Dan and Fellow HistArchers:
A guy named Dan Weiskotten built me a very fine drying rack ten years ago with standard window mesh. It has worked wonderfully without any obvious ill effects on the artifacts, probably because the object dry quickly, leaving little time for any nasty chemical reactions. Cazenovia Dan done good.
Jim Gibb
Annapolis, Maryland  USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel H. Weiskotten
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:13 PM
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Subject: Drying racks

In my dumpster-diving the other day I came across a big roll of copper
window screening.

It got me thinking about my fears of using regular window screening to make
the small drying racks as I have done at least three times in the past.  I
feared that using ferrous wire would perhaps leave rust stains on the
artifacts, although I don't recall that that ever happened.

I have to build a new rack for my latest project, and got thinking that the
copper wire would be just peachy for the application.

Any comments / suggestions on building safe and effective drying racks
would be appreciated.

        Dan W.