[TheForge] Compressor options

[Andrew Vida]

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 23:42:09 -0400 (EDT), Reynolds 
<rmcushmanxiii@excite.com> wrote:

>
> Sandblasting is a nasty business. Forget about oil as being the big 
> culprit, while it does pose a health risk -- it is the fine dust 
> particles that are a killer. When sand disintegrates in the sandblasting 
> process, the airborne silicate, if it is not filtered out, lodges in 
> anyones lungs nearby. Long-term exposure is fatal.
>
	The condition is called "silicosis", an affliction that
	has traditionally plagued ceramists.  It is nasty.