Gentle persons: A seasoned hobby machinist here in the Washington DC area just reported to a local maillist that his project to convert his Bridgeport from steppers to servos has been set back by a fire in his workshop. The fire consumed most of a liter of lube oil in the Bridgeport reservoir. He believes the lube pump (which had been left on for later work) malfunctioned, overheated, and ignited the oil. To quote "I was amazed at the heat and smoke which a mere liter of Vactra No. 2 could create. (I could not get into the shop from the heat, and I could not see more than a couple of feet.)" Fortunately, no one was hurt and most of his shop was unharmed except for the smoke from the fire and the water laid down by the fire department.
I'm composing this message, not to get into the details of his specific incident, but to use his incident to remind all of us to be safe in our work/hobby. Take this moment to reexamine your shop. Try to look at it like an inspector would. Accidents do happen. The life and property you save may be your own. I know I'm guilty of letting simple matters slide when I'm concentrating on a task. Clutter gets bad; flammable materials accumulate; electrical cords proliferate; circuit breakers, ground-fault interrupters, smoke detectors don't get tested often enough. Live long and prosper. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
