Does cascamite really go off?

[wcndave]

I've heard that you have to use it quickly one you open it, however it's just powder, does it really go off?

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[Phil Pascoe]

Yes.

 

[wcndave]

What I'd I open it and put 100gm into separate vacuum sealed bags?

Our will it still go off?

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[wcndave]

Also how long? Can I use it for a month?

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[Peter Sefton]

It should last up to two years but if you let it get damp it may only be two weeks. Keep it dry and don't keep exposing it to damp air and you should good for a couple of years.

 

[Steve Maskery]

It certainly does go off, and the problem is that you don't find out until it is too late.
And of course, you don't know how long it has sat on a shelf in the shop...

But when it is good it is very good.

S

 

[CHJ]

I decant into small screwtop jars with minimal air gap and good lid seals.
If left in original tub the air volume increases as you use it and the moisture content of this increases the rate of deterioration.
First signs are crumbly mix instead of a smooth cream.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

I decant into small screwtop jars with minimal air gap and good lid seals.
If left in original tub the air volume increases as you use it and the moisture content of this increases the rate of deterioration.
First signs are crumbly mix instead of a smooth cream.

+1

Neil

 

[wcndave]

Ok for me two years is plenty. Sounds like measuring out into small baggies and vacuum sealing would be ok. Then I know each bag has a fixed amount. As long as the drug inspectors don't come round! I ordered some small vacuum bags with my bag sealer and they came in the thousand. I still have 994 left... so a good use for them!

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[dickm]

Recently used some Cascamite that had been decanted into a small glass jar (sort of thing you get with breakfast in some posh hotels!) dated 2006 and it was fine. As others have said, the least trace of damp and it can go off very quickly, but it's very obvious when it has done as it will not mix to a cream but remains like curdled milk.

 

[Ring]

Do you just put the dry powder in your jars or do you mix it up first?

Jim

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Do you just put the dry powder in your jars or do you mix it up first?

Jim

Dry powder and fill it as full as you can.

 

[wcndave]

Just to check on this one, did my first batch a few months ago and it still looks like a fine powder, so no problems?

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[custard]

If you haven't tried Cascamite then you've got a treat in store, no more frantic glue ups where you've only got seconds before the PVA "grabs". With Cascamite you can relax, take your time, even when you're working single handed, and make sure the job's done properly.

Storage isn't too much of a problem, buy the smallest pots from a big turnover store like Axminster, keep it reasonably dry and warm (nothing to stop you storing the pots in the house rather than the shed) and you'll be fine.

 

[wcndave]

Thanks. I have used before with great success but heard it went off really quickly. I have a half used pot which has been two months odd and I wanted to check it would be ok as long as the powder was not lumpy. Seemed to work out great.

Much better than the fact I'd put my tails on the front / back of a large dovetailed kitchen drawer! !

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[topchippyles]

just check with some scrap wood first if it sticks ok as it should will be fine to use

 

[CHJ]

In my experience, the first thing you will notice if it is going off is not lumpiness in storage container, but a gritty look and feel to the mixed paste as though you had fine dust mixed in it rather than a smooth syrup consistency.