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Originally Posted by Mechvet
Seems like a rather uninformed reaction for an insurance company. Magnesium has applications all over, and can be machined and used quite safely.
Just get a Bromotrifluoromethane extinguisher (Halon 1301) for areas where swarf and chips can gather, and all will be well. I've personally used a CBrF3 extinguisher on several fully ignited systems (one jet engine, two transmissions, and one interior cabin fire involving vaporized JP5) with great success.
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Wow, that's a lot of fires!
Halon hasn't been produced in over 20 years, but it's still legal to use if you can find some; end of first section
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