Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?

On Nov 15, 19:13, Gabriel L Romeu wrote:
} Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
> Kevin Zembower wrote:
> > 
> > I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
> > in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
> > ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
> > we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
> > but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.
> > 
> 
> It is supposed to be fairly inert according to the boatbuilding
> newsgroup and the literature I have read.  I don't think it would be
> useless putting the fan and/or tent in for the particulates when sanding
> however.  

I'd definitely use the fan, at least.

I don't know about MAS epoxy, but I would imagine the hazards would
be similar to other epoxies.  West Systems has a web page on epoxy
hazards with their epoxy at 
	http://www.concentric.net/~westsys/safety/safety.shtml
which suggests that ventilation is necessary, and especially so
for partially cured sanding dust. Note that though epoxy hardens
within minutes to hours (depending on the hardener), it does not
fully cure for a few weeks at room temperature, longer if it is
colder.

But basically epoxy seems to be pretty inert, on the scale of things.
The risks seem to be more one of sensitization - you don't want
to develop an allergy to the stuff.



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