Lily Krakowski on mon 20 jan 03
How should I know? This is where we always seem to get conflicted. I know
two artists who got lead poisoning from materials. One was a graphic artist
who had used lead based paints and inks for years and years; the other a
young woman who ???. When I handle these pieces of lead my hands often are
sweaty, or have some slip on them--no idea what sweat does to lead etc. When
I do this imprinting stuff I often handle a fistfull of letters for an hour
or so. MY FIRM, TRIED AND TRUE idea is to be as careful as I can about
these things unless I have read something that makes me feel confident that
there is no risk. As in this case I do not know, and do not feel like going
to a lab etc--I simply wear latex gloves...Duh...
And you, like everyone else, do what YOU want.
Lois Ruben Aronow writes:
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:32:12 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Try a local printer or newspaper....Many still have old type fonts (I have
>>several coffee-cans full) from their linotype days. Be advised; THOSE ARE
>>LEAD; REPEAT LEAD. If you are going to use them, you should dip the
>>non-funtional end in plastic or somesuch, or wear gloves when using.
>
> I use old lead printers type all the time. You can't possibly tell be
> telling me that impressing them into clay for the second and a half it
> takes to make a mark could lead to lead leaching?! And could holding
> them in your hand REALLY be a health concern? seriously?
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Lili Krakowski
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