Hello all - I've used a dry ice slurry on a few blades now, and with using AEB-L it seems to be pretty important. I'd like to make a container to hold this slurry for sub-zero treatment of blades. My thinking is to make a wood container, perhaps wood/joints sealed with epoxy?
question #1: Do you think the epoxy will crack to bad and not seal at -95ºF? With good wood fit, sealing might not even be required - after all, blades won't be held very long. Other methods to seal wood/joints suggestions?
Question #2: What shape should this container be? If using a flat type container, (6"W X 4"D X 15"long) the blades will be laying flat, and AEB-L blades WILL wrap just lying flat. The seem to need to be held up on edge, and with the large open top of a flat container isn't the most efficient shape. The same 6"X4"X15" container, if made as a vertical box to hand blades vertically seems like it might be the best shape to help prevent wrap and more efficient to hold dry ice slurry longer.
I would like comments from ya'll as to which shape is best, and comments on suitability of wood to make a container from.
Ken H>
question #1: Do you think the epoxy will crack to bad and not seal at -95ºF? With good wood fit, sealing might not even be required - after all, blades won't be held very long. Other methods to seal wood/joints suggestions?
Question #2: What shape should this container be? If using a flat type container, (6"W X 4"D X 15"long) the blades will be laying flat, and AEB-L blades WILL wrap just lying flat. The seem to need to be held up on edge, and with the large open top of a flat container isn't the most efficient shape. The same 6"X4"X15" container, if made as a vertical box to hand blades vertically seems like it might be the best shape to help prevent wrap and more efficient to hold dry ice slurry longer.
I would like comments from ya'll as to which shape is best, and comments on suitability of wood to make a container from.
Ken H>