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boomer478 t1_j7lscwl wrote

Reply to comment by ChanThe4th in Cool trick by amynoacid

I think eating wood varnish is a worse concern than a melted bottle.

This is still a stupid idea, but not for the reasons you've listed.

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m_i_c_r_o_b_i_a_l t1_j7lrlz0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Cool trick by amynoacid

This isn’t a good idea with almost any oil based wood finish. This would leave a lot of oxygen in the container so it will solidify if you don’t use it in a few weeks.

I purge my finish cans with argon from my welder to keep the can usable longer. It’s cheaper than bloxigen at the wood working shops.

Also wipe up messes so your can doesn’t need the jaws of life to open them.

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m_i_c_r_o_b_i_a_l t1_j7lqjv9 wrote

Reply to comment by Reddit-username_here in Cool trick by amynoacid

Finishes with drying oils like boiled linseed or tung are known for doing this. They self heat as they polymerize so a pile of them could heat up to the ignition temperature because the heat won’t escape. Placing them in a bucket with plenty of water prevents this by the thermal mass of the water and blocking the oxidation of the oil. Laying them flat away from each other also works by preventing the heat from building up.

Putting a flame or heat gun next to the finish isn’t such a great idea either. There’s often flammable chemicals in finishes beyond just the oils.

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Frundle t1_j7lq8vx wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Cool trick by amynoacid

They're more safe in the can, and the flash point is high. Where they become most dangerous is when a rag or towel is used to wipe up excess and then thrown away. As the finish cures, it releases enough heat that it can ignite the rest of the trash.

Supposedly, the fire that burned Seattle to the ground in 1889 was started by a glue pot in a woodworker's shop.

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mr_nonstop t1_j7lq5ex wrote

Reply to Loves pyre by linuxknight

MySpace is going to flip when my profile loads and this is the background tiled with Creed blasting.

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ChanThe4th t1_j7ln3u5 wrote

Reply to Cool trick by amynoacid

This is a HORRIBLE idea that could genuinely result in sickness.

These plastics are not designed to be heated and melted then eaten out of again, they are EXTREMELY fragile to temperature unless SPECIFICALLY designed to endure them.

DO NOT DO THIS unless you are 10000% sure this plastic won't release toxic or cancerous chemicals that will be absorbed by the food or liquids running over them.

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