Mr. Rick uttered, “Grepper. I think you are spot on with the cautionary approach.”
Yup, Mr. Rick. When producing sparks doing something like grinding the head off a bolt, even without water in the bottom of my bucket dust collection contraption, there is so much air flow I find it hard to believe that any tiny glowing particle could make it though the hose, bucket and fan of the dust collector without cooling enough to not cause a fire.
Nonetheless, a house or shop fire is one of those situations where even if the risk of occurrence is very low the damaging consequences if it happened is disastrous and even life threatening. The idea of a house fire is one of those things that really freak me out and I’ve been know to actually get out of bed and go down in the basement just to check if I turned off a soldering iron. It’s always turned off, but I’ve done that more than once.
I know that metal dust is not a good thing for equipment and I hear it’s really not a desirable inhalant either. Of course Hepa filters and the like are available for a collector system, but those things are really pricey. My super cheap bucket thing forces the air flow directly at water twice and I would think (hope) it is effective.
Read the first three posts here: https://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?74...orking-too
For me at least when it comes to burning my house down, I’d rather be ridiculously safe than wishing I had.
Mr. Rick exclaimed, “No interest or attempt to refine the edge on anything but the 120 grit belt on the Viel.”
I like that! It’s funny. The older and more experienced I get the less fussy I am about producing the perfect edge. I’ve learned that for the most part, and most of the time it’s not worth the effort. Perfect or not they all dull at about the same rate. It’s more about making an edge that works well for the job at hand.
Mr. Rick queried, “Have you considered putting anything into the water at the bottom of the bucket to impede rust? I am wondering about lacing it with anti-freeze.”
Yes. I have considered it. There are anti-rust solutions available. Have I done it? No. I solve the problem by simply not looking at how disgusting the goop in the bottom has become. You know, the old electrical tape over the warning light solution.
Yup, Mr. Rick. When producing sparks doing something like grinding the head off a bolt, even without water in the bottom of my bucket dust collection contraption, there is so much air flow I find it hard to believe that any tiny glowing particle could make it though the hose, bucket and fan of the dust collector without cooling enough to not cause a fire.
Nonetheless, a house or shop fire is one of those situations where even if the risk of occurrence is very low the damaging consequences if it happened is disastrous and even life threatening. The idea of a house fire is one of those things that really freak me out and I’ve been know to actually get out of bed and go down in the basement just to check if I turned off a soldering iron. It’s always turned off, but I’ve done that more than once.
I know that metal dust is not a good thing for equipment and I hear it’s really not a desirable inhalant either. Of course Hepa filters and the like are available for a collector system, but those things are really pricey. My super cheap bucket thing forces the air flow directly at water twice and I would think (hope) it is effective.
Read the first three posts here: https://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?74...orking-too
For me at least when it comes to burning my house down, I’d rather be ridiculously safe than wishing I had.
Mr. Rick exclaimed, “No interest or attempt to refine the edge on anything but the 120 grit belt on the Viel.”
I like that! It’s funny. The older and more experienced I get the less fussy I am about producing the perfect edge. I’ve learned that for the most part, and most of the time it’s not worth the effort. Perfect or not they all dull at about the same rate. It’s more about making an edge that works well for the job at hand.
Mr. Rick queried, “Have you considered putting anything into the water at the bottom of the bucket to impede rust? I am wondering about lacing it with anti-freeze.”
Yes. I have considered it. There are anti-rust solutions available. Have I done it? No. I solve the problem by simply not looking at how disgusting the goop in the bottom has become. You know, the old electrical tape over the warning light solution.