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color=#0000ff size=2>I think I learned back in the early 60's when I was a Boy
Sprout that the stuff would burn quite handily.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=940510100-31082007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>paul
bruesch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Unexpected fire hazard in
shop<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>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." <BR><BR>So much
for surprising kids these days, eh?<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 8/30/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Kenneth
Jankura</B> <<A
href="mailto:kenrpt@earthlink.net">kenrpt@earthlink.net</A>> wrote: </SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I
remember one of my projects for grade school science class was<BR>burning a
piece of steel wool to show something or other about rapid
<BR>oxidation.<BR><BR>(For some less-than-well-thought-out reason, we were
given carte<BR>blanche what to pick for a science project, as if you couldn't
guess.)<BR><BR> It's not the oils that burn, it's the steel itself.
<BR><BR>Anyway, youtube has a bunch of films like these:<BR><BR><A
href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yvw5epSmH3Q">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yvw5epSmH3Q</A><BR><BR><A
href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElqYJ654eq4">http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElqYJ654eq4
</A><BR><BR>Yes, be very very careful.<BR><BR>And have fun....<BR><BR>Ken
Jankura RPT<BR>Newville, PA<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Aug 29, 2007, at 8:43 AM, Andrew
Remillard wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>><BR>> There are oils in steel wool
which obviously burn. You can also <BR>> ignite it using a 9
volt battery.<BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Andrew Remillard<BR>>
ANRPiano.com<BR>> 5008 Fairview Ave<BR>> Downers Grove,
IL 60515<BR>> 630-852-5058<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>
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