Before I get on to a specific parts list, I wanted to mention a few things.
I'm sure
@No Pain has been looking around, as well as others that I have been PMing with. So this is review.
When you go looking for an SPD setup, you will find that you can buy each part individually, you can buy the glass and stands as a kit, also a kit that has everything except the heat bath and the vacuum pump, or you can purchase a "Turnkey" setup. The first three are self explanatory, "Turnkey" means you open the box you receive, connect the parts, and just "turn the key" to get it going. You don't need other parts.
When I started my research a while back, I was going the lazy route. I figured it was too complicated to go out and figure out all the parts and pieces I would need, and then go buy them one by one. I started researching the Turnkey setups. I quickly realized that a turnkey setup was way more than I could afford. The typical and smaller Turnkey setup using all USA made glass is around $6,500. That's for a 1L setup. They run all the way up to $150,000, if you want to get nuts.
Ok, eff that, for the smallest setup at $6,500, I figured I'd just suck it up and buy carts and extracts from the dispensaries. And that's what I did for 6 months. I quickly realized the cost involved with keeping up my daily dose, but more importantly became more aware of how it was made on a commercial scale, which made me super paranoid. The solvents they use I don't feel comfortable with, and using cutting agents to thin the oil out so it will work in a cheap cart didn't make sense either.
After pricing out different options over the course of 6 months, I finally decided to buy a Chinese glass kit from a US supplier. This would give me the reduced costs, but someone who I could call to get replacement parts easily. Really, that just means calling to get replacements for parts that broke during shipping. With a US supplier, the turn around is typically a week. With a Chinese supplier, the turn around is a month.
I did wind up pricing out each part individually, it was actually a bit more expensive. But then I also remembered back in chemistry class, trying to get a good seal on two pieces of glass made by two different companies. Sure, they use the same standard glass connection types (24/40 or 14/20), but mixing manufacturers was a pain in the ass when it came to getting a good seal. I decided to just get a kit, with glass, heating mantle and stands needed to get up and running. That just left the vacuum and the heat bath.
Next are the specifics....