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Spontaneous Combustion of Buffing Lint
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I am working on a buffing facility and we just recently had a fire on a roll-off container that we use to dispose our buffing lint. The fire started by itself. Can anybody tell me where can I find information about spontaneous combustion of buffing lint and ways to prevent it? I think that the risk of another fire still exists.
Carlos Delgado- Mexicali, BC, Mexico
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Carlos,
Surely your local fire department would be a good source, an 'alluminating' source of info, eh?
Lemme hazard a guess that thar buffin' lint weren't perfect an' had some oils of some type innit.
Try Linseed Oil [linked by editor to product info at Rockler] and rags! ... or buffing lint, that's if you want to be a wannabe pyromaniac! Sure will catch fire one of these days!
You have 2 remedies. l) burn the damn stuff and don't leave it to self-ignite. 2) Keep it nice and wet.........
Cheers!
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Freeman Newton - White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | Ed. note: It is our sad duty to advise that Freeman passed away on April 21, 2012. R.I.P. old friend. I know that his wife Nancy would appreciate your kind thoughts at |
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Spontaneous combustion of sanding dust from the finishing of hardwood floors: I'm a fire investigator and am currently investigating a fire that is most probably due to improper disposal of sanding dust. The hardwood floors in the house were being sanded and the dust was collected in a vacuum cleaner, which was left in the house. Several hours later there was a fire that originated in the area were the vacuum cleaner was stored. any information pertaining to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Albert Spencerengineering - Nashville, Tennessee
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It certainly sounds possible, Albert; the more so if any resin was involved. But your situation is outside of my experience and tangential to the focus of this industrial metal finishing site, so I can't promise that helpful responses will be forthcoming. Good luck.
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 Ted Mooney, P.E. RET finishing.com Brick, New Jersey |
November 11, 2010
In the safety sections on two separate dust collectors we have specifically list buffing lint as one of the hazardous dust that could be collected.
Kirk Chambers- Louisville, Kentucky