good point. I deal with a fair amount of lead with Steinway rail repairs and rebuilding. To my thinking A HEPA vac is a necessity, for the reason Jurgen states. Non- HEPA vacuums can be dangerous, since they just blow dust around the room, kick up the dust. A non-HEPA vac actively redistributes lead all over you and the shop. A certified vac can be had for under $400 http://compare.ebay.com/like/230612463464?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar <http://compare.ebay.com/like/230612463464?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar> , and they work well. The HEPA filter addons to shop vacs are not reliable, as shop vacs are made to much different standards than the HEPA vacs are. As well, I would use the gloves as mentioned, and certainly a HEPA mask. I use a postivie ventilation HEPA mask because I have a beard. Those paper dust masks are completely useless. Damp wiping is an effective technique, but that can be ineffective if the wipes are not properly used and then discarded very often. Also get a baseline lead count if your doing this work often, so you can see if you are successfully avoiding the lead or not...lead is great stuff, but...well, you know. I would particularly pay attention to the precautions if you do this work inside your house, as many techs do, as you are quite certainly contaminating the residence, kids and pets. Jim Ialeggio > > > > I would be very apprehensive about vacuuming up the dust of oxidized > lead. What this does is take all the fine particulate matter and blow > it through the filters and out the back end, spreading all of it into > the air. From there, this super fine particulate matter gets inhaled > deep into your lungs. > > This stuff is not to be trifled with! > > Jurgen Goering > -- Jim Ialeggio jim at grandpianosolutions.com (978) 425-9026 Shirley, MA
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