Unexpected fire hazard in shop

[Leslie Bartlett]

I think I learned back in the early 60's when I was a Boy Sprout that the
stuff would burn quite handily.....
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of paul bruesch
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:53 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Unexpected fire hazard in shop


Yeah, I was gonna impress my boys... 11 and 14 yrs old. I got out some steel
wool and asked if they knew what it was. No.  "It's steel wool", I said.
11-yo said, "OH! You can light it with a battery." 

So much for surprising kids these days, eh?


On 8/30/07, Kenneth Jankura <kenrpt at earthlink.net> wrote: 

I remember one of my projects for grade school science class was
burning a piece of steel wool to show something or other about rapid 
oxidation.

(For some less-than-well-thought-out reason, we were given carte
blanche what to pick for a science project, as if you couldn't guess.)

  It's not the oils that burn, it's the steel itself. 

Anyway, youtube has a bunch of films like these:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yvw5epSmH3Q

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElqYJ654eq4
<http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElqYJ654eq4> 

Yes, be very very careful.

And have fun....

Ken Jankura RPT
Newville, PA



On Aug 29, 2007, at 8:43 AM, Andrew Remillard wrote:

>
>
> There are oils in steel wool which obviously burn.  You can also 
> ignite it using a 9 volt battery.
>
>
> --
> Andrew Remillard
> ANRPiano.com
> 5008 Fairview Ave
> Downers Grove, IL  60515
> 630-852-5058





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