[Jewelry making - Article 00526] - Re: [Orchid] Striker verses lighter when lighting a torch.

[E. Luther]

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    He's not to do it because you say so, for one.  For another, he'll
    be out of a job if he either: 

	-blows up the show
	-kills himself
	-kills you
	-blows off a limb or two and can't work for a long time.

    Everyone should own Charles Lewton Brains book the Jewelry Workshop
    Safety Report. 

    I quote that book here, page 181: 

    "Note:  Many goldsmiths use a disposable cigarette lighter to light
    their torches.  This is can be incredibly dangerous.  A standard
    disposable lighter has the same explosive power as a grenade and can
    easily take a leg off.  Welders are forbidden to have them in their
    pockets while working because of amputating explosions that have
    apparently been seen in the welding and brazing industry.  Empty or
    almost empty disposable lighters are particularly dangerous.  I have
    heard of one that blew up on someone's car dash when left in the sun
    as well as one that blew up on a jeweler's bench when brushed
    accidentally with a torch flame.  Because the design of the lighter
    is, however, very useful and easy to strike a spark with, you can
    consider using one if, like I do, you take an empty one, saw the
    bottom off or drill into it to remove any fuel vapors and then use
    it quite happily as a striker for a torch." 


-- 
Elaine Luther
Chicago area, Illinois, USA
Metalsmith, Certified PMC Instructor
Studio 925; established 1992
eluther AT copper.net


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