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[–] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It’s not my intention to be fighting all over this thread, but if you’re worried about lead exposure because of the crazy crap you work on, like old radios and stuff, wear gloves at all times.

If you don’t wanna use disposable nitrile, use dishwashing gloves.

You probably won’t get 70+ bidenbrained from using the “blow the smoke away” fume extraction method as a hobbyist.

You will absolutely get 40+ bidenbrained from touching all over your leaded solder and leaded joints then touching your face/mouth.

Don’t do what farting_weedman once did and straighten a curled solder strand straight with their mouth like one might when wetting a thread and threading a needle.

[–] sadchip@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeahh, holding the (leaded) solder with my mouth while I'm placing components is definitely not something I do each time I'm on the iron.

[–] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

Even holding old parts in your mouth by the leads is bad because sometimes they’re tinned instead of aluminum coated copper or whatever.

There’s genuinely a like “thought pattern feeling” that I’m scared is oral heavy metals exposure. Waiting on the blood panel to come back…

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