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ok...*chuckle*...I've got to stop this...but I can't.
Some might know I've got a thing for hammers. I mean, I have to, I hammer thousands of nails in my art. I've been using my father's hammer for years now (sentimental reasons) but now it's really falling apart...and since I'm worried about carpal tunnel, I've decided to finally invest in an Anti-Vibe, ergonomic sort of hammer. So I've been doing some research online, before laying out the 30 or 40 bucks.
Now,Just yesterday, at the Lumber yard, I was buying some wood stain because I'm making a frame for a 5 foot piece I'm almost finished with. On the top of the innocent looking little can of stain is a sticker that reads TO AVOID SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION soak soiled rags and waste immediately after use in a water-filled, closed metal container. I stopped. um. mentally going through my garage...plastic bucket, yes, coffee cans- but plastic lids..do I need a metal lid?....I started to worry...I imagined the garage exploding...B's old and muchloved car destroyed....shards flying.
I asked the clerk. And didn't get far...he didn't seem to see the visual of SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION that I did when reading the sticker...he kinda blew it off.
"Just let the stuff air out.Don't put it in anything enclosed." says he.
BUT....it says...
"Yeah," he says, taking another nanosecond glance at the sticker."Water will help...just don't close it.."
But...it says...
*sigh* I let it go.
So now I have this deadly weapon in my house.
OK,now to bring these two lil subjects together, you might understand why coming across THIS ARTICLE made my morning laughter release.
*still chuckling*
Some might know I've got a thing for hammers. I mean, I have to, I hammer thousands of nails in my art. I've been using my father's hammer for years now (sentimental reasons) but now it's really falling apart...and since I'm worried about carpal tunnel, I've decided to finally invest in an Anti-Vibe, ergonomic sort of hammer. So I've been doing some research online, before laying out the 30 or 40 bucks.
Now,Just yesterday, at the Lumber yard, I was buying some wood stain because I'm making a frame for a 5 foot piece I'm almost finished with. On the top of the innocent looking little can of stain is a sticker that reads TO AVOID SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION soak soiled rags and waste immediately after use in a water-filled, closed metal container. I stopped. um. mentally going through my garage...plastic bucket, yes, coffee cans- but plastic lids..do I need a metal lid?....I started to worry...I imagined the garage exploding...B's old and muchloved car destroyed....shards flying.
I asked the clerk. And didn't get far...he didn't seem to see the visual of SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION that I did when reading the sticker...he kinda blew it off.
"Just let the stuff air out.Don't put it in anything enclosed." says he.
BUT....it says...
"Yeah," he says, taking another nanosecond glance at the sticker."Water will help...just don't close it.."
But...it says...
*sigh* I let it go.
So now I have this deadly weapon in my house.
OK,now to bring these two lil subjects together, you might understand why coming across THIS ARTICLE made my morning laughter release.
*still chuckling*
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'Spontaneous combustion' is when the rags burst in to flame without benefit of you or anyone else playing with matches nearby.
How it works: As the oil/stain/solvent oxidizes, the reaction produces heat. If the rags are in a closed container, the heat is prevented from leaving the vicinity, allowing the temperature of the rags to rise.
Given a sufficient quantity of oil/stain/solvent in a small enough container, the temperature could conceivably rise high enough to ignite the rags.
So, to eliminate this possiblity, limit one of the factors: less oil/stain/solvent on the rags, less oxygen available to react, or a larger container.
In my experince, it's pretty hard to have this problem unless you really try to make it happen. I suggest making sure you end up with rags that have as little oil/stain/solvent as possible (i.e. use it up) and that you consider the water solution if you are still worried.
[[[Dropping them in an open air dumpster down on the street when it's raining wouldn't hurt. Lighting them on fire as you toss them in the dumpster is not recommended, but it would limit the amount of oil/stain/solvent available to spontaneously combust :) ]]]
Getting them out of your apartment/workspace is the best idea in any case, especially since you should be concerned about ventilation.
Hope this helps.
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