Safety and Hot Wire Foam Cutting

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:00:28 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:


"W P Dixon" wrote in message
...
In case you did not notice I said for safety sake Jim, if you do not wish
to
use whatever then by all means don't!
But myself I would rather be safe than sorry. As for proof , GET THE MSDS!
See what it says. I have not read it but I am sure it can not be to good
for
ya! Have not seen to many man made chemicals that were.

Patrick

Like others have said, polystyrene, no big deal;

polyurethane foam, very bad.

polyurethane foam breaks down into phosgene gas under the heat of a
hotwire. dont hotwire it. use a knife and surform planer, or
sandpaper.


(for gawds sake you guys give the neophytes actual information. tell
them what is released so that they can be wise to the facts, not the
hearsay)
Stealth Pilot