Asking for input on How Many UDS cookers you would recomend for a KCBS comp?
Thanks,
Ken A.
I have done it with 2 but I have converted both to have two levels.
Asking for input on How Many UDS cookers you would recomend for a KCBS comp?
Thanks,
Ken A.
I'd make sure it's empty before torching it!
Here is the MSDS for acetone...check it out.
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Acetone-9927062
excerpt...
Flammability of the Product:
Flammable.
Auto-Ignition Temperature:
465°C (869°F)
Flash Points:
CLOSED CUP: -20°C (-4°F). OPEN CUP: -9°C (15.8°F) (Cleveland).
Flammable Limits:
LOWER: 2.6% UPPER: 12.8%
Products of Combustion:
These products are carbon oxides (CO, CO2).
Fire Hazards in Presence of Various Substances:
Highly flammable in presence of open flames and sparks, of heat.
Explosion Hazards in Presence of Various Substances:
Risks of explosion of the product in presence of mechanical impact: Not available.
Slightly explosive in presence of open flames and sparks, of oxidizing materials, of acids.
Fire Fighting Media and Instructions:
Flammable liquid, soluble or dispersed in water.
SMALL FIRE: Use DRY chemical powder.
LARGE FIRE: Use alcohol foam, water spray or fog.
Special Remarks on Fire Hazards:
Vapor may travel considerable distance to source of ignition and flash back.
Special Remarks on Explosion Hazards:
Forms explosive mixtures with hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, nitric acid, nitric acid + sulfuric acid, chromic anydride,
chromyl chloride, nitrosyl chloride, hexachloromelamine, nitrosyl perchlorate, nitryl perchlorate, permonosulfuric acid,
thiodiglycol + hydrogen peroxide, potassium ter-butoxide, sulfur dichloride, 1-methyl-1,3-butadiene, bromoform, carbon,
air, chloroform, thitriazylperchlorate.
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A good burn will be fine. If you leave the lid off I'm sure all the acetone will evaporate. I'm betting there is a liner inside the drum that needs to be burned off anyway.So you're saying I shouldn't use this barrell? I wonder what kind of cleaner would work to neutralize the acetone?
thanks, I was getting worried for a minute. It's a closed lid drum and the screw in caps have been off for awhile. There is no smell coming from the drum at all. I'm gonna pick up a cold chisel at work tonight and get the top off. Hopefully it'll be all bright and shiny inside.
thanks, I was getting worried for a minute. It's a closed lid drum and the screw in caps have been off for awhile. There is no smell coming from the drum at all. I'm gonna pick up a cold chisel at work tonight and get the top off. Hopefully it'll be all bright and shiny inside.
I was probably way overcautious, but I have heard too many stories over the years about people blowing themselves up doing stupid **** and I was not going to be one of them.
So you're saying I shouldn't use this barrell? I wonder what kind of cleaner would work to neutralize the acetone?
You should certainly be as cautious as you can. I would do my best to try to find a jigsaw or a reciprocating saw to take the top off. I used a chisel on mine for a portion of the top then switched to reciprocating saw and it cut through just like butter with a 24 tpi blade and had a much cleaner edge needing far less attention when finished.
Good luck and lets see pics!
I'm liking that idea better and I have both. Any excuse to use a sawzall right? My buddies always laugh and say I seem to find a way to use a sawzall, angle grinder, or welder on almost every project I do. I actually found a use for the grinder when laying laminate flooring. When I got tired of using the backsaw, I just set the grinder right on the slab and used it to cut my door casings. The laminate fit underneath perfectly! If you got the tools you might as well use them I always say.
Anyways, thanks for all of the help so far and I will be sure to post pics.....as soon as I figure out how.
I still need to find some expanded metal so I can make the basket.
Priorities my friend!:biggrin:I started working on # 1 of 3 today. I use the step bit to make four 1/2" holes 3" from the bottom. Then had a nice burn to "clean" it out. Unlike a lot of the post burn pics I've seen here, mine was not so shiny. Looked kind of black and burnt. I cleaned the ash out and Pam'd the hell out of it. All the holes have been drilled and all hardware has been attached. I still need to make the charcoal basket. It's so close, but I probably won't be able to continue till after the holidays.
. It's so close, but I probably won't be able to continue till after the holidays.