I've been kicking this can down the road for years, but I finally got a job that involves cutting so much melamine board there's no way I'm doing it with a circular saw.

I watched multiple safety videos before even opening the package, and now I'm just sitting here staring at it wondering whether I should fire it up and cut off a finger or two. I'm fucking terrified of this thing.

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[–] 14 points 4 months ago (1 child)

If you haven't already, I suggest investing in a good full-face respirator with replaceable cartridges. Something like this:

The half face ones also work well. But melamine dust is nasty. You really don't want to be breathing that in!

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