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Exposed to lead? Heck I machine it. What do you think SAE660 bearing bronze contains. This level of hype is horribly misguided. I have not witnessed one mach
by frankharv 3y ago
Exposed to lead? Heck I machine it.
What do you think SAE660 bearing bronze contains.
This level of hype is horribly misguided.
I have not witnessed one machinist harmed by lead in 40 years.
If I cared I would wear a face mask when working with bronzes.
Truthfully Hexavalent Chromium exposure from stainless scares me more.
That is a known carcinogen and I machine alot of high Chrome content stainless.
- pgcudahy 3y ago"I have not witnessed one machinist harmed by lead in 40 years." Do you know what you're looking for? Lead poising can be subtle but eventually devastating. This is like the asbestos industry saying that miners didn't get harmed because they didn't follow up with them years later when mesothelioma slowly strangled them.
- copperx 3y agoI suggest you temper your gut feelings with a blood test for lead. It's $49 at Quest and you don't need a doctor's order.
- msrenee 3y agoIt's interesting to me that there's so little public awareness about stainless steel as it affects workers. I'll go ahead and skip working with it as the piddly amount of a pay bump doesn't offset the known danger it poses. My nose has the correct number of holes in it, thank you very much. Add in the cancer risk and I've got no intentions of screwing around with the stuff.