SPA Modeler

Riding in the back of a pick up truck... Check
Uses enamel paints... Check

Stikpusher wrote:Nothing... I have made it to this point with nothing worse than the occasional xacto cut or super glued together fingers... Why change now

And if I'm feeling really reckless, I'll have a drink as I model...

Noticed our European friends across this great big pond are more hobby safety oriented than us Americans? LOL! Not that it's a bad thing....

Perhaps it has to do with their having more environmental awareness there. From my times in Germany I remember that recyclables were divided into multiple separate catatgories and appropriate bins. Very orderly.
I will confess to putting on a bandana as a dust mask when I use my Dremel with resin due to the dust that throws off. But no such clouds are created hand sanding so I don't bother.

BlackSheep214 wrote:Yup... We're rebels in this hobby when it comes to safety. Kinda like drinking water from a garden hose and riding a bike without a helmet when we were kids. We bad to the bone!!!

Hold your horses! Riding a bike without a helmet is still the national standard in the Netherlands. Especially when grown up. If you see an adult with a helmet on riding a normal bike (not a race model) you know he is foreign.

Take a look at this video from 4:00

http://youtu.be/Il1IGKaol_M


As for environmental, yes that is typical stuff. We separate compostables, paper, plastic, glass and cans.

BlackSheep214 wrote:Noticed our European friends across this great big pond are more hobby safety oriented than us Americans? LOL! Not that it's a bad thing....

Of course. Ive seen - for example - an F-150 truck with a full oad of gas bottles on the back. And the armatures were screwed on! I wondered if he wanted to make a hollywood movie or needed some extra throttle?

The only "safety" item I use, is latex gloves when airbrushing. Actually, I only use them because I have a habit of painting my hands as well as my subject.

Otherwise, I try not to eat resin dust, glue my eyes shut, or stick myself in the leg when my Xacto rolls away (again)

Not much PPE myself,I will use my 3M respirator when I spray enamel primer or paints,or lacquer.Also disposable gloves when I spray sometimes.But I probably should protect my eyes.

If im using smely things, I turn on my fan....thats about it!