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chris stephens22/11/2009 19:12:59
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There is no problem with Titanium in the mouth, there is usually enough coolant to keep matters under control, despite the hot air.
chriStephens
Martin Cottrell22/11/2009 20:17:23
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Hi Chris,
 
Beer is my preferred coolant in this respect, used neat of course!!
 
Regards, Martin
 
P.S, as this is a thread on "Safety" I should point out that spirits should only be used as a coolant in this respect if suitably watered down as they are generally highly flammable in their neat state.
chris stephens22/11/2009 20:35:56
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Hi Martin,
Re. you PS    That'll be just a splash of soda, then.
chriStephens
Ian S C23/11/2009 09:17:01
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David you better watch the asbestos-asbestosis!IAN S C
Allen Paddock23/11/2009 10:03:47
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Being new to this hobby i find what Ive read about on here quite interesting i never considered about the dangerous side of the hobby (apart from the usual and obvious things) ,i also never considered what happened when different dusts get together with some heat let alone what somebody said about brown paper ??So ime grateful for the posts on the safety side of matters,Thanks for bringing it to my attention any more tips will be gratefully accepted.Allen from Henley in Arden.
Circlip23/11/2009 11:32:18
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But don't use the "Caustic" version of Soda!!
Ian S C24/11/2009 10:43:51
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Thats right Circlip,washing soda is Ok in the workshop,I use it when electroliticly removing rust.Its also handy to have to neutralise acid spills.IAN S C

Edited By Ian S C on 24/11/2009 10:49:09

Bowber24/11/2009 12:09:41
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My friend just told me that there had been a report of accident rates increasing on building sites as workers are expecting things to be safe (because of health & safety laws) so their not taking the necessery precautions.
Don't know how true it is but I can see the logic.
 
Steve
Circlip24/11/2009 12:51:44
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"Where there's BLAME there's a CLAIM"
chris stephens24/11/2009 19:49:09
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Hi Circlip, it's only me,
It may be true that in this day and age that  where there is blame etc. but why should people who are the cause of the blame often looking to pass the blame onto someone else, instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. If it were not for these numpties we would not have "caution the contents of this package might be hot", on a cup of coffee or a HOT fruit pie from MacDonald's. Or the warning about not drying pets in a micro wave oven. Don't forget the warning on mirrors on Yankee  vehicles that "objects may be nearer than you think" ,where do Yanks get their driving licences from, Disneyworld?

The above is offered in a spirit of humour and should not be taken as a slur on any group in particular, it does not represent the views of the editor nor the publishers. Unless you are a numpty, then it applies very much to you  in particular. Now go and recite "I must not blame others for my own stupidity" fifty times before leaving your front door.
chriStephens
Circlip24/11/2009 20:06:38
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Totally agree Chris (L Fire) My scrub is those that aren't aware of any danger through ignorance. The context of that word being those that don't realise how many bitey bits our hobby contains.
 
   Regards  Ian.
David Colwill24/11/2009 20:35:10
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Yes well I heard that an American woman tried to sue Winnebago after a serious accident. She engaged the cruise control and nipped in the back to brew up no less! How can you protect people like that?
David Colwill24/11/2009 20:42:32
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Thought I had better check my facts on this. It turns out it was a bloke and he won $1.7 million. Ahhh no wonder they call it the land of opportunities.
chris stephens24/11/2009 22:30:16
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Hi Guys,
 Just goes to show you can't legislate against stupidity.

Circlip, my new best friend,
You and I have the same interests in not letting idiots loose without some idea of what they are doing. We, perhaps, have differing views on the way to do it. You might say "slow down all the cars", I might say "teach the kids their road drill". You might say "fence of all the ponds" and I might say "teach the kids to swim". We both have the same end in view but take different paths to get there. Of course my way is better, because even if cars went at 15 MPH without the green cross code they might still run out in front of a car. The same applies to water, learn to cope in all situations then you won't get caught out too often by the unexpected
I hope I have not put words in your mouth, just saying there is more than one way of looking at a problem.
Keep safe
chriStephens

chris stephens26/11/2009 13:48:34
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Hi Guys (not Guyettes on this occasion, it's a boy's toys thing)
Found an amusing and informative video on Thermite. 
This is for those who hadn't heard of Thermite before its mention on this thread.
Enjoy,
chriStephens
PS Don't try this a home folks! Lord along knows how long it would take to do a "Risk Assessment"
mgj26/11/2009 18:13:53
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Nothing wrong with a little warmth at home. I used to melt Dinky toys with it - sodium chlorate and sugar was the initiator. Jetex fuze provided the retiring distance.(You need to get a bit of heat into it to get it to go)
 
I survived.
 
The one I nearly didn't survive involved 5 sparklet bulbs, a dogs bowl and half a shovel full of embers from the woodburning range. Didn't beleive my Dad, and learned a lot about the adiabatic expansion of gases that day.
 
This is actually proof that Chris is wrong. God really does look after the very foolish -and stupid 6 year old boys.
Richard Marks26/11/2009 18:55:15
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Gentlemen
Me again, having nearly gotten over the trauma of having flammable metal in my mouth I have just been informed by my dentist that I need a Chrome-Cobalt  upper denture because I have a very heavy bite (and according to his prices a very heavy wallet or a light one depending how you look at it), Once again I need your advice, obviously two disimilar metals and an acid (vinegar from the bacon sandwich) make a battery, this combined with the titanium implants doesn't bode well for my wellbeing. Seriously, when we were lads we saved up our pennies to buy fireworks and how many penny bangers did you get for a pound?  240  Two pounds worth amounted to a lot of gunpowder, used in home made fireworks,cannons,mortars etc but the point is we were aware of the dangers and acted accordingly but you are right about the modern generation, they have neither the education or the inclination regarding the dangers around them, their stock answer to everything is  "whatever"  Its dangerous and will kill you does not appear in their lifestyle, unfortunately I dont know the answer, does anybody?
Dick
David Clark 126/11/2009 19:43:17
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Hi There
The problem is we have desensitised the young to danger.
This is happening in two ways.
Firstly we wrap them in cotton wool never allowing them to fall over, or do anything even slightly dangerous.
 
Then we buy them computer games where they can go and kill make believe characters who are still there walking and talking after they have died. Is it any wonder they carry knives and kill each other?
 
I think they assume they can stab some one and they will get up and walk away.
Unfortunately it does not work like that except in the games.
 
If you look at the article on Titanium anodising in a recent MEW, you will see that your titanium implants are probably anodised a nice bright colour due to the mild acid in the vinegar and the battery effect.
regards David
 
 
Bowber26/11/2009 20:57:36
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You beat me to it David.
My kids are right this moment playing their latest kill em computer game complete with all the usual visual treats that come with it.
When me and my mates played army games it hurt when some one threw a stone at you or shot you with their catapult.
 
In some respects I'm lucky as my youngest is quite practical and has already investigated such things as the joys of slipping with his pen knife, I had told him to always cut away from himself and others, he now does!
And now he's starting to want to use the lathe and milling machine so I suppose all the guards will have to go back on
 
Steve
chris stephens26/11/2009 21:07:15
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Hi Dick,
You don't know the answer, I do, Birth Control! And if it is too late for that how about a time machine, so they can be taken back to a real time, like the Forties or Fifties, so they can see how spoilt they are now. I know it wouldn't work, but one can dream.
Sounds like a rant, doesn't it? Sorry!
chriStephens
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