brianh

You can get a small tub of desiccant at Lowe's. They work very well.
ALSO, another product that works very well as a rust preventitive for tools is CAMPHOR GUM BLOCKS.
These camphor blocks are 2"x2"x1/2" thick and wrapped in cellophane. You slit the wrapper , put it in the drawer of your tool box and over time the block evaporates and will prevent rust. Plus it makes your tool box smell good while clearing your sinuses(it's actually not that strong)!

Date
11/15/2011 04:05 PM

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mohair

Anyone out there in OBRA-land have any idea where I could find some of those desiccant bags ( or other form ). I need to keep some precision tools dry and I've tried several on-line venues to no avail. Actually, I found several on-line shops that would like to sell me 100 1 gram bags, 1 pound containers, and so on. So it is time to shop locally (I'm in Portland).

Thanks for any pointers.

Kevin

The drying agent in those commercially available dehumidifiers is calcium chloride, often used to melt ice and snow, used in solution to weight tractor tires, and used in the swimming pool industry.

NW Cyclist

Didn't you mean You can find larger quantities at Costco ? :)

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:55 PM, daniel stark wrote:

> I heard that you can get it in larger quantities at Michaels - I think
> it is marketed as an agent to dry flowers.
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Gregg Magnus
> wrote:
> > If that doesn't work go to a sporting goods store or gun store and get
> one of the dehumidifiers for gun safes.
> >
> > Gregg
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Nov 15, 2011, at 16:22, Michael Medina
> wrote:
> >
> >> Buy a big thing of kitty litter with crystals, actually the kind that
> is all crystals, it's the same stuff as you buy at rv and boat shops.
> Google it to find the exact brand. It's something like 25x cheaper than
> buying "desiccant".
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daniel stark

I heard that you can get it in larger quantities at Michaels - I think
it is marketed as an agent to dry flowers.

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Gregg Magnus wrote:
> If that doesn't work go to a sporting goods store or gun store and get one of the dehumidifiers for gun safes.
>
> Gregg
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 15, 2011, at 16:22, Michael Medina wrote:
>
>> Buy a big thing of kitty litter with crystals, actually the kind that is all crystals, it's the same stuff as you buy at rv and boat shops.

Gregg Magnus

If that doesn't work go to a sporting goods store or gun store and get one of the dehumidifiers for gun safes.

Gregg

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 15, 2011, at 16:22, Michael Medina wrote:

> Buy a big thing of kitty litter with crystals, actually the kind that is all crystals, it's the same stuff as you buy at rv and boat shops. Google it to find the exact brand. It's something like 25x cheaper than buying "desiccant".
>
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Michael Medina

Buy a big thing of kitty litter with crystals, actually the kind that is
all crystals, it's the same stuff as you buy at rv and boat shops. Google
it to find the exact brand. It's something like 25x cheaper than buying
"desiccant".

mohair

Anyone out there in OBRA-land have any idea where I could find some of those desiccant bags ( or other form ). I need to keep some precision tools dry and I've tried several on-line venues to no avail. Actually, I found several on-line shops that would like to sell me 100 1 gram bags, 1 pound containers, and so on. So it is time to shop locally (I'm in Portland).

Thanks for any pointers.