signage, stain, and fire hazard

[Clarence Miller]

I have an off the wall question. I made some signs and stained them (oil-base) to make the letters appear clearer. after waiting 3 days I ran them through my drum sander to remove the stain off of the face. Is that a potential fire hazard in my dust collector even after waiting 3 days for the stain to dry?

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I have never heard it said that this might cause a problem. The VOCs evaporate quickly, and those are the problem (usually).

No difference was seen in this particular test, and the stain was applied 24 hours before the fire:

http://www.extension.org/pages/23735/impact-of-oil-based-penetrating-stains-on-the-fire-performance-of-deck-boards

[Clarence Miller]

thank you, that was the most relevant article on the subject to date.