Crack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regardless of how it's handled...if you don't filter up and clean up, it does...not may, does cause pulmonary fibrosis. Get on the transplant list now because that is the only cure. Hope it works out though...been wanting to have a lash at a chunk.
First when someone posts a statement which says if you turn this stuff it is going to give you pulmonary fibrosis with back up or qualifying data, it will automatically loose the intended effect since most of us have turned this material and dont have this illness. So these statements need to be qualified. The lungs are an amazing part of the body. they process necessary oxygen to the body, filter contaminants and yes they collect and expel contaminants as well. This is done through mechincal and fluild processes. Expecially when working with the sinuses and bronchial tubes. Now I am not a doctor but it is clear that some things have exposure limits and they vary by material. Obviously everything we inhail does not give us cancer or other nasty ailments immediately. My question is how much exposure to what is bad? Note for some people that are more sensitive, the alergic reaction may be immediate, but I have been machining wood for 45 years and I know I am not allergic to anything I have every cut, but I know that too much of some things is bad, so who has a link that gives us science based data on what materials specifically we should stay away from at all, try not to use every day or just try not to swallow too much etc. I want to live long enough to be a cranky old wood turner, but if the only way to get there is with a hazmat suite than its no fun. So if buffalo horn is really bad I can live without it. But if I turn it once a year, with some decent vacume and filtration making me safe I am all there.
Sorry didnt realize how long this just became.
Now I am not a doctor but ...
Duncsuss, I may not be a doctor but...
Duncsuss, I may not be a doctor but if you read the material Jim posted you will see my information was all factual and scientific, there was no opinion in there (high school biology). As I mentioned, the articles talk about people who work in the industries and are exposed to these enviromentments full time. I am much more at risk of from getting sick from environmental pollution but how many of us where postiive pressure respirators when we mow the lawn or walk around our house? Not sure if everyone realizes the primary source for dust in a house is dead skin? So think about that when you put your head on the pillow tonight. It is not a logic fail, becuause the body does not need to operate in a sterile enviroment. Now I am not advocating no protection but I learned when my son was a baby that he would handle germs and sickness better if we allow him to play on the floor and get dirty so his immune system would get accustom to it. however he was never exposed to cats since we dont have one. Well guess what, more than an hour near a cat and he starts weezing and has ashma. Bottom line a small amount of exposure is generally not (and there are exceptions) negative to most peoples health but yet a little precaution goes a long way especially when you are older and more sensitive as most of us are. I would like to see some data on how much that is and I suspect there is nothing that conclusive out there.
But before everyone jumps on me for the above, FYI I vent to a 2 stage dust collector with a 1 micron filter, I have a fan next to my work with a merv 16 filter with carbon pretreatment and I wear a surgical style dust mask when I turn, not to mention I wet sand almost everything I can. But I am pretty sure this is overkill.
thanks for caring. too often we think of ourselves as invincible.
Does the Air Shield helmet filter these hazardous dust partials so you are protected?
edstreet. The way I work it there is no smell to it.[/QUOTE said:I have turned one buffalo horn and it smelled to high heaven. I would love to learn how to turn it with no smell. Will it work with antler as well?
edstreet said:. The way I work it there is no smell to it.
I have turned one buffalo horn and it smelled to high heaven. I would love to learn how to turn it with no smell. Will it work with antler as well?
What about dust collection. I use a Rikon dust collector but it has a 5 micon filter bag. Is that good enough? I always have my dust collector within an inch or so of my work. I don't wear any other respirator? I cannot smell anything that I turn either. I always figured I was pretty safe with this setup? There also comes a point where we can live in a bubble so as to be safe. How much safety is enough?
Bask in 2013, when you actually contributed to the community!!
What a degradation in a couple years.