my shop has just bought a new router and we have been cutting aluminum sheets. can the dust collector hole both the saw dust and aluminum chips or will it start a fire?
2007-10-31 09:52:03 · 3 answers · asked by brian4ups 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
If you are cutting aluminum you are probably using an oil for cooling. Mixed with wood chips the oils can become a real fire hazard. Probably under the right conditions could spontaneous combust.
2007-10-31 10:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with "laid back" above. Aluminum chips probably would not combust (as compared to aluminum powder which might), but any oil/sawdust mix could be a real problem. Aluminum chips put on an aluminum oxide film soon after cutting which would inhibit combustion.
2007-10-31 16:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
powdered aluminum is what they make firecrackers mostly out of.
2007-10-31 11:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by mavis b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋