Re: I was told cutting PVC was nontoxic.
Originally Posted by
mactec54
Unless you where burning it ( like on fire ) you have nothing to worry about, sounds like you started something that should not of been an issue, if you had been ingesting any chlorine gas in any way you would not of been standing
There is always a smell when cutting PVC but that is not chlorine gas
One of the byproducts of the incomplete combustion of PVC is Dioxin, machining the stuff is fine, but laser cutting without proper ventilation would worry me, and I don't get too worried about shop fumes. Read the EPA papers on it. No, I don't think it would release enough chlorides to be dangerous except in high concentrations.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA