[sdiy] Lead-free DIY

[john mahoney]

In case you ingest some lead, eating garlic may help remove it from
your system. It's been suggested that this is why the ancient Romans
felt that garlic gave them strength -- because it was actually curing
them of mild lead poisoning, which makes you feel weak.

This is unproven conjecture, but why not hedge your bets by eating a
nice, garlicky meal after a soldering session? (I should note that I
*like* garlic. Italian food, anyone? :-)
--
john <--(an American who is 3/4 Italian yet has an Irish last name)


P.S. Oh, okay, here's a pic of me with the lovely wife. Not a
self-portrait, though it looks like one of those
holding-the-camera-with-one-hand shots:
http://www.bitshifted.com/images/johnsan150.jpg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cornutt, David K" <david.k.cornutt at boeing.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: [sdiy] Lead-free DIY


>
>  From: Roman [mailto:modular at go2.pl]
> > I personally don't like seeing my hands coloured with lead
> > after long soldering. And I can't feel it's safe even when I
> > wash my hands several times after soldering.
> >
>
> It's my understanding that contact with the metallic
> element itself doesn't do much harm; it's the salts of lead
> that you have to watch out for.  (If bare lead were hazardous,
> people that do stained glass would never live past 30.)
> As long as you don't lick your fingers while you solder,
> you're probably OK.
>