Bass-Boys Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 has anyone had a sore throat they think mite be from hand pouring ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Fingers Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Yes!!! I poured a while without a mask when i first started and ended up with really sore throat, bleedigng nose, dizzyness, nausea etc... Bought a 3m mask for painting and it helps but still not happy pouring, I think a very powerful extracto fan is vital if you are pouring as your health is more important than baits!! I actually stopped pouring until I am able to make a proper work shop with extactor fan and proper ventilation. Take care Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 If my wife enters the shop, her airway closes (reactive asthma) and she can't breath. The smoke is toxic to us for sure and definitely can cause throat irritation. Exhaust fan and mask should be used at all times in my opinion. Read the MSDS for further information. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I wonder about the "green" plastic that LC sells. It has no phthalate chemicals. Supose to be more environmentally friendly? I have a face mask that I wear for lead pouring, but I usually don't wear it for plastic pouring. I usually don't pour more than six or seven molds at a time and I keep the doors to my shop wide open. It would not hurt me to wear the mask, but its so hot with it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I have tried the green and it still gave me a headache. Of course, that could just be me. It is over 100 here and heat indexes well over 110. Glad the shop has AC as I used to work in the garage and it is probably 120 out there.... :-( Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 If you are going to pour on a regular basis, you need to take the proper precautions. If not, you will most likely pay for it later on with health issues. You should not be breathing those fumes at all. Don't blow off the symptons you are getting, if any, to something else. If you didn't have these issues before you started pouring.........where do you think they came from? As far as headaches go, drinking lots of water does help alleviate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 As far as headaches go, drinking lots of water does help alleviate that. The mask stopped mine Richard. I guess the chemicals were causing it! Listen to Richard guys, he knows first hand!!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I have never had the sore throat before . I have been pouring for apx. 4 years..Burning eyes,,, head aches,,yes, but not the throat,, but last month I poured much more than usual and I think that was it..I use a fan in the window and in the ceiling..and have a 3M mask that I only use 90% of the time..I still feel I need better vent & to wear the mask 100%..its also been in the 90s and I pour in the upstairs of my garage..both windows open.. 1 fan in 1 window and 1 fan in the ceiling.apx. 95-100 degrees up there.. I work all day in air conditioning ( meat cutter ) and the house has air.. The combo of the pouring and the air...maybe..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick reif Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I pour in a 3 bay garage and keep all garage doors open and a fan blowing indirectly while playing with plastic. I think ventilation is a key regardless of what you do. I also try to pour enough so I don't have to pour again for a couple weeks. 1 gallon of plastic lasts me for a year though. I have no experience getting deeper in it than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 You should be fine with that ventilation and using 1 gallon a year.. ( we hope? guys have not been doing this for a lot of years so we mite not know yet ) I do not consider my self a large pouring operation at all.. part timer.. I do not have a clue how much the bigger hand pourers pour ?? like Jim @ ghost baits must go through a lot of plastic.. I have poured almost 75 gallons in 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 On that Sore Throat .. Sounds like you might be having some Sinus Drainage .. Sinus could be messed up from the fumes. WEAR THAT MASK !!!!!!!!!!!! JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Some folks could be getting an allergic reaction to the fumes while others are not effected at all. That being said it's still a good idea to wear a mask and have ventilation. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I pour outside, in front of my open garage on my driveway. Even with it being open, I'm careful not to breath the fumes. I have a box fan hung at the back of my garage that I put on when I'm pouring, because the microwave is on top of my table saw inside the garage itself, and there are fumes when I'm heating and stirring the plastic. If it's too cold or wet to pour outside, I don't pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
