[TheForge] forging copper?

[Rob Fertner]

Beryllium is highly toxic. I've been told not to forge anything with
beryllium or grind it. It's not worth the risk.

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======= On 2005-09-27, at 18:22:52 schade wrote: =======

>Is copper electric buss bar okay to forge?

	They've got beryllium in the alloy.  I wouldn't breathe the smoke,
but I don't know exactly how toxic it is.


"Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris." - Xanthippos

Roy Wilson - rwilson9 at twcny.rr.com
2005-09-27

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