163 Re: Dust Collection, Heating
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163 Re: Dust Collection, Heating
From: franusic@drivax.UUCP (Mike Franusich)
Date: 4 Nov 87 18:29:35 GMT
>All kindsa stuff about woodstoves, dust, and grain elevators
Seems to me the problem in silos and grain elevators is from fermentation
and spontaneous comustion, NOT the dust.
As far as woodstoves go, I've had them in a couple of different woodshops
over the years and haven't had problems. A proper woodstove doesn't have
an open flame, and the dust levels in a shop aren't really that high --
how could you breathe? You don't have to spread dust around, even a shop
vac can be hooked up to slurp dust out of most tools. I'd be more
concerned about volatile chemicals in the finishes.
Woodstoves also help dry out the air because as the cold outside air
is warmed, its relative humidity goes way down. I've had a lot less
problems with the light rust that gets all over tools when I've used
a woodstove. Besides, there's just something special about an old
enamel coffee pot bubbling away on the stove.
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