[SEL] scary... you can still buy asbestos...

[Mike Royster]

I do the same thing, but I put a good coat of lead paint on it to keep it 
fresh..

MR

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Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] scary... you can still buy asbestos...


>
> Hi Mark,
> I would be surprised if a large number of our group do not have asbestos 
> on
> hand.  I know I keep some in sheet form which I can use for a gasket or 
> heat
> insulation.  I do store it in a sealed bag and don't use it where it might 
> be
> shattered and blown about by an air cooled engine although those 
> precautions
> aren't really necessary, as after I soak it in mercury it doesn't blow 
> around all
> that much.
> Ron
>
>
> if needed.
>
> In a message dated 1/14/2008 10:14:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> frappi at wcoil.com writes:
>
> Hi Paul,
> I don't see a scary problem with the use of Asbestos. Now that we know
> what the problem is and what it does to the Lung we can figure out ways to
> manufacture and utilize it safely. We do it with any product thats unsafe
> for human contact in an improper way. If the Chinese has done this yet who
> knows, but we can if we want to. Some uses for asbestos might have to be
> eliminated or the way its used modified so it does not cause a problem but
> it can be used safely.  Untold millions or billions have been around it
> thru the centuries and extremely few have been troubled by it, so it would
> not be too difficult to make changes to a known superior product in many
> uses to make it safe overall.  AnyThing improperly used will cause harm or
> worse.
>
> TTYL,  Mark
>
>
>
>
>
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