Comments on: Ventilation Safety and Encaustic http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/ Bees, wax and Encaustics on Etsy Wed, 19 May 2010 15:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/comment-page-1/#comment-5342 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 15:59:37 +0000 http://beeswaxteam.com/?p=1564#comment-5342 I sort of have the second picture as well. I work on the counter at the end of my kitchen and have the door open to my right and the stove fan on to my left. On cold days I have the door just cracked (if at all- I know that is terrible). I have never worn a mask. When I paint for a really long time, I have noticed headache's, however, I am not sure if that is due to fumes or b/c I am sitting with my head bent forwards for so many hours in a row and the muscles in the back of my neck are strained, which often gives me headaches. I sort of have the second picture as well. I work on the counter at the end of my kitchen and have the door open to my right and the stove fan on to my left. On cold days I have the door just cracked (if at all- I know that is terrible). I have never worn a mask. When I paint for a really long time, I have noticed headache’s, however, I am not sure if that is due to fumes or b/c I am sitting with my head bent forwards for so many hours in a row and the muscles in the back of my neck are strained, which often gives me headaches.

]]> By: Charles Ivey http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 Charles Ivey Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:00 +0000 http://beeswaxteam.com/?p=1564#comment-3875 Hi, The way I deal with the cold is to let the heated pallets (4) and torch provide warmth. I live in Tennessee and the summer heat is more of a problem. Charles Hi, The way I deal with the cold is to let the heated pallets (4) and torch provide warmth. I live in Tennessee and the summer heat is more of a problem.

Charles

]]> By: kbean http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 kbean Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://beeswaxteam.com/?p=1564#comment-3729 Hmm... I get the headaches, too, but I wondered the same thing: could it be the physical strain, not the fumes? I also sometimes wonder about the carbon monoxide coming from the propane torch, but that's another story entirely. Laura, do you find that the fan draws enough of the fumes away with your door just cracked? Hmm… I get the headaches, too, but I wondered the same thing: could it be the physical strain, not the fumes? I also sometimes wonder about the carbon monoxide coming from the propane torch, but that’s another story entirely. Laura, do you find that the fan draws enough of the fumes away with your door just cracked?

]]> By: Laura http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Laura Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:54:48 +0000 http://beeswaxteam.com/?p=1564#comment-3728 I sort of have the second picture as well. I work on the counter at the end of my kitchen and have the door open to my right and the stove fan on to my left. On cold days I have the door just cracked (if at all- I know that is terrible). I have never worn a mask. When I paint for a really long time, I have noticed headache's, however, I am not sure if that is due to fumes or b/c I am sitting with my head bent forwards for so many hours in a row and the muscles in the back of my neck are strained, which often gives me headaches. I sort of have the second picture as well. I work on the counter at the end of my kitchen and have the door open to my right and the stove fan on to my left. On cold days I have the door just cracked (if at all- I know that is terrible). I have never worn a mask. When I paint for a really long time, I have noticed headache’s, however, I am not sure if that is due to fumes or b/c I am sitting with my head bent forwards for so many hours in a row and the muscles in the back of my neck are strained, which often gives me headaches.

]]> By: tangledskystudio http://beeswaxteam.com/2009/10/ventilation-safety-encaustic/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 tangledskystudio Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://beeswaxteam.com/?p=1564#comment-3652 Hi Kathryn, In my old studio I had picture B which seemed to work really well. So I had a hood vent (like over a stove) over my heated palette and then had an enormous window which opened on one side. Now I am working inside a tiny one car garage in which I roll open the door all or 3/4 of the way and have a fan set up behind me to blow fumes out...so I'm almost working outside. But yesterday when the leftovers of a typhoon blew through town I was limited to working without my palette (scraping, incisising, etc...) I look forward to hearing what others have to say on the subject. Beth Hi Kathryn,
In my old studio I had picture B which seemed to work really well. So I had a hood vent (like over a stove) over my heated palette and then had an enormous window which opened on one side. Now I am working inside a tiny one car garage in which I roll open the door all or 3/4 of the way and have a fan set up behind me to blow fumes out…so I’m almost working outside. But yesterday when the leftovers of a typhoon blew through town I was limited to working without my palette (scraping, incisising, etc…)
I look forward to hearing what others have to say on the subject.

Beth

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