Morgan
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I feel sure that this has been asked, but I didn't find it with a search. It seems like a blank that is saturated in CJ would do fine in boiling water. Has Curtis handed down Law about this?
Can I drop perfectly soaked cactus juice blanks in boiling water to cure?
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JohnU
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There is a boiling method. Ive only seen blanks sealed in a plastic bag and then put in the boiling water.
Mike
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JohnU
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BVV has instructions on their site for boiling. I've never tried it but I have talked to others who have and like the process. Here's their brief instruction
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It's an older publication. I wouldn't stabilize exactly this way but curing should be fine.
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It's an older publication. I wouldn't stabilize exactly this way but curing should be fine.
woodwzrd
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I've used the BVV method that John linked above and it works ok. The nice thing about it is if you are doing it in the house you don't get the smell that the oven produces. The downfall is there is no way to keep your blanks separate and if you get bleed out they tend to stick together. There are pros and cons to each method.
I personally have gone back to planning to cure my stabilizing batches in the oven on a weekend when my wife is working so I don't get in trouble for the smell lol. The "It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission" theory certainly applies to curing in the house lol.
I personally have gone back to planning to cure my stabilizing batches in the oven on a weekend when my wife is working so I don't get in trouble for the smell lol. The "It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission" theory certainly applies to curing in the house lol.