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    Hazardous exposure

    I’ve heard plenty about our exposure to lead, and follow all of the usual precautions and have never had an issue. Is anyone worried about mold exposure? I looked in a box full of casting equipment in my closet and I definitely have a mold infestation.
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    never had a problem with lead or mold. I have been casting since 1971.

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    I am concerned about mold, with the wife having allergies and asthma.

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    What I meant is that I have an infestation of boolit casting molds
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    If you want I will analyze your mold problem for you: just send several samples to me and I will see if the application of 700 degree molten metal might not solve everything!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghh3rd View Post
    What I meant is that I have an infestation of boolit casting molds
    You know that they breed, right? Ya gotta keep them separated.

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    Dont feed them after midnight

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    I just keep mine in their original boxes they came in, if I want more, guess they could be put in same drawer without there box.

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    I would only be concerned with black or green mold.
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    The only danger to mold exposure is to your wallet. You wallet will get a disease and get thinner and thinner the longer it is exposed to new molds.


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    Not concerned about mold. Stays very wet and damp were i live being low. Amy mold spray a little Clorox bleach and no more mold. It always comes back as there are springs in area and as i said property is low and almost always wet.

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    I’d say about 50% get my humor .
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    Ya mean there’s a chance that they’ll breed if I keep em together? How exciting! Anyone know what the incubation period is? And if I keep a 30 caliber with say a .224 do I get like a 6.5 Creedmoor? I might have ya start saven get a new gun!
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    Keeping them separated won't help much. I believe they can reproduce asexually. Although it seems to be much slower than when there are more of them. I had just one mold for several months, when another suddenly appeared. Once there were two, more molds started showing up every few weeks. It's getting out of control now. I've barely gotten to know the latest mold and there's already two more on their way. At one point they took over my die shelf and demanded I build them their own. I have room for one or two more shelves. But after that, I don't know what I'll do. I can't keep up. Can't keep them all happy. Sometimes they keep me up half the night or drag me out of bed at 0400 and make me play with them in the garage. They're backing me into the corner and have reinforcements enroute...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghh3rd View Post
    I’d say about 50% get my humor .

    Funny! This topic made me chuckle this morning! Thanks!


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    I have the same issue with mold. I think I have enough and then I see one that I don’t have.... but kinda like.
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    Mine are in a box in the shed. It's too cold out there to reproduce......
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