-NF grade 91% works very well .................................Out of Stock

    WARNING: Say away from products that advertise 99.5% Isopropyl. There is something 

very questionable about this product. Best to stay away.

Acetone - ACS Reagent/USP/Food Grade .........................[1 Gallon]

Ethyl Acetate - ACS/USP/NF Grade .....................................[1 gallon]

Items needed  for Distilling:

WARNING: Sparks and open flame are dangerous around distilling. Always use electric heat sources for distilling in well ventilated spaces. 

Electric Skillet or Electric Griddle. Here is a test video showing a 5 degree swing using a skillet. 

Fondue Makers Cuisinart  or  Rival.

For alcohol recovery, it is recommended to use either a table top Moonshine Still or Water distiller.

Moonshine Still with an Aquarium Pump for driving the still’s condenser plus silicone tubing to hook it up. Typically these small stills use 1/2 Silicone Tubing  and  3/8 Silicon Tubing for all the connections. Use a 5 gallon bucket to hold water for the condenser.

Countertop Water Distiller.

Items needed  for Winterizing:

Household freezer to reach -20c/0f

Use a stainless steel bowl instead of a glass jar to freeze the solution. Metal cools faster than glass.

Items needed for Final Reducing:

Same electric heat source.

For large reductions, use a flat bottom quart pot.

For small reductions, use a broad flat bottom stainless steel bowl.

It's crucial to have a perfectly flat bottom bowls for even heat distribution. Use bowls like these to place in the freezer as well as the skillet for the final reduction.