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Post by rockds on Sept 23, 2012 19:21:24 GMT -5
Any one ever get a skin rash from their saw oil? I cleaned out my saw last week and developed a nasty rash on my arm from the oily mud. It's never happened before and just curious if anyone else has experienced this??
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 23, 2012 19:40:04 GMT -5
Two questions. #1 -- What kind of oil are you using ? #2 -- Have you been cutting obsidian ?
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Post by johnjsgems on Sept 23, 2012 19:42:10 GMT -5
If it is the same oil you always use maybe it is the minerals or something from the rocks that is infused in the mud. You may have scraped your skin slightly while cleaning too. When I was in the Air Force we worked a lot with safety wire. I constantly poked holes in myself working with wire with no problem. A guy on my crew barely broke the skin on his hand and ended up in the hospital from a reaction to the exotic metals in the wire ( the stuff never rusted and was nearly indestructible). Maybe you cut something with metallic minerals in it?
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Post by susand24224 on Sept 23, 2012 19:51:47 GMT -5
I've heard of people having allergies to mineral oil (non food grade), but never met one that actually did. I clean my wearing cheap disposal gloves--don't like the gloves, but it sure does make cleaning up a lot easier.
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Post by rockds on Sept 23, 2012 21:38:11 GMT -5
I use rockhound oil I get from ColorWrite and always have. Don't think I cut any obsidian this time around but I might have. I know I cut myself, as I always do - pulled a rock splinter out of my finger. Most of the rock I cut this go round I have cut before. The only one that was new was creator agate. I'll go see a doctor if this doesn't get better soon. Thanks for the help!
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Sept 23, 2012 22:35:58 GMT -5
Ask ColorWite for a copy of the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for the oil they sold you. I believe that by law they have to provide it. If you need to go to the doctor this information will help him make a correct diagnosis.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 23, 2012 23:15:34 GMT -5
The reason I mentioned obsidian is that cutting it leaves the oil full of tiny, almost microscopic needles. Last time I cut a bunch of obsidian, I spent hours with a pair of tweezers and my optivisors, digging them out of my hands and arms.
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riverbendlapidary
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Sept 24, 2012 12:58:27 GMT -5
FYI - bacteria can and do grow in oil. Always wear some kinda gloves.
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