[TheForge] Keeping things dry (was: Gorilla Glue)

[Craig Schaefer]

I bet you'd have a hell of a time keeping helium between the air and the 
liquid in the container.

CraigS
Gresham, OR


Bruce Freeman wrote:

>Yes. Argon is a premier inert gas for displacing air because it's a lot
>heavier than air, so tends to stay put (assuming you don't turn the
>container upside down).  (Nothing magic about that, mind you.  It sits
>in a container like water does, but WILL diffuse at the interface with
>air.)
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>OTOH, if you have nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium, or any other inert
>gas, those displace air nicely too.  Even fuel gases, like methane or
>propane, might work, but they do add a flamability hazard and they might
>be absorbed by the glue.
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>BTW, if you shake a can of "permanent" gas, it SHOULD feel "empty." 
>There's no liquid to rattle around to make it feel full.
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>Bruce
>NJ
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>>>>phat at cavenet.com 6/20/2004 8:43:20 PM >>>
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>I have lots of Ar I wonder if that would work for any length of time? 
>Any chemists out there?
>kenny o
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>On Friday, June 18, 2004, at 11:16  AM, Albin Drzewianowski wrote:
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>>This may work.
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>>At the wood working store, you can buy an aerosol can of a particular
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>>paint from forming that thick solidified  layer that you find in oil
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>>paints when the can has been opened and then sits around for a long 
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>>So this stuff is heavier then air and forms a layer/barrier that
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>>oxygen away from the paint.  I find that it works for paints, stains,
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>>If you spray some into the bottle of  Gorilla Glue, it may deposit a
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>Might
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>>work.
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>>What is really weird, is you pick up the can, shake it,  you would 
>>swear
>>that the can is empty. But there is gas in there.  One can seems to 
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>>pretty long time.
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>>Is there any way to tell if the Gorilla Glue has gone bad from
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>excess
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>>moisture??
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>>Hot and humid.  Looks like summer has arrived.
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>>Albin Drzewianowski
>>Westminster, MD
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