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Wanted to thank everyone for your input, but decided to scrap the idea altogether as I decided it wasn't worth the risk, especially for something that isn't a necessity. It was one of those ideas a friend brought up because he's a marine surveyor, but he did tell me to check into the product before I do anything. It sounded reasonable at first, but safety is more important. I posted mainly because I didn't have any to use as a test and what I did read online was either vague or over my head.
McMaster sent me a reply last night... yes, they responded at 10:03 PM on a Sunday night... and said "Our polypropylene sorbents are not considered flammable but may burn at high temperatures. I attached the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the oil-only sorbent, which shows specific information on page 3 about the flammability properties for this product."
I'm going to upload the file in case anyone wants to take a look, but not only did they include the SDS sheet, they actually put a red border around the appropriate section on page 3 (that company never ceases to amaze me). The product is odorless and appears to be highly stable with a melting point of 350-F and a flash point of 1157-F, but that's just the product itself and my concern is having it within fairly close proximity of the cutting tool while being partially saturated with oil. But GG has a good point about having only chips in the tray. So I plan to wipe up any fluids each time I use the machine and dispose of the rag in a proper fire container.
I'll still post if I get a reply from newpig or find out anything else interesting.
McMaster sent me a reply last night... yes, they responded at 10:03 PM on a Sunday night... and said "Our polypropylene sorbents are not considered flammable but may burn at high temperatures. I attached the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the oil-only sorbent, which shows specific information on page 3 about the flammability properties for this product."
I'm going to upload the file in case anyone wants to take a look, but not only did they include the SDS sheet, they actually put a red border around the appropriate section on page 3 (that company never ceases to amaze me). The product is odorless and appears to be highly stable with a melting point of 350-F and a flash point of 1157-F, but that's just the product itself and my concern is having it within fairly close proximity of the cutting tool while being partially saturated with oil. But GG has a good point about having only chips in the tray. So I plan to wipe up any fluids each time I use the machine and dispose of the rag in a proper fire container.
I'll still post if I get a reply from newpig or find out anything else interesting.