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Kind of a weird idea ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM

But how about a vacuum cleaner? One place I checked mentioned gently vacuuming the pages using the brush attachment or the hose attachment with cheesecloth tied over it to dampen the suction. Of course, if your books are really old and fragile, this is probably too risky, but if not, it sounds like a handy way to remove spores.

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Probably not the answer you're looking for. - 15/10/2013 01:37:19 PM 1352 Views
Could you keep them in a cupboard? - 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM 1181 Views
Freezing won't kill them but heat will - 16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM 1196 Views
Won't an hour in the oven ruin the book? I'm assuming massive browning of pages, etc... - 16/10/2013 03:16:26 AM 993 Views
yep, sorry i just edited - 16/10/2013 03:17:10 AM 1092 Views
also - 16/10/2013 03:31:35 AM 1062 Views
Re: also - 16/10/2013 05:10:12 AM 1110 Views
There's a few tricks - 16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM 1187 Views
I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:20:25 AM 1017 Views
Re: I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:56:46 AM 1264 Views
Kind of a weird idea - 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM 1013 Views
It may work, but then spores are in your vacuum cleaner. - 17/10/2013 03:34:03 AM 1066 Views
Buy a cheap crappy vaccum cleaner from a thrift store? - 17/10/2013 11:40:37 PM 1169 Views
Maybe it would be worth contacting a library? - 29/10/2013 04:09:31 PM 1067 Views

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