I had my arm ever so slightly twisted lately and am getting a F1 EE (thanks, btw

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I've been reading through the guides, and think I've got my list covered. I just have a few questions on things I didn't see or overlooked.
1. What is the best knead eraser to use? How much will I need? Stopped by office depo and they suck here... the packets are tiny and I can only buy them in kits with art crap in them..... it's probably cheap and will stick to the board anyway...
2. How much DICE will I need for my 1st run? What's the ideal container?
3. Ventilation? Will I suffocate the family with this crapola in my house?
4. Neoprene thickness.... how much does that matter?
5. Instead of a fan, if I ported a/c cold air at the pot/mobo will it cut back or increase condensation?
6. If I cold bug, can I run a torch around the pot somehow and NOT blow myself up? (Dice/acetone)
Last for now... Is there any kind of wait time or warm up time needed before I break down the setup?
Most of the hardware and other stores around here are useless for finding most of the stuff I need... If you guys could put up a few links to where you get yours it would save me a ton of time shopping around....
Thanks a million in advance!

Pat