Is RoasterDude still around?
Bomb him. Ping him. Something will get his attention.
cacman wrote:
He went through almost all of the last big order he made, not sure if he's planning another anytime soon.
HF is fine if you don't mind spending the money, or don't have the time to "acclimate" the beads to the desired rh.
Honest to goodness, I talked to the Engineer at Sorbent Systems. They make the bulk beads for almost all these end users.
My Ultra Pearl cat litter looks EXACTLY like the museum beads that roaster gets, only they may have been subjected/accimated to a mineral salt (possibly cobalt CL, not good, museums don't plan on using or smoking what's inside that case!) to help "hold" a particular rh, although they still occasionally need a check and some distilled water, right?
I've had no problems or complaints on my gifts, and my cigars smoke just fine. ONLY the original ultra pet cat litter pearls (original in the 7 lb bag) are the correct ones that will work, and are identical to all other silica gel beads, except for the lees stringent size requirements
As for the dust, they clear that out at the end user. I'm cutting out the middle man, and since I have time to acclimate the beads at my leisure, it's much cheaper to get 7# for $25.
