[Hallicrafters] S-94

[k0ewu9 at juno.com]

Hi  to all of the asbestosis worry warts.

I spent three years in an asbestos procesing building- we made asbestos
packing for 

shaft seals.  The stuff came from Canada in lage bales, like hay.

We separated by hand till I got a farm type "hammer mill" which tore the
bales much faster.  

I did put a high powered exhaust system in that room as the stuff was
getting in everyones 

clothes. We did use face maasks-most of the time? 

There have been several hundred people exposed and as of now, no known
cases of asbestosis.

The cleanup people are the ones that really cleanup!!

As long as the stuff is encapsulated it is harmless, it must be of a
specific size in the airborn 

particles, not tile flors.....................let the flames begin.

anon.


On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:18:39 -0700 "Ian" <ianwebb5 at comcast.net> writes:
> Why not just spray it with a "fixative" of some sort???  Clear Krylon 
> or
> something similar.
> 
> I realize with your background you are very alert to issues of 
> asbestos
> handling.  However why handle it, seal it up?
> 
> Put a warning label on it for the next person who ventures in there 
> to know
> not to disturb it.
> 
> If I had a dollar for every time I used my mother's vacuum to blow 
> out brake
> dust when putting on new linings I'd be able to buy a first class 
> meal at an
> expensive restaurant.  
> 
> And, no I have no symptoms of respiratory problems...
> 
> Ian, K6SDE
> 
> 
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:hallicrafters-
> > >>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n8uvq at juno.com
> > >>Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:08 AM
> > >>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> > >>Cc: n8uvq at juno.com
> > >>Subject: [Hallicrafters] S-94
> > >>
> > >>        Earlier this year I purchased a Hallicrafters S-94
> > >>Civic Patrol radio.  Today, I decided to test the tubes
> > >>since it was raining outside.  Removing the bottom
> > >>panel caused me some concern.
> > >>
> > >>        The top of the bottom panel is a gary-white color.
> > >>It's sort of stringy around the edges.  All of the air holes
> > >>are perfectly drilled from top to bottom.  Factory rivets
> > >>also go through gary-white top to the black bottom.
> > >>That gray-white layer looks like it was added at the
> > >>factory.
> > >>
> > >>        Before I continue I should say that twenty years
> > >>ago I was an Industrial Hygienist for a major company
> > >>that removed asbestos.  I took an early retirement due
> > >>to an injury.
> > >>
> > >>        To me, this gary-white top surface APPEARS to be
> > >>asbestos, but an educated guess is nothing more than a
> > >>guess.  The only way to be 100% certain if this material
> > >>is or is not asbestos is via laboratory analysis.
> > >>
> > >>        In the 1950s and 1960s, when the S-94 was produced,
> > >>asbestos was perfectly legal to use as break pads, house
> > >>siding known as transite, water pipes made from transite,
> > >>fire proofing material, plus pipe and boiler insulation, to 
> name
> > >>a few asbestos products.  Some of you former sailors may
> > >>recall the use of asbestos in the engine rooms of oil and
> > >>coal fired ships for insulation.
> > >>
> > >>        For the moment, the bottom panel from my S-94 is
> > >>sealed in two large zip lock plastic bags.  Eventually, I will
> > >>send a sample of the material for laboratory analysis.
> > >>
> > >>        In the event that this gray-white material is verified
> > >>to be asbestos PLEASE DO NOT rip it off of your radio.
> > >>Asbestos is kind of safe if left undisturbed.  However,
> > >>the more it is disturbed the more the material releases
> > >>asbestos fibers.  The released asbestos fibers are the
> > >>real health danger.
> > >>
> > >>        Does anyone else have this gray-white layer on the
> > >>upper surface of their S-94's bottom panel?  Does anyone
> > >>positively know if Hallicrafters actually used asbestos for
> > >>some sort of heat shield?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-
> > 
>
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> > >>*
> > >>e-mail:  N8UVQ at juno.com
> > >>73 de Mark,  N8UVQ
> > 
>
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