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Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
I want to purchase a fire-proof cloth to smother out props when they no longer need to be used in the number but are still burning.
I know a wet towel also does the job, but I thought a fire blanket for traveling purposes is more practical.
I'm not sure, but I think the fire blanket that HOP sells is one of those one time, emergency deals. Im wondering if anyone knows for sure if all the fiber glass based products of this kind are reusable or are made to be used once and then thrown away.
So far I've found one wool based fireproof blanket at
www.safety-depot.com
Its about a square meter and costs $120. Is there anyone out there with experience and advice on this matter? Or maybe an idea of where to get one cheaper?
I want to purchase a fire-proof cloth to smother out props when they no longer need to be used in the number but are still burning.
I know a wet towel also does the job, but I thought a fire blanket for traveling purposes is more practical.
I'm not sure, but I think the fire blanket that HOP sells is one of those one time, emergency deals. Im wondering if anyone knows for sure if all the fiber glass based products of this kind are reusable or are made to be used once and then thrown away.
So far I've found one wool based fireproof blanket at
www.safety-depot.com
Its about a square meter and costs $120. Is there anyone out there with experience and advice on this matter? Or maybe an idea of where to get one cheaper?
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
As far as I know, you can use a fire blanket over and over and over and over.
As far as I know, you can use a fire blanket over and over and over and over.
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328 posts
Location: uk
328 posts
Location: uk
Posted:
The problem your going to find with fabric / fibre based fire blankets is one of fuel take up, in essence the blanket eventually carries enough fuel to become combustable, while this usually is not a problem, sloppy usage of a fire blanket with residual fuel content has the potential to ignite, can't say I've had this problem myself, but I've seen it happen a few times.
Moving on, I routinely use the same fire blanket to teach fire safety, tool extinguishing etc, I tend to replace it several times yearly, when I'm unhappy about the amount of fuel take up. I pay around 19 GBP for marine rated fire blankets, kitemarked etc.
I should add, I have two, one gets used on tools, and other fire safety aspects, and the other is unused, should that incident involving a performer ever happen. They get rotated, the one used on tools gets disposed of, and the replacement becomes the one to used on peeps.
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EDITED_BY: marco (1123766833)
The problem your going to find with fabric / fibre based fire blankets is one of fuel take up, in essence the blanket eventually carries enough fuel to become combustable, while this usually is not a problem, sloppy usage of a fire blanket with residual fuel content has the potential to ignite, can't say I've had this problem myself, but I've seen it happen a few times.
Moving on, I routinely use the same fire blanket to teach fire safety, tool extinguishing etc, I tend to replace it several times yearly, when I'm unhappy about the amount of fuel take up. I pay around 19 GBP for marine rated fire blankets, kitemarked etc.
I should add, I have two, one gets used on tools, and other fire safety aspects, and the other is unused, should that incident involving a performer ever happen. They get rotated, the one used on tools gets disposed of, and the replacement becomes the one to used on peeps.
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EDITED_BY: marco (1123766833)
enthusiast
328 posts
Location: uk
328 posts
Location: uk
Posted:
Yep, appears to be the same type I use.
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Yep, appears to be the same type I use.
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4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Posted:
you can get fire blankets at diy shops, try Obi or Hornbach 120 $ seems quite expensive.
you can get fire blankets at diy shops, try Obi or Hornbach
120 $ seems quite expensive. "vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
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