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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeepfreak81, post: 24858112, member: 93888&quot;]Ok so I&#039;ve posted a few questions lately about various coin storing topics.&nbsp; I&#039;ve gathered enough info and done enough research, weighed my risks, and come up with a plan.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said I&#039;ve decided to start a little build thread and hopefully I&#039;ll remember to take pictures and update this as I go.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, some day, I&#039;d like to have a larger floor standing cabinet that will hold supplies, books, and then have coin drawers at the top.&nbsp; But for now, I&#039;ve come up with a fairly cost effective and acceptable (for me) solution.</p><p><br /></p><p>So here we go:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my starting point - it&#039;s an art supply storage box, the drawers are about 8&quot;x14&quot;x1/2&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593760[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Step 1 will be to apply 3 layers of shellac.&nbsp; Why shellac?&nbsp; Through some research and after reading some laboratory results from the united states forest lab, shellac is a good compromise between being able to seal in VOCs from the wood and also not give off much VOC itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t know, shellac is made from the secretions of the Lac Insect which is made into flakes and then dissolved in an alcohol base.&nbsp; Therefore, once applied the finish off gasses rather quickly.&nbsp; Estimates range from 1 week to 1 month depending who you ask.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the study, shellac was found to block an average of 83% of water vapor in a high humidity storage environment.&nbsp; more coats = better results.&nbsp; Water vapor is made of 3 atoms (2 Hydrogen, 1 oxygen).&nbsp; So it&#039;s a very small molecule, meaning that if it blocks water vapor, it should also block many other molecules.&nbsp; Take sulfur dioxide for instance, it is also made of 3 atoms.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So for those reasons, I&#039;ve chosen shellac.&nbsp; I understand there&#039;s still some risk of off gassing and what not, the idea here is just to mitigate as much of the risk as I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, I plan to open up the back of the storage box to allow for better airflow.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s all for now, I&#039;m hashing out further plans but this post is getting long and the box hasn&#039;t even shown up yet.&nbsp; So ta ta for now[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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