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Nelson
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 Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: looking for a good URL for silica gel |
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Nelson wrote:
I would like to buy some silica gel bags to protect some lens
but as there are lot of sellers on ebay, i would like some advices
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Attila wrote:
or Auchan they sell humidity removal from room , I do use them and store lenses in big plastic boxes, to keep away dust, allow to get light and humidity removal keep humidity low as possible.
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ForenSeil
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ForenSeil wrote:
www.oryourlocallaboratoryequipmentshoporchemicalseller.lol should be cheapest if you have one 
Mine is selling a very large pack (a few liters; maybe 1-2kg don't remember) of high quality orange silica gel pearls for 12€
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philslizzy
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philslizzy wrote:
Ask sellers of leather goods - handbags, purses etc if they have any bags. The manufacturers put dozens in a box of leather goods which are thrown away at the retail end of the distribution chain.
PM me perhaps I can send you some. I have a source. |
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Farside
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Farside wrote:
As has been mentioned on here - there are new types of kitty litter now which contain silica gel - find the makers in your area and on their website they'll be promoting the new type; for example, Sepicat sell their products in Ireland, and they make a silica gel litter, which I wiil ask my local stockist to get for me.
http://www.sepicat.es/eng/sepicat_pearls.php
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guardian
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guardian wrote:
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As has been mentioned on here - there are new types of kitty litter now which contain silica gel - find the makers in your area and on their website they'll be promoting the new type; for example, Sepicat sell their products in Ireland, and they make a silica gel litter, which I wiil ask my local stockist to get for me.
http://www.sepicat.es/eng/sepicat_pearls.php |
Agreed. Here is a link to the precise post from this past August:
http://forum.mflenses.com/silica-gel-against-fungus-t51987.html#1255588
I've now gone through about half of my four pound container (four pounds is roughly 10% less than 2kg). I use this stuff for everything I want to keep dry. And at the cheap price, it is possible to use lots of silica gel in each (home made) packet.
I didn't follow up strongly on that earlier, August, post out of concern for crystal kitty litter unavailability abroad. But with other participants here paying a fortune for silica gel on eBay and elsewhere, I'm glad the topic has come up again. I hope folks in other countries are able now easily to buy this product. It is a wonderful product. And I've never owned a kitty! 
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I probably should mention that the crystal kitty litter I use does not "contain" silica gel. It actually is 100% pure silica gel. I would be very hesitant to use, in close proximity to my lenses, any kitty litter which is otherwise constituted. I would worry ingredients other than silica gel itself might damage my lenses. |
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