toxic fumes from XF-16 ?

on hindsight, you ar eright, it does seem to be like the F-16 airplane. but nawp its not

D'oh!! When I saw the thread title, I thought it was refering to the F-16 AIRCRAFT !!!!!! I remember in Station Standing Orders ( I think! ) which we had to sign as reading every so often when I was in the RAF, there was an order regarding F-16's ( go figure!!!!! ) and the hazards associated with them. Something to do with Hydrazine (?) I think. I guess it was intended for line crew should an F-16 ever visit for some reason!!

Back in college, I picked up a book in the college bookstore about safety with all sorts of art supplies.

It was handy to me in college and an incredible materials and safety reference to me in modeling.

The book is:

Health Hazards Manual for Artists
By: Michael McCann
ISBN# 0-941130-06-1

Mine is the third edition and I understand its in either fourth or fifth edition by now.

It has extensive sections on all sorts of paints, solvents and adhesives as well as a very good section on resin casting materials.

Its a real eye opener and I'd say a must for any level of modeler, especially those who get into the more advanced stuff, like their own resin casting.

I think no serious modeler should be without a copy of this book. Safety is sadly under appreciated until one has to do some serious damage control.

I'd also keep the number of the local poison control centre, if you have one, near your workbench or phone nearest to it.

These are just those things that are better to have and not need than to need and not have.

Good call for the fire extinguisher. I just finished my new work area and since I burn candles for stretching sprue and use soldering irons, not to mention a few inches or feet from combustables, I have the fire extinguisher mounted to the side of the bench at easy reach and a smoke alarm mounted above my work area in case I walk off and leave something unattended.

I also have an old metal locker were all my paints and thinners are stored.

Just use some common sense when you are working on your models. A lot of the items we use contain MEK, acetone, toulene etc and if not used properly can be very harmful. Not only can they be harmful to your eyes, nose and lungs, but can potentialy be very flammable or explosive.

I keep and use the following items at my modeling area:

Oscilating fan
Paint booth
Respirator (even if you're using Acrylic paints, the overspray can't be good for you)
Surgeon's rubber gloves (protects you from chemical contact and keeps your body oils off the model when painting)
10lb CO2 fire extinguisher

And although proctecting yourself and others from the effects of the chemicals we use, don't forget about the other things on your desk that can hurt you if you don't pay attention.

HEY,
np, you will be fine with that.

Randy

i use humbrol poly cement and tamyia arcyils, and i dont have A/C but i have a huge ceilign fan and mass windows. mom is reading this thread, and i dont think she will flip out totally. thanks guys

almost all toxic products work better than non toxic.

Tamiya paints are alcohol based, are semi-toxic but not as much as enamals or laqers

a good non-toxic alternative to something like tenax is Testors Liquid Cement (blue bottle)

HEY,
Ya especially enamels, i have noticed the smell gets string. What i do is have a fan near me blowing the fumes away and i have windows open. Works good for glue and paint fumes, but when spraying remember to have something a bit more effective. So mom, thanks for caring, but you have nothing to worry about.

Randy

All glues are toxic some more then others.Thats way you should have good ventailion when you use them.Some companys make a non-toxic glue but most of them don't work properly so we use limited amounts of the toxic stuff and make sure that we keep them close after each and every gluing of parts.This is so we don't get light headed or expose our selfives to large amounts of fumes.So make sure you are in a good vetillated area when using these products.Digger