1999 - Volume #23, Issue #3, Page #09
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Readers Respond To Exploding Toolbar Story
Filling toolbars with metal filings and punch-outs obviously isn't such a good idea. Moisture will condense inside anything that's sealed tight. I know because water condenses regularly inside the water lines in my dairy barn. It'll also condense inside a metal gas can. It condenses because of the difference in temperatures inside and outside. When a toolbar is welded shut on both ends water will condense inside it and between the metal filings and punch-outs. It might not take much water to start a reaction. I think any sealed toolbar should have vent holes in it. I made my own toolbar and made sure that I didn't seal it up because I was concerned about this problem. (Dan Hill, Dismont, Maine)
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