Brent Smith
03-24-2005, 7:08 PM
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4></TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>22734.1 (http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=22734.1) </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>I just saw on the news here in Montreal that a dust collector exploded in a high school woodshop today.Ten students were injured and four were taken to hospital.According to the shop teacher the dust collector was well maintained and was not over full.
We keep reading about the possibility of fire and explosion from dust and dust collectors but how many of us really do everything we can to make sure our shops are safe?I'll be spending the weekend going over my shop and doing maintenance on my machines and dust collection systems after hearing this.
The news didn't say if anyone was seriously injured,or if any lives were at risk.We can only hope not.
I also hope that this doesn't cause the closing of yet another school shop.High school wood shop was where I got my introduction to woodworking and I'm sure alot of you were the same.It would be a shame if the school board were to close the woodworking shop because of this.
Thanks for listening,
Brent
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We keep reading about the possibility of fire and explosion from dust and dust collectors but how many of us really do everything we can to make sure our shops are safe?I'll be spending the weekend going over my shop and doing maintenance on my machines and dust collection systems after hearing this.
The news didn't say if anyone was seriously injured,or if any lives were at risk.We can only hope not.
I also hope that this doesn't cause the closing of yet another school shop.High school wood shop was where I got my introduction to woodworking and I'm sure alot of you were the same.It would be a shame if the school board were to close the woodworking shop because of this.
Thanks for listening,
Brent
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