I'm looking to tamper-seal wide-mouth jars and can't seem to find any shrink bands. :roll: Anyone have a link/referral??
For those who might not know, this is what a shrink band is/does ~>
(http://www.sks-bottle.com/Shrink_Demo.jpg)
TIA,
Dane
Betterbee has them. (http://www.betterbee.com/products.asp?dept=1427)
Quote from: reinbeau on October 19, 2007, 10:47:37 PM
Betterbee has them. (http://www.betterbee.com/products.asp?dept=1427)
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errr... :oops: which one fits wide-mouth jars? Are their measurement listings for the diameter? :? If so, this one seems like it will work ~> "150 mm. PVC Sleeves: Fits 89 mm..." (61mm is quite some shrinkage %!)
Depends on how wide-mouthed the jars are - what is that dimension?
Quote from: reinbeau on October 20, 2007, 08:07:17 AM
Depends on how wide-mouthed the jars are - what is that dimension?
The typical Mason/Ball wide-mouth canning jars are what I'm using. 3.5" (89mm) diameter is what they are and why I'm guessing the 150mm will work (only because the betterbee website
says so - I would not have guessed to get a band ~60% larger than the shrunk size).
Ah, I getcha. Shrink-wrap really does shrink right down under heat, though, I've used it before - not on honey jars, but at a job way back when. I think you'll be all set with these, and you can use a hair dryer, so you won't be overheating the honey with a heat gun.