JOdowd Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I am new to making jigs, and I was wondering if it is safe to work in a small room with just a air purifier on. I also have kids so I was worried about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsinyard Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 JO, You need to work in a well ventilated area. I would not recommend using it in the house. I pour in my outside garage with the doors and windows open and a fan running. If you don't have a place like a garage, I would move out to the porch or somewhere outside. I have a friend that poured in his house and ended up getting lead poisioning and had to quit making lures all together. Another good idea is to wear a dust mask. You can get them cheap at any hardware supply store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I agree with everything rsinyard said. Also wash you hands before you eat. Lead poisoning comes from ingestion. If you have been handling lead, change you cloths take a shower before picking up small kids. They are more susceptible to lead poisoning than adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOdowd Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks, for the advise I was just trying to avoid the cold weather in WI during the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominousone Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 I picked up a very strong fan that will pull the smoke of a cig out the window so well that you can't tell that someone is even smoking. My friends that blow glass for a living gave me the fan so I don't know the brand but it's about 10 diameter and has mounting brackets on the sides and I think that you can buy it at home depot. Also I can tell you that you will need to wire a plug onto the end of the wire to use it. Good luck, and safety first. I get all crazy about stuff and have to sit back and think... fishing lures man, take it easy. So I completely empathize. If you can't pour lead than maybe buy some unpainted jig heads or unpainted spinnerbait wire forms w/lead head attached, or buzzbait's of the same nature and paint em and put the blades and what not on to personalize em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I wear a mask that is for lead, not a dust mask. I also pour outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 yeah id get one of those 1/2 respirators that take cartridges. I think that would work for any lead fumes, then your safety glasses, and work in a well ventillated area. And yes wash your hands afterwards. That should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plop Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 All good advice. But you can absorb it through your skin also. I wear latex gloves which fit nice and tight, that way I can still feel everything. You can get them at your pharmacy/drugstore or in bulk from a place like Costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Check out: www.do-itmolds.com/tips/lead_warning.php?UID= www.do-itmolds.com/tips/safety_first.php?UID=p The info is in the DO-IT Molds instruction booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Depending on what you are using to melt lead, a respirator usually isn't needed. soft or pure lead melts at 621 deg. F and doesn't vaporize into the air until it reaches a temp of 900 deg. F. Proper ventilation is needed, I use a small fan and an open window in my basement. I don't recommend latex gloves while pouring, if it splashes on the the latex, it'll instantly melt it, and melted latex rubber is hard to get off your skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Lead is absorbed through the skin but mostly through the gut. A trick that I learnt years ago in the UK and was passed on to me by quite a few lead workers who worked with lead all the time was to drink milk. Apparently it puts a lining on the stomach which helps prevent absorption of lead into the bloodstream. I was also told the calcium irons combined with lead making it more difficult to absorb and helped it pass through the body more easily. Anyway I did find a lot of lead workers who worked with lead on a regular basis did subscibe to the theory and did regularly drink milk. Lead useage in the plumbing industry was widespread and only really died out from the mid 70s on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plop Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Smalljaw, What pouring technique are you using the results in slashing molten lead about? I have never splashed molten lead in over a decade of pouring. Getting a small burn is no fun regardless of the source, that's the kind of hazard I'm happy to gamble with. A few rounds of CHEMO hurt a lot more than a burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Sorry I meant ions above not irons. It would be interesting to see what protective clothing most of you pouring lead are wearing and any particularly good clothing and advice others have to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOdowd Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 I would like to thank everyone for the great advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
