Yes. Apparently a solid piece of Be metal can be handled without risk, but exposure to dust is extremely dangerous. I mentioned that I'd be tempted to cut a piece of foil. With scissors, and I would not do this without a lot more checking. Would it cut cleanly, if thin enough, or would it crush? There could be a way to pull this off safely, with capture and proper disposal of any dust. Do it under water? Waste disposal? So ... maybe. But that's not for now.
Some were talking about heating it. No. Way too risky without taking complex precautions. I've read how it's handled commercially. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 8, 2012, at 1:17 AM, Jeff Berkowitz <pdx...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, my friends say the same thing. "A lethal dose can be absorbed before > there are any symptoms." "Symptoms can take up to 5 years to become > apparent." I assume Abd knows this. > > Jeff > > > > On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 9:45 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: >> I would not mess with that in any manner Abd. Take care my friend. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <a...@lomaxdesign.com> >> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com>; vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> >> Sent: Sat, Dec 8, 2012 12:31 am >> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Unobtainium and Beryllium >> >> At 11:27 PM 12/7/2012, Jeff Berkowitz wrote: >> >A friend (not on this list) commented to me on the side: "Molten >> >metals have a wicked high surface tension. Would never flow, always >> >ball-up." He says the only choice is hot forging/hot rolling. >> >Comments: "You can turn glass on an ordinary lathe if it's red hot." >> >> I think this is where the video says: "Don't try this at home." >> >
