I have started making wooden goblets (picasaweb.google.com/joeswoodart - honest comments appreciated) and finishing them with General Finishes Salad Bowl Finish.
I have looked at the MSDS for white diamond and tripoli compounds on the web and it appears that tripoli is silicon dioxide (same as the sand you find on the seashore) and white diamond is "tin oxide". For some reason, white diamond is white but the two forms of tin oxide are black or gray.
The primary hazard of these compounds appears to be from inhalation when you apply them to the turning.
I would never buff the inside of a vessel that might be used for food but I would like to buff the outsides.
Does anybody see any safety issues related to buffing the outside?
I have looked at the MSDS for white diamond and tripoli compounds on the web and it appears that tripoli is silicon dioxide (same as the sand you find on the seashore) and white diamond is "tin oxide". For some reason, white diamond is white but the two forms of tin oxide are black or gray.
The primary hazard of these compounds appears to be from inhalation when you apply them to the turning.
I would never buff the inside of a vessel that might be used for food but I would like to buff the outsides.
Does anybody see any safety issues related to buffing the outside?