Reddit mentions of No-Burn Original Fire Retardant 32fl ( 946ml )

Volunteer Fire Fighter and Career Systems Engineer here:

1. Spray the inside of that box with a fire resistant spray. Flame Stop II is a good water based spray on that drys clear and chemically bonds to the wood, which is much better than pressure treating. There is also some spray on amazon you can use, but I've never tried it before. Reviews look promising though: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003M8G39E/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687642&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002TKLD14&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1X061QM3S972YR6MYRD5
   Make sure to hit the area's that you put metal into wood, since those area's could become potential hotspots.
   
   
2. You NEED to do something about the cooling situation in that box. You may not see issues now, but computer parts don't like excessive heat and will break down over time. That enclosure will trap excessive heat.
   What I would suggest doing for an effective cooling system is installing an AC Infinity Airplate. http://www.amazon.com/AC-Infinity-AIRPLATE-Thermostat-Cabinets/dp/B00QFWWZQO
   It's affordable, comes with a slick looking lcd interface, and has detachable metal guards that you can stain or rust to your hearts contempt to keep that vintage look. If the one duel fan panel isn't enough you can get another single fan and guard for like $20 bucks and add it into the existing controller.
   
   
3. Where do you hook your VGA, aux, network, usb, ect up too? I don't see access points for those ports.

As far as #1, I built a 12x8' shed in the backyard of my old house and was forging in there for a while. It was all wood, and as a corollary to #3 I coated it with this http://www.amazon.com/No-Burn-1102A-Original-Retardant-32-Ounce/dp/B003M8G39E/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370266050&sr=8-2&keywords=fire+retardant+spray

So really wherever you want to work, a garage works well but you say that is full. If you are running coal or charcoal you need to think about outdoor wind blowing the smoke or sparks back in your face. If you are running propane you have less to worry about there.

For #2 I am aware of no laws that say you cannot do it, but I am not a lawyer, but neither would I be concerned about it if I were in your position.

For #3, Rod gives excellent advice, keep safety equipment near, and keep everything orderly and under control. I used to spray the area I was working in down with the hose before forging when I started in the backyard, as dried leaves were an issue and just way too many to rake up every day. When you have a red hot piece of steel and it gets away from you, as it does to everyone every now and then, it will light wood on fire on contact. Having water nearby, or having treated nearby wood with a flame retardant will keep it from becoming an inferno immediately. Keep as open a workspace as possible so that if hot things go flying, theres plenty of room for them to hit nothing, and make sure it cannot land somewhere you cannot reach. Really just common sense and you shouldn't be burning anything to the ground, the whole point of the forge is concentrating heat energy in a small spot. You're not going to have a giant blaze going, or shouldn't anyway.

I'm using 1/4" plywood coated liberally with this. Supposedly, items coated with it are very resistant to catching fire.

I would have bought steel, but I would have spent more on the enclosure than I did on the printer, based on my local hardware store's prices.

Do you want Nitrate paper?

Or do you want to make flame retardant paper?

There are two theories. The first is that the paper burns up, the second is that it is pushed out of the way for the next cartridge.

https://www.amazon.com/No-Burn-1102A-Original-Fire-Retardant/dp/B003M8G39E

just ordered this. it should be perfect for my application

Just spray some fire retardant on it.