[Shop-talk] Removing moisture from coffee beans (yes, it is shop related.)

[eric at megageek.com]

Quick question, I turn pens in my shop (see, I told you it was shop 
related).  I recently started adding neat things to the pen blanks.  (i.e. 
cat 5 cables, cigar labels, bottle caps, and coffee beans.)

It is the coffee beans that give me a question.  I have to stabilize the 
beans before I can cast them in the pen blanks.  This requires me to 
remove the moisture from the beans before vacuuming them to add the 
stabilizer.  (BTW, this is like a week long process.)

The only mention on how to do this is a single video where another guy 
says to leave them in a toaster over, at 250F for about 24 hours.

Now, I get why the temp should be over the boiling point of water, but I 
don't understand why it would need to be that long of a time.  Wouldn't 
the moisture boil off within an hour or two? (we are talking less than a 
cup of coffee beans.)

Or is there something that I'm missing that would require it to be in the 
temp for a longer period of time.

Can anyone in the know give me an idea how long is long enough?  I'm not 
comfortable leaving an oven on overnight and when I'm not home.


As a side note, if any of you have any need for a special pen, let me 
know.  I'll do them for free for anyone on the list (as long as it not too 
out of hand.)

Use your imagination, but things like, wood taken off your car (or a piece 
of furniture) and can't be reused or a special tree in your (or SO's 
life.)   I only need a piece (or two) about 1"X1"x3". 

Here are some I already made to give you an idea...

https://tinyurl.com/storypens 


Thanks in advance!

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Tech Viper
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