On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:55:01 +0000, Woodborg
wrote:


Hi
I have been using the LDD method for about six weeks on small bowls,
with great success. Over the last week i have turned two large fruit
bowls and the level of the soup has drop alot. My question is; should i
carry on adding more LDD in the 3:1 ratio or should i just top the soup
up with water. Are there any problems if the soup becomes to dense, say
down to a ratio of 2:1 and is there anyway to check that the soup
remains at the correct consisdency.
Mark

Mark: Good to hear that you are having success with a method that is
not supposed to work!*G*

In situations that you mention, I just occasionally turn the bowl over
to recoat it with the solution. Of course, I have a covered "vat" to
preclude/slow down evaporation from the solution. If you are having
luck with a 3:1 ratio, go for it. I recommend 1:1. As to a way to
determine if you have the correct ratio, I started off with a fresh
solution of 1:1 and measured the specific gravity. I found that over
time, the solution lightened closer to the specific gravity of plain
tap water (.999 @ 60F). IMHO, there seems to be a loss of LDD when
that occurs, so I add more LDD.I still have the vat I started and
ended with 2 plus years ago. After a bit of time, I stopped measuring
the SG and just eyeballed the level of the solution and topped it up
with LDD -- not water!!

Keep the faith,

Leif