<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>And since the handles are offgassing acetic acid, one probably would not want to store these in a film archive. It could start the film to have vinegar syndrome... <br><br>Gary, perhaps you should put some molecular sieves into your plastic bags?<br><br>Or alternatively, store the tools in vented cans?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ted</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ted Langdell</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Secretary, Quad Videotape Group</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:Ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(530)301-2931</span></div><div><br></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dictated into and Sent from my iPhone, which is solely responsible for any weird stuff I didn't catch.</span><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div><br>On Jan 8, 2017, at 8:08 PM, <a href="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com">COURYHOUSE@aol.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><strong><font size="3">Don't put certain tool handles in with
artifacts... acetic acid and butyric acid EATS!</font></strong></div>
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<div>I found this interesting wondering why some tool handles smelled odd.
- Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC</div>
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made of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate. A thermoplastic, it offers excellent UV and
solvent resistance that cellulose acetate doesn't offer. And it feels in the
hand like a natural substance, something that is almost intangible, like a tool
that is made by craftsmen, a characteristic that a polyethylene or polypropylene
handle does not have. CAB also offers no splinters like the older wood handles.
It also can be very clear. And when that plastic begins to degrade, it releases
free acetic acid and butyric acid."</strong></span></div>
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