Making a swing set for a nephew and family, an Xmas gift.... frame of cypre=
ss, slats made from salvaged telephone pole cross pieces. Pretty sure the=
slat wood is Douglas-fir. Porch swing type swing, hung from treated 4x4 =
framing.
Cutting the cross piece 4X4s, there was a slight odor, somewhat similar to =
the smell of oils and other mixed liquids in an auto repair shop. I didn'=
t think too much of it, at first. Was wearing a dust mask.
I assumed these cross pieces had been vulcanized, not chemically treated, f=
or their use on telephone poles. They weren't cresoted. The lumber didn'=
t smell like "normal" wood does. Later, I began having symptoms of conges=
ted lungs, coughing badly. After 3 days, I'm still coughing. =20
There are no adverse affects from handling the wood, as would with cresote =
lumber, so I'm confident it's safe for use as swing slats.
I salvaged these 4x4s from the city's utilities department, when I asked th=
em for a damaged metal light pole (to be used for steaming wood). Maybe s=
ome contaminate got on the 4x4s, when in the city's "trash" heap.
I've had and used (cut) other (different source) salvaged cross piece 4x4s,=
before, without having these breathing issues. =20
Advice: Be careful what woods you salvage and from where. Be alerted to =
unusual smells or other abnormalities.
Today, I spent some good time blowing out my shop, of any lingering dust fr=
om the cutting of those 4x4s. I'll re-evaluate my dust masks (quality), al=
so.... might be time to upgrade.
The only other time I've had similar breathing issues, after cutting wood, =
was with cutting two storm-felled catalpa trees. From chain sawing the gr=
een logs to cutting the air dried milled lumber, that stuff was nasty for t=
he lungs.
Will seal the slats with shellac, then apply outdoor poly. If the differen=
t woods look too different/contrasting, the swing might get painted. Hope =
to assemble the swing set Thursday or Friday.
Sonny
On 11/29/2016 11:46 PM, Sonny wrote:
> Making a swing set for a nephew and family, an Xmas gift.... frame of
> cypress, slats made from salvaged telephone pole cross pieces.
> Pretty sure the slat wood is Douglas-fir. Porch swing type swing,
> hung from treated 4x4 framing.
>
> Cutting the cross piece 4X4s, there was a slight odor, somewhat
> similar to the smell of oils and other mixed liquids in an auto
> repair shop. I didn't think too much of it, at first. Was wearing
> a dust mask.
>
> I assumed these cross pieces had been vulcanized, not chemically
> treated, for their use on telephone poles. They weren't cresoted.
> The lumber didn't smell like "normal" wood does. Later, I began
> having symptoms of congested lungs, coughing badly. After 3 days,
> I'm still coughing.
>
> There are no adverse affects from handling the wood, as would with
> cresote lumber, so I'm confident it's safe for use as swing slats.
>
> I salvaged these 4x4s from the city's utilities department, when I
> asked them for a damaged metal light pole (to be used for steaming
> wood). Maybe some contaminate got on the 4x4s, when in the city's
> "trash" heap.
>
> I've had and used (cut) other (different source) salvaged cross piece
> 4x4s, before, without having these breathing issues.
>
> Advice: Be careful what woods you salvage and from where. Be
> alerted to unusual smells or other abnormalities.
>
> Today, I spent some good time blowing out my shop, of any lingering
> dust from the cutting of those 4x4s. I'll re-evaluate my dust masks
> (quality), also.... might be time to upgrade.
>
> The only other time I've had similar breathing issues, after cutting
> wood, was with cutting two storm-felled catalpa trees. From chain
> sawing the green logs to cutting the air dried milled lumber, that
> stuff was nasty for the lungs.
>
> Will seal the slats with shellac, then apply outdoor poly. If the
> different woods look too different/contrasting, the swing might get
> painted. Hope to assemble the swing set Thursday or Friday.
>
> Sonny
>
Where kids are concerned, you cannot be too careful. they will lick,
bite, or chew through anything.
On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
from India. Shocking!
On 11/30/2016 2:15 PM, Amanda wrote:
> On 11/30/2016 11:05 AM, Leon wrote:
>>
>> On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
>> building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
>> from India. Shocking!
>
> That's why I use ONLY American made pallets!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLQgIs4NM4
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F5RO8ls7_k
>
>
>
Well if you are the real Amanda, I sincerely hope you are doing more to
protect yourself from what you are breathing in from that circular saw
cutting that pallet. And I would certainly at the very least paint or
varnish over the finished project to prevent the crap that is in/on the
pallet from transferring to human contact.
Surely you must think about where that pallet has been, has been dragged
over/through, and or what has been spilled on it. Where the pallet
originated from has nothing to do with what the pallet has been expose to.
20-30 years from now when you are diagnosed with a certain disease,
think back to these days.
On 11/30/2016 12:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/30/2016 1:05 PM, Leon wrote:
>
>>
>> On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
>> building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
>> from India. Shocking!
>
> There are benefits since the pallets have to be fumigated before
> shipping. If you're slicing a tomato and there is a bug in it, the
> cutting board will take care of it for you.
LOL, Not so much worried about the bugs. ;~)
On 11/30/2016 1:05 PM, Leon wrote:
>
> On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
> building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
> from India. Shocking!
There are benefits since the pallets have to be fumigated before
shipping. If you're slicing a tomato and there is a bug in it, the
cutting board will take care of it for you.
On 11/30/2016 11:05 AM, Leon wrote:
>
> On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
> building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
> from India. Shocking!
That's why I use ONLY American made pallets!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLQgIs4NM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F5RO8ls7_k
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message news:eWE%[email protected]...
>On 11/30/2016 1:05 PM, Leon wrote:
>
>> On another note, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a guy that is
>> building cutting boards out of shipping pallets, the pallets originated
>> from India. Shocking!
>There are benefits since the pallets have to be fumigated before shipping.
>If you're slicing a tomato and there is a bug in it, the cutting board will
>take care of it for you.
As I understand it, for international shipments the wood in shipping crates
and pallets has to be heat treated... so you may have roasted bugs and bug
eggs mixed in with your sandwich!