In Rich S. wrote:
"Del Rawlins" wrote in
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My father in law once set a piece of titanium on fire that he was
machining in a lathe.

Sure it wasn't Magnesium? Titanium would be a real chore to turn in a
reg'lar lathe, for sure.

Yeah, I'm sure. He was working as a millwright in a pulp mill and they
used titanium for a lot of fittings because it had better resistance
than any other metal to the highly corrosive chemicals used in the mill.

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