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Michael Perry
11-25-2009, 12:35 AM
Hi I am interested in trying the alcohol method for drying bowl blanks.I am just wondering where to buy it and is there some special name I should be looking for.
Thanks for your help
Mike
Steve Schlumpf
11-25-2009, 1:01 AM
Michael - I buy my at the local Menards home improvement store. You don't list your location - so suggest going to a home improvement or hardware store. What you are looking for is called Denatured Alcohol (DNA) and up here runs around $12 a gallon can.
Just in case, here is some additional info on the process:
http://alcoholsoaking.blogspot.com/
http://alcoholsoaking.blogspot.com/2006/11/determining-alcohol-percentage.html
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=turning&file=articles_473.shtml
Scott Hackler
11-25-2009, 1:08 AM
I buy mine at a local Sherwin Williams paint store, but they have to order it in (my town is only 15,000 so lower volume at this location). I just picked up a 5 gal bucket on Dna and it was $48, but the store manager is giving me contractor pricing. It is a lot cheaper to buy it in the 5 gal cans and you cant really do much with only a couple gallons anyway. FYI
Michael Perry
11-25-2009, 1:22 AM
Thanks guys I live in Canada small town too and will check it out
Harlan Coverdale
11-25-2009, 1:26 AM
Thanks guys I live in Canada small town too and will check it out
I believe in Canada denatured alcohol is sold as methylated spirit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol)?
Leo Van Der Loo
11-25-2009, 3:42 AM
Michael, this link here might be helpful for you over here in Canada.
http://www.shellac.net/faq.html
Cyril Griesbach
11-25-2009, 9:56 AM
Now that you're able to find sources for the alcohol keep it mind it's not for drying bowl blanks but rather for drying roughed out bowls.
Michael Perry
11-25-2009, 10:38 AM
Yes I meant roughed out bowls NOT Blanks...Thanks for noticing
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