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scdiveteam said:
Hi,

My friend is 88 years old and been around this stuff for fifty years. During the first part of his career Cocobolo did not bother him. When he is exposed to it now not only does he get a skin reaction but he says it feel like he is pissing razor blades for 2 days.

Paul's assessment about cumulative body burden is right on.

JMO,

Rick
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I had that back in the 60's....

lol

Kim
 
scdiveteam said:
Hi,

I think a good point here concerning health and safety issues that should be noteworthy is that dust collection systems should be located outside of your shop because of the micron size particles that pass the filters or micron bags become airborne after passing through the media.

When I set up my new shop last year I bought an old 5 1/2 x 12 enclosed trailer and set up my two big units inside it. I ran the suctions through he walls of the shop and the trailer and use the remote control unit to turn them on. A few isolation blast gates and no more fine particulate in the air.

Coal Miners and deep sea diving habitats used canaries to monitor air quality as a crude telltale in the old days and was later improved with instrumentation equipment. We just check the TV screen for dust. Before we got the trailer isolation thing going out side, that screen was disgusting in short order. Now a days one paper towel and a little windex every couple of weeks so we can enjoy our shows on a clean screen. Before the stuff on that screens was a pretty good telltale of our lung exposure.

Be safe.

Rick G
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Rick,

Do you have a CO monitor in your shop? You have a gas fired heater.

I know you are a "safety kind of guy."

Kim
 
Wow, I had no idea Cocobolo affected so many CM's. I've had three customs made with it, but I may have to to rethink that now.

-Patrick
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
Hey Chris, now that you mention it, I was cutting some coco the other day. The next morning, I also woke up with a funny nose.
I hope it goes away.


Ah, you said runny. I thought you said Funny.
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You need to delete that master file picture. They will send you threatning letters and or sue you for using it if you did not pay for use if their web bot finds it. My guess is that is how they make most of their money as no one in their right mind would pay their rates to use most of their pictures.
 
Thank you all for your experiences, advice, and stories. I am glad that I have not gotten to the point of pissing razor blades!
 
Thanks for the PM and heads up Chris. I had no idea.
Its deleted now.
Of all the clown noses I could have picked from, I had to pick one of their pictures.

I have a cloaking device on my house. They would have never found me.
 
Another good source for wood info is the wood database website. It not only gives technical data, but also allergy info. Most of those woods, including maple, are sensitizers.
 
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