Health Hazards related to cuemaking

[mortuarymike-nv]

health hazzards

I don't know what could not be a health hazard, trust and believe you are all future customers.:thumbup:

We roll dice everyday, some live some die. Some say screw it, I will play pool tell I die.

 

[bstroud]

What finish did you use the majority of your cue building? I don't see how you could have been spraying auto finish, or would want to with, out proper protection.

I was the first cue maker to use an auto finish. Dupont Imron. I used it for almost 20 years before I switched to another auto finish Spies Hecker.

I alway kept a very clean shop with commercial dust collection and a pro spray booth. I think that is why I don't seem to have any lung related health problems.

Bill S.

 

[macguy]

I would expect cuemakers to take steps necessary to protect them selves from dangers in the work place, be it dust, sharp objects, bandsaws etc.
It`s a bit like shooting guns, you allways wear appropriate gear like glasses and hearing protection.
It was just recently i became aware of the allergy causing potential of some types of wood dust.
Being slightly asthmatic myself i can definitely sympathise with cuemakers having respiratory problems and rashes and i hope they seek professional help for their problems.

A full time cuemaker, yes. Problem is, many just do it as a hobby but they are still exposed to the same hazards.. For a small amount of investment you can pick up one of these cue lathes and a little extra equipment, some materials and your making cues in an extra bedroom. In fact, this may represent like 75% of all the guys making cues.

When you read their questions on here you can quickly take a guess at their experience level. Mean time they are talking about spraying auto finish and so on, things that takes special equipment they for sure don't have and probably don't even plan on getting.

 

[bstroud]

Were you worried about health problems when you were making the DYD cue? Oh wait, never mind - bazinga.

I tried to make the DYD cue several times unsuccessfully and it was that cue that forced me to realize that I could no longer keep making cues. I simply could not see well enough to continue.

My local eye doctor simply didn't understand my eye condition well enough to give me the correct advice. It was only after I quit cue making and got to a large city and a better doctor that I realized my eyes could be fixed. Risky but possible.

After a variety of eye surgeries I could see again but had already given all my equipment away.

Bill S.

 

[Jaden]

Anyone....

A full time cuemaker, yes. Problem is, many just do it as a hobby but they are still exposed to the same hazards.. For a small amount of investment you can pick up one of these cue lathes and a little extra equipment, some materials and your making cues in an extra bedroom. In fact, this may represent like 75% of all the guys making cues.

When you read their questions on here you can quickly take a guess at their experience level. Mean time they are talking about spraying auto finish and so on, things that takes special equipment they for sure don't have and probably don't even plan on getting.

Anyone who sprays auto clear coat without a respirator is a fool....

I did a couple of cues with an auto clear coat, then I switched to an epoxy resin base coat with CA for the final finish. Now I'm using a sealer and then just CA. I use the quick hardener on each coat of CA and that allows finishes to be completed much more quickly. CA is hard enough with enough coats to help prevent finish popping when using metal ring work.

Jaden

Hell, in California if you're spraying anything with a greater than 4 oz capacity, you better be in a spray booth or prepare to get reamed in fines and there are snitches EVERYWHERE...