Randy McCall on sun 10 sep 06
I had a lot of trouble with cracking because pieces dried to quickly during
certain times of the year. I solved the problem by buying a metal storage
shelf from Lowes that had 5 shelves. I wrapped the whole thing in heavy
plastic. Now I can put the wet pieces on the shelves and let them dry
slowly. I also put a cup of water on at least one shelf. Use electrical
tape to keep the plastic taped shut. Open and close as I need to move
pieces. Also placed a wide board on each shelf so the pieces did not touch
the metal. Seemed to dry better that way.
Works great very seldom have any cracked pieces now from drying.
Randy
South Carolina
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Gene & Dolita Dohrman on mon 11 sep 06
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy McCall"
I solved the problem by buying a metal storage
> shelf from Lowes that had 5 shelves. I wrapped the whole thing in heavy
> plastic.
I did the same thing. The shelves were made of particle board. After
wrapping three sides in heavy plastic (used those plastic zip ties to secure
it) I attached plastic flaps to the front for each shelf. It works really
well...except for one thing. After awhile, I had the most beautiful green
mold growing on the shelves,. Plus the shelves warped. I ended up removing
them and replace them with white Formica. Now it is fine.
However, I believe the original question was not how to build a damp box. I
think he just wanted to know if he put plastic over the front of a three
sided cabinet, would that work?
Yes, it would, as long as the three sides are already enclosed.
Dolita
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