Billiard ball joint protectors

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lvlss42190

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Made a couple for myself and a few friends and people
Seem to be going crazy near me for them.

Found a couple cheap sets of balls that will work,
my question is though will turning the balls produce harmful dust? Should I be wearing a respirator?

Did a little reading and it said that old balls were made from bakelite which recommended a respirator but couldnt find much about today's standards and if I'm going to be making more than a couple I'd like to know any precautions I should be taking.
 
lvlss42190 said:
Made a couple for myself and a few friends and people
Seem to be going crazy near me for them.

Found a couple cheap sets of balls that will work,
my question is though will turning the balls produce harmful dust? Should I be wearing a respirator?

Did a little reading and it said that old balls were made from bakelite which recommended a respirator but couldnt find much about today's standards and if I'm going to be making more than a couple I'd like to know any precautions I should be taking.
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Your lungs are not built to process phenolic resin and other plastic dust

Wear a respirator
 
you should wear a respirator any time you cut anything that makes dust........... some dust particles never come back out of your lungs...........

Kim
 
lvlss42190 said:
Made a couple for myself and a few friends and people
Seem to be going crazy near me for them.

Found a couple cheap sets of balls that will work,
my question is though will turning the balls produce harmful dust? Should I be wearing a respirator?

Did a little reading and it said that old balls were made from bakelite which recommended a respirator but couldnt find much about today's standards and if I'm going to be making more than a couple I'd like to know any precautions I should be taking.
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If you need to ask this forum these two questions and are going to rely on the answers you get here for your final decision, you should find a new hobby.
 
As stated, the first 3 responses are accurate....My Dad was a woodworker his whole life, never smoked.....but died from lung cancer. All the dust he inhaled from even just common woods all those years built up. He never wore any protection, they didn't understand the long term effects back then. Any cutting of any material creates dust that is foreign to our lungs, and as pointed out above, most do not leave our lungs once inhaled.
Not only a mask should be worn, but a vacuum system of some sort to catch the dust, along with an air filtration that changes/filters the air X amount of times hourly is recommended, especially for man-made stuff like phenolic - pool balls are made from it. the real fine stuff can hang in the air for days.
Stay safe out there....
Dave
 
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