Jason Birdsall   assisted in constructing a vortex tube apparatus to extract m-state particles from water.  We successfully completed our first Vortex Trap following the design from subtleenergies.com

Variations from their design:

• we used extra strong long ceramic magnets from A.C.Moore crafts instead of magnetic tape. These magnets were so strong, they'd pull on each other from opposite ends of the PVC pipe even as they were being positioned.
  
• used 1/4" tubing instead of 1/8" tubing.
  
• used a wood dowel instead of a plastic rod.  

Here's a closeup of the 1" wood dowel in the nozzle.  Try as we might, we couldn't find a plastic rod so the wood dowel became the stand-in.

It works like a charm! At first we were skeptical but after experimenting with the mystery water, it had properties consistent with first-hand accounts from other m-state water collectors.