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Offline Ken W.

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Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« on: November 17, 2012, 02:40:57 PM »
I found this Brylco 6" Beryllium Copper Non Spark adjustable wrench at an estate sale along with a bunch of other stuff. I'd put up a pic but my camera isn't working right now.I'll put up an image of pic I copied. I thought it was pretty cool.
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 05:31:19 PM »
Nice find!!  But as others have mentioned before, and I will again...DO NOT wire brush it or polish it.  The beryllium dust is highly toxic.  We don't want to lose any forum members.

Mike
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 06:54:15 PM »
I'll have to remember that.Thanks.
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 07:17:57 PM »
Quote from: mikeswrenches on November 17, 2012, 05:31:19 PM
Nice find!!  But as others have mentioned before, and I will again...DO NOT wire brush it or polish it.  The beryllium dust is highly toxic.  We don't want to lose any forum members.

Mike
Is there a sticky thread here warning about the toxic dust of beryllium?
If there isn't maybe there should be one.
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2012, 04:51:34 PM »
Beryllium copper (BeCU)alloy dusts are carcinogenic. Because of this, the material must never be mechanically cleaned, e.g. wire-wheeled, glass beaded, sanded, filed, or ground.
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2012, 08:55:51 PM »
We saw a Berylco grubbing hoe in a display case on Saturday. Both ends had been shined up with sandpaper!
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Re: Berylco W152 adjustable wrench
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2012, 09:23:20 PM »
hmm

Grubhoe.....plastic gas mains.....hmm


This stuff is now being made in china, if they think they have pollution problems making blue jeans , wait till they figure out what a mess this stuff makes....

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/525921272/Berylco_Non_Sparking_Tools.html

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