fire warning

About 55 years ago I was a visitor to Ollerton Colliery and all the way along the tunnel workings was split open paper sacks of lime dust, on the floor. There was length of wood about a foot wide suspended at right angles to the tunnel filled / stacked up with lime dust. Dangling below the wood was a sort of string curtain thing. On enquiring, I was told if there was an rapid movement of air the planks would tipple over and fill the air with lime dust preventing a serious explosion.It was certainly dusty when walking along, I was impressed when I saw a wall of coal fall onto the conveyor belt and when some of pit props were removed. Not any more though, all gone, just distribution centres.. John

Howard Lewis' posting "..incident with..bench grinder.....used.to grind..wood...sparks from the metal set off the wood dust."
Maybe a reminder about that other warning re. fire hazards in the workshop with a linisher?
I witnessed a small yet severe fire where aluminum particles were ignited and the burn was hard to extinguish.
If you've used aluminium on your linisher, never use it then for steel before a good clean-up. Thermit process??

Not seen this happen but do know of the dangers. I don't put ali near my grinder for this reason, plus I find it clogs up the wheels so easily as well as the fact I sharpen HSS tools on it very often

daveb

Don't trifle with such matters!

Howard