Re: Oil Soaked Clutch Disks

Posted by Darren in TN on February 20, 2004 at 07:38:08 from (128.158.130.56):

In Reply to: Oil Soaked Clutch Disks posted by BlueLite on February 20, 2004 at 06:26:15:

Hey BlueLight,

Be real careful drying something soaked in acetone or other volatile organics. Had a lady in a lab I was in pour abou 10mL of acetone into a hot flask to clean it and it vaporized instatly on contact with that hot surface, but luckily didn't ignite. Know a PhD here in our labs that had some clown leave etherised rats in his fridge. Being a standard fridge and not protected against volatiles, when the compressor kicked over one day it ignited the ether vapors, blew the door off the fridge, and knocked out several windows. Acetone and ether can both make some pretty impressive explosions, so if you use them or any other volatile organic please dry it away from sparks, flame, heat sources, etc. Vacuuming them into a wet vac, drying them with a conventional fan, putting them into a warm oven, etc. can easily set the stage for a bad fire or explosion. Be careful out there, and good luck with your project.

Darren

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