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   Kleck | May 27, 2006 11:48pm | #1

   PC biscuit jars, or any plastic jar with a lid that I've scrounged from the kitchen. Jiff PB jars work...

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   forestgirl | May 28, 2006 01:05am | #2

   PB (peanut butter) jars are great.  Nice shape and size.  Can't remember exactly, but I think you want to stay away from shellac (with its alcohol) and any can with a rubber ring or lining.  Maybe someone can confirm, or I'll find which book Jeff mentioned it in.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   JMadson | May 28, 2006 05:14am | #3

   Thanks for the replies but I was looking for something a little more commercially available. I don't think I can eat enough peanut butter to finish a built-in unit.“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” – Albert Einstein

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   Gretchen | May 28, 2006 05:29am | #4

   canning jars. Available at your supermarket.Gretchen

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   JMadson | May 28, 2006 05:36am | #5

   canning jars. Available at your supermarket.

   That's what I was thinking, but anyone know if there's an issue with the alcohol or shellac reacting with the rubber ring?“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” – Albert Einstein

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   BruceS | May 28, 2006 06:08am | #6

   Much to my wifes dismay I use canning jars,  The built in measuring marks on the sides are a big plus.   No Problems at all with the rubber pop lids,  Even lacquer thinner hasn't bothered them.   I really like the glass jars because I can see whats in there, blonde, orange or garnet shellack.  Mice can't eat the shellac flakes either,  for some reason they prefered the flakey blondes ?Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   AndyE | May 29, 2006 12:07am | #14

   I have been using the jars from pasta sauce and did find that the mineral spirits in the thinned BLO made the pink rubber gasket disappear. Didn't seem to have any effect on the BLO curing. (yes, I still used it).Andy"It seemed like a good idea at the time"

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   JMadson | May 29, 2006 01:32am | #15

   Thanks for the discussion all.

   Went to Ace and bought the canning jars with metal lids. They didn't have the plastic ones.

   Then went on Amazon and picked up two packs of plastic lids.

    

   “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” – Albert Einstein

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   Gretchen | May 28, 2006 01:55pm | #8

   If there was, which is reported as there isn't, you could turn the lid over and screw it down tight.Gretchen

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   lwj2 | May 28, 2006 08:36pm | #10

   That's what I was thinking, but anyone know if there's an issue with the alcohol or shellac reacting with the rubber ring?
   *************Haven't had a problem with it, but there are plastic lids available for wide mouth jars, our local hardware store carries them.http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1340287&cp=1255083.1306345&parentPage=family&searchId=1306345Leon

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   JMadson | May 28, 2006 09:30pm | #11

   I've looked at the big boxes and places like Target, but I've never thought about Ace. I'll see if my local store has these lids.

   thanks

   View Image“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” – Albert Einstein

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   forestgirl | May 28, 2006 10:19pm | #12

   Great option, there, thanks.  I couldn't find the specific paragraph where Mr. Jewitt advised against any rubber in the lids, but did find a specific recomendation to "mix and store shellac in glass jars with plastic lids if possible."  He suggests using Teflon plumber's tape to keep the lid from sticking, something I've been doing with Watco cans for a long time.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   lwj2 | May 28, 2006 10:27pm | #13

   No problem. I noticed the plastic lids the last time I was at Northwest Hardware buying jars.I live a couple of blocks from them, which is handy at times, as long as one isn't concerned with one's budget. They're a tad more expensive than the Blue Borg, but if you want something odd, they hand you their catalogue instead of standing there looking blank.Leon

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   forestgirl | May 28, 2006 06:25pm | #9

   "I don't think I can eat enough peanut butter to finish a built-in unit."  Too funny!

   I've bought canning jars also.  But I tend to save any jar that looks "finish compatible" with a good shape and stout materials.  Jalapeno jars are great (hubby loves jalapenos), several other wide-mouth but not-too-big jars.

   For temporary storage, or test mixes, I use yogurt containers or pre-made frosting containers.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   jazzdogg | May 28, 2006 06:16am | #7

   I've been storing freshly-mixed shellac in old Grolsch beer bottles, with their lever caps and rubber gaskets, for years without problems.

    

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie