Teffilin dust and paint fumes

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I have heard that working with dust from sanding batim smooth and fumes from teffilin paint can be cancerous is there a proper way to exhaust work room and prevent damage to ones health ?

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  1. Rabbi Eli GutnickDecember 11, 2014 at 6:41 AM

    Sanding Batim ie leather dust is OK.

    The paint is dangerous. Use outside or in a well ventilated area, and try to get a face mask if you can

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    1. YitzchakDecember 11, 2014 at 2:44 PM

      Only thing I would add is to make sure you get a painting mask with a filter that keeps out fumes. A lot of masks are only rated for dust but you can get a painter's mask at any Home Depot in the US.

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  2. AriDecember 17, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    Is it dangerous to store the paint in a close tin which is itself in a closed plastic container - in ones house?

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    1. Rabbi Eli GutnickDecember 17, 2014 at 8:02 AM

      No. If it's sealed it's ok. I would obviously keep out of reach of children

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