Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, William Alford <walford@...> wrote:
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> you must use a blast chamber/dust collection system to contain the
> dust or risk silicosis of the lungs. good thought, but won't hasten
> and has some toxic attributes.

I can't say enough to warn about silicosis. Tiny bits of sharp glass that you can't cough out, that slowly work their way through your lungs, scarring and hardening the tissue. Your body can't eject it, encapsulate it, or absorb it.

In many ways, worse than smoking because one early exposure will theoretically keep causing damage your entire life.

Steve Greenfield