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Observed arrival · 2026-09-22

Black Forest Cultures · The Screw-Top Agar Plate

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A Colorado maker is pre-selling a reusable, vented screw-top research agar plate designed to replace parafilm.

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Researchers and cultivation practitioners using agar plates
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The plate uses 30 vertical vent channels through a three-turn buttress thread.

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The page presents a detailed control-drawing-style specification rather than only product photography or marketing copy. It contrasts a vented screw-top version with a sealed version, and gives concrete manufacturing dimensions including a 1.25 mm wall, 0.5 mm internal radii, and 1.5° draft angle. The first run is described as a tooling-funded pre-order, so availability remains tied to production.

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