Lead Respirator

[snuffy]

Have your blood tested without then again with a respirator.
Bet most that say they never use anything or say there is no need
have never had the levels in their blood checked.
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Have you?¿

Well, in my case you'd be wrong. The last test was in August, it was 7.0. Considering how much I cast, load lead boolits, tumble brass, and shoot, that's not bad at all. For adults anything under 40 is not to worry about.

[Doble Troble]

Shoot much, cast a fair amount, both for about a decade now. Casting and loading is done in my basement shop with one window with a box fan pulling out and the Lee Production pot on the bench about 3' away. Smelting is done outside. Blood lead is and has been = 6 mcg/dL for years. No respirator (I'd buy jacketed before I'd wear one of those).

[10x]

There is more danger from lead from spent primers than there is from casting...

[Echo]

I have cast for over 60 years and am no crazier then day one!

Your point being?

[trooperdan]

I think 10x was following up on my comment about wearing a respirator when I empty my tumbler when I am dry tumbling. The point being there is more lead danger from primer residue than boolit casting.

[terryt]

HI All;

Thank you for the information.

Treeyt

[Beagler]

FORGETABOUTIT! There's no need for a respirator. If you're talkin lead fumes, there are none generated at normal boolit casting temp. And the mythical "lead dust" doesn't exist either.

No I don't---won't wear one!

I'm a maint/mechanic for Deka battery. I work in and around 16,000 pound lead pots everyday "Lead Dust" does exist is in the form of the Yellow to Red powdered Oxide. The same thing they use to paste lead grids. When its dry and powdered it will kick up in a breeze. When the pots are chipped out they are required to where respirators. The proof is stuck to the filters, and the people who don't where the respirators the proof is in there blood lead levels. My blood lead level is currently 22ppm and would be alot higher if I didn't where a respirator.

As long as you keep you boolit casting pot clean and free of the colored stuff you should be fine I don't where a respirator while casting at home.