Re: Question fro Jon Elson

I just want to reinforce the beryllium warning. The dust is
extremely carcinogenic and can cause "berylliosis" which is a serious
lung disease. How do I know? We often use it at work because it is
has the highest stiffness to weight ratios of almost any material,
but we never ever machine or sand it ourselves, even though we have
an entire machine shop with its own dedicated building. We always
send it out to a shop which has better respiratory protective
equipment. Be sure check the MSDS on your material and be very
careful in any handling of beryllium and its alloys.

Don