Re: disposing of old dynamite sticks

Posted by NC Wayne on August 02, 2007 at 21:36:13 from (166.82.164.156):

In Reply to: disposing of old dynamite sticks posted by Mike S 806/H on August 01, 2007 at 19:14:51:

Definately err on the side of caution and call the experts, be it whatever department that runs the local bomb squad or simply a professional, licensed blaster. Either one will know how to properly dispose of the stuff in a safe manner. I do alot of work on a guys machines that does drilling and blasting work. Several years ago he was given alot of old dynomite and other explosives to dispose of. I was working at his yard the day they went out back, in a big field, and "disposed" of all of it. By the time they were done there was a hole in the ground nearly 10 feet deep and 15+ feet across. The first batch he blew had alot more power left than he had estimated so he cut back on the amount of material in the second batch. It still blew a blasting mat that weighs around 8,000 lbs nearly 15 feet in the air. In other words even a few sticks is nothing to play with. I've got a friend that works in a scrap yard that has a shredder. He said one of the worst things to ever go through it is a stick or two of dynomite. He said they tend to get lost in the cab of an old truck or whatever and when it goes through the shredder the concussion of the hammers sets it off just like the concussion of a blasting cap would. Needless to say he said it nearly always tends to do at least a little damage to the shredder and if you've ever seen how their made and what they have to stand up to, again you'd see that this stuff is extreemely dangerous. In the end, whatever you do, it's always better safe than dead.

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