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Re: NEON- Saw Dust
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> arturo de carlo wrote:
> >
> > The recent talk of buying cutting tools had me wondering about the hazards of
> > dust
> > from cutting lead glass. Do the saws or Wal-Mart machines folks are talking
> > about
> > create much visible dust? Even though this sometimes seems like a small thing,
> > I
> > still like to try to be aware of it and try to minimize "sawing" the glass with
> > my file.
> >
> > Tom U.
>
> Tom, As you are aware I was one of the new users of the Roto-tool by
> Dremel. I have noticed some dust and some odor however I am not cutting
> lead glass with this tool. I am still using the standard file for
> cutting lead glass. The new lead-free, soda and other hard glass cut
> very well with this tool. I guess the question I would have is similar
> to yours. Are there any materials that may be released from cutting the
> lead free and soda glass that we as tube benders should be concerned
> with. Have any of you that are using the dremel tool noticed what I am
> talking about here?
>
> Regards,
>
> Howie Cohen
> Summer had arrived.... 92f in the shade
Dear Howie,
Have the material data hazard sheet on the lead free, nothing to worry about!
They just tell not to eat the broken parts...
Mostly the grinding disk is bound with phenolic resin. The vapour might be
more harmful as the glass dust - I don't know exactly.
Marcus
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