Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
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In the old days when most folks used a dry spark trap and a shop vac many of us had a few vacuum fires. They are often more alarming then dangerous ... if you catch them . Most of the time the whole shop filled with smoke and yoiu carted the shop vac outside where it revealed a smouldering filter and tank. If one stars as a tiny smoulder in the tank or on the filter and you go inside for the night, you may have been awakened by sirens. The creation of the spark bong and an additional dust deputy has eliminated that issue. I don't know of anyone who has had a vac fire who was using a spark bong/deputy combo. A few folks who grind wood and metal into the bong have had it get dry enough to smoulder, but that isn't a big deal. Just pour some water down the bong and clean it out.