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12th February 2014, 12:59 PM #1
Acrylic fumes or smell are they harmful?
OK, I hate doing acrylic, mainly because of the smell! my home workshop has extraction and I can cope with it, but my electronics workshop has not got extraction and the smell is awful to me, the other tech said it was a "nice" smell and it didn't bother him???, Are the fumes harmful!!?? Thanks in advance. Amos
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12th February 2014, 01:19 PM #2
Amos, are your referring to acrylic resin blanks or PR (polyester resin) blanks?
The first one is a thermoplastic resin, ie softens when getting hot and emits a smell, these are the type of pen blanks sold by the majority of sellers, including the 1mtr long ones.
The PR blanks (thermosetting resin) are mainly produced by the hobby caster and some of the speciality blank makers, ie clear cast over whatever, eg snake skin.
Then there is actually a third material, Alumilite resin, more rarely used here in Oz because of cost/availability, but popular with some of the US hobby/semi professional casters.
I have used all of these and don't find any of them objectionable, but I don't turn with my lathe at top speed either.
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12th February 2014, 03:35 PM #3
Amos I do make resin and acrylic pens but have to limit myself as i used to when doing fibreglass resins. Fumes can cause serious health problems for some.
I recall a case of a surfboard maker who had been overcome by fumes.
Those acrylic nail stores wives, girlfriends and daughters frequent, have now been made to improve their extraction of fumes for staff safety. My daughter and I had a number of discussions re-health and artificial nails.
This is an interesting read.
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/hea...n#.Uvr4xIXBbbw
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12th February 2014, 06:03 PM #4
The main problem has been with blanks purchased at the major resellers, lovely colours and mixes but awful smell. Amos
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12th February 2014, 07:32 PM #5Senior Member
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Generally the ingredients are dangerous so I'd have a guess that the fumes cant be too good for you.
I use P2 dust masks but they do not get rid of the smell. Next time I will get charcoal impregnated ones (welding ones) to help with the fumes.
Cheers
Shawn
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12th February 2014, 07:37 PM #6
Looks like I will set up an extraction system at the shop. Amos
Good, better, best, never let it rest;
Til your good is better, and your
better, best.
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12th February 2014, 09:17 PM #7
Amos
If you are mixing the resins the fumes are poisonous, particularly the catalyst. Like a lot of chemicals when they are set they may not be dangerous or as dangerous. A DC over the lathe will remove the odours and the cut resin. I have never had a problem with set resins but I have had ripper headaches when mixing them - the reason I hate resins and love timbers which don't give you a headache but merely lung cancer over a period
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12th February 2014, 11:15 PM #8
Greg, my inquiry is to the smell of the acrylics when turning them, in particular the acrylics purchased at most of the resellers. Amos
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