Thread: Nano-Particels: risk for our healthiness?

Originally Posted by mainaman

There is your answer right there, unless you are honing on comercial scale in which case you can put on a respirator and then no issue at all.

Thanks for feedback, actually the example of the lung was given in relation to the fine dust diesel-discussions.

Osmose is a common transport mechanism, and working also for our skin.

So I guess in Honer-Case we‘re more talking about the entering of those particles through the skin of our hands.

But you’re probably right, there is another stuff people are dealing with which sauses much more damage

Most of the particles we come into contact with as honers are wet. This pretty much keeps them from being airborne, so no worries about breathing them in any significant quantities. If you do any dry cutting or lapping of stones it's a different story.

I try to eat healthy and avoid as many processed foods as i can, don't smoke or drink. Other than that i would drive myself crazy worrying about such things as artificial ingredients in my shave soap, fluoride and chlorine in my city drinking water (and the water i shower with which can also be absorbed through my skin) and a million other chemical or other hazards that i can't avoid without moving to a remote place in Alaska and living off the land.(where i would have to worry about freezing to death or not getting enough food for the winter). As was said before, if you are doing it on a commercial bases then invest in a good ventilation system or respirator. Don't let your worries take the fun away from your hobby (or life)JMHO

I'd be way more worried about working in a heavy industrial or living in a heavy air born pollution area. Most people even heavy experiment type honers don't do it more that 2 hours a week and the water will keep the particles from going airborne. If you are really worried or possibly sensitive to whatever is in the hones I would get some surgical gloves and learn to hone wearing those which might not be a bad idea if someone is honing several hours every day.

Thanks for the concern Philipp and information!