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<blockquote data-quote="JMN" data-source="post: 301320" data-attributes="member: 8469"><p>If we learn from our mistakes, I must be one of the most learned.</p><p></p><p>Doing a boil out. Thought I'd leave the flasks in there while I ate. Y'know <a href="https://dentallabnetwork.com/forums/threads/self-care-and-the-lab-tech.29552/" target="_blank">Self care and the Lab Tech</a> and all...</p><p>Get back to the flasks and one of them has fallen open. Hey! I musta done a real good job on flasking that one!</p><p>Pick up the intaglio half, rinse.</p><p>Pick up the occlusal half. Drop before it gets 2 inches.</p><p>Pick up the occlusal half. Drop again, the 'open' side face down.</p><p>Pick up the occlusal half. Drop again. Open side down, again.</p><p>Finally get the slippery little sucker out of there and notice, of course, 23-26 have fallen out.</p><p></p><p>They're just swimming around at the bottom of 4.5 gallons of 170ish F water having a great time.</p><p>Joy. I can't even <em>see</em> the bottom with all the wax that's floating on top.</p><p></p><p>Remembered I'd made a (questionably) business purchase of a USB memory stick sized LED flashlight and had a small USB battery. Hummm.</p><p>Lithium batteries don't like heat, rapid discharge, or physical damage.</p><p>Put it together in 3 nested zippy bags. Didn't want it blowing up in my face. Literally.</p><p>Figured I had about 2 minutes tops before it got too hot and did the thermal runaway thing giving off some geek fireworks.</p><p></p><p>Dropped it in and WOW it worked!</p><p>Grabbed the loooong handled sponge holder... Heeere fishy fishy fishy, uh, toothy toothy toothy toothy toothy</p><p></p><p>I truly hope no one needs this trick!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]32452[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMN, post: 301320, member: 8469"] If we learn from our mistakes, I must be one of the most learned. Doing a boil out. Thought I'd leave the flasks in there while I ate. Y'know [URL='https://dentallabnetwork.com/forums/threads/self-care-and-the-lab-tech.29552/']Self care and the Lab Tech[/URL] and all... Get back to the flasks and one of them has fallen open. Hey! I musta done a real good job on flasking that one! Pick up the intaglio half, rinse. Pick up the occlusal half. Drop before it gets 2 inches. Pick up the occlusal half. Drop again, the 'open' side face down. Pick up the occlusal half. Drop again. Open side down, again. Finally get the slippery little sucker out of there and notice, of course, 23-26 have fallen out. They're just swimming around at the bottom of 4.5 gallons of 170ish F water having a great time. Joy. I can't even [I]see[/I] the bottom with all the wax that's floating on top. Remembered I'd made a (questionably) business purchase of a USB memory stick sized LED flashlight and had a small USB battery. Hummm. Lithium batteries don't like heat, rapid discharge, or physical damage. Put it together in 3 nested zippy bags. Didn't want it blowing up in my face. Literally. Figured I had about 2 minutes tops before it got too hot and did the thermal runaway thing giving off some geek fireworks. Dropped it in and WOW it worked! Grabbed the loooong handled sponge holder... Heeere fishy fishy fishy, uh, toothy toothy toothy toothy toothy I truly hope no one needs this trick! [ATTACH alt="32452"]32452[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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