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RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble, Gru

Postby Steve » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:54 pm

Man that is horrible makes me feel sick watching it :(
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RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble, Gru

Postby icke » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:01 pm

marty didn't seem to be bothered all that much though...
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RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble, Gru

Postby Steve » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:02 pm

I'd be the one on the corner rocking backwards and forwards
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RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble, Gru

Postby CakeBoy » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:26 pm

Scary how fast it can take a hold and just go.
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RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble, Gru

Postby kingseven » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:19 pm

Marty is a firm believer in this being the way to quickly season a roaster. (Starting and extinguishing a fire).

I'm happy to just roast a bunch of coffee instead!
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Postby Bombcup » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:24 pm

the small chaff fire we once had was quite the most incredible fanny-about. Could have done with this guy.
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Re: RE: Call for Phew, Phew, Barney mcgrew,Cuthbert, Dibble,

Postby Steve » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:35 am

kingseven wrote:Marty is a firm believer in this being the way to quickly season a roaster. (Starting and extinguishing a fire).

I'm happy to just roast a bunch of coffee instead!


Serious ? Wow that is crazy
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What if?

Postby shannondore » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:00 pm

Guys.
Would that instant cooling down technique have caused untold damage to that poor roaster?
I have read that even leaving the fire door open when cooling can warp the boiler as it cools too quickly.

Marty looked like he didn't give a toss. I would not even let this twonk flip the lid of a jar of Kenco, let alone have him anywhere near the roaster. :cry:
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RE: What if?

Postby kingseven » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:59 pm

Well Marty rebuilt the roaster he set fire to. It probably didn't do any damage at all. The drums on those roasters are very thick cast iron and it was unlikely a full load. He sprayed enough to put the fire out but the drum was likely still pretty hot, and there would probably only have been potential for damage if he'd sprayed til the roaster was completely cool.

Marty is a bit crazy, but he's rebuilt roasters for so long - and his rebuilds that I've seen have generally been outstanding. I think once you've dealt with fires in 120kg+ roasters, then a 22kg fire isn't too much to worry about.
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Is it me!

Postby shannondore » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:04 pm

With flames licking out of the machine like that it don't feel right. Another operator runs forward, having to grab the middle of the hose because it was getting near meltdown and to finish, a bunch of dry empty sacks next to the roaster just waiting to spontaneously combust. Bet their insurance premiums are through the roof at that place.
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RE: Is it me!

Postby bruceb » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:39 pm

It all looks pretty standard to me.
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RE: Is it me!

Postby lsjms » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:43 pm

Can you not spot expert operators dealing with problems in a calm manner? The coffee sack and hose, indeed the roastery itself were not in peril. Marty had obviously done the correct first steps of shutting off the airflow(hence the flames licking out) and gas and mitigated the risk of a flare by not opening the door.

I bet their insurer never heard a thing and the next batch was in pretty shortly after.

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Ouch...

Postby shannondore » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:41 am

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twonk

Guess I walked right into that one :roll:
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RE: Ouch...

Postby geedee » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:16 pm

OK! I'll be the one to ask ... what's a 'twonk'
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