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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12450977 12/07/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Well hell, that's cheaper and easier than mixing up Bondo!!! Thanks for the tip Don. Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12451543 12/08/17
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama C ctsmith Campfire Tracker
ctsmith Campfire Tracker C Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama	The maceration process is all about water temp. Get the temp close to 90 degrees and its clean as a whistle in less than two weeks. The brains will pour out. 200 watt 90 degree heater will do the trick. Amazon has them for $20. The process is a breeze with the right equipment.

Re: Skull maceration ctsmith #12451904 12/08/17
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 432 5 5shot Campfire Member
5shot Campfire Member 5 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 432	Originally Posted by ctsmith The maceration process is all about water temp. Get the temp close to 90 degrees and its clean as a whistle in less than two weeks. The brains will pour out. 200 watt 90 degree heater will do the trick. Amazon has them for $20. The process is a breeze with the right equipment. +1. You can let it sit for months at low temps with no results but a bad smell. Get the bacteria rolling and it takes days. If you get the temp to mid 90s it will take a few days.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12457249 12/10/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Water temp is making a huge difference, she’s starting to get stinky... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12457549 12/10/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	She’s steaming and stinkin.... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12462486 12/12/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Well 3 weeks in cold water, 1 week in water water.... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12462496 12/12/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	So I changed the water and went down to the neighbors place and grabbed a bag of horse Schitt... maybe this will speed it up??? Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12474455 12/17/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	After a week with heat and horse schitt.... changed water gonna try rid x now I guess... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12474518 12/17/17
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,212 T_Inman Campfire Ranger
T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,212	There's a lot of meat and gristle you could have taken off that skull first which would have helped significantly.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12474604 12/17/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	I guess so. Changed water, hoses off the skull, trying rid x now Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490204 12/23/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Put some rubber gloves on and started strripping, unbelievable..... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490232 12/24/17
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 432 5 5shot Campfire Member
5shot Campfire Member 5 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 432	Not warm enough. 1 week in the horse turds at 94ish degrees and there wouldn't be a thing left.

Re: Skull maceration ironbender #12490255 12/24/17
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA	Originally Posted by ironbender My sshit is also awesome on rhubarb. And my rhubarb thanks you... Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490343 12/24/17
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,426 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,426 SW Georgia	I’m just not getting it....boil it, strip it, peroxide it and be done. Mine boil most of the day, entire process done by afternoon. Peroxide for a few hours and by the next day, when dried out, it’s ready for display. Why make it more difficult than it has to be? You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490352 12/24/17
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	If you live in a neighborhood, or don't have a place that something can macerate without the odor driving you nuts, boiling is your best bet. I just completed my 5th macerated head and it takes way less time than boiling. I have less than 1 hour of time per head in labor. Every bone detail is intact and the skulls look fantastic. I've boiled dozens over the years and this maceration process provides way better quality with less work. But I have a great place to macerate them now and did not before.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490396 12/24/17
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	as long as you don't have to work in the shop building......

Re: Skull maceration 5shot #12490428 12/24/17
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama C ctsmith Campfire Tracker
ctsmith Campfire Tracker C Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama	Originally Posted by 5shot Not warm enough. 1 week in the horse turds at 94ish degrees and there wouldn't be a thing left. Exactly.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490432 12/24/17
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama C ctsmith Campfire Tracker
ctsmith Campfire Tracker C Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama	Originally Posted by 30338 If you live in a neighborhood, or don't have a place that something can macerate without the odor driving you nuts, boiling is your best bet. I just completed my 5th macerated head and it takes way less time than boiling. I have less than 1 hour of time per head in labor. Every bone detail is intact and the skulls look fantastic. I've boiled dozens over the years and this maceration process provides way better quality with less work. But I have a great place to macerate them now and did not before. You hit the nail on the head. Boiling can't compete with maceration in terms of quality of the final product. Hands on time with maceration is less, assuming your water is hot enough.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12490911 12/24/17
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA	Originally Posted by 30338 If you live in a neighborhood, or don't have a place that something can macerate without the odor driving you nuts, boiling is your best bet. I just completed my 5th macerated head and it takes way less time than boiling. I have less than 1 hour of time per head in labor. Every bone detail is intact and the skulls look fantastic. I've boiled dozens over the years and this maceration process provides way better quality with less work. But I have a great place to macerate them now and did not before. The results are clearly better with maceration and I have done scads of skulls, all kinds of ways... but there is no way I can do an ordinary size skull with just an hour worth of work, even if I am doing big bunches at a time. Far better than boiling is just a plain old pressure washer. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Skull maceration 30338 #12491033 12/24/17
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,176 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Getting somewhere now. God damn I’ve never smelt anything like it... grin Little more meat on er but gettin close.... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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