Ink and moisture

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2005-11-16

Ink and moisture

From: Charlotte Schmotzer (charpezt@yahoo.com) | Date: 2005-11-16 15:56:26 UTC-08:00

Not that this has much to do with pigment inks, but something I have found helpful in this cold clime...I save the little moisture packs that come in shoes and medicine and other items. The ones that are supposed to absorb moisture.
I use a couple in my bag with my log book.
I also slip one in with my stamps.
I think I'll have to remember to put one or two in each of the baggies for my planted ones as well.
anybody have any thoughts on this practice...
genius or absolutely the stoopidist idea i've ever heard.....
charPEZt

Karen Ruhl wrote: When I first started boxing, I picked up a stamp pad without looking too
closely; it was a tri-colored pigment ink. I used it a few times in the
summer months. I can see it being messy, especially if the last finder
does not clean off the stamp adequately for the next finder. This would
explain why fine details could easily be lost. Scrapbookers and ink
specialists, please add your two cents on this one.

In one of my logbooks I used regular copy paper and the ink on some of the
entries did bleed through. I don't know what ink was used, maybe the
"chalk" type. The letterbox container was pretty tight, so I don't think
moisture was a contributing factor. The ink dye stamps didn't run or
fade. The dry time on pigment inks is probably longer and, if not
completely dry, I can see that causing a mess.

I changed my sig stamp this year and I now use a archival ink (sepia
tone).

speedsquare

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Re: Ink and moisture

From: StarSaels (steves_1701@yahoo.com) | Date: 2005-11-17 19:41:21 UTC

I've used these in most of the boxes I've planted. I usually leave them loose in the box as a
first line of defense, rather than in the bags. One of my boxes in Florida got as many as I
had in my toolbox at the time (6-8).

The key thing with these desiccant packs is that they absorb moisture from the air, that is,
water vapor. They do not absorb liquid! They're good for preventing condensation inside
your box before it starts, but there are still limits.

Also, they have a tendency to get smelly if used in very very humid climates!

An emergency flooding prevention option I've seen discussed is the crystalline kitty litter.
That stuff will absorb large amounts of liquid... and keep your litterboxes... oops, I mean
LETTERboxes... nice and fresh!

StarSaels

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Charlotte Schmotzer wrote:
>
> Not that this has much to do with pigment inks, but something I have found helpful in
this cold clime...I save the little moisture packs that come in shoes and medicine and
other items. The ones that are supposed to absorb moisture.
> I use a couple in my bag with my log book.
> I also slip one in with my stamps.
> I think I'll have to remember to put one or two in each of the baggies for my planted
ones as well.
> anybody have any thoughts on this practice...
> genius or absolutely the stoopidist idea i've ever heard.....