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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 983 Views
Could you keep them in a cupboard? - 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM 960 Views
Freezing won't kill them but heat will - 16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM 962 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 761 Views
yep, sorry i just edited - 16/10/2013 03:17:10 AM 866 Views
also - 16/10/2013 03:31:35 AM 847 Views
Re: also - 16/10/2013 05:10:12 AM 874 Views
There's a few tricks - 16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM 922 Views
I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:20:25 AM 790 Views
Re: I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:56:46 AM 1023 Views
Kind of a weird idea - 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM 785 Views
It may work, but then spores are in your vacuum cleaner. - 17/10/2013 03:34:03 AM 822 Views
Buy a cheap crappy vaccum cleaner from a thrift store? - 17/10/2013 11:40:37 PM 893 Views
Maybe it would be worth contacting a library? - 29/10/2013 04:09:31 PM 827 Views

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