[SEL] Warning, Linseed oil Luck

[Arnie Fero]

G'day Kerry,

WOW!!  Lucky indeed.  I've read those warnings too and have been really good about
spreading my rags outside to dry.  But I've always wondered what would happen.  I'm
gonna have to conduct an experiment.  What did it take; about six hours?

See ya,  Arnie

PS - I think you need to buy a new engine to compensate for the ones you nearly
lost.  8-))

On Thu, February 3, 2011 3:48 pm, Kerry wrote:
> The subject of using Boiled Linseed Oil for a protection finish has been
> talked about before.
> Yesterday afternoon I oiled an engine transporter in the shed and later used
> a rag to wipe of excess Linseed, looked good and as it to hot in the shed
> that was it.
> About 11.50 last night the wife woke me to tell me she could smell something
> burning both at the back and front of the house, when the brain got into
> gear I tought THE RAG and rushed to the shed.
> The air outside was full of burning paint smell and opening the shed door
> the shed was totally full of smelly smoke, the rag was smoldering and the
> wooden bench top was to hot to touch, several inches away on the bench was a
> 4 liter plastic bottle of turps.
> The luck part, The wife was still up reading and had windows opened because
> of the heat, the breeze carried the smell into the house, I found the rag
> before it ignited and exploded the plastic bottle of turps. I would have
> lost the shed and machinery.
> I knew that on the bottle is "Safety Directions : Soak rags in water after
> use to prevent spontaneous combustion" but had forgotten that bit and must
> have just put the rag on the bench when finished.
> one very lucky day.