On Nov 28, 2008, at 1:23 AM, apptech wrote:

>> Children should learn to wash their hands after handling potentially
>> dangerous materials.
>
> Definitely.
>
>> I'm pretty sure that's MORE than sufficient to
>> deal with the dangers of solder.
>
> Probably
>
>> (There are people who claim that the
>> lead scare in paints and such was much overblown.
>
> Probably not.
>
> There were definitely cases of lead poisoning from toys, cribs etc.
> And every now and then there is a new one from very old equipment that
> people dig up from storage and reuse or refurbish.
>
> Sanding down houses painted with lead based paint can be a life  
> threatening
> activity. I know (one person away from direct contact) of someone  
> who had
> their health and life utterly destroyed from doing that.
>
> It doesn't vapouise overly well. A soldering iron is probably not  
> going to
> raise its vapour pressure a vast amount. BUT I'm told that people  
> who taget
> shoot regularly are at risk of lead poisoning if they don't wear  
> suitable
> breathing protection.
>
>
>
>   Russell

Shooting outdoors, especially with jacketed bullets is pretty safe.  
Wash you hands afterwards, etc. The main issue is indoor ranges with  
poor ventilation where people shoot unjacketed bullets.

Also a problem if you cast your own bullets.

-Pete

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