klachner Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hello, recently i made some sodium nitrate containing stars, and they need unbelievable long to dry. I have a wooden cabinet in my garden for garden tools, and if the sun shines on it it gets up to 80 °C (~ 175 °F) in it. Is this too hot for drying stars? Whats the max temperature you could recommend for drying stars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeighborJ Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Drying temperature is different for each application. The garden shed would be great for charcoal and Phenolic bound stars but terrible for metal containing stars such as glitters and strobes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldor Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 No experience except with some tiger tails. I read than drying too aggressively will cause the exterior to dry but the interior to remain wet, making the drying process longer and more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessalco Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I never dry stars in excess of 100F. I use a dry box with small Peltier Junction dehumidifiers inside, and it will dry out rolled sodium nitrate stars in 12 hours or less. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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