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  1. 02-28-2017, 6:31 PM #1
    Rick Hubbard
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    Not a good day at the shop

    I now am in favor of executing people who throw oil soaked rags in the trash.Fire 2.jpg
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  3. 02-28-2017, 6:39 PM #2
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  4. 02-28-2017, 7:02 PM #3
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    Ouch,

    Sorry to see that, Rick. I hope you are well insured.
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    Ouch...that's tough to see. I hope you have full recovery.
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    Wow! You read or hear about it but you hope nobody experiences it!
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    Yikes, Rick. Prayers for a quick painless resolution!
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    I have located 5 woodworkers who are willing to serve as the firing squad.

    That really, REALLY sucks.
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  9. 02-28-2017, 9:27 PM #8
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    Nobody hurt? That's the good part. Remember that the things in the shop are just stuff, YOUR STUFF! They are replacable.
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  10. 02-28-2017, 9:58 PM #9
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    Spoke with Fire Marshall tonight and learned there may be more to this than meets the eye.
    There seems to be a question about how the entire floor could spontaneously burst into flames all at once.
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    Sorry that happened Rick ..
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  12. 03-01-2017, 4:53 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick Hubbard View Post
    Spoke with Fire Marshall tonight and learned there may be more to this than meets the eye.
    There seems to be a question about how the entire floor could spontaneously burst into flames all at once.
    It does look a bit odd, hopefully you have a speedy recovery!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick Hubbard View Post
    Spoke with Fire Marshall tonight and learned there may be more to this than meets the eye.
    There seems to be a question about how the entire floor could spontaneously burst into flames all at once.
    "Vally Ingtalesting...." Please update us on this when you can and are allowed to comment...
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  14. 03-01-2017, 12:17 PM #13
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    About 28 years ago, my wife was in the hospital after giving birth to my first child. My father in law and I were home alone. I had just completed a couple maple model bases for architectural models and had finished them with Watco Danish Oil. I had thrown the oily tee shirts in the kitchen trash can and other garbage on top of the pile. About 12:30 that night my smoke alarm was going off and the kitchen trash can was smoking. Spontaneous combustion is a real thing...so is young, dumb and stupid. If I recall Watco had weathered some law suits caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags, even thought they have or had a disclaimer on their can about product flammability. So, a Justrite safety can sits in the shop now for these things...
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  15. 03-01-2017, 1:18 PM #14
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    Oh Man, Rick,

    I was thinking about fire just the other day when I was using Mineral Spirits to clean shipping grease off of my table saw (stored it for a year). I've always draped rags over the side of the trash can overnight. It was habit before. Now I'm reminded of why.
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    Wow how terrible!
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