<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>MSDS for WestSystem #105 Resin: <A href="http://westsystem.com/webpages/userinfo/safety/MSDS105.pdf">http:= //westsystem.com/webpages/userinfo/safety/MSDS105.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>MSDS for WestSystem #205 Hardener: <A href="http://westsystem.com/webpages/userinfo/safety/MSDS205.pdf">http:= //westsystem.com/webpages/userinfo/safety/MSDS205.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>They have MSDS (material safety data sheets) for all their = products. Go to their home page and do a search on MSDS and you'll get the full list of PDFs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a nutshell, they say to not take a bath in it. If you have = reasonable ventilation you shouldn't need a respirator. If you lack adequate = ventilation, wear a good-fitting respirator with an organic filter cartridge. One = should always test-fit their facemask and monitor for cartridge = break-through.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hear a number of folks saying they can't stand the fumes from = epoxy. I'm sure some folks are more sensitive than others. I use West System = exclusively (not because I am sure it is the best product, but I know it is a very = good product and it has always met my needs) and have never had any problems = with vapor sensitivity - I don't wear a respirator when working with it. In = piano work, we are usually working with small quantities. Many, if not most, = users of West System epoxies are building boat hulls and are coating 50,000 = square feet of material at a time (or there abouts) - I figure if a respirator is = optional is that situation, bonding up a little four-foot long bridge isn't going = to kill me, IMHO.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(cough, cough, cough.....)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 23, 2005 = 10:30 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> epoxy toxcicity</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   BTW is Epoxy toxic?  Does it require masks etc? = I think it gives me & my son a headache which  ,means can you spell = toxicity boys & girls.</DIV> <DIV>  What's the haz-mat say.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>u say you like clamps? Building a = long bridge root.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = title=http://www.farrellpiano.com/ = href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV= ></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>