Masonite, MDF, OSB, have so many adhesives/binders in it, some up to 30%, worst thing in the world for you. that is one reason they weigh so much, compared to wood. Lung Poison!!!swampgator wrote:Just a health note on sanding and cutting. The first part of January, a neighbor needed a window trim cut to fit. When I put it on the table saw (Shopsmith 500), I noticed that the material was something like molded Masonite. I was in a hurry to get the car packed, get the wife packed up and be on the road to see our daughter. I didn't take the time to don my respirator. Shame! A few days later, I developed a cough. It felt like a chest cold. Figuring that it would go away in a few days, with OTC treatments, it got tighter in the chest over the next 2 weeks. Went to doc who said, you have a moderate case of bronchitis. Some breathing treatments and antibiotics later, I am doing better. But,they gave me the third degree about smoking. I have not smoked in 46 years, but got to thinking of what I had been breathing. It was the dust of the one cut board and sanding it which produced much dust. I am still coughing, not contagious, but tired from coughing so much. Keep your health so we can continue using these wonderful machines and making family and friends happy.
STeve, the old swampgator in Pensacola, FL
