"skeez" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
Now a days that would be a quick way to get the law to your house. But sure
looks like fun. We used to put dry ice and a small amount of water in a
liter pop bottle and cap it.. and run. this made a loud explosion. now that
is illegal as it is called an explosive.
On Feb 22, 7:58=A0pm, skeez <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXVLNoYkuC4s&NR=3D1
You can easily have one of these. Just use PVC pipe for dust
collection...
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:33:24 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Mark & Juanita wrote:
>> skeez wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>>
>> Awesome! Dangerous, but awesome none the less. One of the links next to
>> this was for the MythBusters video where they did the same thing with
>> coffee creamer.
>>
>
>That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
>They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
>with powder (usually, corn starch).
>They palm it, light the match, squeeze... and poof!
...grain-silo explosion, anyone?
cg
Casper <[email protected]> writes:
>>> That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
>>> They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
>>> with powder (usually, corn starch).
>>>-MIKE-
>
>>Classically it's Lycopodium, but that's hard to get.
>>Maxwell Lol
>
> I'll stick to flash paper. ;)
Flash paper is a lot more dangerous that Lycopodium. Try putting a
match to a pound of each.
Flash paper is more fun, agreed.
-MIKE- <[email protected]> writes:
> That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
> They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
> with powder (usually, corn starch).
Classically it's Lycopodium, but that's hard to get.
-MIKE- wrote:
> Mark & Juanita wrote:
>> skeez wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>>
>> Awesome! Dangerous, but awesome none the less. One of the links next
>> to
>> this was for the MythBusters video where they did the same thing with
>> coffee creamer.
>>
>
> That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
> They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
> with powder (usually, corn starch).
> They palm it, light the match, squeeze... and poof!
>
>
Slick.
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
In 8th grade I lived in Redding, Connecticut. In science class, we
went into the forest across the street and harvested some lycopodium
plants. We dried them, collected the powder and set off explosions in
a coffee can with a candle and bicycle tire pump. It was simply
awesome. Today the teacher would be put in prison. Mrs. Marshall was
the best science teacher I ever had.
Mike Brown.
On Feb 23, 4:50=A0am, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]> wrote:
> -MIKE- <[email protected]> writes:
> > That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
> > They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
> > with powder (usually, corn starch).
>
> =A0 Classically =A0it's Lycopodium, but that's hard to get.
scritch wrote:
> Is there actually a documented case of a PVC dust collector exploding? I
> can find no such case on the Web, and have found many sites that
> similarly have found no such cases.
This guy does a great job supporting a lack of PVC grounds:
<http://home.comcast.net/~rodec/woodworking/articles/DC_myths.html>
Toe Dipper wrote:
> On Feb 22, 7:58Â pm, skeez <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>
> You can easily have one of these. Just use PVC pipe for dust
> collection...
You just had to go and start that, didn't you.
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Mark & Juanita wrote:
> skeez wrote:
>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>
> Awesome! Dangerous, but awesome none the less. One of the links next to
> this was for the MythBusters video where they did the same thing with
> coffee creamer.
>
That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
with powder (usually, corn starch).
They palm it, light the match, squeeze... and poof!
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
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Maxwell Lol wrote:
> -MIKE- <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> That's how magicians do the big puffs of flames in their acts.
>> They have a little bladder and tube (think mini turkey baster) filled
>> with powder (usually, corn starch).
>
>
> Classically it's Lycopodium, but that's hard to get.
My magician buddy mentioned the "real" stuff and that sounds familiar.
He also said that it was difficult to get or just too expensive, so most
"non-pros" use the starch.
I'll never remember that word. :-)
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
Is there actually a documented case of a PVC dust collector exploding?
I can find no such case on the Web, and have found many sites that
similarly have found no such cases.
I use PVC ductwork, and have stopped worrying. What I do worry about is
finishing with certain flammable products, e.g., varnish or shellac, and
I open up the garage doors when applying those finishes.
Toe Dipper wrote:
> On Feb 22, 7:58 pm, skeez <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>
> You can easily have one of these. Just use PVC pipe for dust
> collection...
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:39:32 -0800, scritch cast forth these pearls of
wisdom...:
> Is there actually a documented case of a PVC dust collector exploding?
> I can find no such case on the Web, and have found many sites that
> similarly have found no such cases.
>
> I use PVC ductwork, and have stopped worrying. What I do worry about is
> finishing with certain flammable products, e.g., varnish or shellac, and
> I open up the garage doors when applying those finishes.
>
>
>
>
>
> Toe Dipper wrote:
>> On Feb 22, 7:58 pm, skeez <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLNoYkuC4s&NR=1
>>
>> You can easily have one of these. Just use PVC pipe for dust
>> collection...
Scritch - you hit it on the head... the PVC/explosion alarm has long been
put to bed as irrelevant. Toe Dipper's post has nothing to do with the
matter. That clip was of an intentionally ignited blast of sawdust.
Notice - they used a road flare to ignite the dust and then had to blow it
out with huge force in order to get it fine enough to ignite. Apples and
Giraffes.
As for the finishes, keeping ventilation in the room is always adviseable
from the standpoint of your own breathing, but you will likely never come
close enough to building up enough fumes to cause an explosion with
anything you finish in your shop. I generate a lot more fumes and mist in
the air when I'm painting a car than you will ever generate on a
woodworking project, and I have an open pilot propane furnace in the
garage. Not so unlike a million body shops around the world. The biggest
problem I have is blowing dust around if my filters aren't kept clean. And
that doesn't even touch the topic of the solvents I use.
The biggest favor you can do yourself is use a good respirator. No matter
what you're spraying - use a good respirator. Don't buy the junk they sell
in the Big Box stores. Go to an autobody supplier and get a good 3M
disposable model. Keep it sealed in the bag when you're not using it.
They do have a lifespan.
--
-Mike-
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