[TheForge] titanium

[James Binnion]

Just grind it and let the dust pile up in and around your 
grinder/belt sander  you can have  dandy little fire that you cant 
put out  in no time. If you are ever wanting to grind Ti do it wet.

>I suppose if you wanted to reduce it to dust first, you could get it 
>to burn around 1000F
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>cs
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>Andy Vida wrote:
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>>Jerry Smith wrote:
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>>>         Titanium has an ignition point of something like 6,000 degrees F.
>>>   
>>>
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>>	Titanium is very difficult to light, but once started, you do
>>	not want to be anywhere near it.  It is a reactive metal, meaning
>>	it has a great affinity for oxygen, among other things.  Once you
>>	go past a threshold, it is like a runaway train.

-- 
Jim Binnion