Toxic epoxy---liver rejuvenation.

[Farrell]

Well, I'm aware that you likely should not drink the stuff, nor bathe in it. I have never been bothered by any fumes or skin type stuff with epoxy - not to say that the next guy won't. If you mix up too much material and have it setting in a smallish tub and you get a major-fast cure happening - with major heat and all that - that process with certainly produce significant fumes that are fairly obnoxious.

Properly handeld, epoxy can be your friend.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: Toxic epoxy---liver rejuvenation.
> 
> > Yes, Isaac, epoxy is certainly far more toxic than any
> > kind of Titebond, and this should certainly be a
> > consideration when choosing to use it, or another
> > glue.
> > I don't think it creates an "allergy", per-se, but,
> > like carbon monoxide, has cumulative effects that can
> > cause extreme sensitivity to itself, and other
> > chemicals as well. This is called "Multiple Chemical
> > Sensitivity", and is a very real condition!
> 
> 
> Repeated exposure to epoxy--specifically, the hardener--can cause skin
> sensitivity in some people. Sometimes this skin sensitivity can become so
> extreme that the individual cannot be in the same room with uncured epoxy
> resins.
> 
> I expect that Terry is aware of this. Warnings and cautions appear on all
> epoxy containers. All of the web sites sponsored by epoxy formulators--at
> least those I've visited--contain a section on product safety. Read them and
> head them. The problem is most easily prevented through the use of
> protective creams and gloves.
> 
> Del