daveu@sco.COM (Dave Uebele) (08/14/90)
In my continual quest for the ultimate portable forge, I've been thinking of trying to set up a canvas awning both for shade and keep the forge area a little darker so I can see the color in the steel. Spreading canvas over a forge makes me a little nervous though. I remember seeing some information about soaking cloth in some solution to make it fire resistant but I don't remember what. All that comes to mind is a boric acid solution. Is this correct or is there some other way to get fabric to not look high tech but not be a huge firehazard either? Any sourced for canvas awnings would be appreciated as well. thanks in advance dave -- Dave Uebele uunet!sco!daveu or daveu@sco.com
timsmith@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Smith) (08/28/90)
In article <7450@scolex.sco.COM> daveu@sco.COM (Dave Uebele) writes: >I remember seeing some information about soaking cloth in some solution to >make it fire resistant but I don't remember what. All that comes to mind is >a boric acid solution. Is this correct or is there some other way to >get fabric to not look high tech but not be a huge firehazard either? From _The_Formula_Manual_ by Norman H. Stark [Stark Research Corp., Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012], p. 8-9: Fireproofing Textiles Ingredients: 1. Ammonium Phosphate 1/2 cup 2. Ammonium Chloride 1 cup 3. Water 3 pints Mixing: Stir 1 and 2 into 3. Use: Soak cloth in solution for a few minutes, wring out and hang up to dry. Cloth must be retreated after each exposure to water. Fireproofing Synthetic Fabrics Ingredients: 1. Boric Acid 1 cup 2. Water 1 gal Mixing: Dissolve 1 into 2. Use: Soak fabric in mixture, wring out and hang up to dry. Retreat fabric after each laundering. This may be done by adding 1 to the final rinse cycle of the washing machine. Good luck, and keep a fire extinguisher handy just in case! -- Tim Smith timsmith@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil