Michael Dresdner

straight talk about wood finishing

Archive for the 'fire safety' Category

Spraying safely

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Q: Is there a safe way to set up a separate room for spraying shellac? I was going to put a fan with a TEFC motor and exhaust through the window to the outside, and cut a hole in the room door for intake air.
A: There’s a bit more to it than that, but you [...]

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An explosive answer

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Q: I have a room off my shop that I want to set up as a spray room. I only use shellac and spray it. Is shellac highly explosive when sprayed?
A: Explosion potential is measured by LEL and UEL, or lower explosive limit and upper explosive limit, a measure of the amount of any solvent [...]

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Hang it out to dry

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

I was saddened to hear that a member of my own guild lost his shop and tools last month [...]

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