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mouth operated sprayers

updated fri 20 sep 02

 

Lily Krakowski on wed 18 sep 02


What am I missing here?


I have used one of those tin pastel fixatif sprayers for years for water or
for diluted corn syrup. When using it I cannot possibly wear a mask to
protect my nose and mouth....

Now there is discussion of using such a tool, or similar for glaze or
colorants. How on earth can one avoid breathing the stuff in, or getting it
on one's lips or face....there always is a "backlash."









Lili Krakowski
P.O. Box #1
Constableville, N.Y.
(315) 942-5916/ 397-2389

Be of good courage....

Steve Mills on thu 19 sep 02


Dear Lily

1) don't do it too close,
or
2) do it outside, blowing down wind,
or
3) make a hole in your respirator for the mouth piece, and only breath
through your nose!!

:-)

Steve
Bath
UK


In message , Lily Krakowski writes
>What am I missing here?
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>I have used one of those tin pastel fixatif sprayers for years for water =
>or
>for diluted corn syrup. When using it I cannot possibly wear a mask to
>protect my nose and mouth....
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>Now there is discussion of using such a tool, or similar for glaze or
>colorants. How on earth can one avoid breathing the stuff in, or getting=
> it
>on one's lips or face....there always is a "backlash."
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>Lili Krakowski
>P.O. Box #1
>Constableville, N.Y.
>(315) 942-5916/ 397-2389
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>Be of good courage....

--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK

John Hesselberth on thu 19 sep 02


Thanks to all who have responded. If I can't find one from all those
suggestion I'll be very surprised.

With respect to the couple of messages about the safety of using such a
device I would note that a well-designed and maintained spray booth with
adequate air velocity and an outside blow exhaust takes care of that
problem. Well designed and maintained is, of course, a key phrase. As
an added precaution I will probably extend the tube a couple feet so I
am well outside the spray booth and the piece is well inside it.

I have been distracted the last couple days because my son-in-law and
granddaughter were in a serious auto accident or I would have responded
individually. While he was seriously injured there are no unfixable
problems. She came away with hardly a scratch even though the car went
off the road, glanced off a stone wall, rolled back onto the road and
was hit by an oncoming pickup truck. We went to see the car today and it
is a real mess. It makes you a real believer in seat belts, children's
car seats and air bags.

Regards,

John
Frog Pond Pottery
PO Box 88
Pocopson, PA 19366
Fax or phone: 610-388-1254