Hi all:
Some clothes driers collect the water from drying the clothes - this can
probably be considered distilled water, although I have never tested the
conductivity of it /vs/ commercially produced distilled water. Although
we use our drier only a few times a year (prefer air drying which
increases the humidity in the dry air of our house), we have used the
water in steam irons, etc.
Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway)
On 3/19/2011 1:16 AM, JGG KahnSr wrote:
>
>
> A good point to remember, especially if one lives in an area with hard
> water. I bought a jug of distilled water at the supermarket years ago
> (cost me a dollar or so)
> to be used only for decal work. It is also useful for household tasks
> such as filling a steam iron.
>
> I always liked Champ's Decal-Set, but with Champ going out of business
> that may no longer be available; as I recall it is slightly less
> powerful a solvent than Solva-Set;
> both were designed for the heavier film that older decals used.
> Thin-Film and Micro-Scale and others need less of it and more care in
> handling.
>
> Jace Kahn
>
> General Manager
> Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
>
> > It's conventional wisdom that once you put Solvaset on the decal,
> you can't move it without damaging it. My recommendation: use
> something else to get the decal exactly in position, then use Solvaset
> if you can't get the decal to form over rivets etc. without it.
> >
> > If you dilute with water, I'd use distilled water to avoid mineral
> deposits. I use distilled water to float the decal off the backing sheet.
> >
> > -Michael Eldridge
>
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