I am thinking about trying the boiling method to dry rough turned work. Steve Russel recommends a three day initial drying in a pile, under a tarp. How can this initial very wet phase be accomplished in areas where temperatures will be below freezing for two or three months?
TIA Michael
One answer is "sublimation". Water that is frozen goes directly from a solid to a gas. I don't suppose drying would be as fast as having your tarp out in the Arizona desert sun, but----.
Pete Stanaitis
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m wrote:
Might want to check on the conditions necessary to sublimate water. Not likely to meet with them unless you're in Omyakon or Vostok station or are creating a high vacuum as well.
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