Frugal is the appropriate term................
Nothing wrong with that money saving idea
That is where richness comes from........

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to save few pennies, you can bake your desiccant if you buy large "blue" tablet type - it turn pink when it need bake (you still need paper indicator).
  The bake usually break down to smaller parts - you better buy large to start with, after 2 or 3 bake, you still got reasonable size.

  you bake it at 110 C for few days - over long weekend for me usually.
  Since you use it for cross section sample storage, no issue with ESD damage, etc.etc.

IMHO. (yes, I am cheap).

jk
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> Fellow TechNetters,
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>    Can anyone out there recommend a Dry Box Desiccator Cabinet for 
> storing cross section samples, 24x12x14
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> Victor,
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