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  • kramer katt
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    • Aug 2004
    • 375
    • SO CAL, USA
    • BT3100 and Craftsman 100
    #1

    toxins in wood products

    Very interesting article in Sunday LA Times
    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...home-headlines
    (i have pdf version if link is not working)
    Claims that china sells plywood legally here that they don't even allow in their own country.
    Maybe there is more reason to fire up the DC and filters than we all thought
    kk
    Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler
    --Albert Einstein
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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta
      #2
      This has been public knowledge for years.



      "I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

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        • Hoover
          Veteran Member
          • Mar 2003
          • 1273
          • USA.
          #3
          Originally posted by cabinetman
          This has been public knowledge for years.



          "I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"
          Really?? Still I find it disgusting that no other country (but the US will) allows the importing of formaldehyde glued plywood in their countries. So much for consumer protection.
          No good deed goes unpunished

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            • jziegler
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              • Aug 2005
              • 1149
              • Salem, NJ, USA.
              • Ryobi BT3100
              #4
              Yeah, nothing really new here.

              But, what amazed me (didn't read the whole article, but most of it) is that they mentioned the lead in certain electronics and consider it a big deal. I call wrong on that part of it. The lead is mostly in the solder, it's not in the casing or any user accessable part. Short of buring it or taking it apart, the lead isn't coming out. Europe has regulations about making lead free electronics largely due to disposal issues I beleive.

              I certainly wish other glues were used in the plywood. And they will be eventually. Until then, we just get to deal with it.

              Jim

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                • Tom Slick
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                  • May 2005
                  • 2913
                  • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
                  • sears BT3 clone
                  #5
                  Originally posted by jziegler
                  Yeah, nothing really new here.

                  But, what amazed me (didn't read the whole article, but most of it) is that they mentioned the lead in certain electronics and consider it a big deal. I call wrong on that part of it. The lead is mostly in the solder, it's not in the casing or any user accessable part. Short of buring it or taking it apart, the lead isn't coming out. Europe has regulations about making lead free electronics largely due to disposal issues I beleive.

                  I certainly wish other glues were used in the plywood. And they will be eventually. Until then, we just get to deal with it.

                  Jim
                  the lead issue added into the article is dumb. RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) is an EU mandate that went into effect in July of this year. it is purely for recycling and disposal reasons, not for public health.

                  I find it amazing that china can import wood much cheaper then we can make it. if there is one thing the US and Canada should be able to do cheaply and well is make wood products.
                  Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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