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Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/25/2011, 12:17 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop (Farback)

: You need a lot of fine dust to meet the lower explosive limit. I
: wouldn't worry about using a heat gun.

: From http://www.wclib.org/pdfs/msds6_95.pdf

: FIRE & EXPLOSION DATA
: Flash Point...........................Not Applicable
: Autoignition Temperature.................Variable
: (typically 400-500°F)
: Explosive Limits in Air.....40 grams/m
: 3
: (LEL)
: Extinguishing Media...........Water, CO2
: , Sand
: Special Fire Fighting
: Procedures...................Wet down with water
: Wet down wood dust to reduce likelihood of
: ignition or dispersion of dust into the air.
: Remove burned or wet dust to open area
: after fire is extinguished.
: Unusual Fire &
: Explosion Hazard.................Strong to severe
: explosion hazard
: (if wood dust "cloud" contacts
: an ignition source)

Keep forgetting to just ask you guys, firemen have all this data :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Stephen Troy -- 4/23/2011, 4:47 pm
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Mike Savage -- 4/23/2011, 4:56 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 4/23/2011, 4:58 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/23/2011, 8:54 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 4/24/2011, 8:32 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2011, 12:15 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Randy Echtinaw -- 4/25/2011, 7:51 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 1:39 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
JohnK -- 4/23/2011, 6:09 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2011, 9:06 pm
Re: Strip: Air-borne wood dust
Don T -- 4/28/2011, 7:25 am
Re: Strip: Air-borne wood dust
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2011, 7:58 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2011, 12:17 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2011, 12:20 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 4/24/2011, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Farback -- 4/24/2011, 9:16 pm
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2011, 12:17 am
Re: Strip: Heat gun use in a dusty shop
Al Edie -- 4/25/2011, 9:58 pm