Important Lesson Learned While Smelting Today

[SlippShodd]

When the face shield is in the appropriate position, and the mouth fills up with tobacco juice... don't spit just yet.

mike

[I'll Make Mine]

Probably a good idea to put off the chew/dip until you're through casting and smelting anyway. The usual wisdom is, don't eat, drink, or smoke while handling lead; I think dipping and chewing would be right in the same ball park, in terms of increasing the amount of lead you absorb in a session.

[youngda9]

Hand to mouth is bad if the hand was handling lead...anything else is fine IMO.

[zuke]

Just like sneezing with one on when you have a head cold....

[dragonrider]

That's just too funny, but thanks for not post a pic.

[I'll Make Mine]

That's just too funny, but thanks for not post a pic.

I completely agree.

[SlippShodd]

Thanks for the health concerns... if there is an upside to this addiction, it's that I don't have to put my hand to my face constantly to enjoy it. A wad lasts a good long time and when it is time to reload, I'm usually ready for a bit of a break anyway; remove gloves and gear, go in the house, wash hands well, then refresh the dip, warm up the abandoned cup of coffee, visit Lake-A-Tiki... whatever. In spite of my bad habits, I do try to exercise proper caution around the plumbous. And I'm always willing to share my foibles so others may learn from my mistakes. It's my little gift to you.

mike

[evan price]

That's funny right there.
Always wear my face shield when pouring after my mold explosion this summer.

[kelbro]

Slightly off-topic but I quit dipping (after 40 yrs of it) 3 weeks ago. It's great not to be a slave to nicotine.

[Freightman]

Do what a man did who worked part time on the dock I worked on did, there was a rule against spitting on the dock. He put a plug of Days Work in when he came to work and I never saw him spit anything out, he swallowed it all.