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Bakelite Asbestos
In article ,
John Robertson wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
John Robertson wrote:
wrote:
By some accounts the original bakelite was up to half asbestos (which
kind?
WHite or blue?). I saw online some electrical outlets made of bakelite,
and
I
was wondering if it really is bakelite, and if so if there is a new
bakelite
without asbestos? ANy clues?
Unless you are grinding the Bakelite product into a powder and snorting
it I'd not worry about it...
John :-#)#
The wikipedia article should answer the OPs questions, but I can tell
you that machining phenolics is an easy way to produce snortable powder.
Covers the every square inch of the entire shop with a very fine dust.
Granted but the original question was actually about old bakelite
outlets - I do not think he was going to be machining them - rather it
sounded like he wasn't sure if he should be concerned about them
containing asbestos. Hence my somewhat flippant answer.
John :-#)#
You played the thread drift card, I was just following suit ...
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