Ott Light Fire
#1
Ott Light Fire
Dont panic, not the Ott Lights Fault. I have a floor standing one with the attached magnifier, standing between my recliner chair and a window. Bend your magnifier down out of harms way, coz the sunlight thru the magnifier set the headrest of my recliner on fire, right next to my ear.
I had mentioned this in another post but thought I'd warn everyone that hasn't read it.
I had mentioned this in another post but thought I'd warn everyone that hasn't read it.
#2
Thank you for this information! Several years ago my youngest daughter borrowed a strapless prom dress from a friend and I sewed on some straps as she was very thin and did not have much to hold the dress up. When she was done with the dress, I tried to "unsew" the straps and could not see the stitches very well so I took the dress outside in the sun, along with one of those magnifying glass that you put around your neck. I was "unpicking" away and kept smelling some sort of burning smell - lo and behold - the dress was on fire from the magnifying glass! Not too bad though.
#3
Glad no one was hurt and that you were there and the fire didn't go unnoticed. Thanks for alerting everyone on the dangers of a magnifying glass and sun. This is something we probably learned in scouts or science but never thought we would use in a daily setting.
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WOW !! Thanks for posting. I have a magnifier and I will put it away so the sun won't have an opportunity to heat up something. Maybe we need to make a thick cover over them when not in use so that the sun can't shine thru them. Just a thought.
Last edited by ManiacQuilter2; 05-13-2014 at 06:11 AM.
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