Dremel near fumes?

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+i7+

Discussion Starter · Nov 23, 2009

Hello

I was planning to use my dremel today to drill some cable management holes in a antec 900 however i am concerned if the sparks it produces may ignite lawn mower fumes that are present in my work area. Is this a safety hazard?

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Chunky_Chimp

· #2 · Nov 23, 2009

If it's well-ventilated, it shouldn't cause a lot of problems, but I wouldn't risk it until you know it's completely safe.

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Juggalo23451

· #3 · Nov 23, 2009

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Originally Posted by +i7+

All I have to say is common sense comes in to play. If you are going to use a dremel and knowing that sparks and going to be present,.. with any fumes present that is not a good idea.

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D3FiN3 SiN

· #4 · Nov 23, 2009

By fumes, do you mean near an area where you have recently run a lawn mower?

If so, then you should be perfectly fine creating sparks.

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caraboose

· #5 · Nov 23, 2009

Do you mean gasoline fumes? if so then do it in another room. If grass fumes then you'll be perfectly fine.

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emin911

· #6 · Nov 23, 2009

all i have to say is better safe than sorry. i suggest you do it somewhere else, Even if there is a 0.1% of risk.

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Sethy666

· #7 · Nov 23, 2009

Petrol fumes + sparks = BOOM.

Do it somewhere else, the stuffs not worth dying for.

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D3FiN3 SiN

· #8 · Nov 23, 2009

I have never had any problems running my lawn mower in the area where I work with my dremel.

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ZHoob2004

· #9 · Nov 23, 2009

I work in a garage full of atvs and motorcycles and have no problem with sparks despite the multitude of gasoline cans etc around. metal sparks won't ignite fumes unless you're using a welder or plasma cutter and you would still have to be close.

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Phaedrus2129

· #10 · Nov 23, 2009

Sparks will only cause gasoline fumes to ignite if you're in an enclosed space and there's a high percentage of the gas/suspended liquid present in the air.

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trueg50

· #11 · Nov 23, 2009

Not a problem, as long as there aren't massive amounts of fuel vapors nearby.

Here is a picture of me dremeling hard steel:

My left arm was 3 inches from the tip, and the rest of the column of sparks was hitting all up my forearm, and all I got from it was some a slightly red arm, no biggy.

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