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Plain ol Bill

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Was grinding away on some Timascus bolsters this morning and the dust gathered up some on the work rest. I pushed a little harder in one area w/ a push stick and some of the white balls started to fly. I noticed an area on the work rest caught fire then another small area -- Hmmm interesting I thought - then it dawned on me the second fire was on my finger! Put it out w/o getting hurt but it made things exciting for a moment anyway.
 
DOH!

Glad yer ok, Bill. Those powder-metal fires are buggers, aren't they? :grumpy:
 
I had my first Ti fire on my work rest several weeks ago. It gets your attention pretty fast :eek:
 
Magnesium fires are more fun .The proper thing do do is mix the magnesium with sand to prevent fires. About a year ago a truck loaded with Mg burned on the PA Turnpike - they closed the road .A similar fire on a Chicago elevated melted the structure !!
 
steelswing said:
so what makes the bes fires? I need to start colecting my dust piles :confused: :D
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Bob
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Magnesium I think :D
I remember setting that stuff on fire in the lab in school YEARS ago :D
use to blow stuff up with permanganate too ,,
ooooh those were the days
when you could do that stuff.. you could even play with mercury :eek:
 
Something isn't right here. Bill, I've worked with you. When working you don't get distracted. I think you could have you pants fully engulfed in flames and it would not distract you.

Tell the truth. It was your shop dog Lady that told you there was a fire! :p
 
Hey, Dan, you ever mix permanganate, glycerin, and magnesium shavings?? Pretty cool little volcano thang going on when you get the proportions right! :D

Chemistry was never nearly as much fun professionally as it was in the back yard as a 12 year old!
 
I heard alluminum and rust? where can I get magnesium? sorry I'm still a silly kid 34yr old kid :D
 
Putting a cigarette out in the various accumulated dust left by the milling machine is not good either. Just another impressive leason I have learned.

RL
 
The aluminum and iron oxide mixture when ignited makes iron and the aluminum oxide floats off. This is the process called thermit welding .
 
Mike
nope, but it should make for some good fire works :eek:

I wonder if mag rims are still made of magnesium
or all are aluminum now,, they take the fun out of everything.. :( :grumpy: :)
 
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