21 Jun
2005
21 Jun
'05
5:31 p.m.
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:11:24 -0400
Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic.com> wrote:
We wore white nylon gloves a lot more than we wanted to back when I was
a COM operator producing Microfiche in the 80's. I suspect they're
still readily available. Probably anybody who handles a lot of film
would use them, i.e. the photograpy market.
>>>> "Tom" == Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> writes:
Tom> * 99% anhydrous alcohol -- NOT drug-store alcohol.
The usual substance is isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol). You didn't
mention that -- did you mean to suggest ethanol? I suppose that would
work, too.
Note that anhydrous ethanol won't stay anhydrous very long; it will
quickly transform itself into 96% ethanol + 4% water. I'm not sure
how big a problem that would be. From vague memories, I think
isopropanol doesn't do that.
Tom> * Disposable nylon gloves $?
Nylon, as in woven nylon? I haven't seen those. Disposable vinyl
gloves are easy to find, I have a box sitting around the kitchen.
There are also latex gloves; that doesn't seem like a good idea
because those tend to have powder on them, and also because latex
isn't all that stable.