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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: More TT Tips

From: John Young <wa8kne@...>
Date: 2006-09-07

Famous last words -
Hey guys, watch this.......

John



lcdpublishing wrote:
>
>
> Acetone doen't burn like gasoline - much more slowly. We used a lot
> of it at one company I worked at - needed it to clean bearings we
> made. Anyway, we used to have a lot of fun "playing" with it.
>
> Here is something you should NEVER try...
>
> Soak a rag with acetone
> Light it on fire
> Wrap burning rag around bit in pnuematic die grinder
> Pull trigger on grinder
>
> It's amazing what if feels like standing in the middle of that
> spinning rag, being fed vast amounts of air, spinning at 30,000 RPM
> and a fire ball that goes from floor to ceiling. It sounded like
> a "neat idea"..... just before pulling the trigger :-) The other
> guys in the shop said it "Looked cool".
>
> Chris
>