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On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:43:17AM -0200, Gerhard wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:11:15 -0500, "Sean Breheny"  wrote:
> 
> >I think maybe he was concerned about putting leaded solder in the
> >hands of a small child. I don't know enough about how easy it is to
> >absorb. I think it is not really a problem for an adult but it can be
> >very bad for a child whose brain is still developing.
> 
> I think a child old enough to be handed over a soldering iron should
> be old enough to handle solder... while lead is dangerous, there are
> other dangers around :)

Admittedly, the first time I used a soldering iron, at around 7 or 8
years of age, I soon managed to leave it on it's own cord and created an
impressive shower of sparks as well as blowing a fuse. :)

Granted, all for the better, it was one of those big resistive bent wire
types, with plumbers solder, and my joints weren't working one bit!

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