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Microwave in shop?
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I use mine to warm up my coffee and once and a while my lunch.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty |
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Yes, I've also seen some reports on bending.
Yet another use: softening glue. Most glues will soften with heat. White glue or yellow PVA that's recent will turn plastic. For older PVA, add a little water to the joint before heating. Do not use popcorn setting, however. --Gerry On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:04:43 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , (Runnonmt) wrote: What uses would a microwave have in the shop? Keeping your coffee warm... Duh! :-) Seriously, though, some turners use microwaves to dry thick turning blanks. Do a Google groups search for microwave on the group rec.crafts.woodturning and you'll see some ideas. I may be imagining this, but I seem to recall a post here not too long ago about using a microwave to heat/soften wood for bending. Google again... |
Runnonmt wrote: What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty Warming heat pads to ease my back, reheating coffee and food, oh and drying smalll wooden objects.... |
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"Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty Great for destroying CDs/DVDs if you have any sensitive data on them. Cover them with a paper towel and cook em on high for 10-30 seconds with the shiny side up. Oh, don't breathe the fumes either. Oops, wrong hobby. |
I've used a microwave for straightening out the lid of a small carved
mahogany(ish) box,which had warped badly. Wrapped it in wet rags, and put it on defrost for a while. Once it was really hot (too hot to handle with bare hands) I clamped it down flat and left it in clamps for around 24hrs. There was a slight amount of spring-back, which I was able to take out with a block plane. A couple of years later, it's still ok. I've also used it for drying wedges, an up-to-date version of the old boy's trick of putting their wedges for whatever job in an oven and baking them. Once they're bone dry, they will never shrink any further, and the only effect that changes in humidity will have is to further tighten them. Cheers Frank "Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.771 / Virus Database: 518 - Release Date: 28/09/2004 |
On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:32:53 -0400, Bill Stock wrote:
"Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty Great for destroying CDs/DVDs if you have any sensitive data on them. Cover them with a paper towel and cook em on high for 10-30 seconds with the shiny side up. Oh, don't breathe the fumes either. Oops, wrong hobby. Mythbusters spun them on a router until they came apart. Great fun in slow motion. |
On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 18:45:00 +0100, Frank McVey wrote:
I've also used it for drying wedges, an up-to-date version of the old boy's trick of putting their wedges for whatever job in an oven and baking them. Once they're bone dry, they will never shrink any further, and the only effect that changes in humidity will have is to further tighten them. Thanks Frank. I gotta remember this one - the old "wedgie" trick ;-) -Doug -- "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas,then each of us will have two ideas" George B. Shaw |
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"Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty You won't get cat parts all over the kitchen - the wife is sure to love that. -- -Mike- |
Runnonmt wrote:
What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty Making push sticks. -- Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA To reply add the numerals "13" before the "at" ............................................ Preserve Bacteria.. Its the only culture some people have. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Twinkie experiments! Try this one too.... Cut a grape in half and space
them about 1/8" apart cut side down and microwave on high for about a minute... "Runnonmt" wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty |
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I don't know about the grapes, but I do know that an egg in the
microwave will explode in exactly 1 min 15 seconds.... cooked for 1 min and 15 seconds later when I open the microwave door ;-) (Runnonmt) wrote in message ... What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. Rusty |
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Doug Miller wrote:
You can toast marshmallows in the microwave, too. They remain white on the outside, but get brown and toasted on the inside. (I should know better than to join this thread but can't resist.) If a toasted marshmellow remains white on the outside, then how do you know when it's done? This strikes me as fun for showing grandchildren... ....And to the list of things NOT to microwave I would add gummy worms and fresh pecans (DAMHIKT). -- Morris Dovey DeSoto, Iowa USA |
"Morris Dovey" wrote in message ...And to the list of things NOT to microwave I would add gummy worms and fresh pecans (DAMHIKT). -- Morris Dovey DeSoto, Iowa USA Peeps are fund to watch. Just put it on high and watch the show. |
In article , Morris Dovey wrote:
Doug Miller wrote: You can toast marshmallows in the microwave, too. They remain white on the outside, but get brown and toasted on the inside. (I should know better than to join this thread but can't resist.) If a toasted marshmellow remains white on the outside, then how do you know when it's done? By the smell. This strikes me as fun for showing grandchildren... Oh, absolutely. Kids love it. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com) Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com You must use your REAL email address to get a response. |
What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. On a serious note (gotta try the marshmallow thing, though), I nuke vinegar+salt to get a supersaturated solution for derusting. The hot solution also speeds up the reaction. Plastic peanut butter jars, however, melt disastrously in this application. damhikt. Also rewarms once-hot beverages, saving a trip to the kitchen. The 'wave softens paraffin (wax) + solvent when making screw lube. -- "Keep your ass behind you" |
Australopithecus scobis wrote:
What uses would a microwave have in the shop? I have seen info about this before but cannot remember any uses. Does anyone use one in their shop and what do you use it for? Thanks for any suggestions guys. On a serious note (gotta try the marshmallow thing, though), I nuke vinegar+salt to get a supersaturated solution for derusting. The hot solution also speeds up the reaction. Plastic peanut butter jars, however, melt disastrously in this application. damhikt. Also rewarms once-hot beverages, saving a trip to the kitchen. The 'wave softens paraffin (wax) + solvent when making screw lube. Ummm. Aren't paraffin and solvents flammable (inflammable? see recent posts) I wouldn't nuke anything that could explode. I use mine for heating coffee. Once I used it to heat up some rubber 'tires' (formerly hockey pucks with the centres drilled out) and it worked ok. |
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 02:41:56 -0400, Rob Mitchell wrote:
Ummm. Aren't paraffin and solvents flammable (inflammable? see recent posts) I wouldn't nuke anything that could explode. Quite. The microwave is far more desireable than an open flame, or even an electric element heater. Home microwave ovens are tuned to the H-O bond in water. The wax, mineral spirits, and whatnot in my screw lube are poor antennas for that microwave frequency. So they warm, but not as fast as aqueous materials. Bonus, the small oven would contain a small fire. I wouldn't recommend doing large quantities this way, in case the fan is sparky. -- "Keep your ass behind you" |
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