There's lead in brass. .gov classifies the brass from our machine shop as hazardous waste unless it's lead free. Taking it home to my machine to do the work saves enough money to offset the cost of the tooling. Plus, the gold sparklies in my yard look cool ;-)
Shhhh. Don't tell anyone.
ReplyDeletewhat the heck kind of argon are you using? the argon tetrahedryhl lead version?
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine the regulations for that gas!
DeleteCheck out wire cutters post this morning. Roman lead water pipes still workmg in Britain!
ReplyDeleteAnd here they're worried about parts per million exposure!
Well, hell. Now you'll have to wash your hands before you go take a piss.
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ReplyDeleteThere's lead in brass. .gov classifies the brass from our machine shop as hazardous waste unless it's lead free. Taking it home to my machine to do the work saves enough money to offset the cost of the tooling. Plus, the gold sparklies in my yard look cool ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou must have hard well water up there - made your finger stiff.....
ReplyDeleteOh my god! I touch one of those at work, every day, several times per day!
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