[TheForge] Re (kl) Stabilization- More on Linseed Oil

[James Binnion]

All I can say is that I put "Boiled Linseed Oil MSDS" into google and 
looked at the  first several that popped up. None of them looked 
especially "earth friendly" but I was not really looking for who was 
the mfr.

Jim

>That seems really odd, because unless you found five MSD's for true 
>boiled linseed oil (which I've only seen for sale by "earth 
>friendly" paint companies) all "boiled" linseed oil has dryers. It's 
>just plain linseed oil with additives to make it dry faster...
>I like the Generic Warning theory: they just put badass warnings on 
>everything and then the lawyers are happy.
>Andy g.
>
>James Binnion wrote:
>
>>FWIW
>>
>>I went and looked at several (5) MSDS's for boiled linseed oil on 
>>the net and not one of them listed any other ingredients other than 
>>linseed oil , no driers or solvents, nada. None of the MSDS listed 
>>any severe health hazards
>>
>>>"Symptoms of Overexposure................    INHALATION: NONE 
>>>EXPECTED. SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE COUGH AND IRRITATION OF 
>>>RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: INEDIBLE - NOT BE TAKEN INTERNALLY. 
>>>MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIARRHEA. SKIN CONTACT: NONE 
>>>EXPECTED. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. "
>>
>>
>>and lots of info about fire danger. So I kind of wonder about the 
>>source of information that was used for that article...
>
>
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