aremco.com (i think that's right) sells a variety of high temp insulation, including structural insulation board. finding good high temp insulation isn't hard. again, google is your' friend and better than guessing and wasting time and money. and yes, normal soldering fumes should be vented or filtered! yeah, yeah, some people smoke, but it's best to reduce your exposures all around. just because someone has one big exposure doesn't mean the little don't count or that they don't add up by themselves. it's called risk reduction, and it's always a balance, but it's just stupid to take exposures that are easy to avoid. Lucas Thompson wrote: > > As suggested earlier, use Kaowool or other brand of ceramic fiber > insultation, it handles pretty much like fiberglass but it's a bit more > brittle (wear gloves!). I use it for very hot things like kilns and > forges. Your local pottery supply store should have some or know where > to get it. > > Make sure to coat the inside with collodial silica (rigidizer) so you > don't get the particulates all over the place. It's not good for your > lungs and probably wouldn't be good for the boards either. Coating the > inside with ITC-100 after that would probably be $$$ overkill. -------- -- proof that the U.S. media is now state controlled! Ask your' local tv station why the hell they aren't airing the news any more! Our system of government requires an informed public, with their eyes open. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu