wire-keeping

[David Parkhurst]

> Build a box with hinged door large enough to store the wire in an orderly and
> accessable manner and place two short Dampp Chasers in the bottom, perhaps with
> a couple ble sets of tuning pins.  The difference in temperature will keep the
> humid air out of the box.
>     Newton
>     nhunt@rci.rutgers.edu

Although I'm not sure I still understand why it may be so but
it's commonly understood by welders I know that dry boxes of
the kind we use for storing pins and wire (welders store welding
rod) must not be made of wood but rather metal to be
successful. Something to do with the wood absorbing moisture.
Does anyone else have any knowledge of this?. Welders seem to
like old refrigerators, with a lamp always on inside.