Dremeling plastic ok for health?
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Dremeling plastic ok for health?

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Hey guys, is it ok to dremel plastic in an indoors environment? Will it affect my health in any way? Was wondering because I think I read somewhere that inhaling plastic over a period of time can cause lung cancer or something.

Posted by johnnynitro1
on Friday, March 10, 2017 - Updated on Saturday, March 11, 2017
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he89thma56 -
Friday, March 17, 2017
Welcome and all the best in your project
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Henchmen4Hire -
Saturday, March 11, 2017
You have to put things into perspective when it comes to things like this.

The exhaust that comes out a car's tailpipe is a million times worse than anything you'll breathe while grinding plastic, yet you suck that in all day long. A few minutes of dremeling isn't going to do anything significant.

That said, at least get goggles because you don't want hot plastic slag flying into your eyes.

Paint fumes are a different story, definitely get a mask rated for blocking paint fumes when spraying.
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johnnynitro1 -
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Very true, dumb of me for not getting goggles, going out to get some today!
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he89thma56 -
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Well, you can always wear a good quality face mask if you are working indoors. To be honest, whether it does cause lung cancer or not is a moot point as inhaling anything like spray fumes, resin dust from miniatures, etc over a long period of time is certainly not good for anyone's health even if you don't have respiratory problems.

Anyway, make sure your working area is always well ventilated and try checking with your local diy store for a good quality mask. If it's not too much trouble and the weather is nice you can try outdoors and see if it's suits you although depending on what type of project you are working on and the amount of plastic dust it produce. It might be handy to have a mask at hand.

Good luck in your project
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johnnynitro1 -
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Awesome advice man! I live in an apartment, and just outside my apartment are a flight of stairs that can take you to any floor, there is also an outlet there, so I might just do all of my dremeling there so long as no one complains lool.
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