Using a Sweat Box to Separate Stuck Stamps & Hinge Remnants Minimizing Gum Disturbance & Ink Loss P1
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- čas přidán 8. 12. 2020
- #PostalPleasures: Using a Sweat Box to Separate Stuck #Stamps & Hinge Remnants Minimizing Gum Disturbance & Ink Loss (Part 1)
I will follow up with the results in the next video.
For most used stamps on paper I still soak in water as a best practice. This process works well for separating Mint Stamps with minimal gum disturbance or ink loss. It also works well for small conglomerations of mint and or used stamps which you may not wish to soak. Often used conglomerations which are lightly stuck will separate quickly and because they have not been soaked they only need a couple of minutes to dry. The #Sweatbox process is also great for hing or paper remnant removal.
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Up until watching this video I would soak stuck stamps. I saw this video last week and since then I've been using my new sweat box to separate them. Amazing! Thank you.
Glad the sweat box is working for you!
YUP - last thing to do before you go to bed. Then it does not matter how long it takes. Stamp collecting is a leisurely hobby in any case. I usually also soak any stamps I want to in the late afternoon and put them in the stamp drying book overnight.
My father gave me his which is a old one from the 1950s.
Are you adding heat to the container? Watching this makes me wonder if a heated seed propagator would do the job or do you think that may be too "violent"
How much water was put on the sponge?
Great question, I used to just dribble a bit in the container but now wet the sponge and then squeeze it out. you don't need much water at all but at the same time if you don't have any luck after 12 hours or so you may be a bit to dry. over time you will need to add water as some evaporates whenever the lit is off and we are always adding dry stamps and removing humid stamps further depleting the moisture in the container.