Felter's lung

[bloc]

When pouncing should I wear a face mask? Don't want to end up with felter's lung or something..

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

I would plus have dust collection

 

[gtdean48]

Any time you are sanding & putting elements in the air, you should protect your airways.
Do I do it? Mostly not. Seems I only don a mask when using an electric sander, hardly ever when doing it by hand....

 

[bloc]

Any time you are sanding & putting elements in the air, you should protect your airways.
Do I do it? Mostly not. Seems I only don a mask when using an electric sander, hardly ever when doing it by hand....

And how are your lungs?

 

[gtdean48]

Annual check-up is first of December, I'll let you know how it goes but no complaints...

 

[bloc]

Annual check-up is first of December, I'll let you know how it goes but no complaints...

Jolly good, I look forward to a full report

 

[TheDane]

bloc: Remember to check you genes as well. They may be just as important. My dad was a cabinetmaker since his 13th year and produced tons of sawdust throughout his life. On the side he smoked not under 20 cigarettes a day. Worked like a horse with two jobs most of his life. He died 83 years old and his lounges were not a problem. The more you ask around, the more examples like him you're going to find.

Dust is not good for your lounges, but if you make a hat a week, I would think there were lots of worse dangers to worry about. The more healthy we live and the fewer nutritional, economical and logistical problems we have, the more time and energy we have left to worry about ourselves and our bodies ... and modern man exhausts these possibilities to the very limit